+As legislators begin to move forward with a plan for the next COVID-19 relief bill, organizations who have been actively lobbying for new legislation are busy behind the scenes trying to shape the actual proposal.
+David Thompson, vice president of public policy at the National Council of Nonprofits, also praised the expanded charitable deduction but complained the legislation lacks other key nonprofit needs including:
+Even as this statement is released, of course, the National Council of Nonprofits is spearheading lobbying around stimulus provisions in government.
+Washington, DC – In an action rarely taken in the 22 years The NonProfit Times (NPT) has been honoring nonprofit leaders, this year NPT selected two executives from the same organization for recognition in its...
+“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.
