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- Saying Thanks: Nominations are now open for the 2009 Alcoa Foundation Outstanding Community Worker Award. This program is designed to recognise and celebrate the contribution to the nation's life made by the men and women working in Australian community groups. A prize of $5000 will go to the community sector worker who best exemplifies the sector's ideals of dedication, excellence and service. click here to find out more.
- Fine Tuning your Board: Treasurer Wayne Swan and KPMG Leader and Australian Social Inclusion Board Chair Patricia Faulkner have been confirmed as speakers for the 2009 Board Builder Conference, to be held at Telstra Dome in Melbourne on February 27. Find out more and book your spot at www.ourcommunity.com.au/boardbuilder2009.
- Achieving Excellence in Grants Management: The 2009 Best Practice in Grants Management Conference program has just been announced. The conference will be held in Melbourne on February 20, with a special half-day session for local government on February 19. This is the practical conference for grants managers from federal, state and local government. Click Here to find out more.
- Finding Treasurers: Our Community's Board Matching Service is now being promoted among accountants' professional bodies, giving organisations on the look-out for new board talent more opportunity than ever before to reach a high quality pool of motivated professionals. You can list your vacancy or find out more at www.ourcommunity.com.au/boardmatch.
- Help us help people find your group: Join In, Join Up! will soon be launched with a flurry of publicity. This is a unique opportunity for community groups around Australia to find new members and supporters - but they can't find you if you're not in the directories. Sign up now at www.ourcommunity.com.au/signupdirectory. It's free!
- Community View: The latest edition of Our Community Matters includes tips on recharging your board, avoiding embezzlement in your organisation, surviving the financial crisis, and getting the best from your volunteers, plus fundraising and membership lessons from the Obama presidential campaign, the latest from the Marketing Guru, community classifieds (notices, offers, giveaways and tips) and more. Sign up as a member now (it's free!) at www.ourcommunity.com.au/signup, or download this month's edition of Our Community Matters at www.ourcommunity.com.au/ocmatters
