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e-Newsletter
February 2004 |
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In This Issue: An Update on HR7 and CARE Act An Update on
HR7 and CARE Act Funders Alliance
of Upstate New York and New York Regional
Association of Grantmakers Tuesday, March 23, 2004,
1:00-2:00pm Congress
returns to Washington this year to complete the
second session of the 108th Congress.
Will charitable giving legislation again take center stage? What will news reports of scandals at
The Nature Conservancy and some private foundations mean to skeptics of the
charitable sector in Congress and at the White House? Ellen Dadisman, Vice President
of Government and Media Relations, Council on Foundations, will speak about
the continuing action on federal legislation affecting the philanthropic
community: HR.7 (the Charitable Giving Act) and S.
476, the CARE (Charity Aid,
Recovery and Empowerment) Act. View
program description and registration information on this workshop at On the Road
Again... Funders
Collaboratives: Making a Difference Together! Can't fix all the problems alone? Register now to hear about
funders collaboratives, a growing philanthropic method of pooling resources,
building capacity, and expanding grantmaking impact, from Donors Education
Collaborative members Cassie Schwerner of the Schott Foundation and Fred
Frelow of the Rockefeller Foundation. What were the drivers, the issues, the
advantages of establishing the collaborative? Grantee Karen Scharff, Alliance for Quality Education,
will present results from this effort.
Two events are scheduled below: March 3, 2004, Noon-1:30pm (Lunch) March 4, 2004, Noon-1:30pm, with Western NY
Grantmakers Association, (Lunch)
Register* with this form or email or call Lisa Dahl, 585.232.2380 * To
accommodate members' complicated
schedules and busy days, for most events, we can accept registrations by
email, phone or fax (with payment following) until the day before the event date. Just contact Lisa Dahl, Program Director. Grantmaking Basics: Legal &
Ethical Responsibilities Thursday,
February 26, 2004, 8:30-11:30am Hosted by Frontier Communications of Rochester,
Inc. Frontier Learning and Conference Center 2060 Brighton-Henrietta Rd., Rochester
NY Registration: $40
RGF and Funders Alliance Members /$55
Non-members
There
is still space in the Rochester Grantmakers Forum
class, Legal & Ethical Responsibilities of Investing in Community,
February 26, 2004. We are very lucky to have Michael Cooney, Esq., a
partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, and an expert in legal affairs of nonprofit
organizations instruct this class. This program was rated a 4.8 out of
5 by participants at the Funders Alliance Cooperstown conference. Here in Rochester, Cooney will be
able to update participants on Eliot Spitzer and his Sarbanes-Oxley-like
proposed legislation for NYS nonprofits, and on Congressional efforts, HR 7
and the Senate CARE Act. Discussion on these concerns, as well as the
legal responsibilities and procedures that govern nonprofits will be
conducted. Michael Cooney concentrates
on issues such as tax-exemption and private foundation status, unrelated
business income tax, fundraising and planned giving matters for nonprofit
institutions. His practice
includes clients from private foundations, private colleges/universities,
hospitals and health care systems, and religious organizations. He holds a B.A. from Hamilton College
and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. A member of the American and New
York State Bar Associations, he is active on the boards of several
community organizations. Register now for this class and the
additional two classes on Interpreting Financials and Strategies for
Evaluation, to improve or brush up your grantmaking skills. View
program description on this workshop at www.grantmakers.org/grantmaking_basics.pdf Register* with this form or email or call Lisa Dahl, 585.232.2380 * To
accommodate members' complicated
schedules and busy days, for most events, we can accept registrations by
email, phone or fax (with payment following) until the day before the event date. Just contact Lisa Dahl, Program Director.
In
response to a national movement, 2-1-1 has been designated by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) for the exclusive use of health and human
services information and referral systems. Individuals in need could dial 2-1-1 and receive relevant
information and referrals for help in their community. Bipartisan legislation (The Calling
for 2-1-1 Act of 2003) has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton and North Carolina's Elizabeth Dole to create a dedicated
federal revenue stream to support 2-1-1 development and operations. Today there are more than 80 active
2-1-1 call centers in the U.S.
United Way has provided a number to call to register individual
support of The Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 with elected officials. The number is available through the
end of February. Just call
1-888-PASS211 (1-888-727-7211). New York State’s 2-1-1 plan calls for 10
regional call centers (see map), and is being coordinated by United
Way of New York State and the NY Alliance of Information and Referral
Systems. The three regions to be piloted first would be the Finger Lakes
Region, Taconic (Hudson Valley) and Western NY. 2-1-1 service will be developed in these regions in 2004
and 2005. For more information,
contact your local United Way or visit http://www.211ny.org/. -------- Questions or Feedback?
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