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The Federal Budget Process and Its Impact on the Nonprofit Sector

The Federal Budget Process and Its Impact on the Nonprofit Sector. July 21 st , 2011. Participant Call-In Number: 888-228-0609. Kirk Fordham. CEO Everglades Foundation. HOUSEKEEPING. In the case of technical difficulties, please call: 1-800-843-9166

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The Federal Budget Process and Its Impact on the Nonprofit Sector

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  1. The Federal Budget ProcessandIts Impact on the Nonprofit Sector July 21st, 2011 Participant Call-In Number: 888-228-0609

  2. Kirk Fordham CEO Everglades Foundation

  3. HOUSEKEEPING • In the case of technical difficulties, please call: 1-800-843-9166 • A copy of today’s PowerPoint was emailed. If you did not receive it and would like a copy after the webinar, please email info@donorsforumsf.org

  4. WEBINAR AGENDA Welcome and Introduction Kirk Fordham, CEO Everglades Foundation The Federal Budget Process Jim Horney, Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Q & A Effects on the Nonprofit Sector Steve Taylor, Vice President of Public Policy, United Way Worldwide Q & A Closing

  5. Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Jim Horney

  6. Federal Budget Process Federal Spending, FY 2010 cbpp.org

  7. Federal Budget Process Federal Spending, FY 2010 cbpp.org

  8. Federal Budget Process The Federal Budget Calendar

  9. Federal Budget Process Timeline for “Writing a Budget”

  10. Federal Budget Process How Funding is Allocated Determined by Appropriations Committee Determined by Budget Resolution

  11. Federal Budget Process Federal Budget Process for FY12 • Not according to plan • No agreement on a budget resolution • Appropriations are late • The debt ceiling crisis

  12. Federal Budget Process The Road Ahead • Will the debt ceiling agreement cap or determine FY12 appropriations? • When could FY12 appropriations be enacted? • Will there be a another “showdown” this year?

  13. Federal Budget Process Resources • Primer on the Federal Budget Processwww.cbpp.org/policybasics • Timely analysis on budget debateswww.offthechartsblog.org (blog)@CenteronBudget (twitter) • Analysis of state budget and tax debateswwww.statefiscal.org

  14. Vice President & Counsel for Public Policy United Way Worldwide Steve Taylor

  15. Overview • Inevitable Cuts? • Short-term Impacts and can United Way make it up? • Long-term Impacts • Changing social contract? • Planning for future • What is United Way Doing? • Policy Agenda • Deficit-Related Advocacy • Sector Advocacy GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  16. Are cuts to social service programs inevitable? Political Priorities? • U.S. military salaries and retirement benefits; • Social Security and Medicare benefits; • Veterans benefits; • Federal civil service salaries and retirement benefits; • Individual and corporate tax refunds; • Unemployment benefits to states; • Student loan payments; and • Medicaid payments to states. GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  17. Are cuts to social serviceprograms inevitable? • For example, Gang of 6 proposal: • HELP Committee to identify $70 billion in savings out of about $730 billion for Labor, HHS and DoEd. • States unable to make up difference. GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  18. Short-Term/Immediate Impact on United Way Agencies • 37,000 Agencies receive United Way funding • 40% funding from Government Sources • 5% funding from United Way • Largest privately funded public charity • Largest non-government funder of human services • $4 billion in annual revenue • Compare to $165 billion in Labor, HHS bill. • Midwest UW local example GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  19. Long-term Impact • Is the social contract fundamentally changing? • Partnership between government, private sector, charities • What are the long-term implications? • Cost of social services needed in the future GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  20. What is United Way doing? • National Public Policy Agenda • Traditional (non-partisan) advocacy • Stay out of political posturing • Entering national discussion • Internal discussion • Providing information about impact • Non-profits must engage in some way GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  21. Resources • State and local policy guide for United Way Staff • https://online.unitedway.org/file.cfm?fid=3098945 • United Way Worldwide call-to-action on Education, Income, Health and Non-Profit strengthening funding • http://liveunited.org/take-action/advocate • United Way Worldwide Public Policy Agenda • http://liveunited.org/pages/public-policy/ GIVE.ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEER.

  22. Questions and Discussion

  23. Additional Resources • Independent Sector: Connect with Lawmakers http://www.independentsector.org/this_summer_connect_with_lawmakers Nonprofit Guide to the Federal Budget from the Cohen Report: http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13606:the-nonprofit-guide-to-the-federal-budget-a-pre-budget-playbook&catid=149:rick-cohen&Itemid=991

  24. Thank you to for coordinating today’s webinar!

  25. CLOSING Thank you for your participation. Recordings of this webinar will be available for purchase. Please contact info@donorsforumsf.org for more information. Be on the lookout for a short program evaluation survey.

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