Statewide nonprofit association’s goals explained � Local News � The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Statewide nonprofit association’s goals explained � Local News � The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia: LEWISBURG — One of the fastest-growing segments of West Virginia’s economy is the nonprofit sector, which now boasts one out of every 10 jobs in the state — more than twice as many people as the mining industry.

Statewide Nonprofit Association in the Works - WVNS-TV - WVNSTV.com

Statewide Nonprofit Association in the Works - WVNS-TV - WVNSTV.com: With estimates of more than 8,000 nonprofit entities, the sector employs more West Virginians than mining. And with the exception of natural gas development, it's the fastest-growing segment of the state's economy, according to Kent Spellman of the West Virginia Community Development Hub.

Still, the state is one of only four in the nation without a nonprofit association to provide support.

"West Virginia has a statewide disc golfers association, but not a nonprofit association," Spellman said.

That is about to change.

Stretched nonprofits hope for safety in numbers | The Salt Lake Tribune

Stretched nonprofits hope for safety in numbers | The Salt Lake Tribune: "They started with 18 members — and their office was in the trunk of a car. But the founders of the fledgling Utah Nonprofits Association felt they had an important goal: uniting a diverse community of organizations to create a more powerful and effective nonprofit sector.

Twenty years later, the association now includes 600 member organizations and, in a time of great economic challenges, has a mission its founders believe is more important than ever."