Lauri,

We fought hard to stop the Big Brutal Budget. Now that Donald Trump has signed it into law, it’s critical that we understand the impacts on vulnerable communities, health care providers, emergency food providers, local businesses, and on state budgets to reduce the harm and to hasten efforts to rebuild.

Join the Coalition on Human Needs, Families Over Billionaires, and Caring Across Generations for a webinar this Tuesday, July 15th at 3:00pm ET titled The Big Brutal Budget: What Advocates Need to Know and What Comes Next.RSVP

What We’ll Cover:Final Report-Out:

What Made It Into the Bill
A clear breakdown of the bill’s final provisions. What passed and what it means for people with the greatest needs.

When Will the Cuts Hit?
We’ll walk through the timeline for implementation—including when state and local budgets may start responding to anticipated federal cuts. We’ll talk about how others are likely to respond as well: health care and emergency food providers, local businesses, etc.

Messaging and Reporting the Harm
We’ll share strategies for documenting the harm this legislation will cause—and how to communicate it effectively. Learn how to lift up real stories to ensure that elected officials who supported these cuts feel the consequences.

Speakers Include:

Sheri Brady, Vice President and Chief Program Officer, Children’s Defense Fund

Ilene Stein, Vice President for Government Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – what passed; next steps Health care and nutrition program experts from Families USA and FRAC – a strategic look at mitigating harm

Michael Linden, Families Over Billionaires – on how to communicate the harm

I’ll be moderating the webinar, fielding questions for the speakers, and will take a survey of participants at the end to get your views about what would be most helpful to you for the work ahead.

Click here to RSVP for The Big Brutal Budget: What Advocates Need to Know and What Comes Next this Tuesday, July 15 at 3:00pm – 4:15pm ET.

We hope to see you there. (But the webinar will be recorded, so register and we’ll send you the recording if you can’t make it on Tuesday at 3 pm ET.)

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

IRS Urges Federal Court to Approve Settlement Agreement Undermining Nonprofit Nonpartisanship

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the National Religious Broadcasters, along with two churches in Texas, urged a federal court judge to approve a legal settlement between the parties in a landmark case on nonprofit nonpartisanship. The Johnson Amendment, a federal law approved by Congress with strong bipartisan support more than 70 years ago, prohibits charitable nonprofits, including houses of worship, from endorsing or opposing candidates for public office. The Johnson Amendment undergirds a bedrock principle that nonprofits must remain nonpartisan in law, fact, and purpose. The settlement agreement proposed by the IRS and NRB would declare the Johnson Amendment unconstitutional. The agreement would also bar enforcement of the Johnson Amendment against the two churches involved in the case.[Read more]

ACTION ALERT: Nonprofit organizations – including faith-based organizations – can help protect nonprofit nonpartisanship by signing onto a national letter, led by the National Council of Nonprofits, Independent Sector, Interfaith Alliance, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Public Citizen, American Humanist Association, and Freedom From Religion Foundation. NCN encourages nonprofit organizations and their champions to sign the letter and share widely by the deadline on Monday, July 21 at 9pm Eastern.

Sign the letter now