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ACET has just published its latest newsletter! ACET’s biannual newsletter features company news, research and evaluation activities, and an article written by a member of the ACET team. In addition to being environmentally-friendly, there are many advantages to distributing our newsletter electronically, including the ability to reach a larger audience by providing recipients with a convenient way to share our newsletter with colleagues. Furthermore, we can measure the utility and use of each issue – something we evaluators love to do!

To view the current and past issues of the newsletter, please click here: http://www.acetinc.com/Newsletters/Newsletters.htm

If you’re interested in subscribing to our newsletter, please contact our Office Manager, Cassie Clark, for more information.

ACET has just published its latest newsletter! ACET’s biannual newsletter features company news, research and evaluation activities, and an article written by a member of the ACET team. In addition to being environmentally-friendly, there are many advantages to distributing our newsletter electronically, including the ability to reach a larger audience by providing recipients with a convenient way to share our newsletter with colleagues. Furthermore, we can measure the utility and use of each issue – something we evaluators love to do!

To view the current and past issues of the newsletter, please click here: http://www.acetinc.com/Newsletters/Newsletters.htm

If you’re interested in subscribing to our newsletter, please contact our Office Manager, Cassie Clark, for more information.

According to a Philanthropy News Digest article, some Minnesota grantmakers appear to be less pessimistic about funding in 2010.

Based on a survey administered by the Minnesota Council on Foundations, overall giving by Minnesota funders is expected to decline by about 1% in 2010. And while 30% of funders anticipate distributing fewer funds this year another 25% of funders expect to give more in 2010 than they did in 2009.

To learn more about the survey results, click here:  Minnesota Grantmakers Less Pessimistic About 2010, Report Finds

One of my favorite online resources is Andy Goodman’s “free range thinking.” Andy is a nationally-recognized communications specialist and he is passionate about helping people to better communicate with their audience(s). His monthly newsletter reflects that passion.

What I find most appealing about free range thinking is that each newsletter is short and has one (and only one) major point and the information can be utilized immediately. For example, in the October 2008 newsletter, Andy and a guest contributor, Eric Swartz, discuss how to create a unique tagline. And in the April 2009 newsletter, Andy describes how to develop a story bank, a collection of stories about an agency to help spread their message.

Anyone can subscribe to free range thinking and receive the newsletter for free.

I hope you find this resource helpful!

Kirsten

Twice a month we receive an electronic newsletter from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Here are some of the highlights from this week’s edition:

• January is National Mentoring Month! The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs (OJJDP) states, “Mentoring provides the perfect opportunity to consider what we could do to change a child’s life.” OJJDP awarded more than $177 million to support mentoring in fiscal year 2009 alone.

• NCJRS Offers Feature on Mentoring. In recognition of National Mentoring Month (January 2010), NCJRS invites you to view the Mentoring Special Feature. This online resource contains links to publications, funding resources, and Web sites that focus on the importance of mentoring and the involvement of adults in young peoples’ lives. (NCJRS)

• Report on 8^th-Grade Youth Available. As reported in a recent issue of the Center for Substance Abuse Research’s CESAR FAX, which highlights results from the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey, the perceived risk of using ecstasy, inhalants, and LSD continues to decline among eighth-grade students. (OJJDP)

This issue also features grant (funding) opportunities within the justice system, online resources, conference and training announcements, and other reports and publications related to justice.

If interested in learning more about NCJRS or to subscribe to their electronic newsletter, view: http://www.ncjrs.gov/.

Heather