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JOIN HANO

HANO MEMBERSHIP IS IMPORTANT: The more nonprofit members HANO has the more effective the Alliance can be on their behalf. To learn more about HANO and to apply for membership, joining more than 270 Hawai'i nonprofits who are already members, click HERE.

RENEW MEMBERSHIP

ALREADY A MEMBER? To renew your nonprofit organization's HANO membership, click HERE.

CONSULTING

HANO PROVIDES EXPERTISE: Besides workshops on core nonprofit topics such as board governance, financial management, fund development and advocacy, HANO also provides strategic and business planning facilitation, executive coaching and other management consulting services. Click here for more information. Check back for upcoming workshops throughout the year.

NEW NONPROFIT?

BECOMING AND REMAINING TAX-EXEMPT:  For information about attaining and maintaining nonprofit status and for links to Internal Revenue Service materials, guidelines and tax forms for nonprofits, click HERE

D&O INSURANCE

HANO D&O Protection Program:  Time to renew? Given today’s legal and economic climate, protecting board members, officers, staff and the organization itself from claims is critical. HANO now provides a valuable, money-saving, exclusive member benefit: Low-cost, high-quality directors and officers insurance. Click here to find out more about how the HANO D&O Protection Program can save money for your organization while protecting your volunteers.

NEW HANO JOB BANK

WE'VE UPDATED THE HANO JOB BANK -- HANO's powerful new online Job Bank really brings Hawaii nonprofit employers and jobseekers together. Post a job or scan the listings. Put your resume online anonymously for FREE let the jobs find you. Click here to check it out, post a job, find a job, view resumes or post yours.

HANO MEMBERS SAVE

UNEMPLOYMENT TAX SAVINGS: Unemployment taxes are rising, but nonprofits can potentially combat them, HANO supporter UST has developed a short, educational white paper explaining how. Click HERE to download it.

DISCOUNTS ON PRINTING: Professional Image is proud to support HANO member nonprofits by offering a minimum of 10 percent off their regular prices. They know how difficult it is to raise money in these trying times, so in addition, they will donate 10 percent of your final bill, in cash, to your organization.

NONPROFIT TECH: Members can also join the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Network at half price or try Constant Contact’s email newsletter, marketing and survey tools free for 60 days. Develop your tech expertise through NTEN or switch to professional-looking email broadcasting and online surveys with Constant Contact. For more information, click HERE.

HR ADMINISTRATION: HANO’s member-benefit partnership with simplicityHR by ALTRES means HANO member nonprofits can outsource payroll, employee benefits, workers' comp and HR paperwork to a single expert provider at special rates. Choose the bundled simplicityHR solution that best suits your organization’s needs.


Click here for more HANO member benefits.

LATEST NEWS

23 percent of Hawaii homeless are children -- UH Center on the Family finds about a quarter of the clients served by state shelter and outreach programs are children under 18.

Study examines challenges faced by nonprofit EDs -- Daring to Lead report examines the powerful forces influencing the job's requirements and possibilities.

Mend broken promises to Micronesians -- The nonprofit Hawaii Appleseed Center documents the ongoing discrimination in Hawaii against migrants from Compact of Free Association nations.

How to interview prospective new board members -- Blue Avocado offeres a guide for what to ask to have a much better idea of whether it's a good match.

Hawaii lost 27,700 jobs in the last five years -- 41 states lost jobs over the past five years, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TANF cash assistance benefits tumble nationally -- Most states froze benefit levels in 2011, but six states cut benefits, resulting in a reduction of assistance to more than a third of families receiving assistance nationwide.

Child Welfare Services contracts being cut or terminated -- Hawaii's Department of Human Services will reduce or terminate Child Welfare Services contracts with more than a dozen providers.

OHA, CNHA to help families with credit and homes -- The Office of Hawaiian Affairs joins a Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement initiative to help local families improve their credit scores and save money to buy a home.

Nonprofit Business Plan contest to begin in January -- Chaminade's Hogan Entrepreneurial Program will begin a 2012 installment of its Nonprofit Business Plan Competition in mid-January.