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Leaders Series Breakfast
Advocacy and Stimulus Dollars: Nonprofit Opportunities
Breakfast Briefing by Dick Batchelor, Celeste Brown, Dr. William Seyfried and Jim Tait

This briefing on March 24, 2009 summarized the upcoming Florida budget and the proposed cuts that will affect nonprofits; and provided an overview of the Federal Economic Stimulus Bill and the opportunities for nonprofit funding.

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Session Handouts and Resources

Click here to view a PDF flyer for this event.
Click here to view a PDF version of the program agenda.
Click here to view a PDF version of the handout listing websites.
Click here to view a PDF verson of Dr. William Seyfried's powerpoint presentation.
Click here to view a PDF version of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act How-To Manual.
Click here to view a PDF version of the Federal Stimulus Package as reflected at www.flarecovery.com
Click here to view a PDF version of the Resource Guide to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other materials provided by the Office of Senator Bill Nelson
Click here for information on upcoming workshops regarding the stimulus bill provided by local members of congress.
Click here for Governor Crist's regional assistants, key contacts for Federal Stimulus questions.

Brian Henties with Rollins College stopped by the FOX 35 studios to talk about how organizations will be impacted by the cuts. Watch the clip...

Date:

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Briefing
Location: Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center
1050 West Morse Blvd, Winter Park, 32789
Tuition: Free, RSVP required
Speakers: Dick Batchelor, President, Dick Batchelor Management Group
Celeste Brown, Regional Director, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s Office
Dr. William Seyfried, Professor of Economics, Crummer Graduate School of Business
Jim Tait, Executive Director, Center for Florida Fiscal & Tax Reform

 


Cost Cutting Ideas
The Philanthropy Center has collected cost cutting tips from several individuals in the nonprofit community, and posted them here as a resource to others.

Cost Cutting Tip
Amount Saved
 Submitted By
Discuss with all vendors the need to review contract costs to reduce expenditures. Go out for bid. Review all expenses and streamline processes for effectiveness and application.
$28,000

Monica Richter
Apopka Family Learning Center
mrichter@apopkafamily
learningcenter.com
Moving to a PEO for payroll processing and benefits.
> $10,000 annually
  
Scan documents in rather than making copies for everyone to view. Re-negotiate all our cleaning contracts. We were able to cut out cleaning costs in half as those companies are starving for business and will give great rates. My current cleaning people agreed to match the lowest bid. I did the same with lawn care at all facilities. We stopped buying coffee and supplies for the offices. Staff now have a collection to purchase these things on their own. We had to reduce the amount paid by the agency toward staff health insurance. We reduced our portion from 80% paid to 60% paid. We also discontinued the 2% agency match to our retirement account. The agency still contributes but no longer is able to give up to a 2% match for employee donations.
$15,000 approx. in cleaning and lawn care costs $200,000+ health care and retirement plan cuts Coffee, etc. $500 per year
Pam Hobbs
The Children's Advocacy Center of Volusia & Flagler Counties Inc.
Reorganization for new positions as freelance contractors (without benefits) rather than staff. It was effective but impacts our transparency, and morale as the fear that every employee can be engaged as contractor rather than staff resonates. Although it may be considered a lifeline for the organization, the sustainablility of the organization, increased staffing overhead, and fairness should be considered very carefully before implementation.
24% per employee
  
Using local High School Student Governments or other student groups in need of Community Service hours to do our email address data entry, folding, stuffing and labeling of registration and goodie bag materials.
$1,300
 Catherine Marshall United States Firefighter Games cathym@usffg.com
Cut a position
$28,000
 Theatre Winter Haven twh1970@aol.com
In 2008 we completely revised our Workers Compensation Plan. We put out bids, changed brokers and insurance carriers, implemented a Drug Free Workplace, set up a network of Workers Comp Medical Clinics, and agreed to larger deductables.
$270,000
 Douglas Stone VP Finance Hospice of the Comforter dougstone@hospiceofthe
comforter.org
Receive as many products and services needed for your program as possible through in-kind donation. For example: Rent, Utilities, Supplies and administration costs.
 $19,000 Kathy Baldwin The Gift of Swimming kathyjobaldwin@yahoo.com

 

Adapting to a Changing Economic Climate - December 4, 2008 Presentation
Economic Impact Survey results from powerpoint presentation (Adobe PDF)
Perspective on the Economic Environment and Outlook presentation from Dr. David Currie, Rollins College (Adobe PDF)
News 13 broadcast video clip featuring Margaret Linnane, Executive Director of the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center

Economic Contribution of Florida Nonprofits: A Resource for the Public Good
Florida's economy is based on three sectors: government, business, and nonprofit. While there is an abundance of data and information available about the government and business sectors, historically, little data has been available about the nonprofit sector.

In an effort to document the role of nonprofits in our communities, the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center at Rollins College commissioned this first-ever report on the economic impact of Florida nonprofits, released on May 8, 2002. Funded by the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation and the Jesse Ball duPont Fund, and prepared by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. of Lansing, Michigan, this groundbreaking study demonstrates that the nonprofit sector is a significant employer that contributes enormously to Florida's economic and social vitality. As such, the report concludes, the nonprofit sector, like the business sector, should be included in government planning and policy making.

The report will inform our advocacy efforts to secure for nonprofits a seat at the table when public policy issues are debated and decisions are made.

Download the Philanthropy Center's report:
Economic Contribution of Florida Nonprofits: A Resource for the Public Good

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