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Local & State Issues
San Diego Better Business Bureau Seal of Approval?
The San Diego Better Business Bureau is offering their Seal of
Approval to charities, evaluating local charitable organizations
for compliance using a set of charity accountability standards
developed by the national council and the Wise Giving Alliance.
An organization must complete an extensive application and
documentation process. Upon review, if an organization
qualifies, the BBB grants the organization a nonexclusive,
non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display
the Seal for a fee under specific terms and conditions. The
purpose of the seal is to
assist donors in making informed giving decisions.
SANDAN has scheduled a meeting with the
BBB to explore concerns surrounding the seal of approval process
and would like to know what issues or experiences you have
encountered.
Please use
our contact form or email
info@sandan.org by April 30th.
Healthcare Reform
SB 893 to be heard April 25th - The
California Children and Families Act of 1998, requires that the
California Children and Families Program Trust Fund, be funded
by certain taxes imposed on the sale and distribution of
cigarettes and tobacco products and be used for the
implementation of comprehensive early childhood development and
smoking prevention programs. Services provided by California
Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5
California would be eliminated if SB 893 is passed. SB 893
reallocates those tax dollars to provide health care services to
children.
more information
Cal CARE Plan - The Senate
Republican Caucus has a plan for health care reform. SB236 is a
balanced and realistic approach to improve consumer choice and
introduces better accessibility, while creating greater
reliability in California’s health care system.
more information
More information on state & local issues can be
found at
SANDAN's News You Can Use.
IRS Refund
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Now
that your personal taxes are completed - did you get your
Telephone Excise Tax refund? Did you know that your nonprofit
organization can collect a refund also? Yes you can, although
it's not as simple a process as taking the standard amount, but
will be worth the effort. For more information,
click here. |
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Resource Library
Need to be at a meeting in Mission Valley in 15 minutes and
you're in Vista? How will you find out which highways are
problem free? Call 511 or visit
http://www.511sd.org. 511, a program of SANDAG, consolidates
transportation information into a one-stop resource. Users can
obtain real-time freeway driving times, transit route and
rideshare information, and roadside assistance. You can even
register for the FasTrak program.
SANDAN Updates
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Question
of the Month ~
In March, two events were held locally to help prepare businesses for a disaster
or pandemic situation. "Ready San Diego" Disaster Preparedness for
Small Business, Non-Profits and Faith-Based Organizations was held to provide
you with practical tools to create a disaster |
preparedness plan and to help ensure the continuity of your operations. San
Diego County HHSA Public Health Services held a "Pandemic Preparedness Summit" with the business community. The
Summit's objectives and goals were to raise awareness of a potential pandemic
influenza and the need to prepare, to introduce Public Health Officials and
Business Representatives who are key contacts for pandemic preparedness, to
inform the business community about the San Diego County preparedness efforts,
to provide best practices and guidance for promoting and advancing business
planning efforts, and to build community-based business networking models. If
your organization is a contracted service provider for the County, you are
required in your contract to have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) or
Continuation of Operations Plan (COOP) in place.
Does your
organization has a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) / Continuation of Operations
Plan (COOP) in place?
Click here to take our poll.
e-Subscription / e-Communications
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members by sending a monthly e-newsletter and other
electronic communications to keep you up-to-date and informed. All members
and other interested parties should complete this form to receive email
correspondence or update their subscription information.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
The next meeting is scheduled for 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.
Children's Service Committee
SANDAN will reconvene the Children's
Services Committee in the next month or so to discuss upcoming
opportunities within the MHSA Phase II. This committee is open
to all SANDAN members with an interest in children's issues and
services. We periodically email our members about local issues
and report on meetings that SANDAN attends on your behalf. If
you want to be included in Children's Services Updates and
attend committee meetings, please signup online using our
e-Subscription
form.
Welcome...
San Diego County HHSA announces Dr.
Babatunde A. Jinadu accepts Public Health Officer position
beginning June 8, 2007. He replaces Dr. Nancy Bowen.
more information
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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