Volume One Number Two

Commentary

Do we live in the “Hardest Place in Nation to Raise Money”?

A banner headline across the front page of one of our metropolitan dailies on August 14, 2003, announced that Seattle tops a list of 20 American cities in terms of how hard local charities have to work to raise money for their good causes. The figures look pretty depressing.

Putnam Barber argues that in spite of these statistics, we really don't know.

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Professional Query

How will Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Nonprofits?

"How much will the new Sarbanes-Oxley legislation for publicly held companies 'wash over' on to board members of non profits?"

--Ralph Munro, former Washington Secretary of State

Rob Fleming, CPA, and Mitch Hansen, CPA, of Clark Nuber in Bellevue, indicate some of the ways nonprofits may be affected.

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News about Nonprofits and Their Work

Lawsuit against the Northwest Area Foundation dismissed by federal court in Spokane. Negative press coverage about the Seattlle Children's Home, Bellevue Art Museum, Casey Family Program, and other local nonprofits. United Way of King County's 12th Annual Day of Caring.  Lester Salamon to speak in Seattle October 31. Idealist's next Career Fair. Meetings and workshops about new kinds of philanthropy, board responsibilities, and many other topics.

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News about TESS

• The 2004 Nonprofit Conference is scheduled for April 1, 2004, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.  Jan Masaoka, Executive Director of San Francisco's CompassPoint, will lead the list of speakers, presenters and sessions. 
• Fred Jarrett was the September guest for our monthly conversation about civil society. Transportation, higher education, and the way the legislature works were some of the topics touched on in the lively hour and a half.  For a brief summary, see http://www.tess.org/recent.html#030916.
• In the last two months, 24 new or significantly revised items have been posted at the Nonprofit FAQ (a project of The Evergreen State Society).  To review these timely items, click on http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/chrono/.
• NonprofitNetworking has a new home at TESS.org.  From now on, messages to this free networking resource must be sent to NonprofitNetworking@TESS.org.  As in the past, only subscribers can post; to sign up, send an email to nonprofitnetworking-request@tess.org with "subscribe" (no quotes) on the subject line.

Coming Soon

• Ed Medeiros of Phinney Neighborhood Association is the guest for Civil Society in Everyday Life conversation on October 21 (8 to 9:30 am, Seattle University).
• Lee Harper on mentoring and Seattle Works will be featured at the Schmoozefest on October 22 (5:30 to 7:30 pm, Wallingford Community Senior Center).
• Rosanna Bellotti, producer of the annual Safeco Classic Golf Tournament, and Carol Walter of Youth Eastside Services present the basics of Special Event (fundraiser) planning at the BrownBag on October 23 at Antioch University Seattle from noon to 1:30 pm.
• Bobbi Stevens will discuss the human resources function at nonprofits at the BrownBag on November 20 (noon to 1:30, Antioch University)

Details about these and other events are online at http://www.tess.org

Observing Nonprofits

Observing Nonprofits is an occasional publication of The Evergreen State Society, sent by email to members and supporters. A few days after publication, it is also emailed to a wider audience of people interested in nonprofits in Washington state and simultaneously posted on the Society’s website at http://www.tess.org

Managing Editor: Marie Sauter, MNPL

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