Compliance Coordinator

Marcia Newman
Compliance Coordinator

nonprofitcorr@viadecristo.org

My name is Marcia Newman.

I was born in Seattle, Washington and have lived in the greater Seattle area my entire life. I currently reside in Milton, Washington close to Tacoma. I have worked as a Third Party Administrator for company retirement plans for over 40 years. I have two grown sons, Austin lives in the Seattle area and the Scott lives in upstate New York state with his family and more importantly my two grandchildren, Alex and Skylr. I attend Our Savior Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington where I am an usher.

I am the current Communications Coordinator for Via De Cristo of Western Washington and have served as Pre-Weekend Coordinator and Lay Director.

I was born Jewish and raised as a reform Jew. After my divorce, I struggled with my faith and after the passing of my fiancé, Ken, in April 2008, his mother and I planned his service at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington and the people there definitely showed me Christ’s love during that difficult time. After the gathering after Ken’s service, as I tell the story, I asked Ken’s mom if I could go to church with her the next day-not quite sure what came over me. I embarked on a journey I have would never have imagined in my wildest dreams. I came to faith in August 2008 and was baptized in October 2008. If our paths cross and you have a some time, I am happy to share more details of my journey to find Christ. I attended my weekend in October 2012 and quickly became involved in VDC. I have served on every weekend since then as I want to help others have the same wonderful experience as I did on my weekend.

In July 2017 I attended my first annual gathering. In the spring of 2022, I accepted the position of Regional 1 Coordinator. I look forward to working with the Region 1 Lay Directors of which I was one until recently. Serving as the Lay Director of VDCWW for 5 years which included COVID19, was challenging to keep our community connected and Zoom was a blessing. I am excited for the July 2022 gathering in person!

Role Description

As a responsible servant of Jesus Christ, Non-Profit Compliance Coordinator will support the NLS and help educate affiliated secretariats on legal/statutory concerns and implications for not for-profit organizations. This person will also manage the audit processes for the NLS organization to help ensure key standards are upheld.

  • A National Lutheran Secretariat (NLS) Executive Board (EB) appointed position that is annually reviewed and renewable with mutual consent of the current appointee and the President, as well as the support of the Executive Committee (EC).
  • Serves without compensation; however, allowable personal expenses will be reimbursed.
  • Accountable to NLS Executive Committee (EC) through the Executive Director.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  1. Pray for members of the NLS Board and affiliated secretariats.
  2. Actively participate in a renewal group.
  3. If requested by the NLS Treasurer, conduct, prepare and reconcile an annual accounting of all funds received and disbursed by the NLS to be made available to the President, Treasurer and Executive Director by July 31st.
  4. Stay current with all non-profit and tax issues relating to NLS.
  5. Through audit and education, help ensure compliance in key areas including, but not restricted to:
    • Maintaining its Minnesota Not-for-Profit status
    • Filing the organization’s annual Tax Form 990
    • Filing the Minnesota Charities Report as required by the MN Attorney General’s office
    • Filings, audit, and reporting related to the distribution center
    • Execution of audits for data integrity on website, database
  6. When requested, attend the NLS Annual Gathering and meet with members of affiliated secretariats to help with not-for-profit questions and concerns.
  7. Serves as a non-profit resource for NLS, affiliated secretariats and fledging communities wishing to affiliate with NLS.
  8. Maintains an accurate and timely manual for this position including a timeline of responsibilities.
  9. Provides an annual report of activities to the Vice President of Administration for inclusion in the Annual Gathering binder no later than June 1 of each year.

Other Duties

As assigned by the NLS President, Executive Director

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Knowledge, Skills, and related Gifts

  • Possess a strong working knowledge of, and experience with, not-for-profit accounting/corporate issues/IRS and tax requirements
  • Demonstrate the ability to work well with others, often in a teaching capacity.
  • Some experience with auditing is a plus

Physical Demands

  • Participate in by-monthly NLS EB conference call meetings as needed.
  • Attend the Annual Gathering if possible