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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

It's about shifting power dynamics, dismantling harmful policies, and creating a new blueprint for a more equitable future. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy. If your organization is not involved in advocacy and public policy, you can’t truly say you are a systems change organization.

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  Freedom To Fight For DEI: How Legal Battles Affect Leadership Policies, Commitment

Fundraising Leadership

These issues demand response and action in the workplace now and require deep understanding of the laws, processes and practices in order to be successful in achieving parity and equity in leadership across gender, race and identity. “ “ Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort.

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Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability

The NonProfit Times

Under legal and regulatory requirements in the Affordable Care Act, Internal Revenue Code, and state laws, nonprofit hospitals have broad flexibility in defining their own eligibility criteria for patients to qualify for financial assistance, as a result criteria vary across hospitals, according to information from the AMA.

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Why Tennessee Needs a Statewide Nonprofit Association

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

In most states, a statewide nonprofit association provides holistic services to nonprofits, including services such as statewide public policy and advocacy support, training and technical assistance, and research. From a public policy perspective, it’s essential that nonprofits work together.

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Co-op Federation Seeks to Shift Worker Co-op Movement into a Passing Gear

NonProfit Quarterly

In Chicago, speakers surveyed the growth of the past 20 years while setting forth goals to bring worker co-ops fully into the economic mainstream through movement infrastructure, public policy, and culture building. Increasingly, worker co-ops are making public policy gains.

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How Much Do Americans Trust Nonprofits? It’s Complicated.

NonProfit Quarterly

Americans have less trust in nonprofits to advocate for public policies and conduct nonpartisan voter engagement. There are clear pathways for nonprofits to increase public trust in the sector (7). Without the public’s trust, everything we do to advance our collective missions becomes harder, if not impossible.”

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2023 Legislative Session: A Recap

MNA Association

Specific issues addressed by MNA Following is a recap of specific issues MNA addressed in the context of our Public Policy Agenda. HB307 ultimately passed and was signed into law. If it seems long, well… it was a long session. Every success represents the power of association. Together we are a force for good!