Charitable nonprofits do not exist to launder political money but to solve problems in our communities. The collateral damage caused by these governmental actions would be devastating to the reputations of charitable nonprofits, even when they refuse to engage in partisan politicking.
Last year, Congress made repeated attempts to repeal and weaken the “Johnson Amendment.” The charitable, religious, and philanthropic communities united to defeat those attacks—but the threat has suddenly returned.
At NPQ, we do not issue calls for action very often. But the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” now under consideration by the US Senate merits attention. This open letter to nonprofits, written by Tom Delaney from the National Council of Nonprofits, lays out what is at stake. Please take the time to phone your senator and make your voice heard.
This call to action from Tim Delaney, the CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, is an alert for this sector to loudly remind this administration and the people of this country that most nonprofits do not wish to be dragged into the partisan political arena. We have other important work to do that requires independence from that sphere.
In this “Voices from the Field,” Tim Delaney from the National Council of Nonprofits identifies what’s at risk when the nonprofit portion of infrastructure is underfunded.
Is nonprofit “infrastructure” funding properly deployed, or is that funding overinvested in serving philanthropic groups? The conversation is uncomfortable—but necessary.
While foundations explore the inner recesses of Capitol Hill in Washington, Tim Delaney of the National Council of Nonprofits recommends that they not forget the need to support nonprofit public policy advocacy at the state level. It may be especially important, given how little may occur in Washington due to partisan gridlock as compared with the legislatively active dynamics beyond the D.C. Beltway.
Are you ready to have a tough conversation? Are you ready to talk about staggering state budget shortfalls and difficult decisions about whether to tax nonprofits or cut programs? Are you ready to become active and engaged citizens in the midst of this chaos? Whether you are ready or not, these threats to nonprofits affect you.
So are you ready? Let’s talk.
Note: This is part two of this two-part series. Read Part I here.
Are you ready to have a tough conversation? Are you ready to talk about staggering state budget shortfalls and difficult decisions about whether to tax nonprofits or cut programs? Are you ready to become active and engaged citizens in the midst of this chaos? Whether you are ready or not, these threats to nonprofits affect you.
So are you ready? Let’s talk.
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