Good Morning,
Folks-
Here are some NYSCAA News and
Updates along with other items that may be of
interest.
NYSCAA
News and Updates
NYSCAA Annual
Member Meeting and Board Election. Reminder that
the NYSCAA will elect its Treasurer and Secretary as well as fill at-large board
seats on Tuesday, June 12th. The final slate of board and
officer nominees will be put to the Membership at Tuesday morning’s Annual
Member Meeting at 9:00 and nominations will also be solicited from the
floor. Voting will take place during the morning and lunch of Tuesday and
with winners announced and sworn in at the Annual Awards Dinner Tuesday evening
at 6:00. Reminder that if you are unable to
attend and wish to vote by proxy, you need to send me a letter or fax
identifying who will be voting in your absence by Thursday of this week
(6/7). Thank you to all who have volunteered to run and
serve in these important positions. In a membership association like
NYSCAA where the Board is made up of members, these positions play a significant
role in ensuring NYSCAA’s activities meet member needs and expectations, not an
easy job.
Calling for a
Statewide Commission on Poverty. NYSCAA will be hosting a
press conference in
NYSCAA Board
Meeting. Reminder that the NYSCAA Board will
be meeting Monday, June 11th at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel in
CSBG Legislative
Hearing. Thank you to all who offered
testimony during the 3-hour
session yesterday. Assembly Social Service Committee Chair Keith Wright
and Senate Children and Families Committee Chair Carl Kruger heard from 15
different agencies and saw many more offering their support in the hearing
room. Several agencies brought customers which had a tremendous impact on
the committee chairs, especially the youth who presented; Jasmine, Kevin, and
Quinn. It was a wonderful demonstration of the breadth of the network and
impact Community Action has in our communities. Thank you also to everyone
who included a call for the Statewide Commission in your testimony. The
consistency of the request across agencies made an impact and helped “till the
soil” as noted above.
Regional
Roundtables. NYSCAA will be conducting
several regional roundtables this summer on issues related to changes in the
Workers Compensation law, managing liability, and employee benefits. These
will be one-day events 10-2 with lunch provided. A small fee of $10 will
be charged. Dates will be released soon.
Technology
Training. NYSCAA will conducting
regional technology training this summer as well. Dates for these will
also be released soon.
Website.
Reminder that NSYCAA has revamped its website and is conducting a raffle to
encourage visitors to the site. Visit www.nyscaaonline.org and find the MP3
logo to enter your name into a drawing for an MP3 player to be drawn during the
conference. All entries must be in by Thursday, June 7th.
Other
Items and Publications of Interest
Community
Action Partnership National Symposium on Poverty and Economic
Security.
More than 300
extremely enthusiastic people attended the National Symposium on Poverty and
Economic Security, May 29-31 in
From
Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in
Half
I know we have
noted this report in the past, but it a good read so in case you missed it,
the Center for American Progress conducted a study that proposes a
strategy for reducing poverty in this country by fifty percent. The study, "From
Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half," sets out a
series steps to designed to reduce poverty. The steps include raising the
minimum wage to half of the annual national wage, expanding the Earned Income
Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, guaranteeing child care assistance for low
and moderate income parents, and others. More information and the full text of
the study can be found at www.americanprogress.org/is
sues/2007/04/poverty_report.html.
New IRS Guidance
on Political Activities of Exempt Organizations.
The IRS released new guidance for
exempt organizations on the scope of the tax law prohibition of campaign
activities by section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations along with its 2006
Political Activity Compliance Initiative Report. The ruling sets out twenty-one
examples illustrating the application of the facts and circumstances to be
considered to determine whether a section 501(c)(3) charitable organization has
participated in, or intervened in (including the publishing or distributing of
statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any
candidate for public office. In each situation, the ruling applies tax law and
regulations and concludes that prohibited political activity has or has not
occurred. Click here for more information http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=170893,00.html.
Financial
Literacy Items of Interest.
Financial
Literacy
If you missed the Financial Literacy
& Education Summit 2007 sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Thursday June
7th, 2007 at 2pm
The
***The phone line can only
accommodate 125 participants. However web participation is unlimited and you
will be able to listen to the call on your computer
Other
Events
CAPLAW. The
annual CAPLAW conference will be held in
Community Action
Partnership Annual Conference. The Annual Partnership
conference will be held in a
Council of
Community Services of NYS, Inc. CCSNYS’ Annual Money
for Mission Conference will be held July 19, 2007 in
Thanks
and I look forward to seeing many of you next week in
Denise
Denise Harlow
Chief
Executive Officer
(518) 690-0491, ext.
24
Fax: (518)
690-0498
www.nyscaaonline.org
A
Member of the Community Action Partnership-Helping People. Changing
Lives
Check
out http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Events_NYSCAAEvents.aspx for
information on upcoming NYSCAA events such as the Annual NYSCAA/NYSWDA
Professional Development Conference and Member Meeting, June 11-13, 2007 in