Voting

  • 5 Simple Ways to Help Your Clients Overcome Obstacles to Voting
    Five simple ways to help your clients and others overcome the most common obstacles to voting.
  • Everything Your Nonprofit Needs to Know about the 2022 Election

    This spring and fall, voters across North Carolina will go to the polls to elect new members of Congress, the state legislature, judges, and local officials. These elected officials will be entrusted to make decisions on laws and policies of critical importance to the work of every NC nonprofit. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2022 election for nonprofits, including:

  • There’s Always Common Ground

    Jeanne C. Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

  • Nonprofits and Permissible Election Activities

    In this webinar, you'll learn the basics about what 501(c)(3) nonprofits can and can’t do in an election year, ways nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers can (legally) engage in campaigns, and common questions (and possibly some answers!) about tricky election-year situations for nonprofits.

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  • Recruiting and Orienting New Board Members

    This article details the importance of having a process in place for recruiting and orienting new board members. By following this process, it becomes evident that recruiting board members is much like hiring a staff position. Orientation is crucial to an effective board and this article dives into what that process could look like. (Free Management Library)

    Recruiting and Orienting New Members

  • Procedure for Changing Bylaws

    Overviews of the general procedure for changing bylaws at a nonprofit organization:

    How to Amend Nonprofit Bylaws by NOLO.com

    How To Amend Bylaws: Everything You Need to Know by UpCounsel.com

    How to Revise Your Bylaws by ForSmallNonprofits.com

  • Sample Conflict of Interest Policy

    This policy and procedures document gives a frame of reference when creating a policy as it pertains to a particular organization. Conveniently available in an editable Word .doc format, users can customize this template to suit their own needs.

     

  • Checklist for the Most Important Provisions of Your Bylaws

    This document will help you to fine-tune your bylaws, making sure to include each of these elements as detailed.

     

  • Nonpartisan Voter Education
    An Essential Role for Nonprofits Why should your nonprofit get involved? It strengthens your nonprofit’s voice.  Elected officials know who votes.  They pay less attention to communities with low voter turnout. People trust nonprofits.  The people served by your nonprofit are more likely to listen to information from you than from any other source.  If your nonprofit doesn’t provide them with information about where, when, and why to vote, then they probably won’t sho
  • See What the Candidates for Governor Say About Nonprofits

     

    The N.C. Center for Nonprofits has sent a candidate questionnaire asking each candidate for Governor to share their insights on several nonprofit sector issues. We encourage you to read their responses before voting in the May 8 primary. Here are their responses:  

    Democratic Candidates

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