Update on Delaware State Budget
Posted:In the next several days the Delaware General Assembly will be making important decisions regarding sources of revenue increases, and levels of spending on education, health and human services, infrastructure, and economic impact drivers. Passing a state budget with the sizeable budget gap will impact every nonprofit in the state. There are several legislative actions […]
Nonprofits walking economic high wire in Delaware
Posted:by Sheila Bravo Nonprofit Advocacy Day was celebrated in Dover on June 8 with a record turnout of nonprofit volunteers, staff and clients. It was a day of mixed emotions – pride, collegiality, and anxiety. The palpable unease created by the current forecast of a nearly $400 million funding gap in Delaware’s operating budget is a sobering […]
Delaware Nonprofit Advocacy Day shows organizations impact on communities
Posted:DOVER, Del. – Hundreds of people, each bearing the logos of their respective nonprofits, took to the steps of Legislative Hall in Dover with one goal: to unite their voices and be heard. On Delaware Nonprofit Advocacy Day, they want to show legislators that they have significant impact on the communities they serve. The biggest turn out yet […]
State budget baffles legislators
Posted:by Chris Flood Who’s going to blink first? That’s the question as the state’s Republican and Democratic legislators enter the final hours of the 2017 legislative session. The last scheduled day of the session is Friday, June 30, and in an effort to present a balanced budget to their legislative brethren, the Joint Finance Committee voted June […]
Governor to speak at Nonprofit Advocacy Day
Posted:by Kathy Canavan As the state faces a $382 million shortfall and potential cuts to nonprofit funding, the issues will be discussed at Nonprofit Advocacy Day at Legislative Hall on June 8. Gov. John Carney and other elected officials will speak at a program on the east steps of Legislative Hall. A lunch and panel discussion on […]
UPDATE: What’s Happening at the State and Federal Level
Posted:Hello everyone: This is an update on what is happening at the State and Federal level which impact nonprofits in Delaware. I would like to say brief – but there is so much going on! STATE LEVEL Governor Carney issued his budget proposal back in March. Since then there have been two DEFAC reports which estimates a […]