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THE VALUE OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

We know that fiscal sponsorship enables groups to organize around societal concerns without having to incorporate. But beyond the basics, many nonprofit professionals still have questions about what fiscal sponsorship actually is, how it works and what makes an effective partnership. TSNE Executive Director Jonathan Spack discusses the value that fiscal sponsors add to their communities by freeing founders and organizers from the need to devote large amounts of time to administrative tasks.
Visit: http://www.tsne.org/edforum/august_2005
For more about fiscal sponsorship:
Visit: http://www.tsne.org/fs

BUILD POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE INTERNET

For years, the business and government sectors have been using the Internet to build and maintain relationships with their constituents. Prohibitive costs and anything-but-user-friendly technology kept nonprofits out of the game for years. Now we hear from industry expert Vinay Bhagat, founder and president of Convio, that nonprofits not only can but must use the Internet to supplement other relationship-building efforts with their supporters.
Visit: http://www.tsne.org/articles/internet_relationship

EMAIL CAMPAIGNS THAT WORK

One way to use the Internet to strengthen relationships with your various constituencies is through email campaigns, an affordable and effective way to reach as many clients, donors, members -- and even media -- as possible. Once you've made the jump to this timesaving, more cost-effective way of keeping in touch with constituents, make sure you use messages that take your communications to the next level.
Visit: http://www.tsne.org/articles/email_marketing

And to download a book on email campaigns made available at no cost to you as a TSNe-Bulletin subscriber, visit:
http://www.organization-email-solutions.com/freebook   
Enter the code "tsnefree" to access the PDF.

NEW AT TSNE

TSNE is now offering capacity-building services such as program assessments and information technology support to fiscal sponsorship clients, in addition to financial management, human resources and administrative assistance. If you know of unincorporated groups for whom our services might be a good fit, please refer them to Ayeesha Lane, client liaison, at fiscalsponsorship@tsne.org. As thanks for your referral, we'll send you reprints from our Executive Director's Guide: "Mission, Vision and Values" and "Evaluation."

NEWS FROM THE SECTOR

Following are upcoming activities, events and resources from our nonprofit colleagues.

For Massachusetts-based nonprofits: The 2005 Associated Grants Makers "Nonprofit Partners Meeting, Strong Nonprofits, Strong Massachusetts" will be held September 16, 2005, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the John Hancock Conference Center in Boston, Mass. Develop skills to strengthen your organization's capacities and hear Ian Bowles, Trustee, Clowes Foundation and President & CEO, MassINC.
Visit: http://www.agmconnect.org/npmeeting

A new report supported in part by the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund asserts that nonprofits play a crucial and distinctive role in the healthcare of Americans.
For a downloadable summary of the report, "Why Nonprofits Matter in American Medicine: A Policy Brief," visit:
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/usr_doc/August2005Snapshots.pdf

Merryn Rutledge, a member of the Vermont Alliance of Non-Profit Organizations, has produced "Strategic Planning Guide for Leaders of Small Organizations," a new tool for nonprofit managers.
Visit: http://www.revisions.org

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