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Observing
Nonprofits - November 2003
| News about nonprofits and their work
For
three months last summer, Katie Ludwig, an associate at Perkins Coie,
worked on a special assignment in cooperation with the Washington State
Bar Association. The result: on October 15, 2003, Washington Attorneys
Assisting Community Organizations was incorporated. Once WAACO gets up
and running, it will provide a convenient referral service to link nonprofits
with attorneys who are willing to assist with any sort of question that
does not involve lawsuits. Judy Andrews, of Gottleib, Fisher and Andrews,
will serve as the first President of WAACO; Putnam Barber of The Evergreen
State Society will serve with her and seven others on the initial board. The
Center for Creative Change at Antioch University Seattle has revamped
its curriculum to provide closer integration among its four concentrations
-- Environment & Community, Management, Whole Systems Design, and
Organizational Psychology. The Center offers graduate degrees and certificates
that prepare people to create and sustain effective change in organizations,
businesses and communities. Students now start with six core courses that
lead to a certificate and, with further study, are the foundation for
an master’s degree and a second certificate linked to their concentration.
The Center’s classes are offered together on one weekend each month
to simplify scheduling for students. More information about the Center
for Creative Change can be found on the Antioch University Seattle website
at http://www.antiochsea.edu/. The
Master in Not-for-Profit Leadership program at Seattle University has
begun recruiting for its next cohort, to start work on the degree in August
of 2004. Information sessions will be held on the campus from 5:30 to
7 pm on December 11, January 8, and February 12; in Bellevue on November
13; and in Tacoma on January 22. More information about the program can
be found at its website http://www.mnpl.org. The
Seattle P-I reported October 8 that Marilyn
Smith is one of the 17 people selected this year by the Ford Foundation
for its Leadership for a Changing
World Award -- $100,000 for her cause and $15,000 for her own professional
development. She plans to use the money to further the plan for a transitional
housing facility for abused deaf women to be built in Seattle. Marilyn
Smith founded Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services in 1986 to end
the isolation of deaf victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The
Seattle Symphony has selected Paul Meecham as its new
Executive Director, replacing Deborah Card who has become executive director
of the Chicago Symphony after 10 years here. Meecham is the general manager
of the New York Philharmonic; he will start work in Seattle in January. The P-I ran an interesting and informative summary article about Seattle-area charity auctions on October 27 under the headline “Seattle has the Midas touch for making charitable auctions fun and profitable” -- see http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/145363_auctions27.html
Clark Nuber and Smith Barney will present their Fifth Annual Not-for-Profit Workshop on Thursday November 6, 2003, from 7:30 am to 4:15 pm at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Intended for board members, trustees, directors, and executives, the workshop will help not-for-profit board members and their key staff develop knowledge of the applicable legal and regulatory requirements they are expected to operate within by focusing on several current important issues: Role of the Audit Committee in a Nonprofit Organization; Procedural Prudence: A Fiduciary's Guide; Taxes - the Nonprofit Board's Roles and Responsibilities; and the Developing Spending Policy Crisis. An advanced afternoon session will address what not-for-profit organizations should know about absolute return Investing and funds of hedge funds. Cost is $50. To request more information, fill out the form at Clark Nuber's website. Financing Nonprofit Facilities -- November 6 The Washington Housing Finance Commission hosts a morning presentation on planning for new or expanded buildings and other large capital expenditures at Town Hall in Seattle. See http://www.wshfc.org/bonds/events.htm. Reserve by October 29 at the discount rate of $30 for the first person and $20 each for additional registrations from the same organization. PRSA's "Connecting for a Cause" November 12 A full day on planning and implementing communications programs for nonprofits. Details at http://www.prsapugetsound.org/events.html. Learn "All About Boards" November 14 in Tacoma Along with a full day of workshop sessions, people at this annual nonprofit governance conference organized by Tacoma's Nonprofit Center will hear from Dr. David Maurrasse of Columbia University (he is also the chair of the board of The Alliance for Nonprofit Management). He will be speaking on "Stepping Up to the Plate: Nonprofit Governance and the Challenge to the Sector." Early bird registration (before October 17) is $125 ($90 for members of the Center). Full details are on the Center's website. Lummi CEDAR and Princess Diana Memorial Fund, Nov. 19 Social Venture Partners will host a discussion with Kathryn Wittneben on "Lessons Learned on Capacity Building by the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund" Wednesday, November 19, 9:30-11:30, in the 6 th floor conference room at 1601 Second Avenue in Seattle. Please RSVP to info@svpseattle.org Join a roundtable discussion featuring Kathryn Wittneben, President/CEO, and Lisa Hoffman, Senior Program Officer, of The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (DPWMF) and one of the Fund's grantee partners from Bellingham , WA, Lummi CEDAR Project. The Fund is interested in sharing lessons learned from its 3-year youth led social change, capacity-building project. DPWMF will discuss its model of partnership with grantees and share candid information about mistakes, challenges, and successes. See www.usdianafund.org Send news for future issues of Observing Nonprofits Write the Editor to forward announcements, links and observations for future issues of this online newsletter. [[[Go to the November 2003 "front page"...click here]]] |
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