Nonprofit Portal Digest
September 2007
IN THIS ISSUE
NONPROFITS IN THE NEWS
Draft Redesigned Form 990
The IRS has released for public comment a discussion draft of a redesigned Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. The discussion draft constitutes a significant redesign of the form, which has been revised only on a piecemeal basis since 1979. Comments should be emailed to the IRS no later than September 14, 2007.
Independent Sector has prepared a draft of comments on the draft form based on member feedback, which is available for public viewing.
In addition, the National Center for Charitable Statistics, in collaboration with Guidestar, has created a wiki—a collaborative website like the one used by Wikipedia—to collect and refine thoughts on the IRS draft form 990. Check it out or join the conversation at http://www.nccs2.org/wiki
OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
2007 Fred Lindner Prize for Social Innovation in Wisconsin
The Helen Bader Foundation announces the Fred Lindner Prize, honoring an exceptional individual age 50 or over who is defying expectations by channeling his or her creativity and talent to address critical social problems at the local, regional or national level. The winner will receive $5,000 and will be able to designate an additional $5,000 to the organization of his or her choice. The deadline for nominations is September 17, 2007.
2007 Good Grant Award
The deadline for nominations for the Good Grant Award, sponsored by the Donors Forum of Wisconsin, has been extended to September 7. The award honors funders and grantees that have demonstrated leadership through a creative partnership by working together for the greater good.
Call for Proposals: 2008 Nonprofit Research Minigrant
The Nonprofit Research Minigrant Program, sponsored by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is designed to promote research on nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector. A call for proposals for the 2008 program will be issued shortly. To sign up to receive an announcement, send an email to nonprofit-research-join@uwm.edu (no subject line or message is necessary).
2008 Charitable Events Guide
Submit your fundraising events online for inclusion in the annually printed Milwaukee Magazine Charitable Events Guide. The Guide is a stand-alone calendar listing of metro Milwaukee 's fundraising events. Event listings are free.
AEG Salary & Benefits Survey
The Agency Executives Group along with MRA, will be conducting the bi-annual Salary & Benefits Survey this Fall. Executive Directors should be on the look out for the Survey in the regular mail. If you would like to take part in the survey, please send a note and your contact information to info@nonprofitcentermilwaukee.org . The surveys are due to be mailed at the end of September, and the compiled information will be available at the November 20th AEG meeting.
Board Consultant Institute
The Nonprofit Management Fund is recruiting candidates for a new Board Consultant Institute. This is an opportunity for practicing consultants to acquire new and strengthen their current skills as board development consultants to nonprofit organizations. For more information, contact Patricia Wyzbinski, Nonprofit Management Fund at 414-271-4869 or fundadvisors@nonprofitmanagementfund.org.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Volunteering in America : 2007 State Trends and Rankings in Civic Life
For the second consecutive year, the Corporation for National and Community Service, in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau, has produced a detailed breakdown of America 's volunteering habits and patterns by state and region. This report is a valuable tool for states, community leaders and service organizations to expand the ranks of American volunteers and help build a culture of service and citizenship.
Nonprofit Governance in the United States : Findings on Performance and Accountability from the First National Representative Study
by Francie Ostrower, Urban Institute
The first national representative study of nonprofit boards offers a revealing statistical examination of such issues as board adoption of Sarbanes-Oxley practices; levels of board engagement in an array of internal and external roles and responsibilities; board compensation and recruitment; and compensation and financial transactions between boards and the organizations they are charged with supervising.
Foundations in Wisconsin --2007
The new 26 th print edition of Foundations in Wisconsin is now available. This is the only directory of its kind which covers every active, grantmaking foundation in the state of Wisconsin . For more information, visit the website for the Funding Information Center at Marquette University 's Raynor Library.
Paying for Overhead: A Study of the Impact of Foundations' Overhead Payment Policies on Educational and Human Service Organizations
By Patrick Rooney and Heidi Frederick, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
The Limits of Social Enterprise : A Field Study and Case Analysis
Neil Kleiman and Nancy Rosenbaum, Seedco Policy Center
This report embraces the broad notion of social enterprise as flexible and entrepreneurial entities, but it raises cautions about the more specific notion of nonprofits operating businesses.
SAVE THE DATE!
Fall Nonprofit Research Colloquium Series Kicks Off September 19
The Nonprofit Research Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will kick off on September 19 with two presentations of planned research: “Understanding Organizational Change in the Nonprofit Hospital Sector: Implications for Quality Management Practice” (Mesut Akdere) and “The Process and Outcome of Nonprofit Consolidation in the Hospital Sector” (Ann Lenarson Greer).
Save the date for all the presentations through December by printing out the Fall 2007 schedule.
September 25: Information Session on Graduate Programs in Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
October 3: Accountable Finance--Ensuring Integrity
The final workshop in the Accountability Imperative series sponsored by the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee will feature Dottie Johnson, Director of Financial Management Services Program of Lumity. Participants will learn what steps are needed to achieve a greater measure of financial accountability and how to utilize practical tools to strengthen mission.
New Perspectives on Philanthropy: October 17
The 8th annual statewide conference on philanthropy sponsored by the Donors Forum of Wisconsin will feature keynote speakers Peter Frumkin and Joel Fleishman, and sessions on advocacy, going to scale, creating board engagement, effective partnerships between philanthropy and government, and more. Register by October 11, 2007. UPCOMING TRAINING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Board Governance
Sign up with BoardStar, an initiative of the Nonprofit Management Fund, to get notification of free weekly podcasts about matters of interest to nonprofit board directors.
Recent podcasts include:
Reviewing Financials (August 29)
In a discussion with Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund , Scott Haumersen of Wegner LLP, CPAs & Consultants offers helpful hints for all Directors as they review their nonprofits' financial documents.
Visit the Portal Calendar to learn about upcoming workshops, conferences and other training and learning events. Some upcoming highlights: Boards
9/19—Opening the Door to the Board Room: Choosing to Serve (Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee )
9/19—Orientation Express: The Training of the Board (BoardStar)
10/16—A (Board) President's Primer (Board Star)
Nonprofit Management
9/11—Oh, the Places You'll Go…Volunteering (AVA/SEW and IACV)
9/12—Creating a Fund Development Plan (Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee )
9/19—The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word-of-Mouth Marketing (Sustainable Racine )
9/26—Information Management ( UWM School of Continuing Education)
10/4—Diversity in Action: An Historic Look at Nonprofit Organizations (UWM School of Continuing Education)
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Office Manager (Rethinking Schools)
Bilingual Social Worker (Community Care)
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Teen Program Assistant (Neighborhood House of Milwaukee)
Executive Director (Master Singers of Milwaukee)
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