Nonprofit NoVA - News You Can Use

The Roundtable's new CEO series on 'Hard Questions' starts with a discussion on "Are There Too Many Nonprofits?" Join a conversation with Urban Institute's Elizabeth Boris and Council of Nonprofits' Tim Delaney who were cited in the Wall Street Journal will lead the conversation.

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April 5- Engage Your Boards in Sustainable Funding

Terry Axelrod will facilitate a discussion including "three roles for engaging your board members in mission-based fundraising." FYI: The focus of this session is not on Benevon.

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April 27- SAVE THE DATE: Nonprofit NoVA Membership Meeting

PAST EVENTS

January 27, 2010 - Membership Meeting: Discussed advocacy for the nonprofit sector in Northern Virginia.

December 10, 2009 - Worry Free Advocacy
Did you know that 501(c)(3) organizations can lobby?
April Carson from Alliance for Justice taught nonprofit leaders how nonprofits can lobby, what their lobbying limits are and how to track lobbying activity.
Click here to read more.

October 27, 2009- Membership Meeting: Special Guest Congressman Jim Moran updated Nonprofit NoVA on health care reform.

JULY 28, 2009 - 4th Quarter Membership Meeting: Special guest panelists discussed how we can build community with a new government-nonprofit relationship. Click here to read more about what our panelists had to say.

Front: Arlington Council Chair Barbara Favola; Nonprofit NoVA Chair and ED of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, Patti Donnelly

Back: Alexandria Councilmember Rob Krupicka; VANNO ED Deborah Barfield Williamson; Prince William Vice Chair Wally Covington; Fairfax County Deputy County Executive Verdia Haywood

APRIL 21, 2009 - 3rd Quarter Membership Meeting at CapitalOne in McLean, VA. Special Guest Speakers included:

Mr. Alan Merten, President of George Mason University

Mr. Michael Cassidy, ED of The Commonwealth Institute of Fiscal Policy

February 2. 2009 - Over 20 leaders from Northern Virginia took part in the first delegation of Nonprofit NoVA to Richmond. They were presented on the Senate Floor and spent the day asking lawmakers to maintain support for the nonprofit sector, which uses government funds to keep a safety net under Virginia residents.

January 27, 2009 - Despite a driving snowstorm, a highly successful Member Meeting at Capital One. Presentations came from Sarah Brophy, on "Greening of Nonprofits;" Laura Lacy of Terp Systems on "Social Networking;" and Peggy Sand on "Tips for Successful Mergers."

October, 2008 - Legislative Coffee Hour provided an intimate conversation with staff from Congressman Moran's and Congressman Wolf's offices.

October, 2008 - Thank you to Robert Egger of v3campaign.org for his provocative talk with our members at the October Member Meeting. Thanks to CapitalOne for hosting the event.

Cheri Villa, Nonprofit NoVA Chair and President of Serve, Inc.; Robert Egger; and Kim Young, Nonprofit NoVA's Steering Committee and Community Relations Manager for CapitalOne.

Member Update

DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE CLASSROOM SPACE

Northern Virginia Community College and Nonprofit NoVA would like to know if your organization has available classroom space--during the day, weekends and evenings. Fill out this one minute survey to let us know.

Nonprofits that have extra or unused space may be able to partner with Northern Virginia Community College to provide easier and friendlier access to college programs or other benefits.

ARLINGTON NONPROFIT NETWORK

The Arlington Nonprofit Network (ANN) is mobilizing and advocating for a tax rate increase to cover the budget shortfall without cutting vital services.

The County budget will be presented on Feb 16 and a tax rate increase will be discussed at the County Board meeting on Feb 20.

For more information visit ANN's website or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

LEGISLATION IMPACTS VIRGINIA NONPROFITS

The Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations (VANNO) is tracking 47 pieces of legislation that could impact Virginia nonprofits, including:

legislation allowing a locality to make gifts or donations to nonprofits engaged in providing energy efficiency services or promoting energy efficiency
legislation creating income tax credits for businesses and individuals who make contributions to public school or scholarship foundations
legislation recognizing the important contributions of philanthropy and private foundations and encouraging the formation of these entities in Virginia

View VANNO's latest report