Ecumen Gifts Officer Shares Advice with Bethel University for Pursuing Career in Non-Profit Sector
What are the benefits of working in the nonprofit sector? Does working at a nonprofit mean you have to starve? A Bethel Univesrity professor recently sought the perspective of Ecumen gifts officer Amy Williams and others on pursuing a rewarding career in the nonprofit world. You can read the full blog post here. If you work in the sector, why do you do it? Other advice you'd share?
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Talking Ecumen Awakenings With Nebraska Alzheimer's Care Professionals
Ecumen's Maria Reyes, RN, discusses a great question from Nebraska Alzheimer's care professionals.
Ecumen Boardman Meadows Has 10-Year Anniversary
Ecumen Boardman Meadows in New Richmond, Wisconsin recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. See coverage in the New Richmond News here.
Ecumen North Branch Awarded Grant For New TVs
The Midcontinent Communications Foundation awarded a $1,300 grant to Ecumen North Branch to buy multimedia televisions sets that will give residents more options to socialize while watching TV.
Nathan Johnson, executive director at Ecumen North Branch (pictured on the right), received the check from a Midcontinent representative. Nathan said the new TVs will be placed near the dining room so residents can gather and watch together around meal times. “This will allow us to create an extra activity area and give residents more opportunity to interact,” Nathan said.
“We are very grateful to Midcontinent for this grant,” Nathan said. “I’m sure our residents will enjoy the increased options for socializing this will create.”
“Midcontinent is honored to assist the organizations that work to improve the quality of life in this region, says Tom Simmons, Senior Vice President of Public Policy for Midcontinent Communications. “Over the years the Midcontinent Foundation has contributed more than 3-million dollars to support the work of non-profit organizations within our service area; we are thrilled this fall’s distribution of grant funds will help more non-profits than ever before.”
Midcontinent Communications provides cable TV, Internet, telephone and cable advertising services to more than 300,000 customers in 335 communities throughout North Dakota and South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Seniors Caring for Juniors at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth
A group of residents at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth are regularly volunteering at Little Treasures Childcare and Family Center, being “grandfriends” to babies and toddlers. And both the kids and the elders love the arrangement.
That was the plan three years ago when Ecumen teamed up with Little Treasures—which serves at-risk children-- to create an inter-generational program to foster the healthy development of children and increase the quality of life of older adults. At the time, Little Treasures needed a permanent home, and Ecumen had some unfinished extra space at Lakeshore that was converted into the daycare center with donations from local civic organizations, individuals and foundations.
The site opened in 2011 and now Lakeshore residents routinely rock babies and read to toddlers.
The Northland’s NewsCenter recently featured the program, which is run by the Duluth YMCA. Click here to see the video and read the story on how the younger and older generations are boosting each other’s spirits.