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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?
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December Public Policy Update: Stay Current on Tax Reform; Legislative Session Preview
The final few weeks of 2017 have seen a lot of action on issues impacting nonprofit organizations. Below is a brief roundup of the key issues that your organization should be aware of:
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The secret behind the toolkits
Ever wonder what goes into developing Washington Nonprofits' nationally (and internationally!) acclaimed toolkits? We are excited to be participating in Learning • Technology • Design, a virtual ...

Member Spotlight: Treehouse, Setting a BHAG and Achieving It
We didn’t know how we would do it, we didn’t know how we would fund it, but we knew it was our responsibility.
This is a story about a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) and a dramatic ...

2018 Central Washington Conference (Yakima)
You care about your mission. You want to survive and thrive and make a difference here and in the world beyond. Yet there are barriers getting in the way of your success. You have to raise ...

ACTION ALERT: Call Our Senators ASAP
The time for advocacy is now. The nonprofit sector will be adversely affected by many of the provisions in the tax reform bill currently working its way through Congress, but there is one ...

ACTION ALERT: Federal Tax Bill Harms Nonprofit Nonpartisanship
The House and Senate both passed separate versions of tax reform. The difference between the bills must be negotiated through a conference committee made up of a dozen or more Representatives ...

Urgent: Take Action Today to Protect the Work of Nonprofits
The U.S. Senate is expected to consider its tax reform proposal very soon, and we need you to call Senators Cantwell and Murray to protect the work of nonprofits. The bills currently under ...

Special Nonprofit Discount for WA Policy Conference
Washington Nonprofits is pleased to sponsor this year’s Re-Wire Public Policy Conference on December 12th and offer a 20% registration discount to nonprofits!
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Analysis Shows Communities Harmed by Tax Reform Proposal
A new analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act indicates a wide range of negative effects that would have significant impacts on the ability of charitable nonprofits in Washington State to serve ...

Connector November 2017
Read the November 2017 Connector here.

The “M” word
On October 26th, I experienced my first Washington Nonprofits Conference. I picked up a tremendous amount of knowledge and met some great professionals who are currently working to make the ...

It’s Budget Season. Are You Accounting for the Right Things?
The Overhead Myth: The idea that you can reasonably evaluate a nonprofit’s performance and trustworthiness by only looking at how much they spend (or don't spend) on overhead, including ...
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