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Resources Quick Pick
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BoardStar ?Free podcasts for board members and those who love them - smart enough and short enough for every board meeting.
Energize Inc. Resource library, referral network, collective wisdom especially for leaders of volunteers.
Nonprofit Economic Vitality Center Info and strategies to navigate today's economy. From National Council of Nonprofits.
New York Times Giving Site News and resources from around the country.
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Join WNA Today!
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Not yet a member? Become part of the collective voice promoting the impact of our vital sector. Visit us at
www.WisconsinNonprofits.org
or contact Elaine Glowacki, Member Services Coordinator, elaine@wisconsinnonprofits.org or 608-238-7103.
Not sure you're a member?
Click HERE.
Regional Membership Coordinators
Wisconsin Nonprofits Association
Our purpose is to increase the effectiveness, visibility, and credibility of Wisconsin's nonprofits through advocacy, resource sharing, and technical support.
We find common ground for common good to offer a collective voice for nonprofits.
WNA is a proud member of:
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Association News
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WNA Seeks New Board Members
Members, please consider joining our Board of Directors. We strive to ensure that the Board reflects the broad diversity of our state's nonprofit leaders from the richness of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences to the types of organizations represented. Applications accepted through Dec 31. Criteria and nomination/application form HERE.
Mark your calendar!
Summit 2009 • June 1 & 2 • Wisconsin Dells
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Financial Regulations Watch
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New 403(b) Regulations: Nonprofits, this means YOU
Deadline: January 1, 2009
For the first time ever, nonprofits that offer 403(b) retirement plans and certain tax-deferred annuity (TDA) arrangements to their employees are now required to have a written Plan Document - NO exceptions.
Contact your current plan provider for assistance.
Other Resources:
Mutual of America, WNA Preferred Vendor: brochure outlining the Plan Document. For more info: Broc Berge, Mutual of America Senior Consultant, 414-359-1221.
National Council of Nonprofits: recorded webinar on the changes and how they will affect your organization. WNA/nonmember fees apply.
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Nonprofit Sector News
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STATE NEWS
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center Helps Train Nonprofit Leaders
The rapid growth in the number of nonprofits in Wisconsin combined with an impending wave of retirements in that sector will create job opportunities for people seeking meaningful work. But making the leap from the corporate to nonprofit realm requires more than a big heart. (Related New York Times story.)
NATIONAL NEWS
NEW virtual Nonprofit Economic Vitality Center
- Basic Facts and Analysis of current economy
- Impacts on nonprofits by geography, type of organization
- Action steps nonprofits can take
From National Council of Nonprofits.
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Management Tip
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Topic: How Will the Economic Crisis Affect Volunteering?
Assumption: In hard times, people “can’t afford” to volunteer.
Reality: In hard times when people feel they want to but can't give money, they're more willing to give time. This substitution is even more likely for people already committed to an organization’s cause.
Substituting skills for money is also a pattern in corporate philanthropy, so look to employee volunteering as an alternative or supplement to funding requests.
Remember to encourage (and support!) volunteering in your fundraising appeals. The organization that enables contributors to blend time and money may end the recession with more volunteers and ultimately bigger donors.
Excerpted from the Energize Inc. November Hot Topic by Susan J. Ellis.
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NEW WNA Member Benefits
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Prescription Drug Discount Program Saves 15% to 75%
SunRX offers WNA members and their families discounts on prescriptions. Getting started is as simple as going online and printing off a membership card. No coupons or claims forms—just instant savings.
See SunRX for pricing information and participating pharmacies. This benefit is through WNA's relationship with the National Council of Nonprofits.
Background Checks Program Saves 53% to 72%
MyBackgroundCheck.com offers WNA members access to standard volunteer screening services include social security trace, U.S. criminal search, and national sex offender registry search for $6.95 per screen – 72% off regular rate/13% off nonprofit rate. Standard employment screenings include all features of volunteer screening plus previous employment verification and education verification for $20.95 – 53% off regular rate/16% off nonprofit rate.
This benefit is through WNA's relationship with the National Council of Nonprofits.
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Preferred Vendor Highlight
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Mutual of America Life Insurance Company has been providing quality
retirement products and services to nonprofits of all sizes for more than 50 years. The company offers full retirement plans, including 401(k), 403(b), and SIMPLE and SEP IRAs, with complete administrative and
investment management services.
WNA Member Benefit: Competitively priced retirement plans and investment management services tailored for nonprofits. Plus:
- Personal, local service
- Salaried (non-commissioned) sales consultants
- Online plan administration system
- Allocation changes/transfers without transaction fee
- Employee education and enrollment meetings
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New Members - Welcome!
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Building Your Tomorrows, Inc., Rhinelander
Common Ground, Milwaukee
Church Counsel, Inc., Little Chute
The Exchange Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Madison
Michael Furgiuele, Green Bay
The HOPE of Wisconsin, Madison
Philanthropie de la Baie, Green Bay
Senior Services Plus Health Care, Janesville
Wisconsin Volunteer Coordinators Association,
Green Bay
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