The Oblate Missionary Society, based in Washington, DC, announces the appointment of Stephen Cooke as its Director of Communications. In this newly developed role, Mr. Cooke will be responsible for the creation, growth and implementation of the Oblates’ internal and external communications efforts, increasing awareness of the Oblate vocation.
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On May 24, Melissa Steimer will join forces with Best Friends Animal Society as their new Capital Campaigns Manager. In this role, Ms. Steimer will be responsible for building the organization’s capital campaign structure from the ground up to support Best Friend’s aggressive program goals.
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10 teams of entrepreneurs from South Florida were named finalists with concepts including Honey Project, USA, an international youth owned social business designed to market and sell imported African honey in an effort to help eradicate poverty in rural Africa.
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Home of the Sparrow, a transitional shelter program that provides housing and comprehensive supportive services for homeless women and children, has recently tapped Capability Company, an executive recruiting firm based in Raleigh, NC, to search for their new executive director.
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Danielle Johnson, formerly with Brooklyn Child and Family Services, has been appointed More at Four Coordinator for the Durham’s Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative. The mission of More at Four is to prepare four year olds for school success through high-quality pre-k programs. Ms. Johnson comes to this position having spent nearly 10 years in early childhood development and Early Head Start/ Head Start and non-profit management, working primarily with children and families. Most recently, she served as Health and Safety Coordinator in Brooklyn, NY.
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Lisa Van Deman, formerly with the National Children’s Museum project, has been appointed Executive Director with North Carolina Arts in Action. The mission of NC Arts in Action is to transform the lives of North Carolina school children through dance. Using dance as a catalyst, NC-AIA seeks to engage children and their communities through participation in the arts. NC-AIA fosters the love of the arts, pride of achievement, and a confidence that will carry over into all aspects of their lives. Additionally, it provides children with an opportunity for increased physical activity.
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Emily Keeler, former Publicist at the Florida State University Department of dance, has been appointed Communications Officer with the Brevard Music Center.
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The Hepatitis B Foundation, a world-class nonprofit research organization headquartered in Doylestown, Pa., announces the promotion of Patti McAloon to Accounting Manager.
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The Bondurant Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes will be holding a charity dinner and auction on Friday, February 29 from 5:00-10:00 PM CST at Cory’s Irish Pub in downtown Bondurant in honor of local veterans.
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GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, has announced the recipients of the GlaxoSmithKline 11th Annual IMPACT Awards. Nonprofits from five area counties will each receive $40,000 in unrestricted funding. They include the Center for Families and Relationships of Philadelphia, the Clinic for Special Children, Inc., of Lancaster County, Community Medical and Dental Center of Montgomery County, Health Quality Partners of Bucks County, the Hepatitis B Foundation of Bucks County, the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation of Philadelphia, the Supportive Older Women’s Network of Philadelphia and the Western Berks Free Medical Clinic, Inc., of Berks County. An award ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 20 at the GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in Philadelphia.
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Staff Sergeant Emer Zapanta, U.S. Army, was severely injured in a mortar attack on his base camp in Iraq in July of 2007, when one of 17 mortars burst through the glass window of the building he was in. The mortar lacerated a major artery in his left arm, and also several nerves. He lost a good amount of blood, and was evacuated to Germany, and eventually on to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to begin recovering his now limp left arm and hand.
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Capability Company, an executive search firm serving nonprofit organizations, hospitals and institutions of higher learning, announced today that it has been chosen by Durham's Partnership for Children to conduct a search for its More at Four Coordinator.
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James Horan has been named the Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the Hepatitis B Foundation, a world-class nonprofit research organization headquartered in Doylestown, Pa. Horan also serves as COO for the Foundation’s affiliate organizations, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center and the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research.
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The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh has recently retained the services of Capability Company, a locally owned executive recruiting company for nonprofit organizations, to search for a new Director of Stewardship and Institutional Advancement.
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Contactology president and co-founder Drew Adams will present a one-day seminar on emarketing strategies for nonprofits. The seminar is being held this week at Duke University and will provide attendees with the knowledge to harness the power of emarketing with a focus on e-mail, search engine optimization, blogging, rss and social networking.
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Leading military nonprofit teams up with Craftmatic® Industries to combat looming sleep problem that affects 82% of severely wounded veterans
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42nd and Nelson, to donate 50% of proceeds from “That’s All I’m Asking For” to charity helping wounded veterans
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Covenant House California, a residential and community-based services program for homeless youth, has selected Capability Company, a Raleigh-based executive recruiting firm for the non profit sector, to search for their new Associate Director of Development.
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Stimulating discussion about alternative biofuels…Showcasing exciting new initiatives
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The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes (CSAH), the leading nongovernmental provider of emergency financial aid for severely wounded veterans from the War on Terror, has stepped in to donate $40,000 to help build a new handicapped accessible home for a severely wounded Iraq veteran.
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