Much of nonprofit advocacy involves culture change. Public attitudes about smoking, drunk driving, sexual harassment, and more didn’t change because politicians enacted laws.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides $350 billion in aid to state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to be used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Every year, the U.S. Supreme Court selects only about 80 cases from among the 7,000-8,000 petitions seeking review.
With half a dozen federal COVID relief laws coming out of Washington since the pandemic began – and each new law amending the prior ones – it’s hard to keep up with which provisions provide the biggest benefits for the nonprofit bottom line.
Before 2019 completely slips away, let’s celebrate the positive achievements in the public policy arenas of legislatures, executive agencies, and courts at the federal, state, and local levels this past year.
There’s a saying that victory has a thousand parents and defeat is an orphan.
By now, everyone knows that charitable nonprofits have vital interests at stake – including...
On June 12, 2019, Habitat for Humanity launched its ambitious nationwide Cost of Home campaign to engage its local affiliates and many others in...
As I walked in the office on the Tuesday after a long July 4th weekend, I felt excited -- and nervous -- to start my first day interning for the National Council of Nonprofits.
The phrase “nonprofit tax day” may sound like an oxymoron or punchline of a joke, but it’s real. Tax-exempt organizations must pay significant new taxes to the U.S.
