With deficits continuing to rise, markets failing, and a $700 billion financial rescue plan, the next Congress will begin its term facing serious budget issues. What will this mean for the nonprofit community? Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson, editors of Public Agenda online, offer the public a clear examination of the federal budget process and makeup in Where Does the Money Go? Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis (Harper Collins). Bittle and Johnson address a variety of points critical to the fiscal health our nation and its relationship to nonprofits, including:

• Six points you need to know to understand the federal budget crisis
• Potential budget cut targets
• Six realities to solve the current problem
• What philanthropy can bring to the table in the federal budget discussion

The book was recently presented at the Philanthropy Northwest 2008 Annual Conference in Coeur d’Alene, ID on September 26 to receptive reviews. For a link to this presentation, [click here]

 
Last updated October 7, 2008