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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement held its annual conference, IMPACT Delaware, on May 15 at the Chase Center in Wilmington. DANA brought together nearly three hundred nonprofit, business and government leaders to advance nonprofit excellence. Keynote speaker Gov. John Carney focused on the importance of the work done by the state’s nonprofits, and the need for nonprofits, business and government […]