It’s that time of year again.  There is a chill in the air.  The half price Halloween candy has been replaced on the store shelves with candy canes.   And I start counting down the days until the Delaware General Assembly goes back into session. November is the perfect time to reflect on where we’ve been […]

If you serve as the chief financial officer for your nonprofit, or if you’re a board member who reviews financial statements at monthly meetings, or even if you’re a particularly engaged donor, chances are you’re very familiar with at least some of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that are used to create nonprofit financial […]

DOVER — About 40 representatives of arts organizations, nonprofit groups, businesses and city government gathered Thursday in an informal meeting to plan the reopening of the shuttered Schwartz Center for the Arts. Dover City Council President Tim Slavin, who outlined the community-driven plan in September, said the energy of those present exceeded his expectations. And […]

Since the end of June, there has been much discussion in the nonprofit sector about the implications of the recent legislative session. DANA has held meetings with state policy makers, coalition leaders, and our members to develop our upcoming advocacy strategy. What are we hearing?  Policy makers expect that this legislative session will continue to […]

DOVER — Many Delaware nonprofits are being pressed by a decrease in state funding. Some are reaching their limits, raising questions about what will happen should they not receive additional dollars in 2018. Every year, the General Assembly directly allocates tens of millions in state government funding to nonprofits through what is known as grant-in-aid. That […]

The recent budget wrangling and subsequent decisions can prompt the nonprofit sector in one of two directions; panic and complaining or driving us to greatness. I believe the sector by its very nature will choose the latter. My experience across the entire nonprofit sector has been that you are here to serve Delawareans and make […]

Wow – it was an incredible week at the end of the Delaware Legislative session.  A lot happened from Thursday to Sunday.  Nonprofits across the state were present in force on Thursday and Friday.  Thank you to all of our members and their staff, board and clients who showed up to share the importance in […]

by Karl Baker Employees and volunteers at Delaware nonprofits breathed a collective sigh of relief Monday after learning that state financial contributions to charities will be restored. Using a hodgepodge of marginal tax increases and budget cuts, lawmakers agreed to reverse the elimination of the state’s grant-in-aid program, which scores of Delaware nonprofits have come to rely […]

by Karl Baker Scores of nonprofit-sector lobbyists and employees flooded into Legislative Hall in Dover on Thursday, expressing outrage over the elimination of Delaware’s chief charity-support program. The state’s ongoing budget battle claimed as a causality the popular grants-in-aid program on Wednesday after the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee could not find dollars to fund any programs beyond base […]