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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Communications Network ? Director of Marketing ...

Location:
Kalamazoo, MI

Organization:
Established in 1925,?The Kalamazoo Community Foundation?is one of the oldest and most successful community foundations in the country. With assets of more than $300 million, we each year invest more than $15 million in the community in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations. About 40 percent of our assets are unrestricted, which provide resources to support nonprofits addressing immediate community needs, as well as those looking for long-term solutions to persistent challenges. We offer a competitive benefits package, team-oriented,?performance excellence atmosphere, and opportunities to collaborate with people from cultural backgrounds other than your own. We believe the strength of our organization depends on our commitment to value, respect and embracing diversity. We believe diversity encompasses, but is not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, physical and mental abilities and characteristics, and philosophy. We are an equal opportunity employer and are on the journey to become an anti-racist organization.

Position Description:
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation is currently seeking candidates for Director of Marketing Communications.??This position will be responsible for overseeing the Marketing Communications functional area and for the development and implementation of the Community Foundation?s marketing communications and public relations strategies. In this leadership role, the incumbent will report to the President/CEO and will serve as a key member of the Executive Team.

Responsibilities

  • Supports the mission and vision of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.
  • Oversees the Community Foundation?s Marketing Communications functional area, and the development and implementation of the Community Foundation?s marketing communications strategies.
  • Marketing Communications
    • Develops, enhances, implements and evaluates the Community Foundation?s marketing communications plan.
    • Develops, enhances, implements and evaluates all functional area-specific marketing communications strategies and tactics.
    • Develops, enhances and ensures the implementation of internal communications initiatives.
    • Prepares, manages and monitors the Marketing Communications budget.
    • Determines the editorial calendar and content of publications and electronic communications (e.g. Annual Report, newsletters, e-newsletters, etc.).
    • Writes speeches and presentations for the organization as needed.
    • Conducts other activities as assigned by the President/CEO.
  • Public Relations
    • Executes and manages reputation-building activities.
    • Proactively develops and maintains relationships with media.
    • Develops, enhances, implements and evaluates a public relations strategy and performs crisis management public relations duties.
    • Ensures proactive media placement and other activities on local, regional and national levels.
    • ?Oversees the preparation of media releases.
  • ?Supervision
    • Supervises Marketing Communications staff. In so doing, assigns, plans and reviews work; establishes priorities; instructs and trains employees; supervises projects; oversees the creation of Individual Development Plans; conducts performance reviews and corrective action or job counseling; and participates in hiring and terminations.
  • Leadership
    • Develops alliances with community partners to further organizational objectives and priorities.
    • Serves as organizational spokesperson.
    • Identifies and participates in local, regional and national efforts that contribute to the advancement of the Community Foundation.
    • Conducts other activities as assigned by the President/CEO.
    • Participates as a member of the Executive Team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Requires Masters Degree or an equivalent combination of training and relevant work experience plus 6-8 years of related experience.

?How to Apply:

Qualified candidates should send their resume, no later than April 25, 2012 to?hr@kalfound.org.??When submitting your resume, please also include where you learned of this open position.

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GOP Front runners 2012 Position on Immigration - City Gate ...

The United States as a country was founded by immigrants, and it is fueled by them.? Immigrants did the work that others did not want to do; they brought knowledge, money and/or expertise to lay a foundation of what today we know as the United States of America.

Even though legal immigration, of entrepreneurs and those educated, has been encouraged over centuries, ?it has been since the mid 1980?s that we have stopped focusing on them and shifted all of our attention on those coming into the country by hiding inside of trucks. Even with the harsh economic situation that most Americans are facing today, many people in poverty in other countries still fantasize about living the ?American dream.? ?The thought of no longer making $10 a day, but instead an hour is beyond them. ?The dream of providing for their elderly parents and higher education for their children, or simply getting out of debt, is enough fuel to motivate them to cross the border, and risk their lives, in order to provide their family with a better one.

The difference between Romney and Santorum on Immigration is almost nonexistent. Both have expressed their support of legal immigration, of the entrepreneurs and highly educated ones. Both agree on stop providing incentives that promote illegal immigration, such as in-state tuition rates. Both want to secure the border more, Romney stated that he would complete the construction of a high-tech fence.

So, if you support the right of illegal immigrants to stay and earn a living in the U.S, because we are all ?created equal? then you are not in luck with either of these candidates or with Obama, who holds the same position as them.? Maybe in 5 years!

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Merriam-Webster to remove the term Outsourcing for IT and Business

Instead, when firms purchase services from technology or business services providers, these engagements will be termed as ?expertise augmentation? services. The heritage dictionary publisher, which has provided language information since 1806, finally made the decision to remove the term, based on the latest survey conducted by HfS Research, where three-quarters of buyers emphatically declared their wish to drop the term:

HfS Research has been agitating to ditch the term since 2008, with our now-famous post ?Is it time to dump the term ?outsourcing??? which first caught the dictionary giant?s attention. However, it was our recent piece accusing the whole outsourcing industry of being a ?sham? which finally forced the issue.

?When HfS first raised the issue back in 2008, we didn?t feel it was the right time, but that last piece, coupled with their latest study, finally forced the issue?, commented Ashley Webster, President and CEO for Merriam-Webster online. ?The HfS team has been really helpful advising on these terminology changes with their research and insight into what people want to do with that awful word.?

And the exciting news is that we can give you a sneak-preview of the following changes, to be published for common use in the English-speaking business world:

As you can see, the term ?augmentation? has been widely adopted for most of the major business functions that have endured ?outsourcing? in the past, with the exception of HR. ?When we looked at the data, we found that most companies didn?t want to augment HR, they just wanted to get rid of it?, added Webster. ?So we felt it more appropriate to stay with the term ?HRO?.

We felt this move may be a bit of a political hot-potato, so we managed to catch some time with Republican presidential nominee-hopeful Rick Santorum, while we was canvassing voters in Yankton County South Dakota. ?This is simply Obama painting over the cracks of his failed presidency as our jobs continue to flood out of our country. Removing ?outsourcing? from the dictionary is not going the solve the problem; removing Obama will. When I am President, I will make sure these outsourced jobs come back home and the only outsourcing we do will be the current residents of the White House.?

Conversely, Democratic senator, Charles Schumer, whose political brilliance has been frequently lauded on HfS, welcomes the move. ?Removing outsourcing from the dictionary is proof that all my proposed policies have worked. Now outsourcing ceases to exist, I can go back to campaigning for the 35-hour working week.?

Source:http://www.horsesforsources.com/merriam-webster_040112

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ABC Business Consulting Expands Business Plan Division | It's All ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ ? ABC Business Consulting (BusinessConsultingABC.com) announces an expansion of the business planning division with significant improvements in business plan ?

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United States tops Brazil 3-0 in women's Kirin Cup

Daiane Menezes, left, of Brazil and Amy Rodriguez of the United States fall on the ground while battling for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup women's friendly soccer match in Chiba, eastt of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Daiane Menezes, left, of Brazil and Amy Rodriguez of the United States fall on the ground while battling for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup women's friendly soccer match in Chiba, eastt of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Abby Wambach of the United States, right, and Erika Cristiano dos Santos battle for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup women's friendly soccer match in Chiba, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Amy LePeilbet of the United States, left, and Rosana Augusto of Brazil battle for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup women's friendly soccer match in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Thaius Duarte Guedes, left, of Brazil and Rachel Buehler of the United States battle for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup women's friendly soccer match in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

(AP) ? Carli Lloyd, Shannon Boxx and Amy Rodriguez scored to power the United States to a 3-0 victory over Brazil in the three-team Kirin Cup on Tuesday.

Lloyd picked up a loose ball from Christie Rampone's free kick in the 18th minute and scored from close range. Boxx doubled the lead five minutes later with a header off Lauren Cheney's free kick. Rodriguez completed the scoring in the 83rd, slotting home a loose ball from a free kick by Cheney.

"We scored two good goals in the first half," United States coach Pia Sundhage said. "We looked very good on set pieces and that's something we talked about so I'm happy about that. Playing teams like Japan and Brazil is always good preparation for the Olympics."

Tuesday's game started four hours earlier than scheduled because heavy rain and strong winds were forecast to hit Chiba.

Conditions were calm in the first half but the rain and wind picked up after the break. Because of the rescheduled time only 500 people attended the match at the 18,000-seat Fukuda Denshi Arena.

The exhibition tournament features three of the top four teams in the world. The United States is ranked No. 1, just ahead of Germany, while Japan is No. 3 and Brazil is No. 4.

Brazil was without five-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Marta, who was left off the squad to prepare for matches with her Swedish club Tyreso.

"It wasn't our best squad so we knew it would be a tough match," Brazil coach Jorge Barcellos said. "But we wanted to give some of our younger players some chances as we prepare for the Olympics."

Japan and the United States played to a 1-1 draw in the opening match in Sendai on Sunday. The final game ? Brazil vs. Japan ? is on Thursday.

Associated Press

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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