+“If you care enough to invest your money in an organization, then investing your voice can magnify that impact with policymakers,” says David Heinen, vice president for public policy and advocacy with the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits.
+Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits, says larger lobbying budgets would be great, but it would be for naught if nonprofit leaders fail to make inroads with political leaders.
+But how cosy should nonprofits be with elected officials?
Stand for your mission, advises the National Council of Nonprofits.
+For more than 60 years, an important provision in the federal tax code, the Johnson Amendment, has protected 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations from being drawn into partisan politics, such as endorsing or opposing candidates for public...
+"To me board members are really the secret sauce that make things happen," says Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits.
+The Community Letter is an effort by broad coalition of 10 national nonprofit and foundation networks to protect existing law that has come under consideration for repeal or modification.
+When it comes to nonprofit advocacy, we always say, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” Last week, one of my staff members reminded me of a better quote from a former New York congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm: “If they don’t give you...
+I write today as board chair for the Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA), a membership organization representing more than 600 nonprofits across Montana.
+Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits, said the message charities had for lawmakers reminded him of the lyrics of a children’s song his daughter used to sing.
+During this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump renewed his call for a repeal of the 62-year-old ban...
