A 2007 annual conference session on "Moving from Ideas to Action."

Sign up now to attend this year's Independent Sector Annual Conference, which will bring together 1,000 leaders from throughout the nonprofit community to identify and develop creative approaches that our organizations can use to address critical issues. Taking place in Philadelphia less than a week after the 2008 elections, the conference will focus on the best ways for charities and foundations to use our powerful voice to secure brighter futures for people across the country and around the world. See the preliminary program, featuring four exciting plenary sessions, and learn how to register for the best rates.

Draft Instructions Released for Redesigned Form 990
The IRS has published draft instructions for the redesigned Form 990, which most public charities will begin filing in 2009. Comments to the IRS are due June 1.

The redesigned Form 990 the IRS released late last year incorporates many changes to the core form and schedules, and as a result sets new standards for how nonprofits report on their governance, compensation, and other details of their operations. Learn more about the draft instructions and other changes to the Form 990, including the schedules and phase-in periods for smaller organizations.

IS to Honor Robert Greenstein with 2008 Gardner Leadership Award
Receiving the 2008 Gardner Leadership Award will be Robert Greenstein, founder and executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The award recognizes his work in promoting rigorous analysis of budget and tax policies in order to help lawmakers, the media, and the public understand how policy decisions at the national and state levels will affect low- and moderate-income people.

Help Strengthen Our Community's Vital Voice
Become a part of IS’s new Vital Voices: Spread the Word! campaign, in which staff at our members encourage the leaders of other charities and foundations to join our coalition and support our work to increase the ability of all organizations to improve lives.