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Elevating Community Engagement: NAWA Slack Goes Pro
BIG news: NAWA Community Slack has switched from the “free” account to the “pro” account plan! What does this mean for current Slack users?
November 2019
Read the full November 2019 Connector here.
Resources for Leaders
Our partner the Community Consulting Partnership (CCP) is offering two types of support to nonprofits:
Consulting support for nonprofit organizations in the Puget Sound region
Free executive ...
What Makes People Care?
Think about the last, great novel you read. For me, it’s Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. I would describe it as a space opera, political thriller, and environmental treatise all in one. Two ...
Member Spotlight: Port Townsend Marine Science Center – How sea stars and abalone create community engagement
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center (PTMSC) protects endangered species, advocates for marine life, provides education through school programs and events, connects the community to the local ...
Action Alert: Fundraising Tax Exemption Close to Expiring – Write Your House Members Today
Picture this scenario: Your nonprofit is hosting a gala with a silent auction. You and your fellow staff members are overwhelmed with all the craziness of working the event while your guests are ...
October 2019
Read the full October 2019 Connector here.
Community Foundations: Community, Connection, and Collaboration
(Front) Jennifer Puff, Nancy Conard (Back) Leslie Lauren, Nancy Bacon, Kathleen Sayce, Sheila Everett
Give where you live.
That’s the philanthropy that community foundations inspire. ...
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 ...