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57% - Housing
24% - Food Insecurity
19% - Education
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Question of the Day: What is the most pressing challenge facing our community?
This week, OSOVT attended the Community Partner Event hosted by shift_ed. During the event, we engaged both in-person attendees and our LinkedIn community with a live poll. The results are in!
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2026 NC Nonprofit Policy Agenda
The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits has released its 2026 Public Policy Agenda, outlining key local, state, and federal priorities. It highlights protecting nonprofit advocacy rights, supporting nonpartisan civic engagement, and strengthening funding and sustainability. These priorities reflect real challenges facing Triad organizations and reinforce the importance of aligning locally to advance coordinated, community-informed advocacy.
| | Community Voices: Advocacy in Action with United Way of Forsyth County | | | This month, One Sector, One Voice Triad is spotlighting Tammy Caudill, Chief Marketing Officer at United Way of Forsyth County, and the powerful role advocacy plays in addressing our region’s most pressing challenges. Learn how initiatives like United for ALICE are shedding light on the growing number of working families struggling to make ends meet across North Carolina and what you can do to help drive change. Read the full story and discover how you can take action today. | | | | |
Reminder: Participate in the 2030 Census Survey
The NC Counts Coalition and HandsOn Northwest North Carolina invites you to take a quick survey to help ensure everyone in our community is counted.
Your input will strengthen outreach and help secure funding and resources ahead of the 2030 Census.
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Sunsetting of Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
The Combined Federal Campaign is facing likely closure as its charity portal is decommissioned, raising concerns across the sector. This decades-long federal giving program has supported thousands of nonprofits, and its loss could significantly impact funding, access, and donor engagement nationwide.
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SPONSOR Act
The SPONSOR Act, introduced in Congress, could hold nonprofits liable for how funds are used “downstream,” meaning by partners, subgrantees, or others beyond their direct control. This could increase compliance burdens, require closer oversight of partnerships, and push organizations to be more cautious, potentially weakening collaboration and collective advocacy efforts across the sector.
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Critical Needs Budget from Stein
Governor Josh Stein has proposed a $1.4 billion Critical Needs Budget focused on Medicaid funding, child care, and public services nonprofits help deliver. These investments highlight the sector’s role in health, education, and community stability.
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Updates
Updates to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could narrow which nonprofits qualify and increase uncertainty for staff relying on the program. With new rules taking effect in 2026, sector leaders are raising concerns about workforce recruitment, retention, and access to loan relief.
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Anti-DEI System for Award Managemet Requirements
A proposed federal rule would add new SAM registration requirements, including a DEI-related certification for nonprofits receiving federal funds. These changes could increase legal risk and affect programs. Public comments are open through March 30.
| | For weekly policy updates, check out the NC Center for Nonprofit's policy updates here! | | |
April 17 & 24 - Nonprofit Legal Compliance Workshop
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| | Nonprofits play an active role in shaping public policy. Learn successful advocacy strategies used to advance an organization’s mission for the public good and how to address related legal, ethical, and tax issues. Just a reminder: If an organization isn’t a HandsOn Supporting Partner but is a Guilford Nonprofit Consortium member, they can still get the discounted rate by registering under the GNC—for up to 10 people. | | |
June 15 - Policy Update in the Triad with David Heinen, VP for Public Policy and Advocacy, NC Center for Nonprofits
What’s happening at the federal and state government level that we need to understand as nonprofit organizations serving our community? Back by popular demand, David Heinen will join us on Monday, June 15 from 10am – noon to do some explaining that will help us strategize as we move forward. Details and registration link will be shared in the next newsletter and on the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium and HandsOn NWNC events pages.
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