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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
February 9th, 9:00am -12:00noon
SANDAN presents a panel discussion...
"Public Policy Landscape in 2007:
What are the implications for Nonprofits?"
Invited Guest Panelists include:
Flo Green, California Association of Nonprofits, Executive Director
Jean Ross, California Budget Project, Executive Director
Edward Condon, California Head Start Association, Executive Director
Virginia Hamilton, California Workforce Association, Executive Director
Rusty Selix, California Mental Health Association, Executive Director
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Nonprofit Ethics & Accountability
Panel Drafts Principles for
Self-Regulation
The Panel on Nonprofit Sector Advisory
Committee releases 29 Draft Principles for Self-Regulation
covering legal compliance, effective governance, financial
oversight, and responsible fundraising. Public Comment is
requested now through January 24th, 2007 and will be
incorporated by the committee into the recommendations being
prepare for Panel consideration.
more information
What's your organization's accountability IQ?
The Independent Sector has released a list
of recommendations that charitable organization can take to
strengthen transparency and accountability and an
accountability IQ test to boot. Board and staff should
regularly review the
checklist and steps they are taking to accomplish these
goals.
State Budget
The Governor's 2007-08 Budget has been
released with much controversy. The Legislative Analyst's Office
has prepared a preliminary review and questions a number of
optimistic assumptions and the fiscal benefits of many of the
budget’s key proposals are overstated. The California Budget
Project has also weighed in with a quick and dirty summary. To
review the Governor's budget, the LAO's review, the Senate
Republican Caucus Analysis, and the CBP
report - visit
SANDAN's News You Can Use.
110th Congress, Ethics & Lobbying
Issues
House Imposes New Rules
If you hadn't heard by now, as the 1st
order of business the House approved new ethics rules aimed at
ending the "culture of corruption." The changes addressed
relations between lobbyists and members of the House, meant to
curb abuses similar to those exposed between Jack Abramoff and a
number of members of the House this past year.
S.1 Tackles Grassroots Lobbying
S.1, Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, a bill to
provide for greater transparency in the legislative process was
approved by a vote of 96 - 2 on January 18, 2007 without
Sec.220, the grassroots lobbying disclosure requirements. After
Senator Bennett's amendment was approved, 55-43, the section was
removed.
More information on the 110th Congress can be found at
SANDAN's News You
Can Use.
Resource Library
The
National Alliance to End Homelessness releases national
report
"Homelessness Counts" that lists California as home
approximately 1/4 of the nation's homeless population - more
than any other state in the nation.
Do California unemployment statistics
really reflect all unemployed workers? To get a complete
picture, read
"Many California Workers are Struggling to Find Work", a
California Budget Project (CBP) Policy Points Report. released
Jan. 2007
Uninsured Solutions?
Why won't a Health Savings Account work
for California's uninsured? For more information on HSAs and a
Budget Brief from CBP on the topic,
click here
Health coverage for millions of
California children through the Healthy Families and Medi-Cal
programs is scheduled to expire in 2007. What does California
need to continue these programs? Read
"SCHIP Reauthorization: Healthy Families Needs Sufficient
Federal Funding" a CBP Budget Brief released in Dec.
2006
SANDAN Updates
Great News!
The SANDAN Board of Directors would like to announce that they
are in negotiations with SANDAN's new executive director. An
official announcement will be made shortly in the next week or
so.
Have You Joined SANDAN Yet? Join the growing list
of SANDAN Members by sending in your
annual cost share or contribution today. Each member receives a subscription to the
Nonprofit Quarterly as a bonus!* That's a $49.00 value. SANDAN
Members also receive access to our Members Only section on the
website, can post their events on SANDAN's events calendar, get
discounts to SANDAN and partner events, and much, much more.
Applications may be downloaded from our website and email
Jeanine if you need an invoice.
We need your support and involvement as
Affiliates and Community Partners to make SANDAN the "Go-To"
association for San Diego's nonprofit community.
For more
information on joining SANDAN, visit our website.
Member Directory
SANDAN's member Directory is now posted online and available to
members only. Members may access the Members Only section of the
website using your assigned password and view or print the file.
Sign up for E-Communications
If you would like to receive SANDAN newsletters, bulletins and
other correspondence by email or need to update your email and
contact information, please
click here and
complete the form.
Contracting
Workgroup
Next meeting is
scheduled for January 25th from 2:00 - 3:30pm at County Mental
Health Services Admin. Office, 3255 Camino del Rio South, in the
Bonita Room. A reminder will be sent by email to our updated
email list. If you would like to be
included in email notices for the contracting workgroup, you
must sign up on SANDAN's website.
Moving and Shaking...
Past Member, Alpha Behavioral Health Services is merging
with The Mental Health Association in San Diego County
(MHASD). The programs and services at both organizations
will remain uninterrupted and AlphaBHS will become a program of
MHASD. The transition has already begun with both organizations
working out of the same office in North Park. Scott Suckow has
been appointed Chief Executive Officer for MHASD effective
January 1, 2007. Congratulations Scott!!
...more information.
Holly Younghans has moved to Episcopal
Community Services. She previously held the Organization
Development Dept. Grants Director position at NHA.
Please welcome Reinaldo Galindo as
the new Campus Director at Springfield College's School of Human
Services.
If you know of other transitions within our
sector - let us know so we can spread the word...
Awards & Grants...
El Cajon Community Development
Corporation was awarded two grants totaling $27,500 from the
San Diego Foundation’s Organizational Success Program.
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