Nonprofit News
2017 NM Legislative Special Session Convened
May 24 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
5/25/17 UPDATE: Tax Reform Bill - HB 8 - was tabled in House Labor & Economic Development Committee this morning on a 6 to 5 vote after 2 1/2 hours of debate.As the Legislature convened today at noon for a Special Session, there are two main considerations: tax reform and the state budget.
Both are... Read Article
2017 Southern New Mexico Service Summit
May 16 2017Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Volunteer Management
2017 Southern New Mexico Service Summit
Mark your calendar for the 2017 Southern New Mexico Service Summit in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This event brings together National Service Programs and Partners, Volunteer Managers and Nonprofits from throughout the state of New Mexico to meet, share knowledge, and learn. ... Read Article
2017 Pre-Proposal Regional Workshops
May 15 2017Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Fund Development
Con Alma Hosts Pre-Proposal Workshops Join Con Alma for a review of the 2017 Con Alma Health Foundation grant cycles and a walk through the online proposal process. The Foundation will hold several Pre-Proposal Workshops around the state (Los Alamos, Las Cruces, Silver City, Roswell, and Carlsbad). These workshops... Read Article
NACA Redesignated As Breakthrough School for 2017
May 10 2017Related to: Leadership
NACA - Breakthrough School for 2017 Native American Community Academy (NACA), an Albuquerque Public School District Charter School, joins 26 middle level and high schools redesignated as one of the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ (NASSP) 2017 Breakthrough Schools. NASSP recently evaluated each of these schools, originally recognized between 2011... Read Article
NM Nonprofit Works Toward Open Primaries
May 10 2017Related to: Advocacy
Voting in primaries varies state to state. As voter dissatisfaction apparently grows, nonprofit organizations like New Mexico Open Primaries have started to pop up.
New Mexico Open Primaries is trying to change the primary system in the state to an open election, one in which all candidates are on the same primary ballot and any registered voter... Read Article
Working Towards the Common Good
May 2 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
Findings from the 2016 NM Nonprofit SurveyFor the fourth year, the Building Movement Project (BMP) and partner organizations in New Mexico surveyed our state’s nonprofit organizations. The 2016 report analyzes the responses of 295 nonprofit organizations that participated in the survey... Read Article
Nonprofits Shape Policy Priorities
May 1 2017Related to: Advocacy
The Benefits of Listening - For Lawmakers and Nonprofits Alike
Like many state associations of nonprofits, the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits hosts town hall meetings around the state to bring elected officials and nonprofits together to promote dialogue, understanding, and problem solving. Reporting on his 2017 town-hall... Read Article
"Color-Blind” Colleagues, We Need To Have A Talk
Apr 28 2017Related to: Advocacy
In my work and travels I’ve met some really incredible people doing amazing stuff. Every meeting, every trip restores my faith in our sector, as well as replenishes my office’s supply of pens and chapsticks from various exhibitors at conferences.
But once a while, I encounter people who are “color-blind,” who say things like:
“Vu, I... Read Article
Community Letter To Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship
Apr 25 2017Related to: Advocacy
Nearly 4,500 organizations called on Congress to protect nonprofit nonpartisanship and the longstanding Johnson Amendment in Section 501(c)(3).
This message is to all who signed their organizations onto the Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship. Thank you.
The Washington Post, The NonProfit Times, and others covered the letter and the... Read Article
AmeriCorps Funding Opportunity
Apr 14 2017Related to: Fund Development
AmeriCorps State Request for ProposalsOn August 12, 2016, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released its Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2017-2018 Program Year. The 2017 competition will target AmeriCorps grantmaking on the six national focus areas identified in the Serve America Act and the agency's five-year... Read Article