1. NAMI STANDARDS NAMI Values & Priorities Legal Requirements Previous Recommend- ations SWG & Members’ Expertise Best Practices

4. IRS 990 requirements Small tax-exempt organizations whose gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less may be required to electronically submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-Postcard. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 added this filing requirement to ensure that the IRS and potential donors have current information about your organization. The first e-Postcards are due in 2008 for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2007. The e-Postcard is due every year by the 15th day of the 5th month after the close of your tax year. http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96103,00.html

5. They’ll Be Looking For… Record Keeping & Document Retention: minutes, policies, procedures. Board review of 990 prior to filing. Disclosure of any current compensation, benefits, or loans paid on behalf of any officer, director, trustee, or key employee who ever served in that capacity with your organization. Knowledge and disclosure of any current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees have any family or business relationship with each other. Adoption of whistleblower and conflict-of-interest policies. Transparency.

6. Implications for… Financial practices Governance structures Business practices Interaction with other non-profits Record keeping

8. Your Turn: Whistle While You Work? How many of you joined NAMI just so you could do administrative work? How many of you came into NAMI expecting there to be some guidelines for how to do this stuff? What did you find most useful? What couldn’t you believe we didn’t have lined up for you?

9. NAMI STANDARDS NAMI Values & Priorities Legal Requirements Previous Recommend- ations SWG & Members’ Expertise Best Practices

11. "It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” ~ W. Edwards Deming

12. Your Turn: Ch-Ch-Change! What do we value and don’t want to lose? While maintaining our values… What change(s) would make us a more effective organization? What old habits do we need to shed? What new habits do we need to develop?

13. What to Expect Culture of mutual accountability Clarity of roles & responsibilities Some degree of standardization in membership…dues…bylaws…etc. Process for periodic “re-chartering” Greatness!

16. Homework 1.Visit NAMILand and CLD; attend Leadership Institute sessions here in Orlando. 2.Subscribe to Friday Facts and update your contact information online. 3.Complete the online surveys. 4.Keep thinking – and send us your thoughts via Governance@nami.org Governance@nami.org 5.Check up on us. 6.Support change.