Sound Nonprofits

08/08/2022

From today's Nonprofit Times...

The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum have merged to form a nearly 1,100-member collaborative entity — believed to be only the fourth such formal merger of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in the U.S.

This is hopefully the wave of the future!

07/14/2022

First Executive Director sought for
Kirkland Parks and Community Foundation

The mission of the Kirkland Parks and Community Foundation is to work with the community to conceptualize, plan, fund and implement park and community improvements, projects and activities that improve the quality of life for the residents of Kirkland.

They have a successful track record, raising more than $500,000 since we began in 2015, thanks to strong partnerships, impactful projects, proven innovation, and unquestioned trust. The time has come to engage their first Executive Director to lead their transition to a larger and more impactful organization with a strategic governing board.
For details and application procedures, visit https://kpcf.org/ The application deadline is Monday, August 15, at 5:00 pm.

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05/11/2022

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTERS SOUGHT!
We invite you to submit a proposal for a session at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management conference to be held in a combined regional and virtual format on Thursday-Friday, October 27-28 and only virtually on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

The Alliance is the national voice and catalyst for the field of nonprofit capacity building. Our mission is to expand and diversify the field of capacity building and build a movement that centers equity and inclusion in nonprofits and communities to help them achieve social change.

We are seeking proposals that address our conference theme:

Disruption + Transformation: Creating new futures for nonprofit capacity building
We have lived in disruption over the last few years. This is an opportunity to continue that disruption in a hopeful way and create new futures in nonprofit capacity building.
Our desired futures include:
◦ Anti-racist, anti-oppressive framing of our work.
◦ A more diverse and inclusive field of consultants and capacity builders.
◦ Rethinking traditional power structures.
◦ Centering people and mission as “work” changes.
◦ Finding your why as a capacity builder.
◦ Balancing life and practice development.

This will be our first conference delivered in a federated format– virtual delivery of top-quality national content that is also accessible through regional, in-person gatherings. Our previous two all-virtual conferences each attracted more than 175 participants. We are seeking proposals for sessions, skill-building intensives, and plenary sessions. Definitions, number of each, and honoraria for each type are noted below.

Keeping with our conference theme, we are very interested in receiving proposals from presenters with a diversity of demographics are especially encouraged to submit proposals. The deadline for submission is June 3, 2022.

Thank you for your interest. Please click here for more information and to submit a proposal.

Co-Chairs, Conference Session Selection Committee
Mike Courville & Liz Heath

10/28/2021

Do you hold large nonprofit events in the Tacoma/Pierce County area? Do you want to know what else is being planned? Have you ever set a date for your event and then discovered that another similar event had already been scheduled for the same date?

If you answered yes to some or all of these questions, you're invited to submit your event information to be listed in the free event calendar which is available to anyone who needs/wants it.

It's easy. Just message me with your email, and we'll take it from there. Rest easy. I never share anyone's email without specific permission.

By the way, events are being listed for as far into the future as next fall. You might want to claim your date now.

09/02/2021

The South Sound Event Planners' Calendar is available. PM your email and I'll send it to you.

08/06/2021

Some of you know that I have produced an Event Planners' Calendar off and on over the years. I am working on it now and invite you to send me your MAJOR event information for the coming 12 months. The emphasis on MAJOR is important. This calendar is not a place to promote your event. It is simply a tool for planners to avoid planning their event on the same date as another major event that will draw the same guests.
All I need is the event date and name, your organization name and whether it is to be in-person or virtual.

You can send a PM to me with your information or with your email address so I can contact you.

07/14/2021

The Pierce County Human Services Coalition is hiring a part-time, contract Policy and Advocacy Manager. The Policy and Advocacy Manager is responsible for utilizing the local and state legislative and budget processes to advance the advocacy agenda of the Pierce County Human Services Coalition and its member agencies.
People of color, Native people, and people from other historically marginalized communities are especially encouraged to apply.
This contract position will begin mid-September and run through mid-May at $25 per hour for 15 hours a week. To obtain a full position posting with application instructions, please send an email request to Erick Seelbach . The application period closes Friday, July 30, 2021. Please share this widely.

07/05/2021

After 9 years of having my office in Tom Taylor's insurance firm, i am relocating. Starting the middle of next week Sound Nonprofits will be in University Place. I will be leasing space from another friend. This is an outstanding change for me. I wish Tom a wonderful retirement. Watch this space for more news.

08/14/2020

Nonprofit Perspectives, my newsletter is just out. If you're not on the list, here's what you're missing

11/27/2019

A wise man, Dave Brown, has written in part: Our “national day of giving thanks is important and exactly what we need. Being grateful and saying thank you, is not just good manners or a simple courtesy. Giving thanks is, at its core, a radical act. It is a declaration of interdependence! Giving thanks is implicitly affirming that I can’t do everything myself and need others. Saying thank you is one way we affirm that we are not rugged individuals but part of a luminous web of life. We can’t do life alone; we can’t do it by ourselves. And on this one day of the year across the country we stop and recognize that and give thanks.” I am thankful for all who give so much to our communities. We are, indeed, interdependent.

You can find the full post from Dave on his page.

10/07/2019

Boost Your Board’s Success - A Seminar Series

Are you a new - or even current - board member who would like to improve your nonprofit governance knowledge and skills? Or perhaps you lead your board's recruitment and training activities. This series is just for you.

Our nonprofit governance seminars focus on strategies you can use right away to build your ability to govern effectively. Pick the seminar(s) most suited to your needs or save money by signing up for all four.

Oct. 11, 2019 -- Board Basics: Legal & Functional Responsibilities

Nov. 8, 2019 -- Build Your Board: Recruiting; Board Engagement

Dec. 15, 2019 -- Board Roles in Your Future Success

Jan. 10, 2020 -- Become a Generative Board

All seminars will be held from 9 to 11 am in the Hilltop Community Room of Community Health Care in Tacoma. Registration is only $40 per person, and discounts are available. Click on the image to register. Please note: pre-registration is required and the refund deadline is 48 hours before each session. However, substitutions are welcomed if you find you cannot attend. click here for tickets https:boardseminars.brownpapertickets.com Or send a PM.

07/01/2019

“I just don’t get the numbers. Our Treasurer understands all that stuff. I just leave it to her/him.” Nonprofit board members, if you have said or thought this, help is on the way. Just PM me, and I’ll add you to my newsletter mailing list. The July 2 edition includes the first of several installments of an article on board financial oversight. You can’t afford to miss them.