Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay has joined DANA in expressing gratitude to our government partners who support us! Together, we are acknowledging and celebrating our legislative partners for their support and engagement of Delaware nonprofits through our social media #ThankYouDE campaign. Want to share your nonprofit’s message of thanks? Learn more about the campaign or […]

Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore has joined DANA in expressing gratitude to our government partners who support us! Together, we are acknowledging and celebrating our legislative partners for their support and engagement of Delaware nonprofits through our social media #ThankYouDE campaign. Want to share your nonprofit’s message of thanks? Learn more about the campaign or send your […]

Reading Assist Institute has joined DANA in expressing gratitude to our government partners who support us! Together, we are acknowledging and celebrating our legislative partners for their support and engagement of Delaware nonprofits through our social media #ThankYouDE campaign. Want to share your nonprofit’s message of thanks? Learn more about the campaign or send your short […]

Everyone entered Legislative Hall on June 30th relieved that SB 235, the general operating budget, had been adopted on 6/26/2018, and were eager to shake off the frustrating events of exactly one year before.  Unfortunately, the General Assembly found themselves hindered by negotiations on a few initiatives with HB 475, the Bond Bill, and SB […]

Please help us show gratitude to our government partners who support us! DANA wants to acknowledge and celebrate our legislative partners for their support and engagement of Delaware nonprofits through our social media #ThankYouDE campaign. Join DANA by creating your own Thank You message in a video and send it to us. Take a few minutes and […]

The final week of this year’s Delaware General Assembly session began with some good news for nonprofit agencies, volunteer fire departments, rescue squads and the people who rely upon their services. The Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday morning to restore cuts of 20-percent across the board that were made one year ago in the Grant […]

DOVER — The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday opted to restore a cut of $8.7 million in nonprofit funding, bringing the total of the draft grant-in-aid bill to $45.9 million. The proposal, which is expected to be voted on by the full General Assembly Saturday, the last regularly scheduled day of the legislative session, would undo […]

In the final days of legislative session, there is a flurry of activity as funding bills are finalized and priority bills for legislators make their way through the process.  Keep reading for updates on issues important to the nonprofit sector. Budget and Grant-in-Aid bills In stark contrast to where the General Assembly was at this […]

More than 100 nonprofits would see their state funding levels fully restored under a proposal approved by the Delaware Legislature’s budget-writing committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate nearly $46 million to the Grant-In-Aid bill — $4.2 million more than was recommended by Gov. John Carney. Members of the Delaware Alliance for […]