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Buzz, Fall 2020: Surprising Findings in Community Poll – An Usual Legislative Year – Meeting Your Legislator Up Close and Virtually – Advocacy in an Election Year – Congratulations to the Nonprofits of the Year – Yes on Propositions 15, 16, and 17.

Buzz, Winter 2020: Causes Count: The Economic Impact of California’s Nonprofit Sector - Why Nonprofits Should Care About the Census - Get Ready to Renew Your Telecommunications Discount Under New Rules - The Three Insurance Coverages Every Nonprofit Needs - Advice from ‘A Nonprofit’s Guide to Getting Your First Government Grant'

Buzz, Summer 2019: Time to Participate in Census 2020 Planning - CalNonprofits Sponsors Bill Seeking More - Transparency from Donor-Advised Funds - New Requirements for Sexual Harassment Training - Hey Foundations! Nonprofits can’t register for this conference, but that’s not the real problem here

Annual Report 2018: From Sacramento: Policy Update and Looking Ahead - Dear California’s Members of Congress: Nonprofits are Powerful and Paying Attention - Exciting Changes at GrantAdvisor.org - Three Cornerstone Insurance Policies You Need - New & Improved Online Resources - Roller Coaster Year for Nonprofit Student Debt - 2018 Policy Convention and CA Nonprofits Day photo recap

Buzz, Fall 2018: Open Letter to the Crowdfunding Industry - Why Membership with CalNonprofits Matters - CalNonprofits Convention 2018 Recap - Census 2020: Nonprofits Will Get $30 Million for Outreach - Does My Nonprofit Really Need Cyber Liability Insurance?

Buzz, Summer 2018: New updates on state legislation impacting nonprofits, a new "parking tax" on nonprofits, meet one of the first people to get student loan forgiveness under PSLF, and see who is speaking at our fall policy convention.

Annual Report 2017: California Legislators Honor Nonprofits Working in Their Districts - Sacramento Update: A Year of Question Marks, Cliffhangers, and Victories - New Assembly Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector - Student Debt in the Nonprofit Community: Doing Something About It - California Nonprofits Stand Up for Our Communities - Nonprofit Overhead Project: Our Initiative to Help Support Nonprofit Sustainability - Fast Company Names GrantAdvisor As One of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Not-For-Profit sector - Supporting California Nonprofits with the Insurance They Need

Buzz, Fall 2017: State Legislative Committee Hearings on Noprofits - GrantAdvisor Update - 2017 Regional Town Halls — This September! - Nonprofits of the Year Honored at State Capitol - What If Nonprofits Formed a Health Insurance Co-op? - Board of Equalization Restructured

Buzz, Spring 2017: Annual Report Issue: Letter from CEO and Board Chair - Nonprofits of the Year Honored - CalNonprofits Insurance in 2016 - Together we defeated AB2855 "Warning Label" Bill - Messaging about Nonprofit Overhead - CalNonprofits Convention 2016 - Finances 2016

Buzz, Winter 2017: Ask Colleen: Your Nonprofit Insurance Expert - 2016 Community Engagement Award

Buzz, Fall 2016: California Propositions - 2016 Annual Convention Recap and Photos - Forum on Student Debt & the Nonprofit Workforce Recap and Photos

Buzz, Summer 2016: California Nonprofits Day - An Overlooked Financing Tool: How Nonprofits Can Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds - Annual Nonprofit Compliance Checklist - Forum on Student Debt & the Nonprofit Workforce

Buzz, Spring 2016: Annual Report Issue: Letter from CEO and Board Chair - How to Start a California Nonprofit and Stay Compliant - The Nonprofit Overhead Project - Vote with Your Mission - Nonprofit Student Debt Project - Advocating for You - Financial Statements 2015

Buzz, Winter 2016: “How to Start a Nonprofit” Now Available in Spanish, New Option for Nonprofit Health Insurance, CalNonprofits Congratulates Nonprofit Leader Anthony Rendon on Election as Assembly Speaker, The Nonprofit Student Loan Project, Spotlight On Workers’ Comp

Buzz, Fall 2015: 2015 Community Engagement Award, Open Letter on Minimum Wage, CalNonprofits 2015 Convention Wrap-Up, Nonprofits and the Drought, LA County Supports Nonprofit Overhead Recovery

Buzz, Summer 2015:

California Legislation Tracker - Previewing the 2015 CalNonprofits Convention - Healthway Trust moves to CalNonprofits - Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

Buzz, Spring 2015:

2014 Annual Report - Nonprofits Count

Buzz, Winter 2015:

View From Sacramento - New OMB Overhead Guidelines - Member Spotlight: NCIDC - Announcing Support for Minimum Wage Increase - News You Can Use

Buzz, Autumn 2014

Legislative Update - November Propositions - "Who Has the Time?" - Voting is Good for You - Voter's Edge

Buzz, Summer 2014:

Update from Sacramento - Unemployment Services Trust - CalNonprofits 2014 Policy Convention Photos - Causes Count Released

Buzz, Spring 2014:

2013 Annual Report - The Power of Nonprofits

Buzz, Winter 2014:

Achievements, Challenges, and Paradoxes - A Glance Back and Looking Ahead - A New Way to Talk About Volunteers

Buzz, Autumn 2013:

Five Things to Do NOW about California Health Reform - Message from CEO Jan Masaoka - Your Lobbyist at Work - California Nonprofit Health Insurance Flowchart

Buzz, Summer 2013:Policy Framework Adopted, Sustaining Members, Tips for Members, War on Overhead

Buzz, Spring 2013: 2012 Annual Report

Buzz, Winter 2013 Vote with Your Mission wraps successful campaign -
CEO Message: Our Expanded Vision for 2013

Buzz, Summer 2012

Propositions 30 & 38 - OpEd: What We Need CalNonprofits to Do - Government Tries to Pick Nonprofit Pockets

Buzz, Spring 2012: Vote with Your Mission - How Grantmakers Can Support - Tidbit from IRS Workshops

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