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PO Box 1091
Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: 701-258-9101
Toll Free: 888-396-3266
Fax: 701-223-4645
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| NDANO announces new cost-saving partner |
NDANO is pleased to announce the selection of Mission Research, developer of GiftWorks™ fundraising software for nonprofits, as a new cost-saving partner. As a benefit of the partnership, NDANO members will get 20 percent off all purchases of GiftWorks. "Mission Research is proud to partner with the North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations to make GiftWorks available to its member organizations," says Mary Pat Donnellon, Mission Research executive vice president. "This is another step toward our mission of providing nonprofits of all sizes and budgets with effective fundraising technology." NDANO joins eight other state associations in recommending GiftWorks to their members. Association partners include The Council of Community Services of New York State (CCSNYS), Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO), Colorado Nonprofit Association, Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Hawai'i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO), Idaho Nonprofit Center (INC), North Carolina Center for Nonprofits and the Utah Nonprofit Association (UNA). Mission Research, makers of GiftWorks, is a socially responsible company dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations use technology to raise money. "Our passion is to support those who improve the world," says Donnellon. Learn more and get discount pricing on GiftWorks. | |
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| It's time for bold, proactive leadership |
This is the call from Tim Delaney, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations, to nonprofit leaders across the country. Delaney writes:
"These are the times that try men's souls," wrote Thomas Paine in 1776 when helping to launch American independence. His words still ring true today, given the current economic despair and growing uncertainty about the future. Our families, colleagues, constituents, friends and neighbors feel threatened. Everyone yearns for earnest leaders who will show the way to a better collective future. Today's positional leaders seem nervous, however, frozen in place, fearful to step forward. Who will provide the bold, proactive leadership our communities need in these trying times? Nonprofit leaders can. We must. For our communities, nonprofit board members and staffs can initiate bold, proactive leadership in these ways: rally to unify our communities, engage in public policy and tell our story persuasively.
Below are a few ways that NDANO is taking on Delaney's call to action.
Engage in public policy
North Dakota's legislative session is only two months away. NDANO is gearing up for the session, ready to inform you about potential legislation that impacts the entire state nonprofit sector in its weekly Legislative e-Update. We also encourage you and your organization to get active and advocate for your cause. Here are some websites and tools to help:
* Register as a North Dakota lobbyist - ND Secretary of State
* Understand the legislative process - ND Legislature
* Know your legislators - ND Legislative Assembly
* Know the lobbying rules for nonprofits (yes, it's legal) - Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest and Alliance For Justice
Whether you're new to public policy or have been an active advocate for years, there's a new website on "Effective Advocacy at All Levels of Government" from CLPI and the Kellogg Foundation. Sample advocacy plans, lobbying rules and how to make a case for advocacy are just a few of the subjects covered by this website.
Tell our story persuasively
NDANO is working on a new report on the North Dakota nonprofit sector, which will highlight the number and diversity of nonprofits in our state. We plan to release the report in January, the first month of the state legislative session. The report will be distributed to policymakers at the federal, state and local level, media and nonprofits. We hope the report will help you tell your story as an organization and our story as a sector to your stakeholders.
Keep us informed
Does your organization have a great story to tell? Have you had a public policy success or are you working on specific legislation? Are you uniting your community around an important issue? NDANO is interested in learning about the good work your organization is doing. Let us know by e-mailing or calling 701-258-9101 or 888-396-3266. We want to hear from you.
Delaney's call to action
To learn more about Delaney's call to action, read his complete article and the companion pieces "Economic Crisis Hammers America's Small and Midsize Nonprofits" and "The Value of Small and Midsize Community-based Nonprofits." |
| NDANO Quick Poll |
NDANO is interested in learning about legislative issues that are important to your organization in the upcoming state legislative session. Please take a minute to let us know - just click here.
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| Maximize Your NDANO Membership |
Learn how to make the most of your NDANO membership by participating in a free webinar featuring five of NDANO's cost-saving partners. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10-11 a.m.
Learn about member discounts for:
* Web and audioconferencing from ReadyTalk
* Long-term care insurance from Noridian Insurance Services
* Retirement programs from Security Benefit and the RAM Group
* Directors and officers liability insurance from Monitor Liability Managers and the
Bain Agency
* Fundraising software from Mission Research
Each cost-saving partner will share information about its product and how it may benefit you as a NDANO member. There will be plenty of time to ask questions.
Register here.
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| 990's Do Matter workshop coming to Bismarck |
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Among the many challenges you will face in the coming year as a nonprofit leader, you need to be aware of a significant revision of your primary reporting form, the Form 990. The IRS has completely overhauled the Form 990 effective for years begun after Dec. 31, 2007.
NDANO is pleased to bring the 990's Do Matter workshop to Bismarck on Jan. 27, 2009, from 1-4:30 p.m. to help nonprofits prepare for these changes.
The new 990 goes well beyond the Form's previous and narrow focus on organizational finances. Now, more than 75 percent of the form asks for non-financial information. It is essential that filers (and their advisors) understand the multiple aspects of the new Form.
The presenter is Eve Borenstein, who has taught Form 990 essentials for almost two decades to nonprofit organization managers and consultants, as well as to the CPA community. She co-chairs the American Bar Association Form 990 Task Force and helped the IRS develop the Redesigned Form.
Register today for the 990's Do Matter workshop. The cost is $30 for NDANO members and $50 for nonmembers. |
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Training Opportunities |
Podcasting 4+1 webinar Nov. 5
This free webinar offers a step-by-step approach to launching and sustaining a successful Podcast series. The webinar will uncover the four stages every Podcaster should go through to get into production; the one giant step of promotion; the practical tips and lessons on what makes a business Podcast series successful. ReadyTalk and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), both NDANO cost-saving partners, are hosting the free webinar Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Enter "ReadyTalk" in the "Where did you hear?" field; this will allow you to attend the webinar for free. Register for the webinar here. "Grandmaster of American Fundraisers" at National Philanthropy Celebration Nov. 14
The ND AFP - Northern Plains Chapter's National Philanthropy Celebration will be held Nov. 14 at the Ramada Inn in Grand Forks. Jerold Panas, a consultant to philanthropy, is the featured presenter. Panas is the author of two books and is among a small handful of the Grandmasters of American fundraisers.
NDANO members receive discount rates. Early bird rates are $50 before Nov. 5. For more information, call 218-745-6008 or e-mail Denise Laymon.
Idealware online seminars
* Choosing a Low Cost Constituent Database - Thursday, Nov. 6
* Choosing eNewsletter Software - Wednesday, Nov. 12
All Idealware online seminars are from noon-1:30 p.m. NDANO members receive a 15 percent discount. Visit NDANO's "Cost-Saving Programs" and then choose "Idealware" to view a complete description of each seminar.
eTapestry fundraising webinar Dec. 2
This is a special "Executive Briefing" webinar session for nonprofit professionals interested in the latest technology, tools and strategies for fundraising. Attendees will learn why and how database management should be more than record keeping. Use it as a tool for raising more money, building stronger relationships, communicating better and lowering costs.
There is no cost for this educational session, which is brought to you by eTapestry. The webinar will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 9-11:30 a.m. To register, click here. |
| Meet a Member - Greater Grand Forks
Community Service Program |
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The mission of the Greater Grand Forks Community Service Program is to evaluate the risks and needs of adult offenders in order to safely place them within Grand Forks and the surrounding communities to work community service as not only a benefit to the public, but to also provide offenders with an opportunity to exhibit contrition, reparation and compensation for the crimes they have committed and act as a deterrent to future criminal acts.
Clients referred to our program to work community service as part of a court sentence or in lieu of paying probation supervision fees, provide an average of 12,000 hours of labor annually to nonprofit and government agencies in the counties of Grand Forks, Walsh, Steele, Traill and Nelson. While contributing to the area in a postive way, clients are able to continue to work, attend college or care for their families. Many clients are ordered to work community service in lieu of serving time in jail, thus saving the taxpayers a great deal of money that would be required to house, feed and supervise them. In addition, we provide drug testing for clients who are required to submit to random drug testing as a condition of bond as well as clients referred by Social Service for drug testing.
Through both programs, we strive to help clients remain crime and drug free; but also, hold them accountable by reporting continued drug use or failure to comply to the referring agency. Learn more about the Greater Grand Forks Community Service Program by e-mailing or calling 701-775-3403. If you are interested in having your nonprofit featured in an upcoming newsletter, e-mail NDANO. Requests are honored on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| Partner Profile - Security Benefit |
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NDANO established a partnership with Security Benefit to provide members with quality retirement programs.
Hal Harrison, vice president of Security Benefit's retirement plan department, developed the Retirement Asset Management Group, Inc. (the RAM Group) to administer the Security Benefit plans. Security Benefit's offerings as a NDANO cost-saving partner will remain the same; however, the new arrangement with Harrison and the RAM Group will enhance the existing services offered to NDANO members, including offering online proposals and a variety of service options.
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