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Several weeks ago the Idaho Nonprofit Center issued a very clear statement about our commitment to learning and leading through diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Originally, it focused on addressing systemic racism, but at our core we recognize the need to dive deeper and address other injustices.
I am happy to report that we’ve made a significant amount of progress on our commitments and are adding to our list. We refuse to get lost in bandwagon enthusiasm and waning action. Silence is also a form of violence. We promised to:
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Sign on to Charitable Giving Coalition letter of support for Universal Charitable Giving Pandemic Response Act TODAY! Our friends from the Charitable Giving Coalition are circulating a one-pager supporting inclusion of the Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act (S. 4032, H.R. 7324) in the next COVID relief package.
TAKE ACTION TODAY: Add your organization to the Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act Endorsement List confirming your support for the bill. The deadline to sign on is TODAY, July 28, 2020 If you live in the Panhandle Health District be advised that residents of Kootenai County are now required to wear face coverings. The mandate requires every person in Kootenai County to wear a face covering that completely covers their nose and mouth when they're in a public place and they can't maintain a distance of six feet.
For more information and specifics on the new ordinance, please visit the Panhandle Health District website for more details. Click here to preview the initial draft order. You can also print and display the stop the spread and wear a mask sign that the cities of Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls jointly designed. Many Idaho cities and counties like McCall, Moscow, Ketchum, Hailey, Driggs, Boise and Ada County have adopted similar mask ordinances. Each community wide ordinance has both similarities and nuanced differences. We strongly suggest you review your city, county and/or regional health district website to understand the requirements in your community. Here’s a quick round up of information and guidance that you, our nonprofit friends, can use. COVID-19 Hit as Record Number of ALICE Families Were Priced Out of Survival  When COVID-19 hit, nearly 180,000 households were already one emergency away from financial ruin — a 10-year record high — setting the stage for the unprecedented economic impact of the crisis, according to the state’s latest ALICE Report.
Over the last decade, Idaho’s low-income families systematically lost buying power and financial stability as the high cost of essentials outpaced wages, driving the number of ALICE households to rise 86% by 2018, the report shows. To read a copy of the report and find county-by-county and town-level data on the size and demographics of ALICE as well as the community conditions and costs faced by ALICE households, visit www.UnitedForALICE.org/Idaho Provide full unemployment benefit reimbursement to nonprofits that self-insure these benefits.
Federal and state unemployment laws give nonprofits and governments the option of operating as self-insured (“reimbursing”) employers. This means that they reimburse their state unemployment insurance systems for benefits the state paid to the organization's laid off or furloughed employees. Shutdown orders by government officials, program cancellations, and reduced revenue streams have forced many nonprofits to furlough or layoff staff, triggering unemployment payment bills that are due this month in most states. These challenges are adding to cash flow difficulties at a time when funds are needed to deliver on missions, but when other employers will likely experience little or no additional costs resulting from COVID-19-related layoffs. Congress should increase the federal unemployment insurance reimbursement for self-insured (reimbursing) nonprofits to 100% of costs. If you live in the Central District Health Region be advised that residents of Ada County are now required to wear face coverings in indoor and outdoor public places effective immediately. For more information and specifics on the new ordinance, please visit the Central District Health website for more details. Many Idaho cities outside of Ada County (McCall, Moscow, Ketchum, Hailey, and Driggs) saw ordinances go into effect requiring masks as well. Each has both similarities and nuanced differences. We strongly suggest you review your cities website to understand the requirements in your community.
We issued some guidance last week specific to cities with the ordinances in place, and in the coming weeks we anticipate more cities and/or counties following suit. Here’s a quick round up of information and guidance that you, our nonprofit friends, can use. Tell Congress: Urgent Nonprofit Priorities in COVID-19 LegislationCongress is expected to pass its last piece of COVID-19 legislation this month. It is urgent that nonprofits tell the House and Senate to include nonprofit policy solutions in the final package. Help ensure that federal lawmakers insert these bipartisan solutions in the legislation by signing your organization’s name onto the new Nonprofit Community Letter to congressional leaders.
Click here for more background information regarding the letter. Adapted from the National Council for Nonprofits policy alert 7.6.20 Congress is expected to pass its last piece of COVID-19 legislation this month. It is urgent that nonprofits tell the House and Senate to include nonprofit policy solutions in the final package. Help ensure that federal lawmakers insert these bipartisan solutions in the legislation by signing your organization’s name onto the new Nonprofit Community Letter to congressional leaders. Adapted from the National Council for Nonprofits policy alert 7.6.20 Background InformationThe CARES Act enacted by Congress in March extended economic relief programs to some nonprofits, but the law fell short in many ways. In early April, the broad nonprofit community sent to every House and Senate office a letter highlighting needed policy reforms. That version of the letter was signed by more than 450 national nonprofit organizations.
As your need for virtual events and meetings grow so does the list of services and software. The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce has complied a comprehensive spread sheet that compares features to help you quickly decide which company is the best fit for your purposes.
What does systematic racism mean and how does it impact us now? Learn about that and more from our recording webinar on diversity and inclusion! We wanted to provide some updates courtesy of the Small Business Administration as well as Rebound Idaho. As we continue to experience instances of community spread in many parts of our state, it’s important that we ensure you are aware of financial assistance available to you.
The SBA began accepting new applications this morning at 7:00 am MDT in response to the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act. The new deadline to apply for a PPP loan is Aug. 8, 2020. On Wednesday evening the McCall City Council passed a resolution and health order that requires face masks to be worn in all indoor and outdoor public spaces. Click here to visit the city of McCall website for more information.
The order will go into effect at midnight, today July 2. In order for a mask to be effective it must completely cover the nose and mouth. The city maintains that education is the primary goal, but $100 fines are possible for those who do not wish to comply with the resolution. The order affects all areas of McCall and includes an area five miles outside the city limits. Earlier today, City of Boise Mayor Lauren McClean announced that she will sign a public health emergency order requiring everyone to wear face masks in all indoor and outdoor public spaces within the city’s limits.
According to the mayor, there is tremendous support from businesses and health care for this order, which will take effect at 12:01 am on Saturday, July 4. In order for a mask to be effective it must completely cover the nose and mouth. There are some exceptions for children under the age of five, on-duty first responders, or those with health or communication concerns.  Tomorrow, the Idaho Nonprofit Center staff – like most of you – will be enjoying a day off in observance of the Fourth of July. I think all of us on some level recognize and celebrate the origin of the holiday, but we don’t often take the time to look at it through a lens of current events and what it represents. To many of us, it’s a day off from work.
July 4, by all rights, is the date that is recognized as the beginning of the United States. For some, it’s a day of fun, barbecue cook-offs, family time, fireworks, and friends. For others, it is a reminder that they were initially excluded from the freedoms stated in the Declaration of Independence. Many individuals are still seeking the freedom of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” |
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