Nonprofit News & Views
The Nonprofit News & Views section, brought to you by the WCN Advocacy Committee, addresses the issues that affect the nonprofit sector in the broadest sense.
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- Washington Nonprofits - A new state association has been formed in 2010 that will provide Washington’s 50,000+ nonprofits with representation in state and federal policy decisions. Its mission is to provide a voice for nonprofits and associations from all parts of the state and increase the ability of public benefit organizations to achieve their missions and serve their communities.
FMI: http://www.washingtonnonprofits.org/
- December 2009 Report on Nonprofit Capacity - Philanthrophy Northwest recently released a report on nonprofit capacity building and needs in Washington State, including Whatcom County data. This report was funded by several major foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Medina Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust and others. It focuses on the important of building the capacity of individual nonprofits and of the sector, which "is not only the right thing to do, it is strategic, logical and good business practice."
To view "An Assessment of Capacity Building in Washington State", go to http://www.philanthropynw.org/s_pnw/sec.asp?CID=14919&DID=34321.
- New State Legislation HB 2576 - The Secretary of State’s office has submitted state legislation, HB 2576, to “restructure and affirm" fees charged by the Corporations Division, which includes the Charities Program. Section 13 in the bill re-affirms the Secretary of State’s authority to collect funds for use in the charitable organization education program authorized in RCW 19.09.510.
FMI: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2010&bill=2576