Leadership Roles and Development

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    Has Your League Filed Its Form 990-N Yet?

    All Leagues that receive less than $25,000 in income must file an e-postcard return (also known as Form 990N) every year.   The only exceptions are Leagues that are included in their state League’s group return or that file the more complicated Form 990 or 990-EZ.  Most Leagues have successfully completed the form, though some have not. 

    If your League hasn’t filed the online form yet, please do so immediately.  Leagues that haven’t filed during the last three years may lose their tax exemption on May 15th 2010.

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    Congressional Meeting Questions - 112th Congress

    Congressional Interview Questions
    112th Congress

    Questions

    1. Do you support efforts to increase transparency and provide more information to the public through such steps as requiring disclosure and quick reporting of all election-related spending?

    2. What can you do to help improve civic discourse and reduce the level of rancor and partisan bickering in national politics?

    3. What are your major priorities for the 112th Congress?

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    Fund Development Tips

    360 Degree View of the League


    Fund Development Tips



    1. Think in terms of fund development rather than fundraising.



    • Building relationships for a long-term base of support.


    2. Individuals should be your primary targets for securing support.

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    Internal Case for Support and Sample Letter

    Internal Case for Support Worksheet

    Complete It As an Exercise with Your Board

    A Case Statement has several sections—they need not be in order. The internal case is a source document about your League’s vision, used in-house by board and staff. It gathers in one document pertinent and up-to-date information about your League: its services, its unique qualities, its achievements, its plans, its reputation.

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    Fundraising Intro

    A healthy League regards fundraising more as a matter of fund development, a process of building long-term relationships with your League?s supporters, in order to build a base of support that will sustain, for the long-term, the broad range of work your League accomplishes in issue advocacy, voter service, and citizen education and engagement.

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