News

Why?
A provision buried in the "Pension Protection Act of 2006" requires that every organization file some sort of report every year. Any organization that doesn't for three years in a row will lose their tax exempt status.

Find Out Now!
If you're on the list you have until May 15, 2010 to comply - and get OFF! Find out if your organization or one you support is at risk; simply click here.

What's Next?
Okay, so if you're on the list don't panic. You have until May 15, 2010, to file with the Internal Revenue Service.

• Organizations with less than $25,000 in annual revenues need to fill out Form 990-N. This is a convenient, easy and electronic form. It asks for eight items of information. The IRS has a comprehensive guide and a link to the form here.
• Organizations with less than $500,000 in annual revenues and less than $1.25 million in assets can use the Form 990-EZ.
• Larger Organizations should use Form 990.
• Private Foundations should use Form 990-PF.

Learn More

Put Barber, editor of the Nonprofit FAQ, has blogged about this very issue on Idealist.org. Check out his article here.

The New York Times reported on the provision, and it's nation-wide impact. Read the article here.

Information courtesy of EA alliance of nonprofits.

Project Empower Organizations Selected

NAC is pleased to announce the selection of 17 faith and community based organizations to participate in Project Empower, a federal Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) grant matched with funding from the City of Seattle. The 17 organizations will receive a combination of intensive technical assistance, training, and capacity building (sub-awards) grants to address: 1) Leadership Development; 2) Organizational Development; 3) Program Development; and 4) Community Engagement. NAC will be awarding each group a sub-award of $10,000-15,000 totaling $200,000. A total of 47 organizations responded to a competitive Request for Investment process.

Technical Assistance and training will be provided by NAC and our partner organizations, the National Community Development Institute and the White Center Community Development Association.

The goal of Project Empower is to help grassroots faith and community based organized maximize their social impact as they provide services to those most in need resulting in improved economic and social well being for individuals, families and children and stronger, healthier and more resilient communities.

Project Empower Cohort Organizations

• 4C Coalition
• Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center
• Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle
• East African Community Services
• Goodwill Development Association
• International Drop-In Center
• New Traditions
• Para Los Ninos
• Puget Sound Training Center
• Red Eagle Soaring
• Somali Community Services Coalition
• Somali Youth and Family Club
• South Park Information and Resource Center
• Southeast Seattle Senior Center
• The Food Bank at Saint Mary's
• Vietnamese Friendship Association
• Youth Media Institute

The Central Area Motivation Program will also join the cohort funded by non CCF funding.

NAC launches Building Bridges: Understanding Violence through Culture and Identity

The Nonprofit Assistance Center is excited is to announce the launch of our youth leadership project: Building Bridges: Understanding Violence through Culture and Identity. This project is funded by the Boeing Employees Community Fund, the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund and the Marguerite Casey Foundation. Building Bridges will train 8 youth leaders (who are African American, East African and Latino/Caribbean of African descent) who will co-design and facilitate discussion about race, culture and identity. The Youth leaders will also recruit youth from their respective ethnic, cultural communities to be a part of these discussions. The youth sessions will follow with facilitated dialogues with youth and their parents.

This youth program will create and foster opportunities to work in teams across cultural and ethnic groups to build understanding and relationships, thereby breaking down myths, stereotypes and cultural differences while also acknowledging and celebrating their unique cultural identity and history.

This project is a partnership with the Horn of Africa and Garfield Campus Advisory Council.

Youth Leaders hold first convening at Rainier Community Center on April 17, 2010

First Convening of Building Bridges Youth Leaders and Team-building session with The Movement

The NAC Board is Seeking Members

Do you have a passion for making a difference? The Nonprofit Assistance Center has opportunities for you to become involved by joining our Board of Directors and/or serving as a volunteer at the Office.

The Nonprofit Assistance Center is recruiting Board members and volunteers who believe in NAC’s mission and values and the exciting programs that we offer. Click here to for more information on NAC.

If you are interested in serving on the NAC Board of Directors or volunteering at NAC, please contact Vicki Asakura, Executive Director at vasakura@nacseattle.org or 
206 324-5850 x 12.   
Click here for the board application form.

Trainings

All of the following trainings will be held at NAC, 1618 S. Lane Street, Suite 201 except where noted.

3rd Peer Learning Gathering

• What: Executive Director Peer Learning Gathering
• Who should attend: Executive Directors 
• When: Thursday, July 15, 2010 
• Where: Para Los Niños, 425 SW 144th Street, Burien, WA 98166 
• Facilitator/resource – Aileen Balahadia

For more information or to RSVP for the Peer Learning Gatherings, contact Kissy at  (206) 324-5850 x10 or kgaston@nacseattle.org.

Marketing and Outreach

This interactive workshop on marketing and outreach will provide the opportunity to build and practice skills such as creating effective flyers and how to get them out to the community, practicing how to promote your organization and learn from one another. Participants are invited to bring examples of flyers/brochures/newsletters/posters of previous or upcoming events.  

• When: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Trainers: Ian Dapiaoen and Virgil Domaoan
• Where: Greenbridge YMCA’s Learning Center, Community Room, 9720 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

For more information, click here.

Increasing Community Impact through Program Planning and Evaluation

This workshop is designed for individuals interested in increasing the impact of their programs through effective planning and evaluation. Participants will have the opportunity to share stories about program planning and evaluation experiences in the field.

• When: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Trainer: Frank J. Omowale Satterwhite, PhD, National Community Development Institute
• Where: Joe Thomas Room, Jim Wiley Center, SW Boys and Girls Club -Greenbridge, 9800 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

For more information, click here.

The Art and Science of Multicultural Collaboration

This workshop is designed for individuals who want increase their knowledge and skills in the area of multicultural collaboration.

• When: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Trainer: Frank J. Omowale Satterwhite, PhD; National Community Development Institute
• Where: The 2100 Building, 2100 24th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98144
• Phone: (206) 324-5850, Fax: (206) 324-6423

For more information, click here.

Online Social Networking

• What: During the 2008 Presidential elections, the Obama campaign relied heavily on online social networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook. Learn how to be as effective in your community using these same tools!
• When: Friday, August 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Trainers: Ian Dapiaoen and Virgil Domaoan
• Where: Greenbridge YMCA’s Learning Center, Computer Lab, 9720 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106, (206) 324-5850, (206) 324-6423 Fax

For more information, click here.

Convenings

Standing Activities  

“How to Form a Nonprofit” Information Meeting - These meetings have been suspended.  Please call for more information.

The fourth Tuesday of each month, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, NAC, 1618 S. Lane Street, Suite 201, Seattle. Call to reserve space, (206) 324-5850, ext 10.  

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About NAC

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NAC Mission: Our mission is to empower communities by building strong nonprofits and community leaders and to shape institutions and policies to achieve social justice and equity. We influence and guide the practice of the nonprofit sector and other institutions through our technical assistance, training, leadership development and community-based research and evaluation.

We prioritize our services to communities that historically and/or currently have least access to resources, including but not limited to communities of color, low income and refugee and immigrant communities. NAC supports and fosters the development of emerging, small and midsize nonprofits, and current and future community leaders. NAC also works with the broader nonprofit sector and public and private institutions in order to effect system level change toward achieving equity.

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