The Smartbook is a quick and easy to read reference guide for CIL staff that contains useful information that makes it easier to do our jobs smarter! 

The Disability Network/Michigan Smartbook

1.Disability Network/Michigan Membership

• DN/M's Role
• CIL Roster
• CIL Staff Directory
• Leadership Teams
• By-Laws
• Financial Policy
• Personnel Policy
• Grants/Contracts Policy
• DN/M Board Member Roles & Responsibilities

2. History, Philosophy & Basics of Living

• IL History & Philosophy
• Section 725 of the Rehab Act
• Disability Etiquette
• Statewide Plan for Independent Living
• Benchmarks for Developing CILs Page 197

3. Statewide Partners & Their Roles

• Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
• Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB)
• Michigan Rehabilitation Council (MRC)
• Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC)
• Michigan Protection & Advocacy Services (MPAS)
• Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns (MCDC)
• Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC)
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
• Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)

4. Board Governance

• Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Michigan
• Basic Infrastructure Checklist
• Board Basics
• Best Practices

5. Financial Management

• General Financial Management
• Internal Controls
• Document Retention
• Annual Audit Checklist
• Edgar
• Salary Survey

6. Funding

• Title VII & Title I
• MRS IL/VR Allocations & Reports (overview)
• Grant Management Procedures
• Grant Application Form
• Grant Budget Worksheet
• Edgar 

7. Grant Reporting

• Quarterly Narrative - Core Funding 
• Quarterly Financial
• Request for Funds Form
• Grant Budget Change Request Form
• Year End Reports - Instructions
• Year End Reports - Checklist
• Year End Reports - Budget Funding Reports  
• Year End Reports - Data Compilation Reports 
• Year End Reports - Racial
• Year End Reports - Consumers Participating
• Year End Reports - Service Area
• Year End Reports - Service Area Approval Form 
• Year End Reports - CIL Profile
• Year End Reports - CIL Profile Approval Form 
• Year End Reports - Board and Staffing
• Year End Reports - Benchmarks
• Year End Reports - Business Plan 
• Year End Reports - Business Plan Outline
• Federal Site Review Checklist
• Federal Site Review - On Site Review Guide
• Section 704 Report Instructions
• Section 704 Report Instrument 
• Telling Our Story with Data 

8. Lobbying & Solicitation

• Michigan Lobby Registration Act
• Michigan Lobby Registration Form 
• Solicitation License

9. Schedule/Calendar of Important Dates and Deadlines

• When reports are due
• DN/M Meeting Calendar 
• Federal/State Filing Requirements 
• IRS Calendar

10. Other Resources

• AAPD - American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest nonprofit cross disability member organization in the U.S. It is dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 45 million Americans with disabilities
• Acronyms
• ADA Great Lakes - Provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Resources and technical assistance available on-line and via telephone: (800) 949-4232.
• ADAPT - Americans with Disabilities for Attendant Programs Today focuses nationally on promoting community-based living instead of warehousing people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes
• Center for Self-Determination - Offers assistance to individuals and organizations that are attempting to change their systems of support based on the self-determination principles
• CIL Management Center - Provides resources for CILs
• ConstantContact.com - Email and newsletter management tool
• Disability History Timeline from 3500 B.C. to the present
• Disability History Museum - Their mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories
• Disability Rights Movement Exhibit - From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Sections include: The Movement, Dissent, Technology, Touchable Objects, Self Definition, Mobility, The ADA, Parents Organize, Hey Kids!
• http://www.dol.gov/Disability statistics
• http://www.foundationcenter.org/ Resources for fundraising, planning, etc.
• GrantsAlert.com - grant finding assistance
• http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/disabilitystatistics/
• http://www.wnyilp.org/RRTCILM/index.html- The Western New York Independent Living Project has a “CIL Management Center” which offers publications, training materials, and other resources for CIL’s. Highly recommended.
• www.Michigan.gov/censuswww.census.gov Disability statistics
• www.nod.org Disability statistics
• www.statedata.info disability statistics
• NCIL - National Council on Independent Living is a national membership organization that advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities through consumer-driven advocacy
• Groundspring.org - Internet, email, and advocacy for nonprofits
• NetworkForGood.org - Internet, email, and advocacy for nonprofits
• ILRU - Independent Living Research Utilization is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance on independent living
• IL Net - A collaborative project of the ILRU and NCIL focused on national training and technical assistance to strengthen the IL movement by supporting CIL's and SILC's directors, managers, and staff
• NOD - National Organization on Disability provides the latest in disability related news, information, and resources
• Michigan Nonprofit Association
• Not Dead Yet - Advocacy group opposing physician assisted suicide
• WID - World Institute on Disability is a nonprofit research, training, and public policy center promoting the civil rights and full societal inclusion of people with disabilities