Latest News

In June, we hosted a legislative recap webinar on the key wins and challenges of 88th Texas Legislative Session and what comes next for Texas Nonprofit Strong. The presentation highlighted legislative matters of interest to Texas nonprofits, the communities they serve, and key impact areas, such as…

  Our federal leaders are responsible for policies that can have profound impact on Texas nonprofits. Here are a few pieces of legislation currently being considered on the national stage and ways that you learn more and advocate for our sector. The Nonprofit SEAT Act Recently, Representatives Mace…

The Built for Texas: The Impact and Opportunity of Our Nonprofit Sector report highlights the critical role that nonprofits fulfill in our state and offers detailed analysis of current challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Originally released in 2019, the report will be updated this year…

With the guidance of the Texas Nonprofit Strong Advocacy Network, we drafted a list of public policy principles to share with state policymakers. We urge policymakers to support nonprofit impact and strengthen the nonprofit sector by investing in community programs, leveraging nonprofits as trusted…

With the effects of the pandemic and repeated natural disasters still ravaging the country and more people turning to nonprofits for help, charitable organizations call on Congress to restore and improve expired natural disaster tax provisions that will help nonprofits overcome their need to…

Over the next month, Texas lawmakers will make critical decisions to spend $16.7 billion of American Rescue Plan Act funds to respond to the pandemic and support communities as they continue their recovery this fall. These recovery funds are intended to provide aid to “households, small businesses…

Informed by the research and community engagement of Built for Texas, United Ways of Texas tracked over 150 bills related to the nonprofit sector during the 87th legislative session.  This work focused on key policies in the areas of:  volunteerism & civic engagement charitable giving &…