Still recovering: Government shutdown slams nonprofits | Door County Advocate | doorcountyadvocate.com

Still recovering: Government shutdown slams nonprofits | Door County Advocate | doorcountyadvocate.com: Several nonprofit and government agencies in Door County are still picking up the pieces after the federal government shutdown threw a monkey wrench into their operations earlier this month.

Angie Moore-Fundraising and the Government Shutdown : FundRaising Success

Angie Moore-Fundraising and the Government Shutdown : FundRaising Success: But the question I keep hearing is, "Are we really 'through it?" As someone who works with nonprofits of all sizes, every day I see the struggle to improve performance of fundraising campaigns. The big question is whether the government shutdownOpens in a new window and — perhaps more importantly — the "solution" (don't get me started on that topic) are going to affect us as we continue through the fall/holiday giving season.

Business Returns to Normal for Mass. Nonprofits after Shutdown

massnonprofit.org ::: Business Returns to Normal for Mass. Nonprofits after Shutdown

Federal Charity Drive Playing Catch-Up as Shutdown Ends - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Federal Charity Drive Playing Catch-Up as Shutdown Ends - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Federal agencies scrambled Thursday to restart their annual work-place charity fundraiser and make up for time lost to the 16-day government shutdown, reports the Federal Times.

For one Brattleboro nonprofit, shutdown creates real-estate limbo

Welcome to THE COMMONS -- News and Views for Windham County, Vermont: RATTLEBORO—Susan Walker, executive director of Turning Point of Windham County, agreed with members of the nonprofit’s new building task force that they found the organization a perfect new home — a heavily-Irene-damaged-but-cozy, 15-room, single-family dwelling downtown at the intersection of Elm, Frost, and Flat streets.

That is, until the federal government shutdown put a temporary kibosh on potential funding.

Another Likely Blow to Nonprofits: DOD Suspends its Participation in the Combined Federal Campaign - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Another Likely Blow to Nonprofits: DOD Suspends its Participation in the Combined Federal Campaign - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Another Likely Blow to Nonprofits: DOD Suspends its Participation in the Combined Federal Campaign

Businesses donate much needed cash to charities strangled by shutdown - The Washington Post

Businesses donate much needed cash to charities strangled by shutdown - The Washington Post: Some local businesses are coming to the rescue of charities in need of cash during the partial federal government shutdown.

Capital One gave a $250,000 donation to return to work the furloughed staff of the Latin American Youth Center.

Grassroot Nonprofit Funds Delayed Amid Shutdown, So Everyday People Step In

Grassroot Nonprofit Funds Delayed Amid Shutdown, So Everyday People Step In: Amid the government shutdown, much attention has been paid to funding gaps with Head Start, AmeriCorps and other nonprofits receiving federal resources. But local organizations tackling social issues across the U.S., many of which receive funds from the behemoth umbrella groups, are speaking out as well.

A recent survey from the Nonprofit Finance Fund revealed that 43 percent of 97 nonprofit survey respondents felt a delay in government payments during the government impasse.

Montgomery County asks U.S. to reopen shuttered Glen Echo Park - The Washington Post

Montgomery County asks U.S. to reopen shuttered Glen Echo Park - The Washington Post: Montgomery County has asked the U.S. Department of the Interior to reopen Glen Echo Park, where a community of nonprofit arts groups that take no federal money have sustained heavy losses as a result of the 14-day government shutdown.

Oklahomans grapple with growing shutdown impact as resources start to dry up | PBS NewsHour | Oct. 14, 2013 | PBS

Oklahomans grapple with growing shutdown impact as resources start to dry up | PBS NewsHour | Oct. 14, 2013 | PBS: BOB SANDS, OETA: With an estimated 40,000 people in central Oklahoma who work for the federal government and a growing number of Oklahomans on food stamps or other government-funded programs, just about every one knows somebody who is being affected by the shutdown or is about to be.

The impact extends far beyond government workers now to businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Federal shutdown threatens $36 million in monthly payments to UW-Madison : Ct

Federal shutdown threatens $36 million in monthly payments to UW-Madison : Ct: The shutdown of the federal government is threatening $36 million in monthly payments for research at UW-Madison, says PROFS, an advocacy group for faculty.

The university has received 13 Stop Work Orders from federal agencies on research projects this year with budgets totaling $12.5 million, writes William Tracy, PROFS president and professor of agronomy, in a letter to the Wisconsin Congressional delegation this week.

7 Gorgeous Alternatives to National Parks : Wildlife Promise

7 Gorgeous Alternatives to National Parks : Wildlife Promise: This past Sunday I decided to go hiking with a friend. It was a gorgeous day and we decided to go to a favorite local spot, Great Falls. As we drove up to the entrance, it hit us. It’s Great Falls National Park, and it’s closed because of the government shutdown. We were already in Great Falls and needed a new place to hike.

That’s where the National Wildlife Federation’s Nature Find tool saved the day. We found Riverbend Regional Park just down the road, and it was fantastic! I thought it would be useful to take a few popular national parks and find nearby alternatives while the parks are closed.

� The Furlough List

� The Furlough List: Though they would all prefer to be at work and spend part of their day worrying over work projects left in the middle, deadlines that have passed and conferences that are looming, they are using this time to take care of their families, their homes and their neighborhoods.

This morning I was reading an article in the Washington Post about a Silver Spring family’s furlough activities, which included building their disaster kit. I work for the Red Cross and have a disaster kit, but like many, this year I used the water for a neighborhood party and haven’t bothered to replace it.

Charities Demonstrate Impact of Shutdown - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Charities Demonstrate Impact of Shutdown - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Standing in a chilly wind swirling around the Capitol and Congressional offices, nearly 50 United Way leaders then spent the day meeting with elected officials to urge them to end the nine-day government shutdown that this week will begin to cut off food to low-income mothers and their babies when the federal Women, Infants and Children food program runs out of money.

Other groups such as the Coalition on Human Needs are also working to alert Congress to the impact the shutdown will have on nonprofits that receive federal dollars to deliver social services.

Shutdown Blues | The Jewish Week

Shutdown Blues | The Jewish Week: While national Jewish organizations are sorting through the essential services that the impasse may cut, regional Jewish service providers in the Washington area are dealing with the tens of thousands of furloughed workers in their midst.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, in Rockville, Md., is adding exercise and yoga classes for furloughed government workers, its director, Michael Feinstein, told JTA.

Nonprofit Urban Conservation Corps to close its doors because of government shutdown

Nonprofit Urban Conservation Corps to close its doors because of government shutdown: The nonprofit Urban Conservation Corps, which for several years has worked to give at-risk San Bernardino young people options other than crime, was shuttered this week along with its umbrella group, the Southern California Mountains Foundation.

Blame for the closures has been laid squarely at the feet of the federal government — the shutdown and lack of government funding.

Charities furlough employees, brace for the worst - The Washington Post

Charities furlough employees, brace for the worst - The Washington Post: Several Washington area charities are furloughing employees, scaling back services and, in some cases, preparing for employee layoffs and possible closings as the federal government’s shutdown drags on.

Smokies hit by vandals during federal shutdown | The Asheville Citizen-Times | citizen-times.com

Smokies hit by vandals during federal shutdown | The Asheville Citizen-Times | citizen-times.com: But on Saturday night, someone blow-torched a locked gate at the junction of Newfound Gap Road and Clingmans Dome Road, broke through the gate, then proceeded up the road to the Clingmans Dome parking lot. They then used the torch on a Great Smoky Mountains Association donation box, in an attempt to gain access to the money inside, Jordan said. They caused significant damage to the box, but they were unsuccessful in stealing the money inside.

Not that they would have gotten much. “Anyone breaking into a donation box that no one can get to is not going to be the sharpest tool in the shed,” said Terry L. Maddox, executive director of the Great Smoky Mountains Association, which maintained the box.

Defense Department to Borrow Money From Nonprofit to Pay Benefits for Fallen Service Members During Shutdown | TheBlaze.com

Defense Department to Borrow Money From Nonprofit to Pay Benefits for Fallen Service Members During Shutdown | TheBlaze.com: The Defense Department has entered into an agreement with the Fisher House Foundation allowing the federal government to provide the family members of fallen service members with the full set of benefits they have been promised, including a $100,000 death gratuity payment, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday.

Nonprofit status still is unclear: Hospital ruling delayed by federal shutdown - journalpatriot: News

Nonprofit status still is unclear: Hospital ruling delayed by federal shutdown - journalpatriot: News: The status was revoked in late spring by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when a form 990 requested by the IRS was not received before the deadline set by the IRS.

The 501(c)(3) status allows donors to make tax-deductible donations to the hospital to the extent allowed by law. Also, non-profits do not have to pay federal income tax.

The decision now is being delayed by the government shutdown as over 90 percent of the IRS workforce has been furloughed.