ALLIANCE NONPROFIT MEMBER BENEFITS
Insurance Coverage from First Nonprofit
Insurance Coverage Tailored to Fit Your Organization
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits endorses First Nonprofit Insurance Company's property and casualty products.
First Nonprofit Insurance Company insures only nonprofit organizations, offering the specialized coverages needed by these groups. In addition to protecting nonprofits from loss or damage to property and equipment, they provide protection from a wide range of legal liability exposures including Social Workers' Liability/Foster Care, Pastoral Counseling/Teachers Professional and Explicit Sexual Abuse and Molestation.
First Nonprofit is a fully-regulated insurance company rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Owned by Mutual Insurers Holding Company, their policyholders enjoy all the benefits of mutual ownership.
First Nonprofit's property and liability insurance is available through independent insurance agents in Arizona. For a referral, please contact Kathy Szur at First Nonprofit, 312.715.3044, kszur@firstnonprofit.com. www.firstnonprofit.com
Grant Seeking Resources
Just Grants! Arizona:Training & Tools for Grantseekers
*The Arizona Guide to Grants Online: With so many online grants research tools out on the market today, it can be hard to tell which products will yield the results you want and at a reasonable cost. The Arizona Guide to Grants Online is one of the oldest and most respected state-specific foundation databases in the country. Since 2000, the Guide Online has been Arizona's premier resource for information about corporations and foundations that give in Arizona. Our online searchable database offers detailed, current profiles of over 2,000 corporations and foundations with a history of making grants in Arizona - right at your fingertips, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
*Guide to Arizona Grantmakers: Arizona's only annual print directory of philanthropic resources exclusively for Arizona grantseekers! The directory includes detailed profiles of nearly 800 corporate and foundation grantmakers that are both located in Arizona and give to Arizona organizations. All funder profiles include detailed contact information, major areas of grantmaking interests, key individuals, sample grants and much more!
*Ultimate Grants Toolkit: Essential worksheets, blueprints, and step-by-step planning guides to help you build great grant-funded projects, including:
--More than 200 resource pages, with explanations and examples
--BONUS CD, with ready-to-use electronic versions of all worksheets and planning tools
--Bound in a convenient three-ring binder to make it easy to copy, share, and
update.
*Grantwriting Workshops: Learn the essential techniques and strategies you need to win corporate, foundation and government dollars to support your organization’s work in the world! From partnering to evaluation design, from constructing great proposals to winning federal dollars, JUST GRANTS! Arizona workshops offer skills-oriented, hands-on grantsmanship training for all levels of expertise, from rookies to seasoned veterans. Every year, hundreds of grant professionals, consultants, and volunteers nationwide leave our workshops with the tools, skills, and confidence they need to strengthen their communities and keep their organizations going strong.
To find out how to start receiving your JUST GRANTS! Arizona benefits, contact Executive Vice President, Sally Clifford, at (602)279-2966 X10 or karenv@arizonanonprofits.org.
GrantStation is FREE for Alliance Nonprofit Members (a $599 Annual Retail Value)
GrantStation makes it easy for nonprofit organizations to identify and secure grant dollars by offering real-time, online access to a comprehensive set of powerful grantseeking tools and resources. GrantStation provides the most up-to-date and in-depth research on all types of grantmakers - federal and state agencies, private foundations, and corporate giving programs - plus step-by-step tutorials about how to write compelling grant requests and manage grant awards.
GrantStation Includes:
- Find-a-Funder: Instant access to over 5,000 funders via a searchable database.
- The GrantStation Insider: A weekly e-Newsletter providing grantseeking opportunities.
- Federal Deadlines: Offers detailed program, contact, and application information on numerous federal grant opportunities.
- State Grants: Immediate access to all grant announcements at each state agency.
- International Grants: Short profiles on grantmakers based in other countries. Each continent is searchable by country.
- Grant Research: Immediately gain access to a collection of Research Tips designed to make you more effective and successful.
- Grants Mentor: Access a self-paced Proposal Building tutorial. Learn everything you need to know about letters of inquiry and developing winning proposals.
To find out how to start using your Grant Station benefit, contact Keren Van Allen, Membership Coordinator at (602)279-2966 or Karenv@arizonanonprofits.org
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FROM FIRST NONPROFIT
Members can save thousands of dollars every year
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits has a partnership that offers you a chance to save substantial money on your state unemployment insurance taxes.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, you can elect to opt out of the state system and choose to self-insure and reimburse the state dollar-for-dollar for actual unemployment benefits paid. With this method you are no longer subsidizing the costs of other employers’ layoffs, and you are not paying extra funds you will never receive back. You’ll be able to allocate the funds you save back to your program and other expenses.
While the plan offers the chance for any nonprofit to save on their unemployment taxes, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits members are offered an additional 20% discount on First Nonprofit Unemployment Saving Program’s one time enrollment fee.
For more information and to find out how much this program is likely to save you, contact:
Cecilia Piazza
Director of Member Services,
Unemployment Programs First Nonprofit Companies
800-526-4352 x 7729
piazza@firstnonprofit.com
www.firstnonprofitcompanies.com
OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE
Order from Wist and earn an Alliance rebate
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits is partnering with Wist Office Products, as a preferred vendor for office supplies and furniture. Wist has been doing business with Arizona companies since 1955. Wist Offers:
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits has worked with Wist to negotiate special group pricing for Alliance members.* Take advantage of this opportunity to save your nonprofit money. Everyone has to buy office supplies - make sure you are getting the best deal possible.
Also, by using Wist you’ll earn a rebate based on volume which will be given back to you by the Alliance at the end of your membership year. By using Wist, you can earn part of your Alliance membership dues back with this rebate, possibly even totally paying for your membership.
To get started with Wist today, contact:
Heather Rodriguez
Business Development Director
Wist Office Products
480-921-2900 x118
hrodriguez@wist.com
* Some exclusions apply for existing customers of Wist.
NONPROFIT WORLD
Get Connected to Nonprofit Know-How
Through a collaboration with the Society for Nonprofit Organizations (SNPO), Nonprofit Members of the Alliance receive SNPO membership benefits, including a subscription to Nonprofit World magazine. This benefit is a $69 value and is included as part of your annual membership dues.
Nonprofit World is published 6 times a year, and offers nonprofits what few other magazines can. Sound advice, case studies, and easy-to-read format — all work together to create a publication of lasting value for board members, paid staff, and volunteers. The subject matter covered is extensive: accounting, board development, communication, computers, fundraising, law, management, marketing, personnel, and volunteers. The authors are some of the field’s best: Brinckerhoff, Ellis, Hopkins, Martinelli, Tesdahl, Warwick, and Weisman, among others. Quite simply, Nonprofit World is “must reading” for anyone interested in the ever-expanding world of nonprofit management and leadership.
In addition to Nonprofit World, SNPO members receive:
12 issues of Funding Alert - timely information on funding opportunties organized by mission category
access to the Nonprofit World and Funding Alert archive - featuring a decade of nonprofit knowledge - with searchable and downloadable articles from past issues
discounts on SNPO educational programs
access to discounts, such as 20% off Fieldstone Alliance publications
TELECONFERENCING AND WEB CONFERENCING
Preferred pricing with ReadyTalk
The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits has teamed up with ReadyTalk to bring you an easy-to-use conferencing solution at unbeatable rates. With ReadyTalk’s easy-to-use audio and web conferencing systems, you can concentrate on the content of your meetings, and not worry about the computer or phone line you are using. ReadyTalk makes web and audio conferencing simple for everyone, regardless of technical savvy, office location, or kind of platform. Members of the Alliance receive ReadyTalk services for 4 cents per minute for audio and 8 cents per minute for web conferencing, a signficant savings on commercial rates.
Nonprofits of all sizes and causes use ReadyTalk for:
Daily Teleconferences: low rates, toll-free, host up to 96 participants per call. 225 International conferencing numbers available; from Albania to Zimbabwe.
Phone and Web Meetings: Staff can now communicate verbally AND visually. Share your desktop, work on budgets, present slide presentations.
Training: Provide online training or distance learning sessions to new or dispersed staff on a regular basis. Record training sessions for future reference.
Email Marketing: Record an appeal from your Executive Director and insert it into your newsletters or email it out to your members. Members can easily see and hear the message. Unlimited recording playbacks.
Hold Webinars: Create a monthly webinar to generate interest in your initiatives and programs.
Go to www.readytalk.com/ncna to sign up for an account, or contact Shawn Murry at (303)209-1638 for details.