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Spotlight Charities and Motorcycles!

Spotlight Charities and Motorcycles!

Photo Courtesy of FTE Magazine, Thurston County Steering Committee The people of Washington State have a reputation for being friendly, hospitable, and generous, so it is no surprise that our state is a leader in the country for charitable giving. Currently, Washington proudly ranks fourth in the United States for charitable giving by public employees. That is pretty remarkable, given our status as the twelfth most populated state in the nation! Washington’s impressive rank is largely due to the Washington…

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Secretary Reed tapped for open-government honor

Secretary Reed tapped for open-government honor

Secretary of State Sam Reed, who has made government transparency and access to public records a signature issue during his three terms, has been ann0unced as the 2011 winner of the James Madison Award of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. The award honors Reed’s “appreciation for, and dedication to, the cause of open government since taking office,” including advocacy of accessible and accountable government, preserving and displaying public records, battling successfully in the Supreme Court to defend the public’s…

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Charities and nonprofits, check this out!

Charities and nonprofits, check this out!

If you help run a charity or nonprofit, or if you’re serving on a charity or nonprofit board (or at least thinking about it), there is an upcoming event in Everett especially for you. Our office’s Corporations and Charities Division is holding its next Charities and Nonprofit Education Symposium on July 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Comcast Arena’s Edward D. Hansen Conference Center (2900 Hewitt Ave.). The symposium will provide lots of helpful info to help organizations…

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Sign here, please

Sign here, please

Photo courtesy Washington House of Representatives Washington’s Charitable Solicitations Act is getting some helpful updates. Secretary Reed stood by Governor Gregoire as she recently signed into law SHB 1485, a bill requested by our office that makes changes to the state’s Charitable Solicitations Act. The House and Senate unanimously passed it. Standing on the left side of the photo are Charities Program Manager Rebecca Sherrell (far left) and Corporations and Charities Division Director Pam Floyd. The governor also signed into…

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A rewarding experience in Pullman

A rewarding experience in Pullman

Photo courtesy of Dissmore’s Foods During his visit to Pullman Thursday evening, Secretary Reed stopped by Dissmore’s Foods to present the grocery store with a Corporations for Communities award. The Secretary is shown here handing a certificate to Archie McGregor, one of the store’s owners. On the left is co-owner Brian McGregor, Archie’s brother.  The awards program honors exceptional Washington businesses that make community a priority. Late that afternoon, Sam visited the WSU campus to chat with students about the…

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Avoid scams if you want to help Japan tsunami victims

Avoid scams if you want to help Japan tsunami victims

With last night’s news that a 23-foot tsunami caused by Japan’s largest recorded earthquake struck the east coast of Japan, many people will want to help victims and their families by making a donation. But don’t take out your checkbook or credit card to donate to the tsunami relief effort without first doing some research on who will receive your money, the Charities Division of the Office of Secretary of State cautioned Friday. While many of the groups responding to…

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Charities and Nonprofit news: resource updates, Facebook and Spokane event

Charities and Nonprofit news: resource updates, Facebook and Spokane event

Our office’s Corporations and Charities Division has been even busier than usual, updating some helpful resources, adding a Facebook page, and scheduling an educational event in Spokane in May. The division recently published its new Charities and Nonprofit Board Service Handbook. If you go to either our Corporations or Charities homepage after going to our mainpage,  you can find the new handbook in the reading pane on the right. Folks in the nonprofit and charities community also will be interested…

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Listen to Reed’s 2011 legislative package

Listen to Reed’s 2011 legislative package

Listen to Secretary of State Sam Reed describe in-depth his 2011 legislative package. It covers four elections-related bills: Moving the state’s Primary date to early August to help military and overseas voters, and allowing such voters to use fax or e-mail to return their ballots (SB 5171 and HB 1080) Requiring ballots to be in by Election Day (SB 5125 and HB 1185) Suspending Washington’s 2012 Presidential Primary (SB 5119 and HB 1324) Making entire state vote by mail (SB…

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Reed seeks earlier primary & ballots in by Election Day

Reed seeks earlier primary & ballots in by Election Day

Secretary of State Sam Reed is urging lawmakers to move Washington’s Primary Election two weeks earlier, to early August. He also asks for a law requiring ballots to be in county elections offices by Election Day, rather than simply postmarked that day. Reed, who has spent more than 30 years administering state and local elections, says the earlier primary would help Washington comply with a new federal law requiring military ballots to be mailed out 45 days before Election Day….

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‘Tis the season to give wisely

‘Tis the season to give wisely

With the holiday season now upon us, many people are thinking about making donations to one or more charities. And of course, many of us have been, or will be, getting solicitations from commercial fundraising organizations to give money to various causes. If you’re thinking about opening your wallet in the name of charity, make sure to give wisely. That was the main message that Secretary Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna had for everyone as they held a news…

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