Nonprofit News
Grandmother to All
Feb 15 2017Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Leadership
Dr. Mary Dudley smiles every time she talks about children, families and poetry. They remind her about life cycles, which she loves to see in the generations of trees and plants.
Since Dudley moved to New Mexico, she has become an educator, a home visitor, director for the Family Development Program and co-... Read Article
A Tool for Measuring Fundraising Efficiency
Feb 13 2017Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development
How can you tell if your fundraising is efficient? For many nonprofits, it’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer. A new tool created by BoardSource, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, GuideStar, and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers a formula to help a nonprofit discern whether... Read Article
The Rotary Club of ABQ Announces RFP
Feb 7 2017Related to: Fund Development
The Rotary Club of Albuquerque is ready to give out $15-25K to an ABQ nonprofit again!
In celebration of our Club's 100 years, we have spent the last five years raising $500,000 to build a new exhibit area at Explora. The Rotary Pavilion is open and Explora has filled it with wonderful play items. Now, our Club is ready to get back to its multi-year... Read Article
The Validation of Community
Feb 3 2017Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Leadership
Recognizing Personal BiasIt was the mid-1960s and a young Chicano man from New Mexico was sitting on a bus in Chicago on his way back home after work. As the bus drove through the city’s different neighborhoods the demographics of the people changed. Eventually, the young man realized he was the only person on the bus... Read Article
IRS Releases Updated Form 990-EZ To Help Exempt Orgs Avoid Errors
Feb 2 2017Related to: Board Development, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Leadership
New Form 990-EZThe IRS announced the release of an updated Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, that will help tax-exempt organizations avoid common mistakes when filing their annual return.
The updated Form 990-EZ includes 29 “help” icons describing... Read Article
Supporting Charitable Organizations and their Advisors- Feb 16
Feb 1 2017Related to: Board Development, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development
Santa Fe Advisors and the Santa Fe Community College Foundation invite you to our charitable organization educational seminar on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 8:00-11:00 AM in the Jemez Room of the Santa Fe Community College.
The seminar will feature a presentation by Grace... Read Article
Local Nonprofits Advocate to End Homelessness
Feb 1 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
This Thursday, February 2nd 2017, over 50 Crossroads for Women clients, staff, and volunteers will join the New Mexico Coalition to End Homeless (NMCEH) to protect funding for programs that end homelessness. Top priority for the 2017 Session is to pass legislation that brings back the Alternative ID. In 2016, MVD eliminated the... Read Article
3 Proposed Bills that Affect Nonprofits
Jan 30 2017Related to: Advocacy
We’ve entered the third week of the 2017 Legislative Session and legislators are still wrestling with finalizing a solvency package that will plug the $69 million hole in this year’s budget; this has been the first order of business, before they can even begin to address the new fiscal year’s budget.
Nonprofits need to be vigilant, as legislators are looking... Read Article
Join The Cooperative Network This February!
Jan 25 2017Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Fund Development
February is right around the corner and so is the Cooperative Network!The cooperative network is a peer member network to increase collaboration and share resources for high-performance grant seeking.
To be part of the network, you need to register. We’re offering a special, early adopter rate of $50, which will... Read Article
Nonprofits and the 2017 NM Legislative Session
Jan 24 2017Related to: Advocacy
With a state deficit of approximately $69 million, nonprofits need to pay attention to what’s going on during this legislative session which began January 17, 2017.
Legislators have already been talking about funding cuts and tax increases. As a nonprofit, you need to speak out to protect the communities you serve. Know your rights: advocacy is allowed. You’... Read Article