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HOT TOPICS in the News

Accountability & Ethics Issues

  • RECAP of the Chronicle on Philanthropy's Nonprofit Governance Online Discussion with Diana Aviv, Independent Sector’s president, 1/15/08 - View the questions/responses presented in the online discussion at http://philanthropy.com/live/2008/01/aviv/.  Focus of discussion: the issue of whether nonprofit groups can govern themselves — or whether Congress needs to step in —and what nonprofit groups can do to ensure their organizations are well run. Has your organization adopted and put into practice the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector’s Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations? Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations, released October 2007. 
    The Panel sets forth 33 principles of sound practice that should be considered by every charitable organization as a guide for strengthening its effectiveness and accountability. Six of these principles describe actions that all charitable organizations must take because they are required by law. The other 27 describe actions that charitable organizations should strongly consider following, based on their legal and operational structure and their particular charitable purposes.

  • Accountability Checklist - The Independent Sector has released a list of recommendations that charitable organization can take to strengthen transparency and accountability and an accountability IQ test to boot. Board and staff should regularly review the checklist and steps they are taking to accomplish these goals.

  • Additional articles published on the topic have been posted to our Library listed under Accountability.

Trends

  • Nonprofit Leaders Outscored Their Business Counterparts in a 360-Degree Evaluation - Community Resource Exchange in New York, a nonprofit social-change consulting firm, in partnership with Performance Programs Incorporated, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership and organizational assessment, conducted a research study comparing the results of a Clark-Wilson Leadership Survey of Leadership Practices between 2002 and 2006. The 360-degree evaluation of nonprofit leaders and business leaders was based on feedback from direct reports, managers, peers, and a category called "others." Nonprofit leaders outscored for-profit leaders in 14 out of the 17 dimensions of leadership practices queried. These findings are very important for potential contributors, boards of directors, and the public that often sees the nonprofit sector as the lesser sector.

    Jim Collins, world-renowned author of "Good to Great" and "Built to Last", has written an analysis about why the findings came out as they did and its fascinating.

  • Signs of Stability: Results of the 2007 GuideStar Nonprofit Economic Survey released December 2007. Trends in contributions and demand for services remain unchanged pointing to a stability in the steadily expanding nonprofit sector, despite the uncertainty of the current economic climate. Guidestar invited its subscribers to complete their annual survey on nonprofits and the economy. Responses were received by 4,173 individuals representing at least 3,587 nonprofit organizations of varying sizes and missions located in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.

  • Guidestar Releases 2007 Annual Compensation Report using the data of 102,414 observations from 56,228 Forms 990 filed by 501(c) organizations with the IRS for fiscal year 2005. Report highlights include: women’s compensation still lagged behind that of men; median compensation increases for CEO's at the lower end of the pay scale received nearly a 7% increase, whereas the higher paid CEO received only a 2% increase; and San Diego ranked 7th of the 20 largest MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) for the highest median compensation.

San Diego, City & County News

EITC Tax Preparation Sites in San Diego County - to view list of locations and contact information (updated 1/29/08) click here.

New San Diego Lobbying Law Applies to Nonprofits

  ~ By Tom Scott, San Diego Housing Federation Executive Director & SANDAN Board Member

On January 1, 2008, a new lobbying disclosure law took effect for the City of San Diego. The law modifies the existing law by defining three types of lobbying organizations, two of which must register and report certain activities and expenditures and a third type of lobbying organization that must report certain expenditures. This article gives an overview of the requirements and links to more detailed information. However, anyone that deals regularly with city officials should read the information provided by the Ethics Commission and the City Clerk.... to read complete article, click here.

STATE of California

Budget Info

Legislation

2007-2008 Session

  • AB 624, adds a section to the corporation code on foundation diversity reporting. The bill would require every foundation in California with assets of more than $250 million to gather "diversity data" about the gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation of its members, staff, and board of directors plus the diversity of grantee organizations as well as contractors you hire. You would be required to publish that data via your website, if available, and to include this information in your annual report. Status - approved by the Assembly on 1/29/08. Note: Sexual orientation of board and employees was removed from the bill on 2/12/08.

    Sampling of articles from groups weighing in on this piece of legislation:

    AB 1983 introduced 2/13/08, is a revised version of AB1192 that was vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. This bill would establish a mechanism to investigate reports of abuse, setup a registry to track abusive caregivers, require regional centers and community care facilities to report evidence of abuse to the State Dept. of Developmental Services, require providers to check the registry prior to hiring an employee and prohibits the hiring of registered offenders. Press Release

    • AB 1192, vetoed by the Governor 1/13/08. AB 1192, sponsored by the REACH Project, is a bill that would create a registry to track abusive caregivers and prevent their hiring. California currently has registries to protect children and the elderly but there is nothing to track these offenders who prey on individuals with developmental disabilities.  More info about this bill is available at www.calreachproject.org.

  • Government Streamlining will benefit nonprofits -

    • SB 618 requires each state agency, no later than January 1, 2010, to maintain all of its records in an electronic format. It has the potential to speed up reporting and payments and to save government and nonprofits millions of dollars annually in paperwork costs. Presently held in committee & under submission since 5/31/07.

  • Healthcare Reform - Both Governor Schwarzenegger and the state legislature are proposing substantial changes to the healthcare system. Without naming each piece of legislation individually, we will post articles evaluating them here.

  • SB 236 Cal CARE program, referred to committee on RLS - a plan to improve access to health care services for the residents of this state. According to their website, the Cal CARE plan is a balanced and realistic approach to improve consumer choice and introduces better accessibility, while creating greater reliability in California’s health care system. Furthermore, it proposes to use existing dollars to care for California’s most vulnerable without raising taxes. Cal Care Comparison of proposed plans

  • SB 893 failed passage in committee, reconsideration granted. SB 893 amends Section 130105 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to child development (California Children and Families Program) and reallocates funds to health care services for children. Funds collected through cigarette tax monies (Prop 99, Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988) and are appropriated for expenditures by the California Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 California would be eliminated. Those allocations would instead be allocated and appropriated to the commission to provide health care services to children. Requires a 2/3 vote of the membership of both houses to pass. SB 893 Text  First 5 Accomplishments  First 5 Commission letter asks for a NO vote. 

  • Employment Verification Act of 2007 (AB 689), presently in Assembly Committee on Revenue & Taxation - Employers would be required to verify each new employee's social security number and to provide annual reports to the Franchise Tax Board showing the name and social security number of each employee. Violations would result in a fine of $1,000 for each employee, the employer has not provided a valid social security number. This bill would provide a tax credit of $5 to an employer for each newly hired employee for whom a valid social security number has been provided to the Employment Development Dept.

Legislation and new regulations take effect....

  • State tax-exempt status (AB 897) takes effect January 1, 2008. Deletes the current requirement that nonprofits apply for tax exempt status with the state Franchise Tax Board and provides that an organization is exempt from state taxes if approved by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for tax exempt status. Nonprofits must file a copy of the IRS notification with the CA Franchise Tax Board as well as notify them if status is suspended or revoked.

  • SB 998  takes effect January 1, 2008 - requires nonprofit public benefit and mutual benefit corporations to include the mailing address of the corporation if different from the street address of its principal executive office address in California on their Statement of Information form filed with the state.

  • AB 897, approved by the Governor 9/26/07,  provides that an 501(c)(3) organization, as defined, shall be exempt from state taxes, as provided, upon its submission to the Franchise Tax Board of a copy of the notification issued by the Internal Revenue Service approving the organization's tax-exempt status.

  • Mortgage Reform - Governor Schwarzenegger signs bills on October 5, 2007.

    • SB 223 would prohibit licensed appraisers from being unduly influenced by someone with an interest in a real estate transaction or from being paid based on the value of property they evaluate.

    •  SB 385 would make state-regulated mortgage lenders and brokers subject to federal guidelines on nontraditional mortgages, including notifying consumers of all risks in a clear, balanced and timely manner.

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NATIONAL

Budget

  • FY 2009 United States Government Budget was presented 2/4/08 by President Bush to the Congress.

    • Office of Budget & Management FY2009 documents

    • 2009 Proposed Budget provisions that would benefit nonprofits and individuals/businesses that support the work nonprofits do in their communities. The budget includes provisions to make permanent temporary tax incentives that many expired at the end of 2007. If passed, the following would become permanent:

      • Eliminates the two-tier structure of taxes that private foundations must pay on their investment income, and replaces it with a flat rate of 1 percent instead instead of the 2 percent tax already in place, making more funds available for donations.

      • Individuals age 70 1/2 or older could donate up to $100,000 from their Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) without paying income tax on the money.

      • Grocery stores, restaurants, farmers, and other small businesses could claim an “enhanced tax deduction” for donating excess food to charity.

      • Companies that donate computers, computer hardware, and software to schools and libraries would qualify for a charitable deduction.

      • Donors could claim a deduction for partial donations of land for conservation purposes.

  • FY 2008 United States Government Budget

Healthcare Reform

  • SCHIP Reauthorization Bill has been vetoed by President Bush twice - The House failed to override 2nd veto on the children’s health insurance bill. The bill planned to expand the government-sponsored health coverage to include an additional 4 million low-income children. SCHIP has been extended until March 31, 2009.

110th Congress

  • S. 2624, Robocall Privacy Act of 2008, introduced 2/12/08 by Senator Dianen Feinstein. The bill would place restrictions on how and when prerecorded messages, known as robocalls, can be made 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election. The bill would only affect prerecorded calls, not calls made by volunteers at phone banks.

  • Estate Tax Revision Legislation - On November 14, 2007, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on estate tax laws with guest witness Warren Buffet who stated the tax repeal would only benefit the richest of Americans and not improve the well-being of the lower-income worker.

    • OMB Watch published an article on the hearing "Estate Tax Repeal No Longer on the table" - click here to read, 11/20/07.

    • H.R. 4235 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax, to repeal the carryover basis rule, to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. Introduced on 11/15/07 and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    • H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. Introduced on 11/14/07 and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.

    • H.R. 4242 - amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes. Introduced 11/15/07 and referred to House Ways and Means Committee.

  • Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996) passes without the IRA Charitable Rollover portion of the bill and signed into law by President Bush on 12/26/07. Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the alternative minimum tax (AMT), the discharge of mortgage indebtedness, and tax administration and extends certain expiring tax credits, deductions, and other tax incentives including the IRA Charitable Rollover provision that provides persons aged 70½ and older with the opportunity to contribute to charity out of their IRAs without suffering adverse tax consequences for another year. Introduced 10/30/07;House passes H.R. 3996 on 11/9/07, signed into law on 12/26/07.

  • H.R.3970 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT), to reform the corporate income tax, and for other purposes. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means, 10/25/07.

    • OMB Watch, AMT: Mother of All Tax Bills & Progeny, released 11/6/07. The "plan's central feature is the permanent repeal the AMT at a ten-year cost of $845 billion. It should be noted this estimate assumes current law — namely the Bush tax cuts — expires. If those tax cuts were extended, AMT repeal cost would nearly double to about $1.5 trillion over ten years."

  • The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007 (H.R. 1419 and S. 819) was introduced in Congress to extend the current IRA Rollover which is scheduled to expire 12/31/07, by making it permanent. It would remove the current $100,000 annual limit on donations, make all charities eligible to receive donations, and provide IRA owners with a planned giving option starting at age 59½. instead of 70½; for more information. Referred to House Ways and Means Committee, 3/8/07 and its counterpart was referred to Senate Finance Committee on 3/8/07.

  • H.R. 4090, sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner (CA) - amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities from the limitations on such donations if the charity services and manages the daily operations of their donation program in-house. Introduced 11/6/07 and referred to House Ways and Means Committee.

  • The College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (H.R. 2669) was signed into Law on  9/27/07. The bill provides for three major actions: increasing the maximum Pell grant award; capping the loan repayment terms at 15% of discretionary income; and creating a debt-forgiveness program for public-sector employees, including those working for nonprofit organizations. Amendments made by this law became effective on October 1, 2007. Interest rate cut savings per California student over the life of the loan at 4-year school (once fully phased in) will be $4,830. Details from the H.R. Committee on Education & Labor 

    • College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 (HR 4153) makes certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. Adds special rule for married borrowers filing separately- 'In the case of a married borrower who files a separate Federal income tax return, the Secretary shall calculate the amount of the borrower's income-based repayment under this section solely on the basis of the borrower's student loan debt and adjusted gross income.' Referred to Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 11/14/2007.

  • Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement Increase Proposed, S. 403, introduced by Senator Feingold (D-WI) and referred to Finance Committee on 1/26/07 - would raise the mileage reimbursement rate for volunteers who use their vehicles for charitable purposes from 14 cents to 40.5 cents per mile. The proposal would make the volunteer rate equal to that of businesses.

  • H.J.RES.20 Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 - passes House 286-140 on 1/31/07 & passes the Senate 81-15 on 2/14/07 - Signed by President and became Public Law No: 110-005 on 2/15/07. A $463.5 billion joint resolution, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, increases spending or maintains service levels in health, education and housing programs. The resolution also makes $10 billion in cuts to 60 programs and purges earmark language from bills that were drafted but not passed during the 109th Congress. Cloture motion on the bill presented on the Senate floor, 2/8/07.

  • S. 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007(enacted, short title) otherwise known as Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 (previous title approved in the Senate) - On 7/31/07, The House passed the bill and the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 was signed into law on 9/14/07. According to the legislation, lawmakers must disclose earmarks and provide 48 hours advanced notice of such provisions via the internet.

FEC, Federal Election Commission - Updates that effect nonprofits

  • FEC rules and regulations.

  • Nonprofits may run issue ads during election periods that mention federal candidates under certain conditions including urging a candidate to take a particular position or action with respect to an issue under new rule by the FEC. Disclosure rules regarding sources of funding and donors must be followed. For more information on the 11/20/07 approved provisions, click here.

  • FEC Resolved Two Matters Involving Internet Activity; Applies Media Exemption to Political Blogs   FEC has unanimously resolved two complaints alleging that Internet blog activity is subject to Commission regulation, finding that the activity is exempt from regulation under the media or volunteer exemption. In Matter Under Review (MUR) 5928, the Commission determined that Kos Media, L.L.C., which operates the website DailyKos, did not violate the Federal Election Campaign Act.

  • FEC to Notice Draft Rule Allowing Issue Advocacy Broadcast in August to incorporate the June decision by the Supreme Court which found the federal electioneering communications ban unconstitutional when applied to issue ads with the  intention that the rule take effect in Mid-December 2007. The Court determined that Wisconsin Right to Life Inc. was entitled to an exemption from restrictions on broadcast advertising contained in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. 

Internal Revenue Service Updates

  • Don't Throw Away Your Tax-Exempt Status - Beginning in 2008, small tax-exempt organizations will have a new filing requirement. It’s short, easy and electronic – it's the new e-Postcard.
    If you are a tax-exempt organization that normally has annual gross receipts of $25,000 or less and does not have to file Form 990 or 990-EZ, you must file the e-Postcard. The e-Postcard is due by the 15th     day of the fifth month after the close of your organization's tax year. So if your organization operates on a calendar year, the e-Postcard is due by May 15 of the following year.
    What happens if you don't file? You risk losing your tax-exempt status!
    If you think this new filing requirement may apply to your organization, go to     www.irs.gov/eo for complete details and while you’re there sign up for Exempt Organization's free email newsletter, EO Update, to receive up-to-date information posted on the charity pages of irs.gov.

  • Final Release of Redesigned Form 990 for FY2008 - The new form incorporates comments and suggestions from the over 650 e-mails and letters received during the comment period, which closed on September 14, 2007. It retains the redesigned draft’s format of a core form and a series of schedules. In response to public comments, the new core form allows an organization to describe its exempt accomplishments and mission up-front and provides more opportunities throughout the form for the organization to explain its activities. Other major changes were made to the form’s summary page, governance section, and various schedules, including those relating to executive compensation, related organizations, foreign activities, hospitals, non-cash contributions and tax exempt bonds.

  • Overcaution and Confusion: The Impact of Ambiguous IRS Regulation of Political Activities by Charities and the Potential for Change; OMB Watch Report released November 2007. The report summarizes the pros and cons of creating a bright-line rule defining what is and is not prohibited partisan intervention in elections by charities and religious organizations as discussed by a panel of legal experts on August 3, 2007.  Is the time ripe for clearer IRS rules on nonpartisan voter engagement while reducing nonprofit risk?

  • The IRS has proposed new rules that would make group exemption letters and decisions to deny or revoke tax-exempt status publicly available. The IRS is accepting public comments on these disclosure rules through November 13, 2007. Send submissions to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–116215–07), room 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044 or electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov  (IRS REG–116215– 07). View proposed rule.

  • Revenue Ruling 2007-41, Political Campaign Activities of Exempt Organizations provides guidelines with specific examples on the scope of the tax law prohibition of campaign activities by section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. The ruling shares 21 factual situations involving 501(c)(3) organizations, including churches, and activities that may be prohibited campaign intervention. The ruling applies tax law and regulations and concludes whether prohibited political activity has or has not occurred. Released 6/18/2007.

  • Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations - the IRS suggests that organizations review and consider the suggested practices to help ensure that directors understand their roles and responsibilities and actively promote good governance practices.

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Grant & Funding Info

  • Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) launches Health and Human Services Capital Funding Assistance Program - CCDC is soliciting applications for this new program which provides low-interest service repayment loans to qualified nonprofit organizations, up to $1,000,000 per project on a matching-fund basis, to assist with facility relocation and rehabilitation or expansion through building rehabilitation proposals. A total of $3,000,000 is available for the first round of program funding. The agency facilities must have been in operation at downtown locations for a minimum of five years and at least 50 percent of a facility’s clients must be persons who work and/or live downtown. A Pre-Application Conference will be held on 2/12/08 at 10:00am. More information

  • City of San Diego Community Development Block Grant Applications

    The city expects to receive approx. $15 million in CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2009, beginning July 1, 2008. Approximately $9 million will be available for distribution by the City Council. Application processing timeline:

    2/13/08 - Applicant Workshops (10am & 2pm) at War Memorial Bldg., Auditorium, Balboa Park

    2/28/08 - Applications are due at 5pm

    Mar,/Apr. 2008 - Public Notice of recommendations for FY2009 CDBG allocations

    Apr./May 2008 - Public Hearing for City Council adoption of CDBG fund recommendations

    May/Jun. 2008 - Workshops on Contract & Reporting Requirements

    More information Note: application is not to be used for Public Services Category (Social Services).

    For more information, call the city planning and community investment department at (619) 236-5990.

  • MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Community Safety Initiative are now accepting applications for the 2008 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards. These awards provide $10,000 to $25,000 grants to organizations that demonstrate innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization efforts. Deadline for preliminary application, 2/29/08 midnight. Contact: Mark Conyers (212) 455-8354. RFP & more info

RFPs

  • NOFA for Nonprofit Organizations to Operate Transitional Housing for the Homeless (families and individuals), San Diego Housing Commission. Approximately $1,000,000 is available through the Housing Trust Fund's Transitional Housing Program for an initial term of one year (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009) with two additional one-year renewal options contingent upon future funding availability and program performance. Proposals are being accepted through March 3, 2008. more information

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San Diego Nonprofit Community News

  • Margaret Higgins, Psy.D., has been named Clinical Director at Survivors of Torture, International.

  • Second Chance was awarded $681,500 in federal funds for its Prisoner Re-Entry Program (PREP). Second Chance plans to devote the earmark funds, along with City of San Diego CDBG funds, toward building a second classroom and for the employment of additional staff to significantly expand its services.

  • Alliance Healthcare Foundation recently awarded grants to SANDAN members Casa de Amparo and Vista Hill. Vista Hill Foundation received a $100,000 2-year grant to to launch an alcohol and drug Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in the evening hours at the ParentCare Center.

  • Congratulations to SANDAN Members United Way of San Diego County and Volunteer San Diego for being nominated for the San Diego Business Journal's 2008 Best Places to Work Awards.

  • SANDAN welcomes Rick Wanne, the new County of San Diego Director of Health & Human Services Agency Contract Support (ACS) replacing Diana Francis who retired in November. Rick joins ACS following tenure as the Assistant Director at Aging and Independence Services.

  • Congratulations!!! USD Nonprofit Governance Institute presents Kaleidoscope Awards for exceptional governance to the Chicano Federation of San Diego County and the San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Center, January 11, 2008. Last year, awardees included SANDAN members Home of Guiding Hands and Casa de Amparo.

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SANDAN News

  • 2/26/07, SANDAN Staffing Announcement from Walter Philips, Chair, SANDAN Board of Directors 
    It is with sadness that I am announcing that Jeanine Politte has decided to move on from SANDAN to pursue other opportunities, including advanced training in non-profit management. Her last day with SANDAN will be March 15, 2008. SANDAN will sorely miss her expertise, historical perspective and professionalism over the past six years. We know that you join us in thanking her for the work she did with SANDAN and wishing her well in her new endeavors.

  • SANDAN's Board of Directors renew terms and elect new board member and officers for FY 2007-08. SANDAN's Board of Directors elect a new board member, renew terms and elect officers for FY 2007-08 at the June 1st annual meeting. We want to share a warm welcome to Tom Scott, Executive Director of the San Diego Housing Federation, as he joins the board as our newest director. Tom brings a new viewpoint to the board representing the nonprofit housing community. We also want to thank SANDAN's Board for continuing to shape and transition the organization into the "Go-To" association for all nonprofits. For a complete list of SANDAN board members and staff, click here.
 

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SANDAN's QUESTION of the MONTH

 

Past Topics & Results:

~ BBB Charity Seal of Approval process

~ Business Continuity Plan (BCP) / Continuation of Operations Plan (COOP)

~ IRA charitable rollover provision of the Pension Protection Act of 2006

 

New Resources

Visit our resources section for additional sources.

  • AIS Health Promotions Speakers Bureau, San Diego County HHSA - available to provide education and outreach to older adults and professionals.

  • Lobbying Guidelines & the City of San Diego - New rules go into effect January 1, 2008. The city has updated its lobbying guidelines and application form. Are you in compliance?
    Ethics Commission, City of San Diego - Lobbyist Information

  • GovernmentDocs.org was created to advance the values of open and accountable government. This site gives the public an unprecedented level of access to government documents by allowing users to browse, search, and review hundreds of thousands of pages acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other public disclosure, or “sunshine,” laws.

  • IRS Releases Compliance Guidelines for Public Charities & Private Foundations Rules & regulations continue to change, so the IRS is making it a bit easier for nonprofits to keep up with significant changes, most notably the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

    Compliance Guide for Public Charities, www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4221pc.pdf
    Compliance Guide for Private Foundations, www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4221pf.pdf

  • Sacramento Bee's Web site for California Politics - Capitol Alert is a service of The Sacramento Bee, the state's most trusted source of political news. Packed with more breaking news and information than any other online source, Capitol Alert is one destination that helps political professionals stay informed. Now its FREE!!!  Click to Register 

  • EIN (Employer Identification Number) application can be filed online by completing an online questionnaire.

  • Charity Navigator 2007 Special Events Study - Over the summer it seems that every weekend there is another fundraising event to benefit a nonprofit organization. The Charity Navigator users have been asking the following questions: As a donor, does it make sense to support these special events? Or would the organization be better served by you skipping the 5K and making a direct contribution? Their study compiles the results to these and other questions. To view findings, click here.

  • FEC Launches New Internet Tool - a new system on its website (www.fec.gov) offering automated email updates for a variety of campaign finance information. The new service will allow users to sign-up to receive notification whenever information important to them is added or changed on the Commission’s site.

  • CAN relaunches employment posting website as California Nonprofit Career Center - employers purchase a posting package

  • "Paying for Overhead: A Study of the Impact of Foundations' Overhead Payment Policies on Educational and Human Service Organizations", a working paper from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, released March 2007.

  • 511, a program of SANDAG, consolidates transportation information into a one-stop resource. Users can obtain real-time freeway driving times, transit route and rideshare information, and roadside assistance. You can even register for the FasTrak program. Need to be at a meeting in Mission Valley in 15 minutes and you're in Vista? How will you find out which highways are problem free? Call 511 or visit http://www.511sd.org.

  • New Pro Bono Service: Ask an Expert - Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) have teamed up to answer your questions about managing nonprofits.

  • IssueLab is a wide-ranging, searchable and browse able archive of critical publications. It simplifies the process of locating and accessing research and policy analysis materials, including reports, white papers, fact sheets, case studies, data sets and more. 

  • FedSpending.org, a project of OMB Watch, is a free, searchable itemized database of federal government spending - grants & contracts.

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