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NAWA Has a New Office
Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA) is excited to announce that we have a new Seattle office, sub-leased from Girl Scouts of Western Washington (GSWW). NAWA’s new address:5601 6th Ave. S, ...
Take Action for the 2020 Census Today
It is now April 2019, which means that we are one year away from the 2020 Census! The 2020 census is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to get increased federal funding and representation for our ...
New Tax Will Divert Funds from Mission-Related Work
National tax-reform has changed the landscape for nonprofits, including the new 21% tax burden on transportation benefits and employee parking. A national sign-on letter is now ...
March 2019
Read the March 2019 Connector here.
Member Spotlight: Washington Main Street Communities – Strategy Transforming Communities Across Washington
The Main Street Story
Have you ever had a lovely vacation in a delightful town with a charming Main Street? Maybe you have fond memories of a Main Street in the community where you grew ...
GiveBig 2019 Updates & Deadline
GiveBIG is now statewide
and offers peer-to-peer campaigns (Register by March 29)
GiveBig, a giving day campaign started by the Seattle Foundation has raised $113 million for 2000 King County ...
Get Answers to Your 2020 Census Questions
The 2020 Census is right around the corner, and we’re sure you have questions. Below is our informational video about the Census, which we encourage you to watch if you have not seen it yet. You ...
Take 5 Minutes to Support Charitable Giving in Our State
What if our supporters had to pay taxeson auction items and raffle prizes?
There is a very important bill under consideration by the Washington State legislature that Washington Nonprofits ...
Member Spotlight: Happy Pastures and The Council On Aging & Human Services
This is a story of Skeeter, Hammie, and a place called Happy Pastures. It is also a story about community and how nonprofits weave together services for people in need.
Paige Collins serves as ...
February WA Legislative Session Update
Washington Nonprofits has been hard at work staying on top of the 2019 legislative session. As of writing this, we are coming up on the first major cutoff deadline in the session calendar, in ...
What Would It Take? Train the Trainer Continues
I keep a creased and faded flip chart page on my wall. At the top it says, “What Could We Do? What Would It Take?” It comes from a November 2017 event at which we invited consultants and those ...
New e-book on how to design conferences
Hot off the press: “Conferences That Make a Difference,” co-authored by Washington Nonprofits Associate Director, Nancy Bacon!
Do you organize an annual conference? Are you looking to deepen ...
February 2019
Read the February 2019 Connector here.