Center for Non-Profits

Membership: A Sound Investment

Membership in the Center for Non-Profits is a sound investment in your organization and in New Jersey's non-profit community. As a Center member, you can tap into a host of benefits to make your non-profit stronger:

Cost Savings

Especially in a tough economy, a dollar saved is as good as a dollar raised. We have developed a wide array of opportunities for members to save money on programs and services that non-profits need - at a total savings that could more than make up for the Center's affordable annual dues:

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
Volunteer Insurance
Unemployment Trust
Employee Benefits
Payroll Processing and HR Assistance
Web Conferencing
Conference Calling
Branding, Marketing & Web Site Design
Non-Profit Publications
Center Workshops and Events
Free job postings on the Center's Web site ($75 fee for non-members)
Resource Lists ($15 fee for non-members) and other useful summaries, templates and overviews
How much could you save??

Legal and Management Help

The Center's Non-Profit HelpDesk, expert phone and email consultation and referral service, saves you time and money by having our knowledgeable staff just a call or click away. We answer questions about board governance; legal issues; insurance; lobbying; and many more non-profit topics, and can refer you to qualified resources/firms if more intensive or specialized consultation is needed.

Professional Training

Priority registration and discounts of 30% or more on Center courses, workshops and events, such as:

Financial Management
Branding
Risk Management
Fundraising
and our Annual Statewide New Jersey Non-Profit Conference!

Advocacy for the Non-Profit Community

Our advocacy activities benefit the entire sector while helping non-profits save time and money. For example:

We review the summaries of every bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature and proposed state regulations to identify those with potential impact on non-profits, so that you can focus your resources on the issues most closely related to your mission.
The Center has championed the non-profit community on such diverse issues as the economic importance of New Jersey's non-profits; the impact of the economic downturn; advocacy and lobbying rights; charitable fund raising; pay to play; charitable giving incentives; and many more. Our work to publicize how non-profits are faring in today's economy has been featured in many of the state's media outlets and generated interest from public policy leaders.
The Center recently advocated successfully to raise the mandatory audit threshold under the New Jersey Charitable Registration and Investigation Act. Our requested change has been formally adopted by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. We estimate that the new threshold will save covered organizations an average of $7,000 each, and will result in a combined savings of over $10 million for affected organizations.
We joined national advocates in a successful push for inclusion of non-profits in small employer tax credits in the health reform bill, so that eligible non-profits, as well as for-profit businesses, can benefit from this important incentive.
We continue to encourage the Christie Administration to expand the scope of its "red tape" work to include non-profits, based on the philosophy that non-profits - as an important contributor to the economic engine of the state - are just as vulnerable to the burdens of duplicative, unnecessary government policies, regulations and contracting procedures as are for-profit businesses.
We are working with other advocates to improve non-profit/government relationships in order to enhance effectiveness and coordination and improve services to communities.

Valuable Information and Opportunities to Connect with Other Non-Profits

Statewide and regional networking events with non-profit colleagues, funders and New Jersey legislators

E-mail Updates – Breaking news affecting New Jersey’s non-profit sector

Every dollar counts, especially now.

If you're already a member, be sure you're taking full advantage of these and many other benefits that Center membership has to offer.
If you're not a member, don't delay! There's never been a better time to join!

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Or use the printable membership application. If you prefer that we mail you an information packet with sample publications and a membership application, please phone, fax or E-mail us.

Membership is open to any New Jersey-based 501(c)(3) organization or those eligible for such status.
Organizations, firms or individuals not eligible for full membership are welcome to become Associate Members.

For information on guidance with incorporating a non-profit and filing for tax-exempt status with the IRS, see our Legal Assistance for Newly Forming Non-Profits

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