Nonprofit leaders – board members, donors, executives, program staff, and volunteers – are used to juggling competing demands, wearing multiple hats, and scrambling to keep up with new constraints, new solutions, and new practices. Our commitment here at the National Council of Nonprofits is to make sure everyone has free access to timely, trustworthy, and practical information they need in everyday operations. One way we do that is by developing resources for you on a wide-ranging array of topics. Our new website offers hundreds of newly updated pages that supply big-picture overviews and the nitty-gritty details. You’ll find broad categories like Trends and Policy Issues, helping busy nonprofit leaders keep up with dynamics legislative developments and economic forces, as well as narrower topics like our updated Nonprofit Audit Guide©. Today’s newsletter examines the not-too-distant threat of a government shutdown and what it could mean for nonprofits – and, because this newsletter is about practical matters, what you can do now to prepare. Our second feature article, by Kenzie Strong of ResultsLab, offers advice on simplifying and streamlining data collection, including some powerful – and perhaps surprising – guidance from a nonprofit leader, Makisha Boothe. And tax expert Steven Woolf explains how some nonprofits can benefit from new energy-efficiency tax deductions. We hope you find today’s articles and other resources useful. |