New Washington State taxes take effect October 1, 2025, adding sales tax to nonprofit trainings, services, and more. Here’s what this means for nonprofits and how NAWA is working to support compliance and advocate for exemptions.
Boost Your Nonprofit Fundraising: Tips for Building a Strong Individual Giving Program
In the uncertain landscape nonprofits find themselves in, individual giving is more important than ever. As grant funding becomes more and more difficult to obtain, having a steady stream of ...
What We’ve Learned Helping Nonprofits Clean Up Their Books
Running a nonprofit takes courage.
You’re not just managing programs or raising funds. You’re showing up every day for something bigger than yourself - for a mission that matters. And while the ...
What is your nonprofit’s superpower? It could be your amazing programs, your strong donor base, your passionate leaders and advocates. And there is an argument that all these point to your ...
In 2025, there will be a new minimum wage and minimum salary threshold for workers to be exempt from overtime and other requirements in Washington. If you have not reviewed your nonprofit’s ...
The Office of the Secretary of State records show over 62,000 registered nonprofit corporations in Washington. Most nonprofits are small, volunteer-run organizations. The milestone of preparing ...
Nonprofits work outside for many reasons, including summer camps, garden workdays, tabling at community events, and more. Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are common risks that can impact health ...
Nonprofits are talking about the difficulty adjusting to the state requirement that employees under a rising salary threshold must be paid overtime for any hours work beyond 40 in any single ...
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 ...
Safety & Health, Workers’ Compensation, & Early Return to Work
Keeping workers safe and healthy is an important part of human resources, but we know accidents can still happen in the workplace. Is your nonprofit ready to address an accident or injury when ...
The Reinventing Boards Summit affirmed that boards can be reshaped and customized to meet the needs of an individual nonprofit organization, and we can rebuild with values like equity and power ...
Many nonprofits have hired or are considering hiring one or more Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) specialists to lead efforts to make their organization more equitable. This work can be ...
