Youth Employment
As the school year is coming to a close, more youth under the age of 18 will be looking for a summer job or volunteer opportunity. Working and volunteering provide valuable experience for young ...
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Join us in Integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) Learning into Your Nonprofit
We know that keeping equity front and centered in our organization’s work is critical to meeting our mission. Here is one way the Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA) team is prioritizing ...
Prioritizing Mental Health and Wellness for Nonprofit Staff and Volunteers
We are now faced with dramatic evidence that by not directing attention to mental health, we are unlikely to retain engaged, productive staff teams and volunteers. Here are some things to think about to create a supportive team culture that works to acknowledge the difficult times we are in and honor each of us as human beings with unique experiences.
Health Insurance Options for Small Nonprofits
Q: We have fewer than 5 employees. How can we provide health insurance benefits for them?
A: Many of us have health on our minds. The health insurance market is confusing, so I asked three ...
Three Simple Tips for a More Accessible Online Presence
As disability awareness increases, communicators are working hard to understand how to make online content more accessible.
As a communicator who is just beginning to understand the ...
Adventures in Compensation
How do nonprofits decide how much to pay their employees? This question is frequently asked of us, and there is not one clear answer. In fact, Washington Nonprofits has struggled to determine what is fair compensation for our staff. Going into 2021, we decided to do some work to determine if our team was being paid livable and competitive wages. Here are a few of the things we learned.
So, You Want to Start a Nonprofit…
Since the pandemic started, several people per week have been asking me how to start a nonprofit. Often, they want to know how fast they can secure tax-exempt status. Your generous and empathetic responses to society’s increasing needs boosts my faith in humanity.
How Nonprofits Can Get Out The Vote
Nonprofits in Washington have a critical role — and right — ensuring that every vote counts in the upcoming election.
Five Tips to Help You Prepare for Your Nonprofit’s Accounting Year End
Guest post by Julleen Snyder, Partner, Jacobson Jarvis
For the past five years, we have partnered with Jacobson Jarvis to help board members learn what they need to know about nonprofit ...
New law prohibits asking about a job applicant’s salary history
As of July 28, 2019, there is a Washington State law that affects all nonprofits with employees. Governor Jay Inslee signed a new law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants ...
Member Spotlight: NAMI Yakima – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on a Nonprofit Board
Why work for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion on a nonprofit board? What are the benefits? NAMI Yakima can answer that. With their transformed board, community relationship improved, ...
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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