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…
No Longer Someone Else’s Work to Do
By Independent Sector in Blog on“I certainly don’t know, at this moment, which way the country might flip. It can lurch backward as quickly…
DC Download July 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onThis year is going by fast. It is hard to believe we are already in the middle of summer.…
Research Round Robin: July 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onOn Trust: Majority Remain Confident in Nonprofit and Philanthropic SectorFor the second year in a row, Independent Sector published…
Nonprofit Leaders and The White House Made Progress on Vaccination Rates in June
By Independent Sector in Blog onNonprofits and communities participated in the June National Month of Action to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. Through the We Can…
Monthly Policy Update – July 2021
Weeks after an announced “deal”, negotiators are still pulling together the details of bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Will key aspects…
Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act Summary and Key Context
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Policy Brief onOn June 9, 2021, Senators King (ME) and Grassley (IA) introduced the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (“ACE”) Act, which revises…
What Happens When the Nonprofit Trust Bubble Bursts?
Healing and rebuilding trust in civil society is a key component of any recovery effort. Public trust in nonprofits…
DC Download June 2021
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onSummer is officially here and that means crunch time for Congress to figure out what to do with the…