We are so happy to be making two very important announcements about the California Association of Nonprofits: a new website (as you can see if you're here!) and a big project with which we kick off our future: the Vote With Your Mission campaign.
All of us have come to work and volunteer in nonprofits because we have ideals about changing the world. Whatever those ideals are, use your vote to further them.
1. Along with our website, as you can see we have a new look and feel, and a new nickname! We're keeping our name — California Association of Nonprofits — but we're changing our nickname to CalNonprofits (instead of CAN). Please help us refresh our identity for this new era by calling us "CalNonprofits" — we think you'll come to like it as much as we already do.
Our new website features fresh California colors (like oranges, avocados, redwoods, and grapes. :) It's not completely built out yet, but take a look around to see the new building that's taking shape. And let us know what problems you see with the site, or what new features you'd like us to add.
2. We're launching a major voter campaign for nonprofits: Vote With Your Mission. The goal of this campaign is to have 100% of California nonprofit staff and volunteers vote in the June and November elections. There are six components to the campaign; to sign onto the campaign you must agree to do just two or more of them. Examples: 1) Have voter registration materials available at all your locations; 2) If you have a document called something like "Board Member Responsibilities," add the following: "Board members will vote in every election while they are on the board."
What we mean: all of us have come to work and volunteer in nonprofits because we have ideals about changing the world. Whatever those ideals are, use your vote to further them.
Find out more here and see how you can get all the materials you'll need (including a letter from an attorney verifying its legality for nonprofits) and a free great poster for your lobby or newsletter, too. Be among the first to sign up!
And . . . our monthly e-newsletter is now free to everyone, not just CalNonprofits members. Sign up to the right ("Keep yourself connected") and we look forward to hearing from you.
We are grieving as we let you know that Flo Green, long-time board chair and executive director of the California Association of Nonprofits, passed away on May 9, 2012. She was working up to the very end and as her husband Gary Massey puts it, she lived life to the fullest every day.More Articles...
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We call on nonprofits in California to sign onto the Vote With Your Mission campaign. Any nonprofit may sign on by agreeing to take two or more of the actions. Find out how you can get involved.
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