Annual Report:

22001100 The Transforming Landscape

CONTENTS Leadership Statements 2 to 3

Financials 4

Programs 5

Annual Conference 6 to 7

Public Policy 8

Membership 9

Louisiana Budget Project 10

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“Few know so well as Louisianans the power and effects of a transforming landscape. But it is the transformative power of people,

working together, that will see us through each new challenge.”

LEADER

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PRESIDENT & CEO ANN S. WILLIAMSON

2010 marks the 5th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, two storms that literally changed landscapes in their wake and will continue to impact Louisiana’s ecology and economy for decades to come.

Such anniversaries are important for two reasons: They keep past events fresh in our minds, honoring the memories of people and places we’ve lost, and they encourage us to prepare for the uncertainties of the future.

In the summer of 2010, as our nation was riveted on the drama and potential disaster of Louisiana’s largest-ever oil spill, we saw clearly the need for collective remembrance and preparation.

Louisiana’s nonprofit sector again responded to the immediate needs of her people and places, working heroically and yet too often to the exhaustion of all available resources.

How do our members describe this necessary but ultimately unsustainable effort? They say simply, “This is what we do…”

LANO’s role is clear: Help our members meet this and every challenge to their many and varied missions statewide. Tell the stories, clear the paths, open the lines of communication that can bring new resources, collaborations and economies of scale to such vital work.

We will strengthen those who make life better in Louisiana.

...This is what we do!

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Allen J. Gaudet III: LANO’s incoming Board Chair (2011-2012), is a Senior Consulting & Outsourcing Client and Delivery Partner with Accenture. Based in New Orleans, Allen manages multiple outsourcing engagements for global companies and brings to LANO both his demonstrated passion for the wellbeing of Louisianans and extensive management and business acumen.

Louisiana is my home. Although we trail in some measures of wealth and progress, I like to think we rank high in “Per Capita Compassion. . .” “We are also people of strong faith—as much in ourselves as in the need and mutual responsibility to help others. Louisianans believe strongly in community. “It is an honor to serve LANO as Board Chair and to lend my efforts and experience to helping improve the work of our much-needed nonprofit sector. LANO’s member organizations are among our most effective and passionate purveyors of good work, and we need them now more than ever.”

—Allen J. Gaudet III

LEADER

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Our Board Leaders OFFICERS Jim Kelly, Chair Greg Cotter, Past Chair Allen J. Gaudet III, Vice Chair Tony Frey, Treasurer Sarah Berthelot, Secretary Scott Brazda Ben Miller Terrel Deville Melinda Mintz Denise Durel Paul Pratt Derek Gordon Terrie Sterling Raymond Hebert Shawn Wilson Keith Liederman Joanna Wurtele The Rev. Wilfret McKee

Incoming for 2011

Kimberly James Boudreaux, Executive Director,

Lafayette Catholic Service Centers, Inc.

J. Fred Johnson, Chief Financial Officer,

DMC—Carter Chambers LLC

Philip H. Jordan, Northwest Louisiana President,

Business First Bank

Lisa Matherne, President,

Social Work Solutions, LLC Right: LANO was proud to receive the 2010 Board of Directors Award from the Association of Fundraising

Professionals of Greater Baton Rouge at its National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon

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Grantmakers and Sponsors

AARP Louisiana Allstate Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation Baton Rouge Area Foundation Beaird Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Business First Bank Capital One Bank Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Chevron Community Foundation of North Louisiana Entergy Foundation for Louisiana (formerly Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation) Frost Foundation Grayson Foundation, Inc. Kellogg Foundation Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Louisiana Lottery Louisiana Serve Commission Nonprofit Vote Open Society Foundation Public Welfare Foundation Shell Southern Coalition for Justice Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation Wurtele Foundation

FINAN

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2009 2010 Revenues Contracts & Other Income 635,930 241,225 Contributions 252,600 254,315

Grant Income 775,000 707,000 In Kind Contributions 48,913 102,986

Membership Dues 159,334 144,591 Program Income 79,160 87,120 Publications 1,260 3,696 Sponsorships 56,700 80,424 Total Revenues

2,008,897

1,621,357

Expenses

Program Expenses 1,965,822 1,474,632 Support Services 207,750 389,218 Total Expenses

2,173,572

1,863,850

Change in Net Assets (164,675) (242,493) Net Assets -- beginning of period 835,344 670,669 Net Assets - end of period 670,669 428,176

We are grateful to the conscientious corporate and foundation partners and dedicated individual donors that together make LANO an effective and affordable reality for Louisiana's nonprofit sector.

The following figures reflect our Independent Auditor’s Report, which finds again for 2010 no instances of noncompliance with best accounting practices.

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PROGRAM

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Community Leaders LANO North graduated 31 Community Leaders from the Shreveport-Bossier area and matched them to local nonprofit organizations for board service. To date, LANO has trained more than 200 Community Leaders in the six years that we have operated the program. In recognition of its positive impact, the Community Leaders program was the first recipient of The Justin Gras Award issued by the Community Foundation of North Louisiana for outstanding philanthropic vision.

Contracted Organizational Development

“Since completing the program, I have been able to apply what I learned in my job with a nonprofit and have received two excellent opportunities

to serve on local boards.” Heather Broussard, Louisiana Association for the Blind

We completed a multi-year contract with Louisiana Department of Economic Development Enterprise Development to provide capacity building services to nonprofits impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As a result:

Nonprofit leaders trained in critical nonprofit management topics

Organizational assessments and capacity development plans completed

Organizations provided 1:1 technical assistance Client evaluations were overwhelmingly positive: Our satisfaction rating was 4.68 on a 5-point scale measuring value of services that improve organizational effectiveness and growth.

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Statewide nonprofits provided

consulting services in the areas of governance, planning and

fund development

Program evaluations and training for Lake Charles area

organizations (through the Community Foundation of

Southwest Louisiana) Program evaluations and training for organizations in

Lafayette (through the United Way of Acadiana)

Nonprofit executives trained on

fund development, planning and collaboration (through

Children’s Trust Fund)

Three new nonprofits organizations were awarded

the STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Seal and five

organizations recertified

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CONFER

ENCE 2010

“LANO is a much needed piece of the nonprofit service puzzle in our state. ...How could I not attend?”

—2010 Conference Satisfaction Survey Respondent

The Honorable Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and Vicky Dinges, Assistant Vice President for Public Social Responsibility at Allstate contributed plenary keynotes and national prominence to a conference featuring dozens of VIP presenters.

On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, LANO partnered with the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute and the Allstate Foundation to host a Gulf Coast conference with national and regional policy experts to discuss the role of nonprofits in the recovery from the summer’s disastrous Gulf oil spill. This largest-ever LANO conference featured:

Nonprofit professionals, presenters and volunteers gathered for…

Days of critical information sharing via…

Expert-led sessions within…

Topic tracks

In addition to the seven topical tracks, partner RAND Gulf States presented "Translating Research into Action," a multi-session institute with published proceedings that will inform disaster recovery efforts for decades to come.

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Upper Left: Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer prepares for his presentation, “Blue Ocean Strategy for Innovative Leadership.” Left: Conference attendee takes notes in the Social Media Lab led by Net2NO.

Left: Board Members Keith Liederman and The Rev. Wilfret McKee prepare to join Allstate’s Jan Epstein on the NORA Recovery bus tour.

Left: LANO Board Chair Jim Kelly converses with New Orleans Deputy Mayor and CAO Andy Kopplin Below: Attendees engage with instructor Harold Suire of ERI Consulting in “Leading with the Brain in Mind”

Right: Judge Calvin Johnson (ret) speaks in RAND session, “The Role of NGOs in Psychological Health, Resilience and Recovery” Left: Moderator Liz LaBorde of The Community Foundation of North Louisiana listens as Rosa Asciolla of the Bayou District Foundation debriefs group discussion in the “Idea Lab: The Funder’s Perspective in Measuring Impact.”

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PUBLIC

POLICY

LANO delivers public policy research, analysis and advocacy that improve nonprofit impact. Our policy engagements include public speaking, coalition-building, written and presented testimony, LANO's policy institutes, editorial commentary, media broadcasts and published reports.

“During and after every disaster, nonprofits serve on the frontline by meeting the diverse needs of the communities and populations they serve [...] Our nation depends on nonprofits to act as first responders and fill in the gaps that cannot be fulfilled by government in times of distress and recovery.” —from “The Immediate Needs for Charitable Assistance in the Gulf Coast Region,” LANO’s Written Testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Oversight Subcommittee

(full text available at www.lano.org)

Copies of the report, Deepwater Horizon: A Nonprofit Needs and Capacity Assessment were requested by White House staff within days of publication

In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, LANO was engaged by the Department of Children and Family Services to serve on a review panel to award technical assistance contracts to nonprofits assisting citizens in navigating the oil spill claims process.

LANO policy staff attended twice-weekly interagency meetings, representing the state nonprofit sector throughout the initial recovery period.

Our statewide survey of nonprofit needs and capacity in the wake of the spill became the first and a principal document guiding state and federal government agency relations with regional nonprofit organizations.

Responding to rhetoric from legislative state leaders relative to earmarks, contracting and waste, LANO led the effort to educate lawmakers with facts about the nonprofit sector. LANO analyzed the massive dataset of all contracts with state government, including nonprofits, private companies and local government. The resulting report illustrated in detail the efficacy and efficiency of nonprofit contracts and revealed crippling delays in state government payments to nonprofits.

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MEM

BER

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26%

23%15%

13%

8%

4%4%

3% 2%

Member Stratification

Orgs. $0-50k (n=146)

Orgs. $150-500k (n=134)

Orgs. $50-150k (n=83)

Orgs. $500k-1m (n=73)

Orgs. $1m-2m (n=45)

Orgs. $2m-4m (n=25)

Individuals (n=25)

Orgs. $4m-10m (n=17)

Orgs. >$10m (n=13)

Corporate (n=4)

Students (n=3)

Foundations (n=2)

Govt. agencies (n=1)

30%

26%12%

10%

6%

4%4%

3% 3%

Members' Nearest Metro AreasBaton Rouge

New Orleans

Shreveport

Lafayette

Lake Charles

North Shore

Monroe

Alexandria

Houma/Thib

Out of State

Statewide

The LANO network is much larger than its membership, with thousands signed on to receive emails and thousands more keeping track through our homepage and social network sites. But a strong membership is vital to our mission and accurate tracking is essential to planned growth. In December of 2010, LANO’s paid memberships numbered 571 dedicated organizations and individuals. Left: LANO’s new member recruitment brochure wins a 2010 Platinum MarCom Award for designer Sides & Associates of Lafayette

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LOUISIANA BUDGET

PROJECT

Directed by Edward Ashworth since 2009, the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) has changed the conversation about Louisiana’s fiscal crisis and established a new and respected voice on state budget issues. In 2010, citations of LBP reports and publication of LBP opinions have been frequent. LBP’s balanced approach to resolving the state’s fiscal crisis has been endorsed by nonprofit organizations and media outlets statewide.

Research and Communications

Research reports issued on topics ranging from the state’s merit-based college scholarship program, TOPS, to a six-part series promoting various ways Louisiana could increase tax revenues to help close the budget gap;

Original opinion pieces published in newspapers throughout the state;

Speeches on Louisiana’s fiscal crisis to a wide variety of organizations, conventions, and leadership groups

Citations in news articles, editorials, by columnists, and in radio and television interviews

Coalition Work LBP co-founded the Better Choices for a Better Louisiana (BCBL) coalition to promote a more balanced approach to resolving the state’s budget shortfalls. This year, BCBL grew to over 39 diverse organizations across Louisiana. Through seven regional Leadership Roundtables, a statewide press tour, and a Lobby Day at the Capitol, BCBL provided LBP a platform to inform the media, the public, and influential political and community leaders of the need to adopt a balanced approach to address Louisiana’s budget crisis.

Legislative Advocacy LBP successfully supported passage in the 2011 Legislative Session of ACT 365, requiring the

Legislature to periodically review all tax exemptions costing $10 million or more; Supported renewal of a 4-cent cigarette tax that was passed by the Legislature and attached to the

popular constitutional amendment to fund the TOPS program; and Successfully opposed legislative efforts to repeal the taxes on personal and corporate income.

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LANO Staff 2

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Pat Allen Edward Ashworth

Christopher Broussard Kimberly Brown Glinda Causey

Kelly Cox De’Etra Dennis Robin Dunne

Elisabeth Gehl Kellie Chavez Greene

Ashley Herad Hannah Hutchinson

Susan Hymel

Kay Irby Maria Mathews Timothy Mathis Matthew Mullenix Alison Neustrom Phyllis Phillips Theodore Richards Aimee Riggs Jawan Ross Cory Sparks Patrina Johnson Ann S. Williamson Teaway Zehyoue

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LANO Corporate Mailing Address: P.O. Box 66558, Baton Rouge, LA, 70896

LANO in Baton Rouge 8281 Goodwood Blvd, Suite A

Baton Rouge, LA, 70806 p: (225) 929-LANO (929-5266)

f: (225) 925-2711 matthewmullenix@lano.org

LANO in New Orleans 935 Gravier St., Suite 850

New Orleans, LA, 70112 (Formerly, 1824 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd)

p: (504) 309-2081 f: (504) 309-2090

corysparks@lano.org

LANO in Shreveport 2601 Line Ave., Suite D

Shreveport, LA 71104 (Formerly, 2924 Knight St, Ste. 406)

p: (318) 865-5510 f: (318) 865-5655

kay@lano.org

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