Welcoming a New Visiting Scholar to Independent Sector
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt is always exciting to be able to share news about the growing Independent Sector family.On September 1, Mirae…
Voting Rights & Advocacy: A Sector Call to Action
In Partner Event onMake plans now to attend the webinar, “Voting Rights & Advocacy: A Sector Call to Action,” co-sponsored by Independent…
Monthly Policy Update – September 2021
The Build Back Better Act is moving quickly through the House of Representatives, carrying generational investments in health, education,…
Charitable Nonprofit Policy Priorities Letter to President and Congress, July 2021
By Dylan Fitzgerald onOn July 21, 2021, 55 national nonprofits wrote to President Joe Biden and congressional leadership urging them to recognize…
Pocket Full of Aces: Exploring the Flow of Resources in the ACE Act
We’ve had conversations as a sector about how philanthropic reform may affect public trust and the equitable considerations that…
Ace in the Hole: Bringing Together our Learnings on the ACE Act
This is the fourth in a series of convenings on the ACE Act. This legislation focuses on private foundations and the…
From Ace to Z: Equity Considerations in the ACE Act
Recorded live at the 2021 Upswell Summit:The sector has been debating about the need to improve philanthropy for two…
SpACE for Trust: the ACE Act and Trust in Philanthropy
SpACE for Trust: the ACE Act and Trust in Philanthropy is part of a special Independent Sector convening series,…
We the People
By Independent Sector in Blog onBuilding a More Perfect and Inclusive DemocracyWhat is National Voter Registration Day?National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is a nonpartisan holiday…
March on for Voting Rights Legal Training
To commemorate the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington civil rights leaders have organized a National Voting Rights protest that will be held …
Independent Sector Mourns the Loss of Dr. Lester M. Salamon
By Independent Sector in Press Release on(WASHINGTON, August 24, 2021) – Daniel J. Cardinali, president and CEO of Independent Sector, issues the following statement:“On behalf…
DC Download August 2021
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onSummer is coming to an end and the August recess has been cut short in DC since House lawmakers…
Reclaiming Democracy: Protecting Nonprofit Assets Through the Right to Protest
The right to peacefully assemble has long served as an effective vehicle for systemic change and advocacy. Many of…
Independent Sector Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe ability of all citizens to have their voices heard during elections is critical to nonprofit organizations’ ability to…
Independent Sector Position on Voting Policies
By Dylan Fitzgerald onVoting is the cornerstone of a healthy civil society. For two centuries, nonprofits have worked to help our constituents vote…
Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
By Independent Sector in Blog onOn Tuesday, August 10, after more than a month of bipartisan talks and negotiations, the Senate passed the Infrastructure…
Quarterly Nonprofit Workforce Data Advocacy Toolkit
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Toolkit onThe global pandemic shined a spotlight on a range of long-time challenges and essentials that we have taken for…