Advocacy + Government

Last Updated 10/24 For the first time since 2018/2019, the federal government has shut down. While many shutdowns last only hours or days, many are...

Congress must enact a full-year spending bill or a short-term gap measure before the start of the new federal fiscal year on October 1, or it risks...

Take action to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The U.S. Department of Education proposed a new rule on August 18 to limit which charitable...

President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order last week making several significant changes to the process by which federal agencies award,...

MANP has partnered with the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) to launch Nonprofits Get It Done, a bold, new national campaign that highlights the...

The federal administration announced it is preparing to send Congress a second rescission package, just days after Congress approved on July 17 a $9...

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), along with two churches in...

After months of debate and negotiations, Congress has passed H.R. 1, and the President has signed it into law. This bill, formerly known as the...

Maine nonprofits have been facing extraordinary volatility and uncertainty due to rapid, often confusing, federal executive actions. In addition to...

Last week, members of MANP's staff traveled to Washington D.C. for a critically well-timed national Lobby Day organized by the National Council of...

National Council of Nonprofits' President & CEO, Diane Yentel, is set to testify before Congress on Wednesday, June 4th at 2:00pm Eastern. She...

MANP is conducting a survey to help identify solutions to strengthen nonprofit-government contracting practices at all levels. Survey Deadline -...