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When in June? - mid-May
Where in Wisconsin? - Still scouting for the best price Date: We heard you loud and clear and pushed the date to May: there are too many conflicts in the beginning of June with the final two weeks of public school and the beginning of vacations. Location: More than half selected Green Bay, Appleton, or had no preference. About 40% had suggestions for around the state, including Wausau, Madison, Milwaukee, and Eau Claire. More Summit details to come. At your fingertips. Remember to bookmark our Resource Links web page. See the growing list of categories below. Suggest additional resources HERE. |
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Rising Costs for Nonprofits Overlooked in Healthcare Proposals Nonprofit organizations are upset that Congress and the Obama administration have not addressed their rising healthcare costs in the healthcare reform proposals being floated on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. The main bill proposed in the House would award a tax credit to small businesses that provide their employees with health insurance. But because nonprofits do not pay income taxes, they would not benefit from the credit.
Small Businesses Urged to Prepare for Disruptions From Swine Flu
How Might We Increase Comfort as We Navigate Uncertainty?
Behavior and Why It Deserves A Seat at the Goverment 2.0 Table
Making Ongoing Volunteering Valued and Visible OK, summer is over, you’ve had a week to get back into work mode, and so The Agitator is ready to offer some heavy lifting this week. We’ve been saving up some important stuff on social media. First up is a new report from the Pew internet Project, called The Internet & Civic Engagement. As usual with Pew’s core research efforts, this one is packed with useful data and insights on how social nets are playing an increasing role in issue advocacy, discourse and donating. |
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| Your RFP Process: The Groundwork for a Successful Relationship For nonprofit executives, requesting proposals for professional services can be a bit like writing and monitoring an on-line dating profile. If you don't capture your organization's needs and values with succinctness and specificity, you may find yourself facing a choice between the wrong suitors. And when it comes to audit and tax needs, taking yourself out of the dating pool is not an option—you must ultimately choose one fish in the sea. When embarking on the RFP process, leaders should strive to get off on the right foot. |
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[Podcast] (Board) Treasurer's Tutorial The Treasurer is the very cornerstone in the structure of fiscal controls safeguarding the organization’s assets, and plays a critical role in helping nonprofit board directors understand the organization’s fiscal status. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with Maricruz Talavera-Pettis about the Treasurer’s responsibilities, as well as qualifications needed by those serving in this important position. Maricruz Talavera-Pettis is the Director of Finance and Compliance for Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services in Milwaukee and currently serves as the Treasurer for Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee. |
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Thinking Through Your Social Networking Tone
It can be hard to work through the many and sometimes conflicting messages we're hearing about the types of things nonprofits should post on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Just be yourself! Be authentic! Be fun and witty! But don't be inane! Don't just post PR message points! But be relevant! Align your use of social networks around your organization's goals! But talk to what your audience is interested in! 5 Tips For How to Start and Grow a Successful Blog ... I've been blogging for the past five years, and my green design sites Inhabitat and Inhabitots rank in the Technorati top 100 - and I'd like to pass on some of the tricks of the trade I've learned through relentless trial and error. |
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Online Translations At Your Fingertips Eric Leland walks through the options for getting automatic online translations from one langauge into another. Networking Basics: What's a Firewall? No doubt, you've heard the term “firewall” in regard to computing, but do you know what it is? When it comes to security, we should all be educated consumers, so this is an introduction to the basic concepts in protecting yourself with firewalls. (Thanks to Idealware.org, a WNA Preferred Vendor, for these technology tips.) |
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UW-Parkside Nonprofit Board Development Conference, Kenosha. 9/22/09, 3p - 8:30p, UW-Parkside, Student Center. Keynoter Bliss Browne on "Growing the Strengths of Nonprofit Organizations." Other topics include fundraising, the roles and responsibilities of board members, sustaining and growing your organization, working with consultants, reading and understanding financials, technology, and much more! Cost: $50. For more information or a full brochure, or Anna Clementi or (262)595-2498. Forward Community Investment's 15th Anniversary Breakfast, Madison. 10/23/09, 7:30a - 10a, Madison Concourse Hotel. Keynoter: Robert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen; director of the V3 Campaign, and founder and co-convener of the first Nonprofit Congress. According to Robert, the V3 Campaign will make the voice of the social enterprise and nonprofit movement heard, its value realized and its votes counted in every election. Cost: $50/pp; $600/table of 8. For more info
Free Webinar: The 5 Attributes of Great Leaders - Unleashing the mentor in new managers and leader |
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Ready to save money? It's not sexy, but it sure is smart!
UST provides nonprofits with a safe, cost-effective alternative to paying state unemployment taxes. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization you can opt out of the state’s tax-rated unemployment system and only pay the state dollar for dollar for your unemployment claims. Two Key Benefits of UST Participation: #1—Tax savings By joining UST, your organization is guaranteed to pay 25% less in each of the first two years of participation than you would by paying state unemployment taxes. In the third and subsequent years of your participation, your contribution rates are determined annually by UST's actuary based on your organization's actual claim’s experience. These rates have historically saved members 25% to 60% long term. Nonprofits paying into the state unemployment tax system are paying in $2.20 for every $1.00 paid out in claims. UST members are paying in $1.10 for every $1.00 paid out in claims. #2—Claim Savings UST has partnered with TALX Employer Services to provide claims monitoring services. UST participants are assigned a dedicated TALX claims representative who will review all claims to detect any irregularities, improper charges, or inaccuracies. Last year, our vigilant claims monitoring resulted in national claims savings of over $35 million for UST member agencies. Request a quote today to see exactly how much money your organization can save with UST. For more information please visit www.ChooseUST.org, or call toll-free 1-888-249-4788 x 1163. |
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