NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS
1001 G STREET NW NO 700E, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 www.councilofnonprofits.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL NETWORKS.

PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS HELPS CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS AND BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC POLICY/ADVOCACY - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS HELPS CHARITABLE NONPROFITS ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. MUCH OF THIS POLICY WORK IS DEFENSIVE IN NATURE, STOPPING BAD PROPOSALS THAT WOULD HURT THE ABILITY OF NONPROFITS TO ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS THAT BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS AND THEIR MORE THAN 25,000 NONPROFIT MEMBERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE LEVERAGE OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS THE ONLY NATIONWIDE, SECTOR-WIDE ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON POLICY ISSUES OF SECTOR-WIDE IMPORTANCE BY MONITORING AND ENGAGING BOTH VERTICALLY (LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL) AND HORIZONTALLY (LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL). WE IDENTIFY POLICY TRENDS EMERGING ACROSS STATE LINES AND SUPPORT NONPROFITS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN EVERYDAY ADVOCACY THAT ADVANCES THEIR MISSIONS. IN 2019, OUR NETWORK PREVENTED THE DIVERSION OF RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ADVANCING CHARITABLE MISSIONS IN COMMUNITIES BY WORKING TO DEFEAT POLICY THREATS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS THAT WOULD HAVE LIMITED CHARITABLE GIVING INCENTIVES, PROPERTY AND SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, AND NONPROFIT INDEPENDENCE.IN ADDITION TO STATE AND LOCAL POLICY MATTERS, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS WORKS TO PROTECT THE NONPROFIT SECTOR ON A VARIETY OF FEDERAL POLICY ISSUES WHERE OUR UNIQUE GRASSROOTS NETWORKS CAN INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2019, WE CONTINUED OUR LEADERSHP ROLE OPPOSING EFFORTS TO POLITICIZE CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO WORKED TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ENSURE THE 2020 CENSUS WILL BE FAIR, ACCURATE, AND COMPLETE; REPEAL THE NEW 21-PERCENT INCOME TAX ON NONPROFITS FOR THE EXPENSES THEY INCUR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES; AND EXPRESSED THE NONPROFIT SECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE BY SUBMITTING FORMAL COMMENTS ON NUMEROUS PROPOSED FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS IN 2019 TO REFORM ANTIQUATED AND BROKEN GOVERNMENT-NONPROFIT GRANTMAKING AND CONTRACTING SYSTEMS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT GOVERNMENTS DEPEND ON NONPROFITS TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AS A WHOLE EARNS ALMOST A THIRD OF ITS REVENUE (31.8 PERCENT) BY CONTRACTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENTS. WE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH GOVERNMENTS TO REDUCE COSTS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS ALIKE, WHILE ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES OF SERVICES, BY REDUCING REDUNDANCIES, ENSURING REIMBURSEMENT OF NONPROFIT INDIRECT COSTS (PER THE OMB UNIFORM GUIDANCE), AND EDUCATING NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON EFFECTIVE REFORMS AND PROMISING PRACTICES.

NETWORK SUPPORT - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE AND LEADING ADVOCATE FOR AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO SO PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS, THEIR MORE THAN 25,000 NONPROFIT MEMBERS, AND OUR OTHER MEMBERS, THAT COMBINED CREATE THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF NONPROFITS. BY TRACKING TRENDS, SHARING KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVING AS A CENTRAL COORDINATOR AND MOBILIZER, WE BUILD CONNECTIONS, LEVERAGE CAPACITY, AND AMPLIFY VOICES TO ACHIEVE GREATER COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)NETWORK SUPPORT - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE AND LEADING ADVOCATE FOR AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE VITAL ROLE, CAPACITY, AND VOICE OF CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO SO PRIMARILY WITH AND THROUGH OUR NETWORKS, COMPOSED OF OUR MEMBER STATE ASSOCIATIONS OF NONPROFITS, THEIR MEMBERS, AND OUR OTHER MEMBERS, THAT TOGETHER CREATE THE LARGEST NETWORK OF NONPROFITS IN THE COUNTRY. AS PART OF NETWORK SUPPORT, WE COORDINATE MANY COMMON ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION NETWORK AS WELL AS IDENTIFY EMERGING TRENDS, SHARE PROVEN PRACTICES, AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ALL CHARITABLE NONPROFITS AND THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. IN 2019 WE CONVENED OUR CORE NETWORK MORE THAN 25 TIMES, VIA TELECONFERENCES/WEBINARS AND IN PERSON, TO GATHER AND CIRCULATE INFORMATION THAT INFORMS THE STATE ASSOCIATION NETWORK ABOUT PROMISING PRACTICES FOR THEIR OWN CAPACITY BUILDING WORK IN THEIR STATES. WE PROMOTE "BEST PRACTICES" BECAUSE WITHOUT PRUDENT AND ETHICAL OPERATIONS, NONPROFITS WON'T BE SUSTAINABLE OR TRUSTED PARTNERS FOR INVESTMENTS BY PHILANTHROPY OR PRIVATE DONORS. WE ALSO PROMOTE FAIR AND EFFECTIVE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE REGULATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT NONPROFITS EARN AND CONTINUE TO DESERVE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST.

COMMUNICATIONS - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS IS SEEN AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. REPORTERS FROM BLOOMBERG, THE NEW YORK TIMES, POLITICO, TAX ANALYSTS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND MORE CALL ON OUR EXPERTS TO DISCUSS NONPROFIT OPERATIONS AND THE IMPACTS OF PUBLIC POLICY PROPOSALS ON THE WORK OF NONPROFITS. ALL OF THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STRIVE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT NONPROFITS AND THEIR ROLE: WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO, AND HOW THEIR ACTIONS AS PROBLEM SOLVERS BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)COMMUNICATIONS - THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS UTILIZES MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES TO SPREAD TRUSTED INFORMATION ABOUT NONPROFITS. FOR INSTANCE, IN 2019, WE WELCOMED 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS UPDATED DAILY.THROUGH OUR BI-WEEKLY POLICY E-NEWSLETTER "NONPROFIT ADVOCACY MATTERS, AND OUR MONTHLY OPERATIONS/CAPACITY BUILDING E-NEWSLETTER "NONPROFIT KNOWLEDGE MATTERS," IN 2019 THE COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS KEPT NEARLY 60,000 NONPROFIT STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, JOURNALISTS, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS, ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS, CONSULTANTS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS INFORMED ABOUT NONPROFIT ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE 36 REGULAR EDITIONS OF THE TWO NEWSLETTERS EVERY YEAR, AND OCCASIONAL SPECIAL EDITIONS, HELP TO SPREAD INFORMATION, GATHER INFORMATION, PROVIDE SENSE-MAKING, AND OFFER PERSPECTIVE.THE RESOURCES WE CREATE AND SHARE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITIES OF INDIVIDUAL NONPROFITS AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SECTOR-WIDE ISSUES IMPACTING SUSTAINABILITY AND MISSION EFFECTIVENESS. IN 2019, IN ADDITION TO OUR E-NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, WEB PAGES, AND SPECIAL REPORTS ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, WE LAUNCHED "NONPROFIT IMPACT MATTERS," WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF TODAY'S NONPROFIT COMMUNITY FROM THE NONPROFIT PERSPECTIVE ON A NATIONWIDE AND SECTOR-WIDE BASIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE REPORT BRINGS TOGETHER FRESH DATA ABOUT NONPROFITS, PLACES THAT DATA INTO REAL WORLD CONTEXT, AND APPLIES PRACTICAL ANALYSIS, ALL DESIGNED TO SHARE INSIGHTS INTO THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT AMERICA'S CHARITABLE NONPROFITS HAVE IN STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING LIVES.THE ACCOMPANYING MICROSITE, WWW.NONPROFITIMPACTMATTERS.ORG, PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO EVEN MORE INFORMATION, WITH STATE-SPECIFIC DATA AND REPORTS, FACTS AND FIGURES THAT ANYONE CAN DOWNLOAD, AND MORE.NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STAFF MEMBERS ALSO WROTE NUMEROUS ARTICLES, OP-EDS, AND OTHER PIECES THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN MAINSTREAM AND NONPROFIT PUBLICATIONS, AND WE RESPONDED TO INCREASINGLY FREQUENT REQUESTS FROM REPORTERS SEEKING INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS STAFF MEMBERS DELIVERED SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, AND WEBINARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FOR BOTH NONPROFIT GROUPS AND FOUNDATION GROUPS, ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY TO ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP.

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