Member Benefits - Real Resources for Your Real Needs

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As a Center member, you can tap into a host of benefits to make your non-profit stronger:

EXPERT ADVICE & INFORMATION

• HelpDesk - Unlimited access to the Center’s extensive information and referral network

• Consultations by telephone & e-mail on non-profit legal, management and policy issues at no charge with consulting attorney or Center staff; non-profit start-up program available

• Enhanced technical assistance on issues related to nonprofits’ liability, risk management and insurance through the Center’s partnership with the Nonprofit Risk Management Center

• Access to information and resources on national issues through the Center’s partnerships with the National Council of Nonprofit Associations, Independent Sector and others

COST SAVINGS

• Access to discount purchasing opportunities

º      Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance (D&O) – Broad coverage for board and staff at significant savings over market rates

º       Volunteer Insurance – Liability protection for volunteers

º       Unemployment Services Trust – Eligible non-profits average 25% savings over the State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) system in the first two years, with additional savings possible in later years

º       Mailing, Packing & Assembly and Micrographics Services – 10% discount on services from the First Occupational Center of New Jersey

• Discounts on publications – Save 15% or more. Recent offerings include:

º       50% discount on Hiring, Firing & Risk Management: Employment Law for New Jersey Nonprofits (2007)

º       15% discount on publications from Fieldstone Alliance (formerly Wilder Publishing)

º       20% discount on publications from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center

• PLUS! Discounts on Center workshops and events – Save more than 30%

ADVOCACY

• Strengthening non-profits in pursuit of their own missions:

º       The Center is New Jersey’s foremost advocate on non-profit issues, actively working in Trenton to ensure that legislators and policy makers are aware of the sector’s strength and importance statewide, and that they address critical issues that affect non-profits.

º       The Center has won important protections on non-profit lobbying rights, reasonable limits on trustee and volunteer liability, balanced fund raising laws, and many more important issues.

º       The Center promotes the non-profit sector to New Jersey business leaders, funders and the public.

º       The Center is a clearinghouse of information regarding regulations and responsibilities of non-profits.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Priority registration and discounts of 30% or more on Center courses, workshops and conferences. Recent workshops include:

º       Financial Management

º       Board/Staff Relationships & Board Recruitment

º       Conflict Management

º       Employment Law

VALUABLE INFORMATION & OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS

• No charge to post job listings or obtain Resource Lists
• Statewide and regional networking events with non-profit colleagues, funders and New Jersey legislators
• Center newsletters

º       Front & Center – single-topic newsletter on non-profit legal and management issues

º       CenterPieces – newsletter on New Jersey non-profit sector: policy updates, Center activities, events, jobs

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