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State & Local Issues
 Governor's Health Proposal Raises a Number of Questions -
The proposal would require individuals to carry a minimum level
of health coverage; expand public health insurance programs;
subsidize coverage for certain low-income Californians; and
impose fees on employers that do not offer their workers health
coverage, as well as on hospitals and physicians. California
Budget Project, Budget Brief, March 2007.
Lobbying & the City of San Diego - The city has updated its
lobbying guidelines and application form. Lobbying is direct
communication with a City official for the purpose of
influencing a municipal decision. Are you in compliance?
More
information can be found listed under New Resources of Interest.
More information on state & local issues can be
found at
SANDAN's News You Can Use.
Federal Issues
OMB Earmark
Database
The OMB Earmark Database is available to
view appropriation earmarks for fiscal year 2005 online.
At this time the database is incomplete and does not include all
the information as promised, but its a start.
Click here to view.
110th Congress,
IRA Rollover Act of 2007
The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007
was introduced in Congress to extend the current IRA Rollover
which is scheduled to expire 12/31/07, by making it permanent.
It would remove the current $100,000 annual limit on donations,
make all charities eligible to receive donations, and provide
IRA owners with a planned giving option starting at age 59½.
instead of 70½; for
more information.
More information on these reports and
others can be found at
SANDAN's News You
Can Use.
Panel on Nonprofits
Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Invites
Second Round of Comments on proposed 29 principles. Comment
deadline is March 30, 2007.
more
information.
Resource Library
Social Service and Social Change: A Process Guide was
developed for staff and board members of non-profit service
organizations who are interested in learning how to incorporate
progressive social change values and practices into their work.
(Co-authored by Linda Campbell and Frances Kunreuther, Building
Movement Project)
What's Next? Baby Boom Leaders in Social Change Nonprofits
reports on how twenty-seven social change nonprofit leaders in
the baby boom generation view their work and the contributions
they have made during the past 30 years. (by Helen S. Kim,
Frances Kunreuther; Building Movement Project)
Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers, Study
Finds, By Caroline Preston; The Chronicle on Philanthropy,
3/13/07. A new survey of young nonprofit workers shows that
long hours and low pay are a key reason that few of them expect
to stay in the charity world throughout their professional
careers — and even fewer desire to become top leaders of
nonprofit organizations.
SANDAN Updates
 Question
of the Month ~
How has your organization benefited
from the new IRA Charitable Rollover Incentive? SANDAN
has extended this question of the month through the end of
March. We would
like know how much revenue San Diego nonprofits have received
through the rollover incentive.
Congress
passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 on August 17, 2006, which provided a
number of charitable giving incentives and safeguards including the IRA
Charitable Rollover. Many donors have already taken advantage of the IRA
Charitable Rollover and we would like to know if your nonprofit organization has
benefited from their generosity.
Please take a few
moments and complete our poll.
 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.
Staff will be revising and adding new/renewing members in April
- so get your membership application and cost share
contributions to us in the next month to be listed.
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
March 22nd
meeting has been canceled and we hope you will attend the
Pandemic Preparedness Summit instead. For more information on
the summit,
click here.
We plan to
reconvene the workgroup on April 26th from 2:00 - 3:30pm at County Mental
Health Services Admin. Office, 3255 Camino del Rio South, in the
Bonita Room. Meetings are open to all
County contractors, co-convened by SANDAN and the County of San Diego HHSA
Agency Contract Support, and includes representatives from
Mental Health Contractors Assoc. and the ADS Providers
Association. If you would like to be
included in email notices for the contracting workgroup, please sign up on
SANDAN's website.
The County is
organizing a "Deep Dive" on the procurement process to gather
input and strategize what is working and not working to improve
the process. If you would like to participate, please email SANDAN using our
contact form.
Awards & Grants...
Nominations are needed for Mental Health
Person of the Year and 11 Community Awards to be
presented at the 21st Annual Mental Health Recognition Dinner on
June 1st at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley. Your
nomination must be postmarked by 4/6/07.
More information...
If you know of a local organization
receiving an award or grant,
please
contact us so we can share that information with the whole
nonprofit community.
Congratulations...
Congratulations to Scott H. Silverman,
Executive Director and Founder of Second Chance, who was
nominated to join the City of San Diego's Commission on Gang
Prevention and Intervention by Councilmember Toni Atkins and
approved by the City Council. Scott was officially sworn in on
February 27, 2007.
Movin' & Shakin'...
Do you know a nonprofit executive who might
be transitioning, please
contact
SANDAN so we can spread the word.
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Join the "Go-To" association of nonprofits 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 area of the
SANDAN 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
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