Advocacy

Landmark Bill to Strengthen Nonprofit-Government Partnership Introduced  (6/16/10)
At a press conference on June 16 at the US Capitol, the National Council of Nonprofits applauded the leadership of Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) for introducing the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (HR 5533), a bill that will transform the way that the federal government thinks about and deals with the charitable nonprofit community in the United States. Read more.

Additional resources courtesy of the National Council of Nonprofits:

• Text of Legislation
• Congresswoman Betty McCollum Press Release
  
• National Council of Nonprofits Press Release
  
• National Council of Nonprofits Policy Brief (PDF)

Please use these position statements as you feel appropriate and share with others in your communities.

• Nonprofit Advocacy Position Statement  May 2010  HTML • PDF

• Healthcare Position Statement  May 2010   HTML • PDF

• Nonprofit Property Tax Exemption Position Statement May 2010   HTML • PDF

• Wisconsin Elections Position Statement May 2010   HTML • PDF

• 2010 United States Census Position May 2010   HTML • PDF 

Census News (links to full articles)

• 2010 Census Watch: As the Nonresponse Followup Proceeds ...  Jun 2010
• Charities Spend Millions On Census Outreach Mar 2010
  
• Census: Battleground for Money and Justice Feb 2010
• Warning Wisconsin Could Lose Population Count Due to Snowbird Confusion in Census, Help Needed, Job Opportunities. Dec 2009

Census Overview

What it is: The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, regardless of age or citizenship status, and the Constitution requires the Census to take place every 10 years. Originally designed to ensure equal representation in political districts, the Census is now used to determine funding at state and federal levels.

These reports from the National Council of Nonprofits, filled with analyses and perspectives on the economic stimulus and recovery, are intended to help nonprofit leaders, grantmakers, policymakers, and the general public better understand the intersections between the nonprofit sector and our nation's economic recovery.