The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the workplace giving (payroll deduction) program for federal employees and military personnel. If you are one of the thousands of nonprofits that receives donations through the CFC, you will want to know that changes are afoot: the overseeing federal agency has proposed some calamitous modifications such as requiring nonprofits to pay a fee in order to register.

At CalNonprofits we have written letters to the California Congressional representatives on the oversight committee asking that the proposed changes be examined and overhauled before they are enacted.

Please take a moment today to post a quick comment to the regulators through the Save the CFC website. Comments due FRIDAY JUNE 7th!

Public policy deadlines abound in Sacramento and this is an exciting time for nonprofit advocates. The Governor‘s May budget revision has been released, and now policymakers and advocates are rushing to exert their influence on the budget before the June 15 deadline.

Meanwhile, the deadlines have passed for all bills to pass out of committees in their house of origin (Assembly or Senate). Bills that failed will either become inactive or will have to wait until 2014 - the second year of the 2-year session. Bills that made it through are now up for floor votes, and both houses of the Legislature are busy in marathon floor sessions determining which bills will make it out and on to the second house by May 31. Read more...

You have read the buzz about social impact bonds (sometimes called Pay for Success) but what's the real scoop? On May 10th the California Policy Forum for Nonprofits and Philanthropy sponsored a webinar featuring the pros and cons, promises and risks, of this highly publicized funding mechanism.

If you missed it, you can access the recording free here.

Moderator Jan Masaoka of CalNonprofits opened the webinar by asking speakers whether social impact bonds are a light bulb (world-changing great idea) or a city of gold (mythical, nonexistent mirage)? Carla Javits of REDF talked about the promise of social impact bonds, her organization's investment and work on them, and her own misgivings as well. Read more...