Articles Related to Advocacy
Coalition Campaign to Oppose Repeal of Johnson Amendment
Mar 2 2017Related to: Advocacy
Yesterday, the National Council of Nonprofits launched a campaign to get nonprofits to sign a Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship to be sent to senators and Congressional representatives.
The statement from NCN reads, “Charitable nonprofits, private foundations, religious groups, and their vast numbers of supporters can send a clear signal to... Read Article
The State Budget as a Moral Contract
Mar 2 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Leadership
When considering the budget, we need see it as more than just a mandate on where state monies will come from and how they’ll be spent. The budget is a moral document, a way in which our government clearly expresses its values and priorities through what it funds or doesn’t fund.
Over the last few years, New Mexico has struggled with... Read Article
Want a Scholarship to #17NTC!? Enter by March 3.
Feb 20 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Board Development, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development, Related to: Human Resources, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Technology, Related to: Volunteer Management
NTEN + CNPE = PartnersWe are very excited to announce our... Read Article
Budget Dominates 2017 Legislative Session
Feb 15 2017Related to: Advocacy
We’re halfway through the 2017 Legislative Session and the budget is still unresolved. Typically the Feed Bill (funds for the legislative session and interim committees) takes only a few days to pass, but as of February 6th, no mutual agreements have been reached. What New Mexico desperately needs now, more than ever, is visionary leaders who propose creative... Read Article
Local Nonprofits Advocate to End Homelessness
Feb 1 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
This Thursday, February 2nd 2017, over 50 Crossroads for Women clients, staff, and volunteers will join the New Mexico Coalition to End Homeless (NMCEH) to protect funding for programs that end homelessness. Top priority for the 2017 Session is to pass legislation that brings back the Alternative ID. In 2016, MVD eliminated the... Read Article
3 Proposed Bills that Affect Nonprofits
Jan 30 2017Related to: Advocacy
We’ve entered the third week of the 2017 Legislative Session and legislators are still wrestling with finalizing a solvency package that will plug the $69 million hole in this year’s budget; this has been the first order of business, before they can even begin to address the new fiscal year’s budget.
Nonprofits need to be vigilant, as legislators are looking... Read Article
Nonprofits and the 2017 NM Legislative Session
Jan 24 2017Related to: Advocacy
With a state deficit of approximately $69 million, nonprofits need to pay attention to what’s going on during this legislative session which began January 17, 2017.
Legislators have already been talking about funding cuts and tax increases. As a nonprofit, you need to speak out to protect the communities you serve. Know your rights: advocacy is allowed. You’... Read Article
Nonprofits Need to Stand Together to Push for Smart Public Policies
Jan 12 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Leadership
During the last six years, extreme partisan gridlock in the nation’s capital acted like a shield protecting nonprofits and foundations against federal policy threats: Republican majorities in Congress could ignore harmful proposals from President Obama (such as limits on charitable deductions), and he could veto... Read Article
Prosperity Works and The Rio Grande Credit Union Receive National Award
Dec 15 2016Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
The public-private partnership between Prosperity Works and the Rio Grande Credit Union just received a national award!Children with accounts are ahead of their peers in social/emotional development by age 3; and language and math by third grade. They and their families are more engaged in school and they attend college at a rate 4 times... Read Article
New Mexico Nonprofits, Your Input is Needed by Jan 16!
Dec 5 2016Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Leadership
Please take the 2016 New Mexico Nonprofit Survey.We are excited to let you know that the 2016 New Mexico Nonprofit Survey is online, and your input is more critical than ever. This survey will provide valuable information on... Read Article