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JULY/AUGUST 2007 ISSUE

• Preparing for an Audit
• Online Advocacy
• Gen Y and the Future Face of Nonprofits
• Last Call for Nonprofit Workout Early Bird Rate
• ED Forum: The Good News About Post-Disaster Giving
• View from the Center: U.S. Social Forum 
• News of the Sector
• Vote for your favorite Leadership Haiku! 

PREPARING FOR AN AUDIT

With June 30 as a traditional fiscal year-end for nonprofits, it’s time to think get ready for your upcoming audit. TSNE’s Kay Snowden, Senior Organizational Development Specialist, lays out the basics, shares tips for those more experienced and demonstrates the usefulness of audits for your organization. Learn how to better prepare for an audit. 

PROMISING PRACTICES IN NONPROFIT ADVOCACY

Online social action pioneer John McNutt brings you the latest in online advocacy, sharing some best practices and discussing the research gauging its efficacy. Get tips for your online advocacy efforts. 

DEVELOPING GENERATION Y

Members of Generation Y may soon be entering or may already be in your workplace. Very different from their Boomer parents and grandparents, find out what motivates these idealistic young staffers to action and learn how to keep them focused on your nonprofit’s mission for stellar results. Learn more. 

FINAL DAYS FOR NONPROFIT WORKOUT EARLY BIRD RATE

The full rate for the 2007 Nonprofit Workout goes into effect August 1, so register by July 31 to catch the reduced rate!

Check out the workshop on Creating Cultural Competency, where you will develop concrete strategies to create welcoming and productive environments at all levels in the workplace.

Considering merging with another organization, but don’t know where to start? Nationally-recognized expert Tom McLaughlin breaks it all down for you in a workshop on Nonprofit Mergers and Collaboration. 

ED FORUM: GOOD NEWS ABOUT POST-DISASTER GIVING

There had been widespread concern that donor fatigue would be a consequence of the record giving generated by both manmade and natural disasters between 2001 and 2005. But a new report from Target Analysis Group shows that overall giving is at a level where the company likely would have expected it to have been had there been no disasters in the intervening period. Read the good news.

VIEW FROM THE CENTER: U.S. SOCIAL FORUM

NonProfit Center tenant Michelle Sedaca discusses the recent U.S. Social Forum, Another World is Possible, Another U.S. is Necessary, the first of its kind in the United States. Read more. 

NEWS OF THE SECTOR

TSNE is pleased to announce upcoming activities and events from across the nonprofit sector, as well as new resources available for nonprofit professionals.

Send us your sectorwide announcements to info@tsne.org, subject line News Submission.

This month we’ve included information on events, online fundraising, publications and employment opportunities.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE HAIKU

leadership is hard
harder to choose a winner
please help us decide!

We received some wonderful submissions for our first haiku contest, but we can’t agree on the prize winner! So we turn to you, our readers, to help us select a haiku. Vote now!