Advocacy Tips And Resources That Will Come In Handy In The Coming Weeks
If your newsfeed wasn’t already full of politics, I bet on January 19, it got real full, real fast. On the 19th, The Hill, then others, published an article detailing the Trump administration’s proposed plan for the federal budget. According to the proposal: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be privatized, while the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] and National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] would be eliminated entirely. I know, right? I literally couldn’t ...
How Is Your Organization Celebrating Black History Month?
Beginning in 1926, organizations across the country celebrated Negro History Week, first established in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson to “raise awareness of African American’s contributions to civilization.” In 1976, the celebration was expanded to a month and President Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Organizations across the country participate during February, with many arts organizations highlighting artists of ...
HOLD PLEASE: Get Ready for New Wage Rules
In March 2014, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Labor to update the minimum wage and overtime standards. These new standards were supposed to go into effect on December 1 and would affect millions of employees, many in nonprofits. Many organizations were putting plans in place for how to deal with these new changes. But, on November 22, a federal judge issued an injunction that, at least temporarily, places the new ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…