Public Policy

With our tagline of “National Voice ● State Focus ● Local Impact” the National Council of Nonprofits  helps nonprofits across the country lift their voices in the nation’s capital and coordinate their efforts at the state level, all to maximize nonprofit missions for the greatest impact in local communities.

Federal Policy Issues

This continually-updated section focuses on the most pressing nonprofit policy matters before Congress, the Supreme Court, federal agencies and the White House.

• Federal Issues Listing
• Economic Recovery/Jobs
• Health Care Reform
• Incentives for Giving
• Nonprofit Advocacy/Voice
• Nonprofit Capacity Building
• Regulatory/Oversight
• Federal Policy Resources

State Policy Issues

This section reports on legislative, regulatory, judicial, and other policy matters affecting the nonprofit sector at the state and local levels.

• State Issues Listing
• Budgets/Fiscal Matters
• Government: Contracts & Grants
• Government: New Fees & Taxes
• Regulation/Oversight
• State Ballot Measures
• State Policy Resources

National Council Policy Initiatives

The National Council and our network of state associations are focusing special attention on these hot policy topics:

• Government: Contracts & Grants Problems
• Health Care Reform
• Nonprofit Capacity Building
• Nonprofit-Government Partnership

Research & Reports

This section posts recent research and reports from the National Council, our state associations, other nonprofit groups, and various governmental entities.

Policy E-Newsletter Archives

This archive contains past editions of the National Council’s policy e-newsletter, Nonprofit Policy Matters, and its predecessor, the Nonprofit Policy News.