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Meet our Advocacy
Committee Co-Chairs!
Sally Ehrenfried
is Community Relations & Philanthropy Manager at Blackbaud.
Sally manages Blackbaud's corporate giving portfolio, directs corporate giving and works with the company's almost 2,000 employees to promote philanthropy and volunteerism.
While she works to engage Blackbaud's employees in community service, Sally is also putting some of her public policy and political roots to work.
She is helping Blackbaud lay a foundation for government relations work and looking at how legislation impacts the nonprofit sector, its customers and its employees.
Prior to working for Blackbaud Sally spent 13 years in Washington, DC working for US Sen. George J. Mitchell of Maine and as a personal assistant for US Sen Ronald Wyden of Oregon.
Sally also serves on several local and national boards and committees, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals' US Governmental Relations Committee and its Political Action Committee Board.
Betty Plumb
is Executive Director of the South Carolina Arts Alliance (SCAA), the state's primary arts policy, advocacy and service organization.
Under her leadership, the Arts Alliance has developed an extensive grassroots advocacy network in support of the arts and arts education, completing many successful advocacy campaigns.
Betty and the Arts Alliance have been the recipient of such awards as the Alene Valkanas State Arts Advocacy Award from Americans for the Arts, which honors an individual that has "dramatically affected the political landscape through their arts advocacy efforts at the state level", the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award - the Governor's Award for the Arts, the S.C. Art Education Association, the S.C. Dance Association, and Winthrop University's Medal of Honor in the Arts.
Betty was recently named to the 2011 Top 25 Most Powerful & Influential Leaders in the Nonprofit Arts by Barry's Blog, a national arts blog out of California.
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Charitable Raffles - Tell Us What You Think
For years SCANPO and other nonprofit organizations have been working to legalize charitable raffles as a method of fundraising for nonprofits.
In 2013, we will need to submit new legislation on this issue. If you are interested in charitable raffle legislation, please fill out our survey. Take seven minutes to help us, help you.
We will use the data collected in drafting proposed legislation. This will help us to further determine what nonprofits want in order to raise the funds that they need!
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SCANPO is run by nonprofit leaders, for nonprofit leaders. We aim to support our members,
and all South Carolina nonprofits, by: building the knowledge network, promoting collaboration and strengthening our collective voice. Want to know more... www.scanpo.org Or call 803.929.0399 |
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Hello Nonprofit Colleagues,
So, it's summer time. Legislators have nearly packed their bags and are heading home. Time to put your advocacy program efforts on the side burner until December, right? Wrong!
The fall is your time as a nonprofit organization to visit your elected officials and local delegations in their home offices. This is simple to do - just call and make an appointment!
Legislators need to see how nonprofit organizations work and help the communities they represent. If you're having any events this fall, make sure to invite your local delegates.
"Out of sight, out of mind" is a common phrase in life - don't let your nonprofit be out of mind for your elected officials, so stay in sight!
Yours in service,
Madeleine
Madeleine McGee
President
madeleine@scanpo.org
843-708-2346
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SC Laws Impacting Nonprofits
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SCANPO is honored to have John Rouff monitoring SC legislation. John has summarized laws passed this session for your review.
H. 3241, R. 188 - Provisions related to charter schools
S. 149, R. 212 - The Equal Access to Interscholastic Activities Act; this law allows homeschooled students to participate in the interscholastic activities of the school district they live in.
H. 4766 - SC Benefit Corporation Act; this law permits a corporation to elect to provide certain public benefits without liability or derivative suit for failing to maximize profits.
S. 429, R. 213 - Uniform Principal and Income Act; this law provides for the process to determine the allocation of payment made from a separate fund to certain trusts under the South Carolina Uniform Principal and Income Act. Provides the source of funds that must pay for a tax on a trust's share of the taxable income of the entity and to provide comment.
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SCANPO Members Now Have New Advocacy Resources
The Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI), which since 1998 has trained thousands of United Ways and other nonprofits on advocating legally and effectively, has joined forces with the National Council of Nonprofits by transferring all of its advocacy training materials and curriculum to the National Council.
As a National Council member, SCANPO can draw upon CLPI's proven resources to help SCANPO members and SC nonprofits improve their advocacy efforts. Contact Madeleine if you are interested in learning more, or visit our website.
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An Update from Secretary of State Mark Hammond
 The Secretary of State's Office serves the people of South Carolina in many ways. Of special interest to the nonprofit world, the Secretary of State's Office regulates charitable solicitations and serves as the state filing office for nonprofit corporations. ..."My main focus during my third term as Secretary of State has been to provide innovative technology to enhance the process of filing, maintaining, and making available to the public those records required to be filed with our office pursuant to statute."
Read the rest of Secretary Hammond's Annual Update!
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Learn From Fellow Advocates - What Your Neighbors Are Doing
The environmental community has been hard at work this legislative session! They have had their successes, and disappointments, but their diligence has paid off. Here are some of their big issues:
H. 3470 - The Phosphorus Bill (prohibits the use, sale, or manufacture of cleaning detergents containing phosphates, a harmful chemical found in our lakes and rivers) - Passed!
H. 3617 - The Sewage Polluter Bill (requires any wastewater utility with two spills of over 5,000 gallons each within a 12-month period, per every 100 miles of pipe, to undergo a comprehensive audit of what caused the spill and to fix the problems identified) - Passed!
S. 461 - ABC Recycling Bill - Not Passed
H. 3083 - Conservation Bank (extended life beyond 2013 sunset clause) - Passed!
H. 3631 - Prescribed Fire (this bill encourages more landowners to become certified in performing this very important land management firm) - Passed!
The General Assembly is back in "special session" at the Statehouse this week. The Budget Conference Committee continues its meetings to hammer out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget. No decisions have been made yet between the $500,000 increase to the South Carolina Arts Commission's budget -- all for grants -- that is in the Senate version, and flat funding with no increase that is in the House version. A decision could be made at any time this week.
Advocates still have time to contact those budget Conferees in support of the increase. Those legislators are Representatives Brian White, Harry Ott, Murrell Smith and Senators Hugh Leatherman, John Land, and Danny Verdin. Follow the South Carolina Arts Alliance on Facebook.
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