Welcome to Temple NEST

Temple University´s Nonprofit Evaluation Services and Training Center (NEST) provides nonprofit organizations with an independent, research-based approach toward increasing program effectiveness and organizational capacity. Based in Temple University Harrisburg, the NEST serves Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.

Temple NEST is designed to assist nonprofit and governmental human service agencies develop the capacity to effectively serve communities through best practices in management, research and training. This website is the Central Pennsylvania source for current, relevant and vital news for every nonprofit organization.

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Funding Opportunities as of January 2012

2012 Music Matters Grant Program

Funder Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation
Deadline Feb. 17, 2012
Amount up to $6,000

The Music Matters Grant Program provides grants to public school and independent music programs in the United States. Highest consideration is given to programs in need of basic materials such as instruments and sheet music, programs serving economically disadvantaged students, programs involving innovative educational reform, and programs with established partnerships with parent-teacher-student associations and other community groups. Applicant schools and programs must already employ at least one music educator and have an existing music program in place.

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Upcoming Trainings & Events

-Jan. 17, 2012:
FREE Tour of the GrantStation Website

-Jan. 26, 2012:
TFEC Online Grant Application Seminar

-Jan. 26, 2012:
GrantStation Webinar: Understanding and Securing Corporate Grants and Support

-Jan. 26, 2012:
State Charitable Solicitation Statutes: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask

-Feb. 21, 2012:
Enhancing Communities Lunch Series

-Feb. 21 & 23, 2012:
American Evaluation Association Empowerment Evaluation Webinar

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Nonprofit Job Announcements

-The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence seeks a fiscal coordinator.

-Tri County Community Action Commission seeks a neighborhood revitalization manager.

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Program Offers Free Access to Temple University Libraries


Interested in an easy - and affordable - way of checking out books that could help you grow your nonprofit? You may be eligible for a free card that allows you to borrow books from several Temple University libraries, including the library at Temple University Harrisburg. Participants in the borrowing program can borrow books for four weeks with up to three renewals. The card also provides access to library computers that can be used for catalog searches. Videos and DVDs are not included in the borrowing program, nor is online access to full-text academic journal articles.

To participate in the borrowing program, you must be a full-time Pennsylvania resident age 18 or older and have a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-issued driver´s license or non-driver´s ID. You also must have a valid e-mail address. Check out the documents below for more information and to see a card-application form. If you have questions about the program or the card-application process, contact Temple University Harrisburg Librarian Rebecca Traub at rtraub@temple.edu.