About Us
We build community by strengthening nonprofits.
Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is focused on creating an infrastructure of support for local nonprofits in a rapidly growing and dynamic community. Now is exactly the right time to connect the dots of local organizations. Clark County is still relatively closely connected and has a history of partnership based on strong relationships. However, the influx of new people, new organizations, and new needs requires new forums for establishing and renewing relationships. Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is helping to create those, at the same time we are mapping and documenting valuable work done by current and past leaders and groups.
Our goal? To build and strengthen community. To help ensure this community’s investment in strong nonprofits is recognized and leveraged for the future. Our work falls within the following strategies.
KNOWLEDGE AND GREAT PRACTICES
We provide professional development and support resources needed to meet the challenges presented by growing and changing community needs.
Note: We are not a big fan of the terminology “best practices” in the field of nonprofit management. Preferring to consistently evaluate the practices used, ‘best practice’ is being a learning organization. That means getting better and better all the time.
We also do not embrace the concept of ‘businesslike’ for the mere sake of adopting practices used in business. We don’t think nonprofits should be more like business. We believe nonprofits have something to learn from great businesses. We see that nonprofits have many assets that business seeks to replicate - a sense loyalty and community, a willingness to innovate and adapt being flexible to customer needs. Nonprofits are one of the most dynamic and challenging arenas in which to work.
NURTURING PHILANTHROPY IN THE COMMUNITY
We have programs focused on empowering volunteers, nurturing philanthropy and building future board leadership. The Nonprofit Network Giving Circle recognizes the strong culture of philanthropy present in our community at all levels of giving. Board Round Tables, Match Events and Leadership Forums brings together organizations with people of passion, ideas and skill.
ADVOCACY FOR THE SECTOR
Nonprofit Network educates nonprofits about the changes in government regulation that are transforming how nonprofits operate. It’s then a matter of organizations each determining the meaning of the possible change for their work. We rarely interject our thinking of ‘how things ought to be’. We offer workshops and resources for nonprofits to better understand the parameters of legal lobbying and advocacy on behalf of their nonprofits and clients. We put tools in organizations’ hands.
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING SUPPORT
We offer structured and informal formats to assist groups in connecting, aligning and moving into productive relationships with others. The book, “Forces for Good: the Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits” is based on research that debunks the myths that success is primarily tied to growth or management. Rather, high impact nonprofits work with organizations & people outside of themselves. They help peers succeed, are exceptionally adaptive, and share leadership. (We love it when research of others shows we have been the right track!)
The nonprofit sector is an essential component of American society, bringing people together to improve their communities. We support nonprofits. Support us in that.
Privacy Policy
Website Privacy Statement
The Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington respects the privacy of visitors to its web site. NNSW strongly believes that consumers must be assured that information provided online is used responsibly and appropriately. To protect online privacy, the Center has implemented the following policy.
Nonprofitnetworkwa.org, and npnnw.org are owned, operated, and maintained by Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington.
About the Information We Collect
Most of the data and information we collect through our Web site is used only to help the NNSW in achieving our mission. It is our policy to collect and store only personal information that our clients knowingly provide. Client information is stored in secure databases protected with a variety of access controls.
From Casual Web Site Visitors and General Users. We do not collect any personal information from users browsing our Web site. When you use the public areas of our Web site you are doing so anonymously. We do collect aggregate use information, such as the number of hits (visits) per page. We use aggregate data for internal and marketing purposes, but we don’t collect any personally identifying information.
From Our Event Attendees, Members, Donors and Other Customers. If while visiting our Web site you register for an event, become a member, or request information, you will be asked to provide certain information. In all cases this information is submitted voluntarily. In most cases, the NNSW asks clients to provide their name, title, organization name, address, telephone, and email. If you’re registering or donating, you may be asked for credit card information in order to complete your purchase. Similar information may be submitted to NNSW on a membership form or registration form.
Membership and Contact Lists
Our lists are not for sale. When you visit our Web site, sign up for a newsletter, register for an event, become a member or make a donation, your name and mailing information will not be sold to a commercial organization.
Credit Card Account Information
The Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington utilizes secure transaction methods when collecting credit card information over the Internet. We do not disclose credit card account information provided by clients.
How We Use Cookies
Cookies are small bits of code that are sent to your computer when you log-on to a Web site in order to customize your experience, or permit you to access restricted areas. We do not use cookies to track your usage or any other personal information about you. Cookies do not contain personal information.
Opt-Out
The NNSW site gives clients and members the following options for removing their information from our databases to disallow future communications.
1. You may remove your own email address from our email-lists by clicking on the opt-out links provided in our automated bulk e-mail.
2. You may also send email-list removal requests to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
This site also gives clients and members the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided.
1. You may update your own information by following the instructions on the Subscriptions Page.
2. You may also send email-list up-date requests to us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Password Pages
The content of the discussion areas, forums and other interactive areas are the opinions of the individual authors and, unless otherwise indicated by a person with the authority to speak on behalf of the Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington, they may not be taken to represent the official position of the Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington on any of the topics under discussion.
Links to Other Sites
Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is not responsible for the content or the privacy polices of websites to which it may provide links or the websites of our members or sponsors.
Your Responsibility
If you become aware of a breach in our Privacy and Security policies, or suspect that we have handled your personal information in a manner that doesn’t comply with this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mailing an explanation to Jeanne Kojis or by calling (360) 735-7110.
Any suspected attempt to breach our policies and procedures, or to engage in any type of unauthorized action involving our website will be regarded as potentially criminal activity, and may be reported to the appropriate authorities.
Adopted January 22,2008
Who We Stand With
This is a list of some of the groups we are members of as an organization.
And places to look for us.
Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is a proud member of the following:
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Independent Sector
NTEN
Washington Nonprofits
Look for us at this places online!
FaceBook
Idealist
LinkedIn
WiserEarth
