Webinar

In this webinar, you'll learn the basics about what 501(c)(3) nonprofits can and can’t do in an election year, ways nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers can (legally) engage in campaigns, and common questions (and possibly some answers!) about tricky election-year situations for nonprofits. You will also find out about new election laws and changes to the election process in North Carolina in 2024 that might affect nonprofits and the people they serve.

The term ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has shown up in the media a lot lately, but too few people understand what it means or how it relates to their organization.

Nonprofits are constantly being assessed by potential funders who are seeking to understand the impact of nonprofits in the communities they are meant to serve. Without knowing how to clearly evaluate and articulate their impact, nonprofits run the risk of inspiring less support for their mission.

From the beginning of civilization, storytelling has maintained a uniquely impactful position in defining culture, motivating action and bringing people together. Today’s marketers need to be better storytellers than ever before as more and more stories are told all around us. Join Firespring’s Kiersten Hill as she goes through tips, techniques and tools to help the modern marketer tell better and more impactful stories to activate their audiences around ideas and actions.

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With the 2023 legislative session beginning this month, many nonprofits will be advocating on policy issues affecting their organizations, their missions, and the people they serve. This webinar will provide an overview of federal and state lobbying laws affecting nonprofits. We’ll address common questions nonprofits have about limits on lobbying and state rules on lobbying registration and reporting.

Presenter: David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

This webinar will begin with a brief overview of trends in North Carolina’s nonprofit sector and current challenges facing nonprofit organizations. It will also include a discussion of the impact of the 2022 election on nonprofits, of state and federal policy solutions that might help nonprofits and the communities they serve, and of potential legislative challenges for nonprofits in 2023 and beyond.

Presenter: David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

Recording length: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Nonprofit Policy Briefings bring together nonprofit leaders from around North Carolina for updates and discussions on the state of NC's nonprofit sector and the key policy issues affecting nonprofits. David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy at the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits will offer an update on trends in the nonprofit sector as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and information about state and federal policy issues affecting nonprofits in 2022.

It's been a decade since the Great Recession gave way to the last wave of "best practice" regarding financial reserves. A lot of organizations had rebuilt their reserves, in many cases with increased sophistication. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has required organizations to lean on reserves in new ways to navigate otherwise impossible choices.

In this critical moment of recovery with the persistence of barriers to resiliency, public funding for the public good can provide a critical support to protecting families and communities and advancing more equitable outcomes by laying the foundation for a better North Carolina. Essential to making progress in the long-term towards our shared goals is the ability of the state to raise the funds needed and the important role we all can play in making the case for public investments. 

This spring and fall, voters across North Carolina will go to the polls to elect new members of Congress, the state legislature, judges, and local officials. These elected officials will be entrusted to make decisions on laws and policies of critical importance to the work of every NC nonprofit. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2022 election for nonprofits, including: