As January ends, and the General Assembly goes out on Joint Finance Committee break, advocacy work is just getting under way. Following up on the Governor’s State of the State, Governor Carney presented his Recommended Budget for FY19 on January 25th. Of note is a recommendation of a 10% reinstatement of Grant-in-Aid funding. This is […]

The Delaware State Legislature returned to Dover on January 9th to start the second half of General Assembly 149.  Despite a slight upturn in DEFAC projections in December, concerns over the state’s ongoing fiscal health are overshadowing the development of the fiscal year 19 budget.  The sense is that there is a will among legislators […]

There’s a chill wind coming that could slice through cancer research, hospice care, job training initiatives, children’s literacy and arts programming, health care, food and shelter for the needy, and much more. Right now, Congress is weighing a tax reform package that – if it passes – would likely cost the nation’s nonprofits $14-$24 billion […]

It’s Giving Tuesday, and Delaware nonprofits say cuts to state funding have left them wanting, and proposed  federal tax overhaul legislation could have an adverse effect on private charitable donations. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at Manhattan’s 92nd street Y as a response to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  The goal: […]

Wilmington, DE – DANA, the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement raises several concerns about the recent federal tax reform initiatives.  An analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under consideration by the House and Senate reveals several issues which, if passed, would negatively impact the ability of charitable nonprofits to serve Delaware citizens and communities. […]

Just a few months after state budget cuts led to cutbacks at Delaware nonprofit agencies, more concerns are brewing as details of federal tax reform initiatives come to light. A parent organization of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, the National Council of Nonprofits, reviewed the reform bills that were introduced in the House and Senate.  DANA President and […]