Nonprofit Health Care Organization in Maine Cuts Staff
Pen Bay Healthcare, in Maine, cut staff for the second time this year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ohio Family-Service and Counseling Groups Merge
Clermont Counseling Center and Family Service, both in Cincinnati, have merged to form LifePoint Solutions, according to a news release on Cincinnati.com.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Health Care Organization in Missouri Lays Off Staff Members
The Sisters of Mercy Health System, in Chesterfield, Mo., has laid off 113 employees, writes the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Baltimore Orchestra Musicians Come to an Agreement
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s musicians have accepted a salary freeze this coming season and cuts for the following two seasons, says The Baltimore Sun.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Minnesota Group Serving Disabled Closes
The Rochester Area Disabled Athletics and Recreation is closing its doors for good because of financial pressures, according to The Post-Bulletin.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Two California Groups Serving Women Announce Merger
The YWCA of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, Calif., is merging with the Support Network for Battered Women, in Sunnyvale, Calif.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Suspends Operations
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra suspends operations for the frst time in 75 years, the Post and Courier reports.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Pa. Nonprofit Health Insurer Cuts 182 Positions
A nonprofit heath-insurance group has cut 182 postions, its first staff cuts in five years, reports The Patriot News.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cape Cod Arts Organizations Plan Merger
The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra and the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Arts plan to merge.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Two New York Dance Groups to Merge
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Dance Theater Workshop are planning to merge and will have a new name, according to Crain’s New York Business.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ellis Island Nonprofit Group Cuts Staff in Face of Financial Woes
Save Ellis Island announces plans to reduce the size of its staff, according to The New York Times.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The End of the ‘Next Generation’
Why young leaders should stop calling themselves the “next generation.”
By ROSETTA THURMAN
Contributor
‘Real-Time’ Grant Updates Offered
A new online service captures and publishes information about grants.
Software Giant Releases Nonprofit Option
Microsoft ventures into the world of nonprofit software, a new guide helps charities understand software choices, using an iPhone to find a volunteer job, and the DoGooder and Webby Awards.
Start-Ups of New Charities See No Slowdown in Bad Economy
The recession has seen a boom in the creation of new nonprofit groups. Now all those organizations need to find a way to support themselves.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor