Severson National Information Center

WHAT'S NEW

Severson Center Launches Trend Web Site
The Severson Center has launched a trend web site, allowing Alliance members access to a greater library of information in a readily accessible, user-friendly format. This new web site, a supplement to Scanning the Horizons 2007-2008, the Alliance’s executive summary of the current top trends, is for members only and may be accessed at www.alliancetrends.org.

To obtain the access information for the Alliance Trend site, please follow these instructions:

MEMBERS ONLY: Please login to the Alliance’s main Web site* using the login icon on the top of this page and then return to this page to obtain the login instructions for the Trend Web site.

*Feel free to contact the Severson Center if you need assistance logging into the Alliance's main Web site.

To know when the Trend Site is updated join the Alliance Trends Announcements Group.

2007-2008 Trend Report

2007 - 2008 Severson Center Trend Report Available Online
The latest edition of the Alliance’s trend report, Scanning the Horizons, 2007 – 2008: Top Five Trends is now available for download on the new trend web site (see above) and in DocuShare. This year’s edition is a 34 page executive summary of the top five trends affecting nonprofit human service organizations.

To access the report in DocuShare:

Login to DocuShare*
Type 14628 in the Search box in the upper right corner of the page
When the results appear, click on the title, Scanning the Horizons 2007 – 2008: Top Five Trends, to view, print or download the trend report.

A CD of Scanning the Horizons 2007 – 2008: Top Five Trends has been mailed to all Alliance member CEOs. Additional copies of the CD may be purchased here.

*DocuShare is available only to Alliance members. Register for DocuShare here.

Trend Report Evaluation
The Severson Center requests member feedback about the Alliance’s trend report, Scanning the Horizons, 2007 – 2008: Top Five Trends. Complete the o nline evaluation.

SEVERSON SELECT RESOURCES

Get Information Quick!
Are you looking for tips to help develop a CEO employment agreement? Or perhaps you're considering a merger between your organization and another local provider of human services? Uncover valuable nuggets of information by using Severson Select resources: online bibliographies/ order forms, toolkits, best practices literature, and Internet web sites/documents on hot topics – all available through the Severson Center.

Click on the links below to start taking advantage of this quick and easy way to get information. Single copies of all items in the bibliographies are available from the Severson Center.

Compassion Fatigue

CEO Contracts

Disaster and Trauma

Emergency Response

Evidence-Based and Best Practices/Programs in Child Welfare: Bibliography 2006

Fund Raising Resources: Login to DocuShare* and search by the number following each title below for a selection of the best resources available from the Severson Center:

Annual Giving Campaigns #13037
Boards and Fund Raising #13038
Capital Campaigns #13040
Case Statements #13041
Corporate Giving #13042
Development Office #13044
Development plans: Fundraising Policies and Procedures & Strategic Fundraising Plans #13045
Development writing and direct mail #13046
Donor Cultivation and Stewardship #13056
Donor Recognition #13047
Endowment Funds and Investment Policies #13048
Ethics in Fund Raising #13049
Fundraising Consultants #13050
Gift Acceptance #13051
Givng Circles #13052
Grantsmanship #13053
Internal Development & Fundraising Audits and Assessments #13043
Job Descriptions - Resource Development #13054
Marketing and branding for resource development #13055
Planned Giving #13039
Technology, fund raising and E-Philanthropy#13057

Holiday Blues

Leadership Development

Leading Change

Marketing and Branding

Mergers

Nonprofit Board Governance Toolkit - Members Only: Please first login to the Alliance Web site (see menu icon above) and then return to this page to access the full ToolKit.

Nonprofit Enterprise/Social Entrepreneurship

Pandemic Preparedness

Public Policy and Advocacy

Records Retention

Scenario Planning

Screening, References, and Background Check

Succession Planning

Telecommuting

Volunteer Management

Please submit any suggestions for additional online bibliographies to severson@alliance1.org.

*Register for DocuShare here.

REQUEST INFORMATION

Ask a Librarian
If you are a staff member of an Alliance member organization and have questions or would like to receive a customized reference search from the Severson Center librarians, please fill out the Severson information request form.

We may also be contacted at severson@alliance1.org or by phone at 800-221-3726 ext. 3615.

DOCUSHARE

DocuShare Access Information

You must be registered with the Severson Center to use DocuShare. Login details will be sent to you via e-mail. [Access to the DocuShare site is separate from the Alliance Web site. ] LEARN MORE about DocuShare here.

If you are already registered, CLICK HERE to access DocuShare.

SEVERSON EVALUATIONS

Evaluate Severson Center Services and Resources – Members Only:
If we have recently filled a request for you - please let us know how we did by answering the questions here: SurveyMonkey Evaluation.

CoPs & ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUPS

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HELPFUL LINKS

NATIONAL OBSERVANCES

U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov/

State and County Quick Facts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/

Community Demographic Fact Sheets

FEES FOR SEVERSON CENTER SERVICES

Staff of Alliance member organizations may request information having to do with their daily, operational activities in the agency at no cost, as a benefit of full membership in the Alliance for Children and Families.

Non-members may contact the Severson Center to inquire about our fee-for-service assistance. Minimum fee = $125 per hour.

For those interested in membership, please visit the Become a Member section of the Alliance Web site.

ABOUT THE SEVERSON CENTER

Learn more about Severson National Information Center services [view .PDF brochure]

History of the Severson National Information Center

The Severson Center may be contacted at:

Alliance for Children and Families
Severson National Information Center
11700 W. Lake Park Dr.
Milwaukee WI 53224
Phone: 800-221-3726 or 414-359-1040, extension 3615
severson@alliance1.org

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