Health Care Tax Credit
December 10th, 2010
Small businesses including nonprofits may be eligible to claim the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act earlier this year, on their taxes.
To learn more about how to qualify and claim the credit, follow the link below:
http://www.cnpchatt.org/www/docs/0.1769/
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Nonprofit Governance Index 2010 Measures Board Practices
December 1st, 2010
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BoardSource has been collecting baseline data about board practices since 1994, and the 2010 edition of the BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index was released just last week. This index, produced with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, provides "a rare opportunity to peer behind the curtains of boardrooms across the United States and listen to a variety of voices from 1,758 nonprofit leaders as they share their experience and perspectives on organizational challenges, governance practices, and board performance."
The index will be available to the public later this month at www.boardsource.org, but until then, here are a select few of the survey's key findings:
- Fundraising remains the most important area for desired board improvement, as the majority of boards surveyed scored themselves lowest in this category of responsibility. The 2010 index reflects a decreased comfort level with fundraising among board members since 2007 - only 57% felt comfortable asking for money directly while 87% felt comfortable doing so by letter.
- Boards averaged 16 members, 7.4 meetings per year, and 5.6 committees. Of the board commitees reported, 78% of boards have an executive committee while 27% have a separate audit committee.
- Demographically, board members are 84% Caucasian, 48% female, and 41% are ages 30 - 49. 72% of board members are selected by the organization's current board.
- 85% of board members participate in personal giving to the nonprofit they serve, an increase from 74% in 2007.
The index found that, on average, 44% of organizations rate recruiting board members "difficult." If your organizations falls into this category, we have the perfect forum for you to meet new recruits. See final details for eNgAge below!
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CNP Survey
November 15th, 2010
At the Center for Nonprofits, our goal is to provide high quality, yet affordable opportunities for staff/board development and organizational growth. As we develop plans for 2011, we'd like your feedback on current services, as well as your input into future services and programs. Please take a moment and complete our 2010 CNP Member/Client Survey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CNP2010.
Complete the survey and be entered into a drawing for a free 1 year membership or a credit towards CNP training!
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ENGAGE in 2 Weeks!
November 2nd, 2010
Find a cause
Serve on a board
Serve on a committee
Lend your talents
Make a difference
Volunteer
eNgAge
Come explore the opportunities to eNgAge with Chattanooga’s nonprofit community and lend your leadership skills. Mix, mingle, network, and learn about board, committee and professional volunteer opportunities with representatives of over 30 area nonprofits representing a wide variety of causes.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010; 5:30-8:30 pm, Business Casual
Complimentary Appetizers
Cash Bar Available
Sheraton Read House-Terrace Room
827 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN
Questions? Contact Sara Collier, 752-0329 saracollier@cnpchatt.org
Registration requested, but not required. Register here or contact Sara Collier.
Presented by United Way’s Center for Nonprofits in partnership with: Allied Arts, Holmberg Arts Leadership Alumni Association, YPAC, Urban League Young Professional, United Way's Volunteer Center, Director of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA), Chattanooga Corporate Volunteer Council, United Way's Emerging Leaders, 100 Black Men, Leadership Chattanooga. Createhere, Chattanooga Technology Council. Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association, Cleveland Community Action Network (CAN)
Sponsored by:
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The Latest in Giving News from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
October 26th, 2010
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According to an October 17 article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, "donations to the nation's biggest charities dropped 11 percent last year, a decline that was the worst in the two decades since The Chronicle started its Philanthopy 400 ranking of the organizations that raise the most from private sources."
- The drop in donations experienced by 400 charities in 2009 was nearly four times as great as in 2001, the second to largest recorded annual decrease.
- Six of the top ten charities in the Philanthropy 400 that raised the most last year reported declines between 4.5 and 40.3 percent.
- In spite of these declines, AmeriCares, Feed the Children, and Habitat for Humanity all increased their giving by at least a billion dollars.
Read the article in its entirely at: http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Sharp-Donation-Drop-at-Big/125004/.
Also in The Chronicle this week - Debra J. Mensch, lead researcher of a new study conducted by the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Center on Philanthopy, reminds fundraisers that "if you do not pay attention to women, you will lose out on a huge audience. This trend [as explored in the article] will continue as women continue to gain income, education, and wealth."
This advice comes after the study of 8,000 households headed by a single man or woman confirmed that "women at every income level give to charity more often than men do" and that "the amount women gave exceeded that of men in comparable circumstances."
Learn more about the study at: http://philanthropy.com/article/Most-Women-Give-More-Than-Men/125035/.
Bolster your organization in these challenging economic times. Consider attending "Taking Special Events Beyond the Normal How-To's" or "Major Gifts: Beyond the Basics" next week. See Upcoming Workshops below for more information!
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