Nonprofits and Communities Left Behind by COVID Relief Legislation
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThroughout 2020, nonprofit organizations nationwide stepped up to serve their communities in unique ways amidst extraordinary demand. In addition…
Facing Our History
By Independent Sector in Blog on“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James…
A Focus on Health
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs we enter 2021, one word continues to circle around our collective hope and stress: health.As a global community,…
Share Your Recommendations with the Biden Administration
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onOn behalf of our members and larger nonprofit and philanthropic community, Independent Sector has been having ongoing and productive…
Taking Stock and Forging Ahead
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt can be hard to see hope in the midst of so many crises. And yet, I am hopeful.In…
December (Policy) Lists
By Independent Sector in Blog onDecember was the time for making lists as I was growing up. While those childhood lists predictably included all…
What Charity and Nonprofits Mean to Idaho
By Independent Sector in Blog onCharitable giving is one of the most important ways that we can both demonstrate that we care about our…
Summary of the 2020 Year-End COVID-19 Relief, Spending, and Tax Legislation
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Policy Brief onThis resource includes highlights and selected provisions of relevance to the nonprofit sector based on H.R. 133 as filed…
DC Download December 2020
By Independent Sector in Blog onJust like that, we have arrived at the end of quite a challenging year. December turned out to be…
Update on Government Funding and COVID-19 Relief Negotiations
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs the December 11 deadline to fund the government approaches, Congress is set to pass a one-week continuing resolution…
What Holds a Community Together?
By Independent Sector in Blog onA community is more than the sum of its roads, bridges and electricity grid – what we traditionally think…
More COVID-19 Relief Possible Before Year’s End
By Independent Sector in Blog onSince May of this year, when the House passed its nearly $3 trillion HEROES Act, we have been waiting…
Welcome to Our New Business Associate Members
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector’s business associate members are an important part of our member community. Business associates are for-profit companies, B…
DC Download November 2020
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhat a month November has been. With a close election behind us, the Democrats maintain the majority in the…
Using My Voice
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe Merriam-Webster dictionary defines voice as “an instrument or medium of expression;” a “wish, choice, or opinion openly or…
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Our Team’s Priorities for the End of the Year and New Year
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs 2020 mercifully draws to a close, the public policy team at Independent Sector (IS) is deep in planning…
Working Toward a Peaceful and Productive Transition
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onIt has been about one week since the American people headed to the polls to vote. What a week…
Memorandum to the Biden-Harris Transition Team
By Dylan Fitzgerald onIn November 2020, Independent Sector delivered a memorandum to the Biden-Harris Transition Team outlining the contributions of the nonprofit and philanthropic…
Independent Sector Congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Winning the Race to the White House
By Independent Sector in Press Release onNonprofit leaders ready to collaborate with Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of communities across the nation (WASHINGTON, November 9, 2020)…
Upswell Lays Bare the Work Ahead
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt’s been about two weeks since we gathered more than 2,000 changemakers from across the country at Upswell to…