Recommendations to the Recommendations to the Presidential Transition TeamPresidential Transition Team

Tim Delaney, Esq.Tim Delaney, Esq.

President & CEOPresident & CEO

National Council of NonprofitsNational Council of Nonprofits

The National Grants PartnershipThe National Grants PartnershipWebcast & TeleconferenceWebcast & Teleconference

February 10, 2009February 10, 2009

National Council of NonprofitsNational Council of Nonprofits

National Council ofNonprofits

State Associations

20,000+ Members

40 states93% of America’s

nonprofits have budgets under $1 million

20,000 Nonprofit Members 20,000 Nonprofit Members Diverse: by subsector, size & fundingDiverse: by subsector, size & funding

Arts, Culture, and Arts, Culture, and HumanitiesHumanities

Community Service/Community Service/ Civic EngagementCivic Engagement

EducationEducation Environment & Environment & Animal-RelatedAnimal-Related Health CareHealth Care Human ServicesHuman Services InternationalInternational Philanthropy & Philanthropy &

GrantmakingGrantmaking Religious & SpiritualReligious & Spiritual

93.6% < $ 1 million, yet 93.6% < $ 1 million, yet consume < 5% of sector’s consume < 5% of sector’s total expensestotal expenses

3.7% >$10 million, and3.7% >$10 million, andconsume >82% of sector’sconsume >82% of sector’stotal expensestotal expenses

• 29% of the sector’s revenue

comes from government

contracts and grants

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FormatFormat

• Transmittal (Transmittal (whywhy?)?)

• Summary (Summary (whywhy?)?)

• One-pagers (One-pagers (whywhy?)?)

• Concluding page (Concluding page (whywhy?)?)

Key FactsKey Facts The vast majority of nonprofits are small and

midsize. 93.6% of all nonprofits have budgets of under $1 million.

With 9.4 million employees and 4.7 million volunteers, the nonprofit workforce consists of more than 14 million people and 10.5% of America’s workforce.

The nonprofit workforce employs more than:• the construction industry (7.2 million)• finance (5.2 million)• transportation (5.1 million)• real estate (2.1 million)

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Substance Substance – –

Why it matters to the National Why it matters to the National Grants Partnership:Grants Partnership:

A. $$ to states & local government A. $$ to states & local government ((whywhy?)?)

B. Social Entrepreneurship Agency B. Social Entrepreneurship Agency ((whywhy?)?)

C. Restore Americans’ voices via C. Restore Americans’ voices via nonprofits (nonprofits (whywhy?)?)

Recommendation:$$ to states & local government$ to states & local government

“We encourage the Obama Administration to design an economic recovery plan that focuses first on maximizing operating budget relief for state and local governments.”

Why Important?Why Important?

Americans are suffering.

Nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the delivery of human services rely on $85.3 billion in government funding annually – 66% of their total support – and they employ 3.4 million people to serve more than 98 million Americans.

Dr. Paul Light: 100,000 nonprofits Dr. Paul Light: 100,000 nonprofits will vanish in the next 6-24 monthswill vanish in the next 6-24 months

Recommendation:Social Entrepreneurship AgencySocial Entrepreneurship Agency

The Obama Plan: create an agency dedicated to:• improving coordination of programs that support

nonprofits across the federal government• streamlining processes for obtaining federal grants

and contracts, and eliminating unnecessary requirements

• removing barriers for smaller nonprofits to participate in government programs

More Specific RecommendationsMore Specific Recommendations

Provide nonprofits with necessary and adequate general operating costs in grants and contracts

Insist that nonprofit contractors/grantees be reimbursed fully and fairly

Adjust and speed up payment reimbursement procedures for payments to nonprofits

Restore Americans’ voices in Restore Americans’ voices in government via nonprofitsgovernment via nonprofits

First Amendment First Amendment rightright

Historical frameworkHistorical framework

Bedrock of AmericanBedrock of American

governmentgovernment“… “… the great task remaining the great task remaining before us … that before us … that government government of the people, by the of the people, by the people, people, for the peoplefor the people shall not perish shall not perish from the earth.”from the earth.” --Abraham Lincoln--Abraham Lincoln

Bottom-lineBottom-line

Partners sit as equals at the table.Partners sit as equals at the table. Heads-upHeads-up: the nonprofit sector is tired of : the nonprofit sector is tired of

being taken for granted and treated like being taken for granted and treated like the “invisible” sector.the “invisible” sector.

The public wants change. As the The public wants change. As the economy continues to crash, the public economy continues to crash, the public will be will be demanding demanding change.change.

Let’s role up our sleeves, together, Let’s role up our sleeves, together, governments and nonprofits, to deliver governments and nonprofits, to deliver the change the public demands and the change the public demands and deserves.deserves.

Thank YouThank You

RecommendationsRecommendations::at:at:

www.councilofnonprofits.orgwww.councilofnonprofits.org

Tim DelaneyTim Delaney202.962.0322202.962.0322

tdelaney@ncna.orgtdelaney@ncna.org