Recommendations to the Presidential Transition Team

Wisconsin Nonprofits Association was asked to provide through our national organization National Council of Nonprofits, (NCN) to President Elect Obama's transition team with policy recommendations from the nonprofit perspective. We are delighted to share the "Recommendations to the Presidential Transition Team" submitted by the National Council of Nonprofits. WNA members are automatically also members of the National Council of Nonprofits. So we write to share these recommendations, the following background and important analysis with you.

The package responds to the Transition Team's request for a one-page summary about specific items, plus it adds several one-page explanations to provide important background. 

Please share the package with your staff members, board members, and public policy committee members because it offers key policy analysis and detail about possible new programs. No proposed policy packet ever gets 100% support, especially within a diverse membership organization that spans a state or the nation, so you may disagree with a particular item among the 27 specific recommendations, but the package as a whole serves as a great resource for several issues and shows how we can tell our story.

Your membership in WNA means we all have a greater voice, both in Madison and in DC. As noted on page 11 of the package, when the American people come together through nonprofits, we can amplify our voices. Plus, when we as nonprofits come together through WNA and then through the National Council of Nonprofits, we amplify the voices of nonprofits and the people we serve. 

Finally, let us share the excitement we had when reading all of the different ideas being exchanged by all of the state nonprofit associations. As the National Council of Nonprofits wrote when sending us this final package:  

"Without your prompt expertise from the field, this rapid package of recommendations would not have been possible. Thanks for serving our collective network of nonprofits. Together, through our state focus, we have a national voice, delivering local impact."

Click HERE to download the (PDF) Recommendations.