News You Can Use

Here we gather information about legislation, policies, discussions and decisions that will impact the ability of your nonprofit to do its job (sometimes in a good way and more often not.) At the end of each column we will suggest things for you to do. Legislation, what foundations think, what academics are saying, what studies are showing will have an impact on our work. Please let us know what you would like to read here, and also feel free to contribute your own information including referring readers to other sites for more information.

February 2005
President Releases FY06 Federal Budget:
Deep Cuts in Funding, Problematic Reform Proposals Among Highlights [ Read More ]

January 2005
The Federal Budget Deficit, Tax Cuts and Your Work [ Read More ]

October 2004
Engaging Constituents [ Read More ]

January 2004
Donor Trust Declining [ Read More ]

April 2003
"In a democratic society, some are guilty but all are responsible." Abraham Heschel
The following were compiled by Kim Klein, with many thanks to OMBWATCH and United for A Fair Economy. [ Read More ]

The Federal Budget Deficit, Tax Cuts and Your Work
As many organizations grapple with cuts in their local, state and federal funding, a pervasive myth prevents us from doing the kind of organizing we need to be doing to stop these cuts. [ Read More ]