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MNA Annual Report 2010/2011

01 Chair’s Report 02 Advancing the Voice of the Nonprofit Sector 03a Michigan Welcomes HandsOn Connect: The Next-generation Volunteer Management Solution 03b Building Capacity and Collaborations04 College Positive Volunteers: Leading the Way 05 Michigan Redistricting 06 Donations from Organizations07 Individual Donors08 Financial Snapshot 2010/201109 MNA Board Members

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01: Chair’s Report

Nonprofit organizations have experienced a 73% increase

in demand for their services in the last twelve months

while facing a decline in their financial support. With this

decrease, nine in ten nonprofits now view volunteers as

an integral part of meeting their mission and are looking

to expand their volunteer engagement efforts. Forty-nine

percent of organizations have also adapted by partnering

with other organizations to improve or increase the

services they offer. Michigan nonprofits are truly leading

the way in adapting to the current economic climate.

The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) has

strategically realigned its priorities to provide the

resources needed in this new environment. Key

capacity building services and opportunities have been

refined, new civic engagement programs are engaging

volunteers in their communities, and our public policy

efforts are working hard to protect, engage, and support

both nonprofits and their constituents.

MNA is confident Michigan’s nonprofit sector will

continue to become more adaptable and effective and

provide the broad-based leadership our state needs.

We are here to support and help you meet the needs

of Michigan citizens during these truly challenging times.

MNA is firmly committed to serving nonprofits to

advance their missions.

Sincerely,

David Eisler,

Chair, Board of Directors

Michigan Nonprofit Association

The past year has been characterized by change, challenges, and opportunities for the nonprofit sector in the state of Michigan. The state’s economy has put strains on organizations to do more with less. Despite the changes and challenges, nonprofits are moving forward; collaborating, developing, engaging with their communities, and helping those in need.

02: Advancing the Voice of the Nonprofit Sector

Michigan Nonprofit Association’s Metro Detroit Partnership Office partnered with the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network in the unprecedented Nonprofit Voter Participation study to determine the impact community organizations have on the voting behaviors of the people they serve.

1) Fifty-three percent of those in the control group voted, while 71% of those in the voter plus group voted. This 17.2% difference of proportion is statistically significant (in other words it did not occur by chance). The difference in the control group and voter registration only group is also statistically significant but less impressive, 53% compared to 64%.

2) For each additional voter assistance contact a person receives from their service agency, their odds of voting increase by 1.4%, even after controlling for age, gender, education level and minority status. We can also express this as a probability: with each additional contact received from the nonprofit, the client’s probability of voting increases by 9.6%, holding constant all the other factors. Again, this finding is statistically significant.

These results provide us, and other nonprofits, with the reassurance that nonprofits are trusted leaders in the community, and can be extremely effective in building civically engaged communities.

Implemented from September to November (2010), the study measured the impacts of nonpartisan voter and civic engagement efforts when integrated into a nonprofit’s work with its community. Seven nonprofit organizations participated in the study by engaging a sampling of their constituents and clients on three activity levels: voter registration contact, voter education contact, and encouragement to vote contact.

The positive results of the study are as follows:

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03b: Building Capacity and CollaborationsIn 2010 the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) was called upon to facilitate a merger of four organizations which support Belle Isle Park, an iconic 982 acre island park in the city of Detroit. Although there are numerous individuals and organizations that volunteer to care for the largest island park in the United States, only four organizations decided to unite to best serve the historic location. The Belle Isle Women’s Committee, Belle Isle Botanical Society, Friends of Belle Isle and Friends of Belle Isle Aquarium were the pioneering organizations that decided to merge, forming the Belle Isle Conservancy.

Despite having worked together in the past, the partners agreed it would be advantageous to bring in a facilitator with expertise in nonprofit management and strategic alliances and mergers. At this point MNA was secured to facilitate the merger negotiation process. For seven months employees from MNA’s Capacity Building team assisted the Belle Isle Conservancy with the creation of their mission, vision, and structure of the new organization. The hard work culminated with a comprehensive blueprint to properly begin the Belle Isle Conservancy. Thanks to the facilitation of MNA, the new conservancy will be overseen by a 19-member board, five of which will be filled by City of Detroit representatives. While the City of Detroit will continue to own and operate the grounds they will now have a strong united force dedicated to restoring the beauty, charm, and vibrancy of a first-class park for years to come.

The Volunteer Centers of Michigan (VCM), a statewide network of volunteer centers, partnered with the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), the state’s lead agency on volunteerism to bolster statewide engagement in service. Over the last year we have worked together to implement HandsOn Connect in 14 Michigan communities by early 2012.

For the first time ever, nearly half of all Michigan volunteer centers will be using the same volunteer management platform. Michigan was home to the very first center in the country (VOLUNTEER Lenawee) to launch HandsOn Connect, which speaks to Michigan’s continued efforts to stay on the cutting edge of volunteer trends.

This cohesive approach to volunteer technology includes the development of a statewide volunteer portal. This one stop

access point for anyone to find volunteer opportunities in Michigan is housed on the VCM and MCSC websites (www.mivolunteers.org and www.michigan.gov/mcsc) and serves as the entry point for volunteers to search for projects from all communities using HandsOn Connect. Here volunteers can review search results at the state level, click through to view project details, and sign up for specific projects at the local level.

HandsOn Connect has already proven to be a valuable asset for volunteer centers and as the technology is implemented across Michigan, volunteers and nonprofits will be connected to better serve their communities.

03a: Michigan Welcomes HandsOn Connect: The Next-generation Volunteer Management Solution

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04: College Positive Volunteers: Leading the Way

Across the country, many college students volunteer in youth-serving programs through their postsecondary institutions. Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) has created a curriculum to train those college students to be ambassadors of higher education while serving with youth as mentors, tutors, and event-specific volunteers. College Positive Volunteers (CPVs) are those college students and their administrators who are aware of how they impact the college enthusiasm and readiness of the K-12 youth they interact with as they volunteer in local communities.

As a college access program, CPV reflects efforts to increase the college enrollment and success for all students, and especially underrepresented students, by providing them with support and information about college preparation, paying for college, career selection, and financial resources. MCC’s CPV curriculum includes an in-person training module, an on-line training module, a toolkit for each trained CPV with resources and college-focused activities, one-page resources on specific populations who need extra guidance through the college-going process, and a College is Positive video series for first generation students.

In the last year 1,077 college students,

faculty, staff, and National Service

members in the state of Michigan have

been trained as College Positive

Volunteers or curriculum trainers, and

32 of our 44 member campuses are

incorporating CPV into programming.

In addition, Campus Compacts in Maine,

North Carolina, Indiana, and Oregon

have inquired about CPV materials and

resources to adapt for their state college

access and success initiatives.

In 2010, MNA worked with about forty organizations across the state to ensure that Michiganders participated in the 2010 Census. In 2011, MNA, along with the Center for Michigan, Common Cause Michigan, League of Women Voters of Michigan, Michigan Campaign Finance Network, and Michigan Voice, convened the Michigan Redistricting Collaborative (MRC) to influence the decennial re-drawing of political district lines.

05: Michigan Redistricting

MRC recruited over forty-three organizations to educate the public about the redistricting process and the importance of it to their communities; to ensure that the Michigan

Legislature and Governor Snyder held a transparent and accountable redistricting process; to encourage citizen participation in the redrawing of district lines; and to set the stage for long-term reform of Michigan’s redistricting process.

MRC held five Redistricting Community Conversations with the help of Public Sector Consultants and the Center for Michigan. Conversations were held across the state in Lansing, Livonia, Traverse City, Detroit, and Grand Rapids; where over 300 people gave the collaborative their thoughts and views on how Michigan should do its redistricting process differently. The idea is that the collaborative would use this information to educate lawmakers, the media, and the general public about the desire for reform and how the state can go about it. The media also started thinking about redistricting as a process that should be transparent and accountable to the voters, instead of the traditional horse-race mentality. The collaborative was able to garner dozens of press hits through inter-

views and stories about redistricting. MRC also held four editorial board meetings with The Flint Journal, The Detroit Free Press, The Battle Creek Enquirer, and The Kalamazoo Gazette. These meetings resulted in the four newspapers calling upon the legislature to adopt the following transparency policy ideas the collaborative proposed:1. Require redistricting plans to be available on the

Legislature’s website for 30 days before passage.2. Require each chamber to hold at least two

committee meetings to receive testimony about the plans.

3. Require the Legislature to hold at least four public hearings around the state to allow direct comment by the public.

4. Require the Legislature to provide a statement for each district explaining why the boundaries were drawn and how the district has been changed.

Not only did MRC call for the Michigan Legislature to adopt these principles for transparency, it also worked with collaborative members to influence the redistricting process at the county level for county commission districts. Great strides have been made in this long-term reform issue. MNA and its MRC partners are planning and look forward to continuing the momentum for the 2012 voter engagement effort.

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06: Donations from OrganizationsMNA would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of our programs and services during the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Chairman’s Society ($50,000+)Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Corporation for National and Community ServiceCouncil of Michigan FoundationsDTE Energy FoundationState of MichiganThe Ford Foundation The Kresge FoundationU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesW.K. Kellogg Foundation

Trustee’s Society ($25,000-$49,999) Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow FoundationOhio Campus CompactPoints of Light Institute President’s Society ($10,000-$24,999)Campus CompactChelsea Community Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Crowe Foundation MASCO Corporation Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Meijer Wisconsin Campus Compact

Director’s Society ($5,000-$9,999)Abraham & Gaffney, P.C. Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan Detroit Regional ChamberHudson - Webber Foundation McGregor Fund Michigan Health & Hospital Association Youth Service America

Blue and White Society ($2,500-$4,999) Battle Creek Community Foundation Captiol National Bank Consumers Energy Foundation Detroit Pistons Detroit Red Wings Gordon Advisors, PC Michigan State Housing Development Authority Mutual of America Plante Moran The Skillman Foundation Western Michigan University Investor’s Society (up to $2,499)Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention GroupArtserve Berry Moorman, PC Blackbaud Capital Region Community Foundation Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Clark Hill, PLC Cleary University Courtland Consulting Crowe Horwath LLP Detroit Executive Service Corps Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Dow Corning Foundation eTapstry Fifth Third Bank Franklin Benefit Solutions Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors BureauGrigg Graphic ServicesHandsOn Battle Creek Ieuter Insurance Group - Non-profit Insurance SpecialistLawrence Technological University Michigan Association of Broadcasters Michigan Association of United Ways MSMS Physician Services, Inc.Paychex The 501 Alliance

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07: Individual DonorsMNA would like to thank the following contributors for their generous support of our programs and services during the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Investor’s Society (up to $99)Kathy AgardN. Charles AndersonMarilyn BeardsleeDavid FikeBeckie HawesJeff HickoxAdam KingRachel KuntzschReggie LaGrandCourtney ParkisonMelissa StrapecJamie-Lee Venable

Blue & White Society ($100-$249)Dr. Ibraham AhmedBenjamin M. BaldusCarolyn BloodworthRob CollierKathy CooneyPaula CunnighamScott DzurkaRalph & Marion GortonSusan GreenbergMike HansenGeorge & Denise HubbardPaula Kaiser VanDamWilliam LieboldShelley & William LongJane L. MarshallWilliam MayesDonna Murray-BrownSharon ParksJames M. PearlDavid SeamanKari SederburgMark ShawChristian & Jenee VelasquezBryan Zocher

Director’s Society ($250-$499)Jim CrispGregory HahnKathy HayesSusan HermanDavid PriceJohn SchneiderJacqueline D. TaylorDan ThompsonAndy Wolber

President’s Society ($500-$749)Michael BoulusJennifer GouletKelley & Daniel KuhnAnne RosewarneLorna Utley

Trustee’s Society ($750-$999)Mary EstradaRichard Rappleye

Chairman’s Society ($1,000+)Diana AlgraEdward O. and Debra Blews, Jr.Paul BoyerKyle CaldwellSheilah P. ClayDavid EislerLiz SiverJanet TylerRenee Zientek

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StewardshipIn our efforts to strengthen the capacity of Michigan’s nonprofits, MNA is committed to building the volunteer support infrastructure in Michigan. To help facilitate this process, the ConnectMichigan Allliance was created. We are also extremely grateful to the 227 organizations and individuals who established the ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment Fund, managed by the Capital Region Community Foundation in Lansing, Michigan, which ensures support for volunteerism in Michigan. The endowment provides a backbone for programs, services, office space and staff, while our diverse revenue sources allow us to deliver critical and timely services and develop innovative programming.

A comprehensive list of donors to the ConnectMichigan Alliance Endowment can be found at http://MNAonline.org/cmaendowment.aspx.

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Revenue Expenses Grants 4,018,704 Salaries and benefits 2,721,290Contributions 147,875 Contract services 890,246Interest 5,114 Office operations 462,026 Fees for service 733,002 Meetings 237,763 Sponsorships 71,500 Travel 159,844 Dues 397,203 Program grants & sponsorships 1,445,943Publications 28,983 Professional development 44,460 Endowment 830,000 Miscellaneous expenses 38,527 Miscellaneous income 33,358 Total 6,265,739 Total 6,000,099

08: Financial Snapshot 2010/2011

Financial SnapshotStatement of Financial Activity — Year Ending June 30, 2011

Grants 64%

Contributions 2%

Interest 0%

Fees for service 12%

Sponsorships 1%

Dues 6%

Publications 0%

Endowment 13%

Miscellaneous income 1%

Salaries and benefits 45%

Contract services 15%

Office operations 8%

Meetings 4%

Travel 3%

Program grants & sponsorships 24%

Professional development 1%

Miscellaneous expenses 1%

Dr. Ibraham AhmedExecutive DirectorZ.I.A.D Healthcare for the Underserved PO Box 489 Linden, MI 48451 313/815-8767 Email: Ibrahamahmed@aol.com

Mr. N. Charles AndersonPresident/CEODetroit Urban League208 Mack AvenueDetroit, MI 48201313/831-5564 Fax: 313/832-3222Email: ncanderson@deturbanleague.org

Dr. Edward O. Blews, Jr. PresidentAssociation of Independent Colleges & Universities of Michigan124 W. Allegan, Suite 650 Lansing, MI 48933-1707517/372-9160 Fax: 517/372-9165Email: blewse@aol.com

Dr. Michael BoulusExecutive DirectorPresidents Council State Universities of Michigan 101 S. Washington Square, Suite 600Lansing, MI 48933517/482-1563 Fax: 517/482-1241Email: mboulus@pcsum.org

Ms. Carolyn BloodworthSecretary/TreasurerConsumers Energy FoundationOne Energy Plaza EP8-210Jackson, MI 49201517/788-0432 Fax: 517/788-2281Email: cbloodworth@cmsenergy.com

Ms. Sheilah P. Clay – Chair-Elect President and CEONeighborhood Service Organization220 Bagley Avenue, Suite 1200Detroit, MI 48226313-/961-4890 Fax: 313/961-5120Email: sclay@nso-mi.org

Mr. Rob CollierPresidentCouncil of Michigan FoundationsOne South Harbor, Suite 3 Grand Haven, MI 49417616/842-7080 Fax: 616/842-1760Email: rcollier@michiganfoundations.org

Mr. James CrispExecutive DirectorMichigan Community Action Agency As-sociation516 S. Creyts Road, Suite ALansing, MI 48917517/321-7500 Fax: 517/321-7504Email: jcrisp@mcaaa.org

Ms. Paula CunninghamPresidentCapitol National Bank200 Washington Square NorthLansing, MI 48933517/484-5080 fax: 517/374-2559Paula.cunningham@capitolnational.com

Mr. Scott DzurkaPresident and CEOMichigan Association of United Ways1625 Lake Lansing Road, Suite BLansing, MI 48912-3789517/371-4360 Fax: 517/371-5860Email: sdzurka@uwmich.org

Dr. David Eisler – Chair PresidentFerris State University1201 S. State Street, CSS 301Big Rapids, MI 49307-2747231/591-2500 Fax: 231/591-3545Email: eislerd@ferris.edu

Dr. David FikePresidentMarygrove College8425 W. McNicholsDetroit, MI 48221313/927-1208 Fax: 313/927-1315Email: dfike@marygrove.edu

Ms. Jennifer GouletPresident and CEOArtServe Michigan1 Clover CourtWixom, MI 48393248/912-0760 Fax: 248/912-0768Email: jennifer@artservemichigan.org

Ms. Suzanne GreenbergPresident and CEOCAN Council Saginaw County1311 N. MichiganSaginaw, Mi 48602989/752-7226 Fax: 989/752-2777Email: sgreenberg@cancouncil.org

Mr. Michael HansenPresidentMichigan Community College Association222 North Chestnut StreetLansing, MI 48933-1000517/372-4350 Fax: 517/372-0905Email: mhansen@mcca.org

Ms. Kathy Hayes Executive DirectorMichigan Association of School Boards 1001 Centennial Way Ste. 400Lansing, MI 48917-9279517-327-5905 Fax: 517-327-0776 Email: khayes@masb.org

Ms. Susan HermanDirectorMichigan Jewish ConferenceP. O. Box 366East Lansing, MI 48826517/449-1562 Email: mjc5@jfmd.org

Ms. Gilda Jacobs President & CEOMichigan League for Human Services1223 Turner Street, Suite G1Lansing, MI 48906517/487-5436 Fax: 517/371-4546Email: gjacobs@milhs.org

09: MNA Board of Directors for 2010/2011

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Ms. Rachel Kuntzsch Executive Director Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conser-vation Policy300 N. Bridge StreetGrand Ledge, MI 48837517/925-8649 or cell 517-285-0460rachel@heartofthelakes.org

Mr. Reggie LaGrandDirector, Greater Battle Creek ProgrammingW. K. Kellogg FoundationOne Michigan Ave. EastBattle Creek, MI 49017-4012269969-2333 Fax: 269/969-2261Reggie.LaGrand@wkkf.org

Mr. Bill LieboldPresident The Liebold Group LLC38381 Chessington LaneFarmington Hills, MI 48331-2862248/991-1965 Fax: E-mail: Bill@thelieboldgroup.com

Mr. Paul Long President and CEOMichigan Catholic Conference510 S. Capitol AvenueLansing, MI 48933517/372-9310 Fax: 517/372-3940Email: plong@michigancatholicconference.org

Ms. Jane WhitacreExecutive DirectorFood Bank Council of Michigan501 North Walnut StreetLansing, MI 48933517/485-1202 Fax: 517/485-2630Email: jane@fbcmich.org

Dr. Russell Mawby – Chair EmeritusChair EmeritusW. K. Kellogg Foundation8400 N. 39th StreetAugusta, MI 49012269/731-4638 Fax: 269/731-5914Email: russmawby@aol.com

Mr. William Mayes Executive DirectorMichigan Association of School Administrators1001 Centennial Way, Suite 300Lansing, MI 48917-9279517/327-5910 Fax: 517/327-0771wmayes@gomasa.org

Mr. James PearlExecutive Director HandsOn Battle Creek34 West Jackson Street, Suite 4ABattle Creek, MI 49017269/966-4189 Fax: 269/ 966-4194jim@handsonbc.org

Mr. David Price – Immediate Past Chair Executive DirectorMARO Employment and Training AssociationP. O. Box 16218Lansing, MI 48901517/484-5588 Fax: 517/484-5411Email: dprice@maro.org

Ms. Anne RosewarnePresidentMichigan Health Council2410 Woodlake Road, Suite 440Okemos, MI 48864-3997517/347-3332 Fax: 517/347-4096Email: anne@mhc.org

Mr. John P. SchneiderAttorney at LawClark Hill PLC200 Ottawa NW, Suite 500Grand Rapids, MI 49503616/608-1108 Fax: 616/ 608-1168jschneider@clarkhill.com

Mr. David Seaman – TreasurerExecutive Vice PresidentMichigan Health & Hospital Association110 W. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200Lansing, MI 48933517/703-8610 Fax: 517/703-8620Email: DSEAMAN@mha.org

Ms. Elizabeth SiverGeneral Manager Microsoft Corporation1000 Town Center DriveSuite 1930Southfield, MI 48075248/ 827-1057 Fax: 248/ 827-1057 esiver@microsoft.com

Dr. Jacqueline D. Taylor Consultant Pondera Advisors, LLC5155 N. Quail Crest Dr. SEGrand Rapids, MI 49546616/942-5941 Fax 616/446-8060Email: jdiane@comcast.net

Ms. Lorna UtleyPresident and CEOGoodwill Industries of Greater Detroit3111 Grand River AvenueDetroit, MI 48208313/557-8787 Fax: 313-964-3976lutley@goodwilldetroit.org

Ms. Paula K. VanDamExecutive DirectorMichigan Community Service Commission1048 Pierpont, Suite 4Lansing, MI 48913517/ 373-4998 Fax: 517 241-3869 kaiserp@michigan.gov

Ms. Jenee L. Velasquez – Secretary Executive DirectorHerbert H. & Grace A. Dow Foundation1018 West Main StreetMidland, MI 48640-4292989/631-3699 x 306 Fax: 989/631-0675Email: jenee@hhdowfoundation.org

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