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Equity Ambassadors Cohort 3 Report
In 24 weeks, 9 Nonprofit Association of Washington Equity Ambassadors have accomplished great things across various communities in Washington state! This diverse group of leaders helped bridge ...
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!
The Re-Wire Public Policy ...
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 ...
Member Spotlight: Homes First Talks about Board Development
"Community members, through nonprofits, do what needs to be done to make their community a better place."
Trudy Soucoup joined Homes First as the Executive Director six years ago, and she ...
4 Best Practices for An Amazing Giving Tuesday
The end (of the fiscal year) is nigh; Giving Tuesday is upon us. Well, not quite. You still have some time to make a great plan for the nationwide giving bonanza that will take place on Tuesday, ...
November Public Policy Update
The push to the end of the 2017 calendar year has seen lots of action on public policies impactingnonprofit organizations. Below is a round up of issues for your organization to be aware of. If ...