Josh Levinson | Featured Civic Voice It is graduation season and, in coming weeks, valedictorians will be honored for their academic prowess at commencement ceremonies throughout Hawaiʻi. We congratulate these students on their accomplishments. And we believe there is more to being a "scholar" …
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Volunteers have your back; do you have theirs?
Cheri Kishimoto, CVM | Featured Civic Voice loyal to your cause volunteers give skills and time show them gratitude So much uncertainty surrounds our financial future in the sector, bringing to light our need for more sustainable alternative resources. While nothing can replace money for certain …
Lies, Damn Lies, and Election Season Statistics: What Nonprofits Can Learn from the Use of Numbers in Politics
Joyce Lee-Ibarra | Featured Civic Voice One of the disheartening casualties of this election season--in addition to run-of-the-mill civil discourse--has been the judicious use of data and statistics. Candidates of all political stripes wield figures (but not necessarily facts) to advocate for their …
2016 Legislative Highlights
The 28th Hawaii State Legislative session adjourned May 5. What started out as a flurry of proposals, all vying for legislative attention, became a distilled set of appropriations by session end. The bills successfully passed with relevance to the nonprofit sector and for strengthening communities …
ACTION ALERT: Send Your Comments to the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service advises taxpayers on its website to only give out their Social Security Numbers (SSN) when "absolutely necessary." Yet the IRS has proposed a rule that would encourage nonprofits to ask donors to give out their SSNs and report them along with the amount of donations to …