Two Key Roles and One Gaping Hole: Biden’s Budget
By Rashidah Billups in Blog onOn March 9, President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal, with the full details and appendix released…
The Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act of 2023
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThe nonprofit sector is an economic powerhouse, a trusted community touchstone and service provider, and a critical ally in…
DC Download February 2023
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onFebruary is a short month, but don’t be fooled. There has not been a shortage of action in Congress.…
Navigating Data Privacy Bills: What Nonprofits Need to Know
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIf anything is clear in the 118th Congress, it is that nothing is clear. The narrow Republican majority in…
DC Download January 2023
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onNew year, new you, new Congress. Welcome back to the DC Download! This year started in full force with…
Nonprofits and the Art of the Earmark
By Kristina Gawrgy in Policy Brief onCongressionally directed spending – commonly known as “earmarks” – gives nonprofits the opportunity to tap into a new and…
Year-End Wins, but Many Nonprofit Priorities Left in the Cold
By Lawrence Abbey in Blog onShortly after midnight, leaders on Capitol Hill released the text of year-end government funding legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act,…
DC Download: November 2022 Updates for Nonprofits
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onThe midterm elections are over, and Congress is back after the Thanksgiving break to power through a hectic year-end…
Experience Is the Difference: Nonprofits and Disaster Response
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onYes, we proudly affirm that communities have trust in the nonprofit sector, and data proves it. However, the explanation…
DC Download October 2022
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onThe spooky season is here, and Congress is out of session for the last stretch of the campaign season…
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
By Kristina Gawrgy onNonprofit OperationsThe IssueIn 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program into law, to…
DC Download September 2022
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onLong time no see! I hope you missed your monthly DC Download. Summer is over, and we are getting…
Increasing Equity Through Greater Understanding of Nonprofit Entrepreneurship
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onA group of nonprofit scholars has recently published “Diversity in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship,” a research article through Independent Sector to…
New Poll: What Voters Want from Congress and Nonprofits
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIndependent Sector recently released polling results reflecting the views of registered voters on a wide range of topics related…
3 Reasons to Attend Nonprofit Public Policy Symposium
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIndependent Sector is excited to partner with the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), and…
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Tools & Resources
By Kristina Gawrgy onThe Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program is a vital tool in helping the nonprofit sector attract, retain, and…
September 14 Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Day of Action
By Rashidah Billups in Uncategorized onFreeing nonprofit employees from the crippling burden of student loan debt is essential to strengthening our nation’s third-largest workforce.…
Diversity in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship
By Kristina Gawrgy in Research Paper onA new Independent Sector research paper, led by IS visiting scholar Dr. Mirae Kim, looks at factors important to…
Charitable Sector Mourns Loss of U.S. Rep. Walorski
By Kristina Gawrgy in Press Release on(WASHINGTON, August 4, 2022) – Today, five national organizations from the U.S. charitable sector released this statement about U.S.…
Nonprofits Call for Restoring Tax Relief
By Kristina Gawrgy in Press Release on(WASHINGTON, August 3, 2022) – Several leading national nonprofit organizations are calling on Congress and the President to immediately…