News for Nonprofits

• NCN launches new "Nonprofit Vitality Center"
• As economy slides, demand surges for services, food
• HMSA to end Keiki Care Plan on Dec. 31
• Hawaii slashes mental health care by $24 million
• Economists, DBEDT predict deep recession throughout 2009
• Considering layoffs? Here's expert guidance for managers
• Guidance for nonprofits managing risk in hard times
• Survey: Donors plan to give online this holiday season
• Preparing for the new Form 990:  Governance issues
• Kaiser Permanente bans smoking at all sites in the state
• How to overcome cultural and political barriers
• HSTV video on HIV for HYSN wins multiple awards

Public Policy

• Smoking deaths drop; Hawaii has second-lowest rate
• DBEDT reports Family Self-Sufficiency Standard
• NCN delivers recommendations to President Obama
• Increase in teenage birth rates is unexplained
• V3 Campaign updates national agenda for 2009
• Arts Alliance pushes legislative initiative

Announcements

• 2010 Census is hiring workers to count noses
• CLH downtown Honolulu coffee hour set for Feb. 3
• Empty Bowl Project breaks new fundraising ground
• Nominations open for '09 Businesswoman of the Year
• Honolulu Magazine offers free promotional opportunity
• Participate in NTen’s survey of nonprofit IT staffing
• Honolulu to honor senior volunteers on April 2
• Kohala Center creates scholarship to honor Earl Bakken
• Nominations sought for Building Leadership Award

New Resources

• HPIRC publishes handbook for island newcomers
• Real estate gifts: Untapped potential for nonprofits
• Twenty cost-cutting ideas for nonprofits
• Thinking of a merger? Here’s some advice
• State and county crime statistics available online
• IRS answers questions about new Form 990