Welcome to the TSNe-Bulletin, providing nonprofit professionals and capacity builders with tips, ideas and information on issues affecting our sector.

In This Issue:

• Revised IRS Form 990
• New Grant Round for Capacity Building Fund 
• Search Engine Optimization, Part III 
• Training Series Announced
• New Feature: Software Corner
• ED Forum: Supporting Nonprofit Leaders
• View from the Center: Nourishment at the NPC
• New TSNE Blog
• Resources, Jobs and Events for Nonprofits Nationwide

What You Need to Know About the New Form 990

The IRS recently revised Internal Revenue Service Form 990. While the new reporting requirements and structure may seem cumbersome, the Form 990 has potential to help organizations to communicate more effectively with stakeholders. Learn how to make Form 990 work for you.

Capacity Building Fund Announces Grant Opportunity

TSNE’s Capacity Building Fund (CBF) funds several self-defined groups of organizations, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, for the purpose of planning and implementing shared learning projects that build organizational capacity.

Applications for 2009 grants are due September 12, 2008.

Developing a Sound Link Recruitment Campaign

Web links are the channels that tell search engines how important your site is. Part III of Top the Web Search Lists explains the different type of links, quality versus quantity, and what your organization needs to think about in setting a reciprocal link policy.

New Training Series to Launch September 2008

TSNE is pleased to announce the launch of a new monthly Nonprofit Capacity Building Training Series, which will kick-off on September 18, 2008, with a workshop on Mission, Vision and Planning.

A total of nine workshops will be held monthly through June 2009 at the NonProfit Center, covering a range of topics, such as fund development, financial management, effective supervision and governance.

Final details are being hammered out now, with registration set to open mid-July. Sign up for our Training Announcements e-List to be notified as soon as registration opens.

Software Corner

Idealware Software Tip of the Month: Free Blast Emailing Tool

Would you like a solid, free way to send your constituents e-Newsletters, action alerts or donation requests? VerticalResponse, a dependable, feature-rich blast emailing tool, is now offering up to 10,000 emails a month free to 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Will it meet your needs? It might well. Read more on the Idealware site.

ED Forum

This month TSNE Executive Director Jonathan Spack discusses the next generation of nonprofit leaders, executive transitions and what makes leadership different in the nonprofit sector. Read more.

View from the Center

This month columnist Michelle Sedaca looks at ways the NonProfit Center nourishes your body, not just your organization. Read more.

Strategic Communications Blog

TSNE is rolling out its first blog! Brought to you by the Communications Department, the blog will contain articles, podcasts, news items we find useful, and self-reflections about the things we learn as TSNE moves into social media. Please stop by and let us know what you’d like to hear about - and help us come up with a catchy title! 

Happenings and Opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector

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

This month we’ve included information on trainings and conferences, a grant opportunity, an opportunity to have volunteer needs met and job openings.

Send us your announcements. Drop an email to info@tsne.org, subject line "News Submission," and we’ll add your announcement to the next News of the Sector.