Carson Valley Arts Council
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NPcatalyst adds YourVolunteers to its network of preferred vendors
On the heels of its very successful community engagement campaign, entitled “Summer of Service – Northern Nevada”, NPcatalyst announces that it has added YourVolunteers to its network of preferred vendors. “YourVolunteers is a powerful tool for volunteer management and offers non-profit organizations with an outstanding resource to succeed,” says Pete Parker, managing director of …
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HealthCheck rating tool gathering attention
The charity rating and best practice tool, created by NPcatalyst this past January, is becoming increasingly popular with non-profit donors, volunteers, and job-seekers. The tool was designed to address two distinct, yet critical needs. First, it’s designed to rate charities in five management and performance areas, giving organizations an objective instrument from which to …
Tucson charities added to ratings list
A handful of Tucson-based community-benefit organizations have been added to our charity ratings list. Because of NPcatalyst’s connection to and long-time interest in Tucson, we have begun to screen local organizations and add them to our HealthCheck charity ratings list. The intent is to provide valuable “insider” and research-based information to potential donors, volunteers, and job-seekers, as they …
Washoe County volunteerism increases in 2010
The results are in. Volunteerism in Washoe County is on the rise! The federal Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released the agency’s annual Volunteering in America research. The stats can be found below. In fact, we took the liberty of illustrating the increases in volunteerism over the years. Washoe County Volunteerism 2007 2008 …
Northern Nevada loses another 24 charities
The IRS announced posted yet another list of non-profit organizations which have lost non-profit exemption. The list includes 24 local organizations, bringing the tally of revoked charities to exactly 800 in northern Nevada. The IRS publishes a list of organizations that have had their federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked for failing to file an annual …
HealthCheck best practice – understanding financial statements
Do you and your fellow board members know how to read and understand a non-profit organization’s financial statements? You should, as it’s a very important function of board leadership. To help clarify why it’s so important, just Google “board financials” or “understanding board financials”. Among the many links, you’ll likely find the following. Steven Berger, in …
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Blue Moon’s One Community grant fund
We’ve been working with Blue Moon Promotions to design and manage their One Community grant funding project. Their goal is to contribute upwards of $20,000 to local charitable organizations this October. All community-benefit organizations in northern Nevada are invited to apply, but must apply using the official online application form. The form can be found …
NPcatalyst hosts online giving training webinar
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Sparks Tribune cover story on NPcatalyst
If you missed it, the Daily Sparks Tribune covered a story about our Summer Of Service campaign and featured it as the cover story in the Sunday, August 7, 2011 issue. It was written by Jessica Carner, who was introduced to the idea of the campaign prior to its launch. Like Jessica, we had no …