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Creating an Employee Handbook that Matches Our Values
In December 2022, the Nonprofit Association of Washington board approved new and improved personnel policies designed to move toward the future we would like to see for all nonprofits. We are ...
New Federal Overtime Pay Rules Beginning January 1, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor released its new overtime pay
threshold that takes effect January 1, 2020. The new salary threshold is raised
to $684 per week/ $35,568 per year.
What This ...
September 2019
Read the full September 2019 Connector here.
Member Spotlight: Community Enrichment for Klickitat County – Strength in Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal sponsorship is a process where a number of worthy community
projects can exist under a single nonprofit umbrella, removing the pressure to
found and maintain an independent nonprofit in ...
What does Action Learning have to do with DEI?
by Aparna Rae and Jessica Walker Beaumont, Partners - Moving Beyond
Diversity, inclusion, belonging, and at times equity, have been hot topics across both the private and social sectors. ...
Equity and Your Nonprofit
Spokane series offered in conjunction with Ijeoma Oluo presentation
By Gabriel Cruden, Program Manager – Eastern Region
In her bestselling book So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo ...
Five Tips to Help You Prepare for Your Nonprofit’s Accounting Year End
Guest post by Julleen Snyder, Partner, Jacobson Jarvis
For the past five years, we have partnered with Jacobson Jarvis to help board members learn what they need to know about nonprofit ...
New law prohibits asking about a job applicant’s salary history
As of July 28, 2019, there is a Washington State law that affects all nonprofits with employees. Governor Jay Inslee signed a new law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants ...
August 2019
Read the full August 2019 Connector here.
New Nonprofit Network in northeast Washington!
Nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers in the northeast corner of the state were eager to learn more and to collaborate locally after attending a training in the spring, led by Nancy ...
Member Spotlight: Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho – Membership in a Time of Civic Decline
Let’s talk about membership. Membership organizations, like churches, fraternities, and other civic clubs, have seen decreases in member numbers over the last three decades. Research points to ...
Upcoming Learning Calendar
We have so many workshops and webinars planned for the 2019-2020 learning year, where do we begin?!
Starting in September, join us for a Fall of Fundraising - five online courses ...
ACTION ALERT: Comment to Legislators on Overtime Pay
Nonprofits across Washington will be significantly impacted by a pending overtime proposal under consideration right now. Find out how you can comment and take action by clicking here.