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- Town Hall Meeting Recording – Governor Beshear addresses KY Nonprofit Leaders (December 17)
- Town Hall Meeting Recording – Policy Update with David Thompson, National Council of Nonprofits (December 3)
- Virtual Town Hall Meeting Recording on Election Results (November 5)
- Town Hall Meeting Recording with Congressman John Yarmuth (October 8)
- Letter to Governor Beshear on Relief for Nonprofits (September 30)
- Lexington Urban County Council Voter Guide AND Click the following links for candidate forum recordings: District 3, District 5, District 9 (District 8 was canceled because only one candidate agreed to participate: Christian Motley agreed; Fred Brown declined.)
- Kentucky Nonprofits Call on Congress to Act Now on Federal Relief – Press Conference and Press Release (September 3)
- Town Hall Meeting Recording: November Election Update, Secretary of State Michael G. Adams (September 10)
- Comparison of the HEROES & HEALS Acts (July 29)
- KNN Town Hall Meeting Recording – Policy Updates and Policy Overview by Jason Bailey, KY Center for Economic Policy (August 6)
- KNN Town Hall Meeting Recording – Policy Updates & the 2020 Census, featuring Tiffany Gourley Carter (National Council of Nonprofits) (July 23)
- Nonprofit Community Letter to Congress (July 13)
- KNN Town Hall Meeting Recording, featuring David Thompson (National Council of Nonprofits) and staffers from Senator McConnell’s office (July 16)
- Letter to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation: Act Now on Relief for Nonprofits (June 9)
- KNN’s COVID-19 letter to Governor Beshear regarding USDOL guidance on self-insured nonprofits (4/29/20)
- Kentucky Nonprofit Community Letter to Congress (updated 4/20/20)
- KNN’s COVID-19 Letter to KY Leaders (updated 3/23)
- Tracking the Policy Response to COVID-19 in KY, from Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
- REMEMBER: Taking our survey helps inform KNN on the issues you are facing and allows us to most effectively communicate with federal, state and local officials.
Pre-Covid-19 2020 Public Policy & Legislative Priorities
*Click to download a PDF copy of our Public Polic Agenda and Legislative Priorities summary.
- Promote and support tax policy that empowers community solutions through nonprofits.
- Support existing, enhanced and new tax and other incentives (including a universal non-itemizer deduction) at the federal, state and local levels that encourage individuals to volunteer their time and contribute money to the missions of all charitable nonprofits and oppose floors, caps or limits on existing charitable giving incentives.
[Check out KNN’s one page summary on the importance of the charitable giving tax deduction.]
[Also, check out resources on the federal charitable giving tax deduction from the National Council of Nonprofits and these bills in U.S. Congress: H.R.3988 and H.R.5771.]
- Oppose the imposition of fees, payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) and other taxes and fees on tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.
[Check out resources from the National Council of Nonprofits.]
- Maintain and – where appropriate – expand nonprofit exemptions from paying state and local property, sales and use taxes and from collecting sales and use taxes.
[General tax policy resources: check out KNN’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act FAQ and great resources on the impact of the new law from the National Council of Nonprofits.]
- Promote and support executive action or legislation that furthers the sector’s efforts to streamline nonprofit contracts with government, as outlined in the final recommendation of the Government Contracting Task Force (issued November 15, 2016).
[Check out KNN’s legislative victory to establish the Task Force in 2015 and these resources from the National Council of Nonprofits.]
- Advocate for thoughtful state budget decisions and tax reform that encourage solutions that promote fiscal stability and growth, while ensuring that the work of nonprofits on behalf of the communities and people they serve is sustained and protected.
- Advocate for an accurate and complete 2020 U.S. Census.
- Engage with other nonprofits through facilitation of the Count Me in KY Nonprofit Census Coalition, the state Complete Count Task Force and local Complete Count Committees to create awareness of the importance of the census and secure a complete count.
[Check out our 2020 Census resources.]
- Promote, support and protect nonprofit advocacy rights and civic participation.
- Preserve the integrity of charitable nonprofits by supporting the tax-law ban on electioneering and partisan political activities.
[Check out KNN’s Op-Ed with the Kentucky Council of Churches, as well as additional resources from the National Council of Nonprofits. You can also view our FREE webinar recording.]
- Oppose restrictions on the advocacy rights of charitable nonprofits.
[Check out resources from the National Council of Nonprofits.]
- Advocate for protection of the spirit of volunteerism and programs that promote volunteering activities that mutually benefit individuals and the people served through nonprofits.
[Check out our presentation on this issue to the Kentucky General Assembly Public Assistance Reform Task Force (8/19)]
[Check out resources from the National Council of Nonprofits.]
- Oppose proposals or legislation that impose increased costs, burdens and liabilities on nonprofits.
