Capital Region Creative Economy: Creative Freelancer Survey

Capital Region Creative Economy Creative Freelancer Survey

Creative Freelancer Survey - We need your input!     The Capital Region Creative Economy Project needs information about the creative jobs in our region.  If you: are a freelancer in design, media, visual arts, performing arts, visual arts, and/or crafts, please complete this survey by June 1st.   know a freelancer in design, media, visual arts, performing arts, visual arts, and/or crafts please forward this email to him/her today. More about the survey here. Surveys must be completed by June 1, 2014.   PRIZE: A $100 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO A RANDOMLY SELECTED INDIVIDUAL WHO COMPLETES THIS SURVEY!     Looking for FREELANCERS working in:   Design Graphic Arts/Graphic Design Services Architecture Landscape Architecture Interior Design Industrial Design Services Printing Other Specialized Design (e.g., Adirondack Studios)  Media Motion Picture and Video Industries Sound Recording Industries Radio and Television Broadcasting Internet Publishing and Broadcasting News Syndicates Newspaper Advertising Book Stores Publishers Public Relations Agencies and Media Representatives Agents and Managers for Artist/Entertainers, etc. Gaming (e.g., Vicarious Visions*) Independent Writers  Performing Arts Performing Arts Companies Promoters of Performing Arts and Sports Agents/Managers for Public Figures Music and Dance Schools Musical Instrument Manufacturing and Supplies Stores Self-employed Actors, Dancers, Directors, Musicians  Visual Arts and Hand-Crafted Products (Makers-Economy) Photography Sculpting Painting Jewelry Pottery Textiles Pressed and Blown Glass Art Dealers Galleries Craft Making (e.g., Etsy items, Sewing, Needlework, etc.) Craft Stores*     LEARN MORE! Visit www.upstatecreative.org for updates and more information on the people and processes behind the Capital Region Creative Economy Initiative. Know someone who should be on our email list? Click here and enter his/her information to be added to our email list! Recipient will have to verify email address and interest. VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Regional Alliance for a Creative Economy www.upstatecreative.org

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Take the Salary Survey, Get a Free Summary of the Data

New York Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey is Open!  All NYCON Members Taking the Survey Receive a FreeExecutive Summary and 50% Off Full Report!   Deadline to Enter Data is June 28th. more info Once again NYCON Members are invited to participate in a statewide and national nonprofit salary and benefits survey being conducted by The NonProfit Times .  This report will provide detailed information on 94 employee benefit offerings, 28 job families and hundreds of nonprofit positions with key performance metrics that can be used to benchmark compensation and benefit practices including: Base Salary and Total Cash Compensation data with percentile rankings for each position Bonus Pay practices including average payout, percentage receiving and organizations paying Annual Salary Increases (prior and current year; executive and non-executive) Employee Turnover and Average Tenure by position Total compensation costs as a percentage of operating expenses Employee profile data; number of full/part time; exempt vs. nonexempt Executive Perks and Benefits (organizations offering, special benefits offered) Medical, Dental and Vision (costs paid by organization, eligibility, plan offerings, participation rates) Prescription Drug (retail and mail order costs) Retirement Plans (organization contributions, eligibility, plan offerings, participation rates) Executive Employment Agreements (organizations offering, terms and conditions Life Insurance & Disability (eligibility, offerings, participation) General Benefit Offering (covers 35 unique benefit programs) Flexible Spending Accounts (offerings, maximum contribution percentile rankings) Employee Leave (vacation, sick, paid time off, personal, holidays, bereavement, FMLA) Overtime Practices - exempt vs. non-exempt staff Part Time Employee Benefit Offerings Changes in Data from 2012 -2013 Use this new feature to quickly and simply identify critical shifts and potential marketplace trends for all salary and benefits data The Report will present survey results by multiple views to allow for quick and easy comparisons against relevant peer organizations by geographic location, operating budget, number of employees, and field of work.   Just for completing the survey NYCON Members will get a FREE Executive Summary of the New York State data, with full salary data for all positions. All members who complete the survey will receive 50% off the full report ( $250 currently).The survey is designed to be quick and easy with help just a click or phone call away if you need it. Don't miss this chance to participate.   Deadline to enter data is June 28th!    Important Information About the Survey Survey Features  Survey Schedule  Questions About Participation  Position Coverage  Sample Reports  Participant Data Confidentiality   New 2013 Survey Features:  The survey is now faster and easier to complete! Anyone who participated in the survey in 2011 or 2012can use their existing data to jump start the 2013 survey completion process. (Look for an email form The NonProfit Times with special instructions on how to login to access this new feature.)       Now you can take the survey with all the major web browsers including Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Now it's easier and more intuitive to enter data with the addition of more prompts to guide users. Deadline to enter data is June 28th!

National Volunteer Week Funds Available

The Institute for Human Services Brings You:National Volunteer Week Mini Grants

National Volunteer Week: April 21-27, 2013

Are you planning a volunteer event as part of National Volunteer Week during April 21-27th?  Could you use some additional funds to enhance your project's impact?

If you have answered "YES" to either of these questions then consider applying for a mini-grant from 2-1-1 HELPLINE Give Help and the Regional Volunteer Center of the Southern Tier!

Because of this partnership, we are to be able to offer mini-grants to support local volunteer efforts in Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler Counties during National Volunteer Week. If your organization is currently planning an event for that week and could use some additional funding to enhance your efforts we encourage you to request a mini-grant of up to $350. If you are interested in applying for a mini-grant, simply fill out our online application by going to the link below. Please complete the survey by Friday March 29th. Decisions regarding project funding will be made by Friday April 5th, 2013.

Apply Here!

  

If you have any questions, please contact Tess McKinley at mckinleyt@ihsnet.org or at (607) 776-9467, ext. 217. 

2-1-1 HELPLINE Give Help coordinates volunteer support services, by serving as a volunteer clearinghouse and resource center that is supported by United Way of the Southern Tier to increase civic engagement in our area.  Interested in volunteering?  Want to add your volunteer opportunities to our database?  Learn more here.

The Regional Volunteer Center of the Southern Tier is a collaboration designed to promote and enhance local volunteer efforts in our community. Under the leadership of the Institute for Human Services, United Way of Broome County, and United Way of Tompkins County, local non-profits are coming together to create a dynamic regional partnership to enhance and strengthen local volunteer efforts.  The Regional Volunteer Center of the Southern Tier is one of ten regional volunteer centers in New York State.

Two Quick Polls, Share Your Story with NBC Nightly News

 Two Quick Polls, Share Your Story with NBC Nightly News

Share You Feedback, Share Your Stories

NYCON has recently launched two quick polls. Take a few minutes to share your feedback on the proposed increase in the minimum wage as well as giving your input on the ways your nonprofit might  utilize vendor relationships internationally in order to save money.

 

Poll #1:Where Do You Get Your Goods & Services?

Click here to take the poll 

NBC Nightly News has recently contacted NYCON inquiring about how New York nonprofits access the most affordable goods & services - and how they might utilize vendor relationships outside the United States. We are defining goods and services as utilities (electricity, water, natural gas, heating oil, phone service, etc.) as well as basic program or office supplies (i. e. paper, toner, or in the case of heath care, pharmaceuticals.)  

   

Poll #2: Raise the Minimum Wage?

Click here to take the poll.

The Governor has recently proposed a plan to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75 an hour. Do you agree with this proposal?

For the online version click here.

NPQ's annual survey

NPQ's annual survey

Please tell NPQ what to do!

We are pleased to send you NPQ’s annual survey.

If you fill it out:
 

1. You will know that you have had an impact on NPQ’s editorial agenda for 2013. We choose topics to follow guided by the answers we get from you;
2. You may be invited to join NPQ’s Editorial Advisory Board and attend our annual reader advisory committee meeting, an always-fascinating two-day event on the East Coast. The more complete your answers are the more likely it is that you will be selected (if you cannot pay your way, we will, and your name will appear on our masthead as an advisor);
3. You may receive a free subscription to our print journal (every twentieth respondent completing a survey will receive one);
4. You will receive a summary of our findings from the survey.

 
Most important, you will know that you have helped direct NPQ—an important information source for civil society—just by showing up (taking the survey) and having informed opinions!

Here's the online article and survey link

The State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey

Participate Now: The Nonprofit Finance Fund Releases
"2013 State of the Sector Survey"

Beginning today, the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF)is conducting its 5th Annual National Survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector from a financial perspective and we hope that you will add your voice.  

The survey is anonymous and takes only 10 to 15 minutes to fill out.  

It will collect data on important financial and management issues facing the nonprofit sector. (Take a look at the 2012 results, an interactive survey analyzer, and media attention here.)

To take the 2013 survey, please click

HERE before February 15^th.

Also, please do pass on the link above to other nonprofit managers you know-the more survey respondents, the more representative and accurate the findings will be.

NFF will analyze the results and provide them to everyone in late March.

Also, all survey respondents who choose to give their contact information will receive the results directly. The findings, and the comparison to previous years' findings, will help identify the most critical areas of need in the sector.

If you have already filled out the 2013 survey, thank you for supporting this data gathering effort!

2012 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Report

The information in this report will give you the non-profit salary range for nearly 254 positions in the nonprofit sector across the country.   PURCHASE NOW  NYCON Members can use discount code ny25offny. Take advantage of NYCON's NEW Membership Benefit: "Budgeting & Cash Flow Toolkits" Designed with the needs of the small to medium sized nonprofit in mind, this is a "fool proof" tool to develop a streamlined, compliant and easy to understand budget. For more information just click here.