Resource Briefs

Are You a Nonprofit CEO?
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta are partnering to offer CEO Central, a multi-tiered program that addresses the unique needs of nonprofit executives. Designed exclusively for leaders of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in metropolitan Atlanta, CEO Central features programs, tools and resources that empower participants to improve themselves, their organizations and their communities. CEO Central offers online information, including case studies on executive leadership, peer-to-peer conversations, and interviews with key nonprofit leaders, as well as special learning and networking events. For more information, visit www.ceocentral.org/.

Departing? Arriving? Surviving and Thriving: Lessons for Seasoned and New Executives
This article provides practical guidance to exiting and entering leaders, with a particular focus on founders and executive directors of long tenure. Visit the Georgia Center for Nonprofits Web site at www.gcn.org/ for details.

Free Technical Assistance and Evaluation Support
Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA) is offering free technical assistance and support on evaluation to community-based organizations, through a partnership with United Way. Technical assistance ranges from very simple to very complicated issues. For more information, contact Tom Chapel at Tchapel@cdc.gov or (404) 498-1145.

Metro Atlanta Child Care Directory
Quality Care for Children has partnered with WXIA-TV, 11 Alive, and Beowulf Publications of Jacksonville, Fla., to publish the first comprehensive Metro Atlanta Child Care Directory, a regional resource guide pertaining to children's health, education and well-being. The directory offers information about child care and family care providers and programs, parenting and safety tips, summer camps, after-school care, pre-K programs, and more. The directory is free of charge and is distributed to a target audience of 20,000 area families with children. For more information or to request a copy, contact Quality Care for Children at (404) 479-4200, e-mail info@qualitycareforchildren.org or visit www.qualitycareforchildren.org.

National Center for Rural Health Information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established the Rural Assistance Center (RAC), a national information resource, for rural residents and others seeking information on health and human services for rural communities. The RAC provides rural communities, researchers, state policymakers and national organizations with assistance on a range of rural topics, including the federal health and human service programs serving rural America. For more information, call (800) 270-1898, e-mail info@raconline.org or visit www.raconline.org.

Rural Health Online Job Bank
The National Rural Health Association has launched a new Web-based Job Bank for administrative positions in rural health care facilities (CEOs, executive directors, office managers, CFOs, accounting personnel, billing and coding clerks, etc.) It also allows job seekers to post resumes. The Job Bank does not accept postings for medical professionals such as physicians, nurses, and physician assistants. The Job Bank is a free resource funded by the Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA/DHHS. For more information, visit www.data.nrharural.org/JobBank/home.asp.

Scholarships for Female Graduate Students with Disabilities
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation offers scholarships to women with physical disabilities who are currently pursuing graduate degrees from a college or university in the United States. Applicants must be active in a local, state, or national disability organization, either in person or electronically, that provides services or advocacy for people with disabilities. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and leadership merit and range up to a maximum of $2,000 per year. The application deadline is June 1. For more details, visit www.ela.org.

Technology Training for as Little as $60 Per Class
TeamTech operates a 35-unit, networked, IBM training lab and offers beginner-through-advanced instruction at the lowest prices in Atlanta. Visit www.gcn.org/train.html for a complete class calendar. Classes include the following applications and concepts:

• Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access
  
• Microsoft PowerPoint, FrontPage, Publisher
  
• Nonprofit Books and QuickBooks
  
• Technology planning
  
• Technology budgeting
  
• Total cost of ownership
  
• DreamWeaver

Two Articles of Interest
Serving Rural Asian American and Latino Families and Their Communities: A Call for a Rural Paradigm Shift. Viramontez Anquiano, Ruben P.; and Kawamoto, Walter T. www.joe.org/joe/2003february/iw1.shtml

Designing Nutrition Education Programs to Reach Mexican American Population. Robinson, Sharon F.; Anding, Jenna; Garza, Bertha; Hinojosa, Ileana. www.joe.org/joe/2003february/iw2.shtml

Two New Resources for Small Town Leaders
The National Center for Small Communities (NCSC), based in Washington, D.C., has two new resources for small town leaders and rural development practitioners. The Thriving Home Network is an Internet database compiling more than 50 community and economic development case studies drawn from small communities. It is available at no cost by visiting www.smallcommunities.org/ncsc/ (and click on "new resources").

Technology and the Grit at the Grassroots is a 68-page guidebook providing information on effective technology-led economic development strategies for distressed rural communities. The book gives advice on how to implement the latest technology in rural areas. For more information visit www.smallcommunities.org.