NPAction Update
Vol 2, Issue 21
10/26/2004

Welcome to this week's election madness edition of the NPAction Update. Let us first pause and be thankful that the World Series is not between Houston and Boston, which was one game away from becoming the most annoying political metaphor ever. With the election only days away, we promise to return to your regularly scheduled advocacy information soon (unless the election drags on like 2000)!

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In this issue:
*New Report- Threats to Nonprofit Free Speech*
*What's New- Boomer Volunteer Boom*
*Current Poll- Electoral College*
*Featured Article- Nonprofits This Election*
*Featured Resource Links- Secretaries of State and Young Voters*

*New Report*

OMB Watch has released a new report, "Continuing Attacks on Nonprofit Speech: Death by a Thousand Cuts II" which documents a number of case examples that demonstrate the willingness of the federal government to force its point of view on nonprofits and to take action against those that raise questions about administration policy.

Read the executive summary:
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/2490/1/3?TopicID=3

Download the full report:
http://www.ombwatch.org/death2-final.pdf

*What's New*

The Harvard School of Public Health has released a report on the coming flood of retiring baby boomers with interest in and knowledge of civic engagement. This huge pool of retirees could be a huge resource for nonprofits looking for volunteers.

Download the full report:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/reinventingaging/

Read an interview with the author:
http://workingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4416&t=nonprofit

*Current Poll*

Last month, we asked if your organization is working with voters this election season. 68% of you said yes, 26% said no, and 5% feigned ignorance of the election.

This month, our focus turns to the Electoral College. With the possibility of another election with a split popular and electoral vote, we'd like your opinion on the strange beast that is the US Electoral College. Vote in the poll, continuously displayed on the right hand side of the site (just don't try to vote twice!!)

Here's your chance to ask a question you've wanted to ask other nonprofits, but couldn't figure out how. Send your idea for a poll to npaction@npaction.org.

Past Poll Results
http://www.npaction.org/article/archive/207

*Featured Article*

Among the problems with the 2000 election were 2 to 3 million votes lost because of registration problems, particularly among students. The nonprofit community can help ease some of the problems faced by students by helping them navigate the registration processes and by serving as their voice.

"Nonprofits Need to Increase Their Roles This Election Season"
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/518/1/220/

Remember that you can rate and comment on most NPAction articles by clicking the "New Comment" button at the end of an article.

*Featured Resource Links*

The NPAction Resource Links Directory is a human-edited compendium of tools and references, contributed by nonprofits for nonprofits.

The National Association of Secretaries of State represents the officials that more often than not have administrative power over elections. They are also a leading advocate for improving voter registration as well as the security of elections. If some pundits are correct, and the 2004 election makes the 2000 election look well-organized, some secretaries of state might become household names!

National Association of Secretaries of State

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