California Association Of Non Profits

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS (CALNONPROFITS) IS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. AS THE LEADING POLICY VOICE FOR CALIFORNIA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR, WE FOCUS ON ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH TO BUILD A MORE POWERFUL AND POLITICALLY ENGAGED NONPROFIT NETWORK ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION - CALNONPROFITS WORKS WITH LEGISLATORS AND NONPROFIT COALITIONS TO SUPPORT AN ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY CLIMATE THAT ALLOWS CALIFORNIA NONPROFITS TO DO THEIR BEST WORK. CALNONPROFITS DOCUMENTS THE VALUE OF NONPROFIT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMY AND THE COMMUNITY, KEEPS NONPROFITS INFORMED AND INVOLVED IN RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND COURT CASES, AND EDUCATES NONPROFITS ABOUT GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. THROUGH FREQUENT WEBINARS, REGIONAL AND ONLINE CONVENINGS, A STATEWIDE CONVENTION, AND OTHER EFFORTS, CALNONPROFITS BRINGS NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE SECTOR, TO THINK THROUGH THE IMPLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIONS, AND TO BUILD NETWORKS THAT SUPPORT NONPROFITS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA POLICY FORUM, THE NONPROFIT STUDENT DEBT PROJECT, ACCESSING GOVERNMENT GRANTS, AND PARTICIPATION IN PHILANTHROPIC REFORM ACTIVITIES. IN 2023, CALNONPROFITS HELD 22 WEBINARS WHICH DREW A TOTAL OF 4,632 PARTICIPANTS.STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNMENT-NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP - CALNONPROFITS EDUCATES NONPROFITS ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT TO STREAMLINE PAPERWORK. CALNONPROFITS SPONSORS THE ANNUAL "CALIFORNIA NONPROFITS DAY" IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE LEGISLATORS SELECT A "NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR" FROM THEIR DISTRICTS AND JOIN THEM FOR A CELEBRATORY LUNCHEON. CALNONPROFITS BRINGS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NONPROFITS INTO DIRECT DIALOG THROUGH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CONVENINGS.ACCESS TO RESOURCES - CALNONPROFITS CONDUCTS AND PUBLISHES RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, NEWS, AND OPINION VIA ITS WEBSITE AND E-NEWSLETTER (55,000 SUBSCRIBERS) TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND KEEP NONPROFITS UP TO DATE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES. CALNONPROFITS' SIGNATURE ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT, "CAUSES COUNT: THE ECONOMIC POWER OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR," FOUND, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT CALIFORNIA NONPROFITS BRING $40 BILLION INTO THE STATE EACH YEAR, AND THAT ONE IN EVERY 14 CALIFORNIA JOBS IS AT A NONPROFIT.DISCOUNTS - CALNONPROFITS HELPS MEMBERS SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH SPONSORED DISCOUNT SERVICES, INCLUDING HR RESOURCES, PRINTING, EMPLOYEE/VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECKS, SHIPPING, OFFICE SUPPLIES, AN ONLINE JOB CENTER, IT SERVICES, STUDENT BORROWER SUPPORT, AND MORE.