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VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PAUL CLOLERY National Movement Summit for national service set for New York City ore than 100 nonprofit organizations, both national in scope and local groups, have pledged to take part in a ServiceNation Summit, a non-partisan political campaign trying to push the issue of national service to the forefront of American life. A New York City event scheduled for September 11 and 12 will include a town hall-type forum and is expected to include presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, although not at the same time, summit organizers said. The ultimate goal is pushing a Volun- M tary National Service Act through the next Congress and signed into law by September 2009.A national day of action is being pushed for Sept. 27. Organizers are making a clear distinction between national service and volunteering, according to Tim Zimmermann, director of communications at Be The Change, which has offices in Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C. Be The Change is the key organizing group, along with City Year, Civic Enterprises, and the Points of Light Institute. Alan Khazei, CEO of Be The Change, said that the concept is to leverage the national service volunteers to help manage community volunteers. The national service individuals would be stipended through AmeriCorps or other federal programs. “It’s taking to more traditional na- tional service. The statistics show $1 invested brings back $1.50 to $3 in social benefit,” said Khazei. The hope is to boost the AmeriCorps stipended staff to 1 million by 2020, from the current roughly 70,000, Khazei said. He said that 500 supporters are expected at the event in New York City. On September 12, leaders representing many sectors of American life will convene to ratify a Declaration of Service and to draw national attention to the platform of ServiceNation. Events around the nation will be held on Sept. 27 that will highlight national service and launch a 12-month camVolunteer Management, page 39 BUSINESS BRIEFS Continued from page 35 every card activated, Guide Dogs for the Blind receives $50 plus a percentage of every dollar charged. Funds help train Guide Dogs to work with blind people, and vice versa. For cardholders, the Guide Dogs Platinum Visa® credit card is highly competitive, including no annual fee and 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for the first six months. “People who believe in this cause and who carry a credit card supporting Guide Dogs for the Blind are more likely to use that credit card over another one,”said Doug Davis, senior director of sales & marketing at CardPartner, Inc. Dog lovers, those who support Guide Dogs for the Blind, and all others can visit www.guidedogs.com/cardpartner to learn more about the card’s features, apply for a card, choose one of five custom credit card designs featuring Guide Dogs’ canines, contact cardholder service, read the terms and conditions of card membership, and more. eTapestry Releases Spanish Language Version eTapestry has released an on-demand fundraising software in a Spanish language version, called eTapestry Espanol. According to John Moore, eTapestry’s CTO and vice president of development, eTapestry is positioned to offer the product in a new, international market. “The need for automation and data segmentation is universal, but from the very beginning, eTapestry was architected with an eye toward offering the product on an international scale,” said Moore. “This framework allows eTapestry to concentrate on how nonprofit organizations run their business rather than the traditional maintenance overhead of maintaining multiple versions of the software.” In 2006, eTapestry began creating the multi-lingual version to assist Spanish-speaking clients in several U.S. cities, including San Diego, Miami, and Houston.After gaining feedback from early adopters, developers were able to make the changes necessary to expand the eTapestry software into larger international markets, Moore explained. “The nonprofit community in Latin America is rapidly growing and needs software to better manage donor relations and overall accountability,” said Andrew Mosawi, Blackbaud’s vice president of international business development. eTapestry is a division of Blackbaud. eTapestry claims a user base of 2,200 organizations in 55 countries. For more info, go to www.etapestry.com Coming September 15 Register by July 11, 2008 and SAVE $100! 2008 NEW YORK NONPROFIT CONFERENCE August 14 – 15, 2008 l Waldorf=Astoria | New York, NY Special Pre-Conference Workshop: August 13 CATHOLIC FUNDRAISING GUIDE find out more at www.nptimes.com www.nonproﬁtfederation.org Please mention Key Code: NPT when registering. 36 AUGUST 1, 2008 THE NONPROFIT TIMES www.nptimes.com http://www.guidedogs.com/cardpartner http://www.etapestry.com http://www.nonprofitfederation.org http://www.nptimes.com http://www.nonprofitfederation.org http://www.nptimes.com http://www.nptimes.com

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