North Dakota

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 2, 2008

Contact:  Dana Schaar, Executive Director
701-258-9101 or 888-396-3266
ndano@btinet.net

  BISMARCK – The North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations (NDANO) is pleased to offer a new full-service online Job Center at www.ndano.org. 

NDANO knows how hard it is for nonprofit employers to find top-quality professionals and for those professionals to find the right employers. The Job Center focuses on connecting job seekers and employers in the nonprofit sector.

Employers using the Job Center can purchase a single job posting or a package and give job seekers access to view postings. Employers also have the option to search posted resumes, find candidates who are good matches and pay only for the resumes that fit their job opportunities with the pay-per-resume feature. Posted jobs also get emailed to job seekers through a job alert system. This system notifies job seekers of new job opportunities that match their search criteria.

An anonymous resume bank feature enables job seekers to list their experience and qualifications in a protected environment. By giving both active and passive job seekers the ability to anonymously post their resumes, this service allows individuals to stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control of their confidential information.

NDANO serves nonprofit organizations and the North Dakota nonprofit sector in four core service areas: professional development; information and research; public policy and advocacy; and cost-saving programs. The Job Center is a natural fit for NDANO to serve the nonprofit sector in the area of professional development.          

For more information, visit www.ndano.org.

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EVERY Horizons community has great stories to tell and time permitting, we would love to hear from everyone!  I do hope that you’ll share your stories on your blog because many people are now reading them! 

We did hear briefly from three communities to help tell the story of what is happening across the state.  Thank you to Kathy Stremick of Walhalla, Gloria Covert and Joann Rodenbiker of Rocklake and Alva Schoepp of Steele for their great updates.  It was an energizing part of the program and thank you all very much! 

At our Horizons celebration next summer, we plan to have stories from EVERY community involved so start thinking about how you might present what has happened in your community over the 18 month period.  I have the wonderful opportunity of hearing about many of them first hand through your phone calls, e-mails and press releases and share them with others often.  Please continue to share and think about how you’ll share in the future. - Lynette

A total of 978 individuals participated in portions or all of the Study Circles conversations across North Dakota.  One-hundred-one youth and 679 adult participants completed the post-survey which was used to assess knowledge gained and the likelihood of further action on poverty.  The charts below provide an overview of knowledge gained and likelihood of further action by North Dakotans overall. Please click on these thumbnails to see a larger view.