CT Community Nonprofit Alliance

The Alliance would like to welcome The Walker Group as our newest Ally! Use the link below to learn more about their digital marketing services. https://lnkd.in/e2gqHN5h At The Walker Group’s Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS), we’re all about helping non-profits and mission-driven organizations make a bigger impact. As a perpetual purpose trust, giving back to the community is at the heart of everything we do. We offer tailored website design, social media management, analytics, and marketing support to help you connect with your audience and share your mission. Think of us as your partner in making a difference—using the power of digital to amplify your message and help you reach your goals. Let’s work together to create something amazing!

One of The Alliance’s top legislative priorities this legislative session is up for a public hearing and we need your support! The new Government Oversight Committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11 beginning at 1:30pm in Room 1A of the LOB on H.B. 7184 An Act Concerning Government Oversight. The bill is very similar to S.B. 1231, heard last month in the Government Administration & Elections Committee. Register to testify no later than 3pm today! https://lnkd.in/eduFKnAJ

Please take a moment to read the latest piece authored by our President and CEO, Gian-Carl Casa. Connecticut’s community?nonprofits are the state’s human service safety net, providing life sustaining services to hundreds of thousands of our most vulnerable citizens every year. But that safety net is ripping, and ripping quickly.

Thank you so much to the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance for hosting an Advocacy Training for CHR staff last week! A very special thanks to Monika Nugent, The Alliance’s Public Policy & Advocacy Associate, for supplying us with critical tools and knowledge and teaching us how to become effective nonprofit advocates. To learn more about CHR and our services, visit www.chrhealth.org.

The Alliance would like to welcome Arbor Associates as our newest Ally! Head over to their website to learn more about how Arbor Associates can help staff your nonprofit! https://lnkd.in/etF6Dw5X Arbor Associates is The Source For People Who Care. We've been serving Southern New England for 40+ years, providing care for those who need it most. We're your human services staffing partner for Allied Health, Education, Medical and more! Our mission is that you – our team of caregivers and our valued customers – can serve clients compassionately knowing that we’re making a positive social and economic impact on the communities we serve and live in.

? After more than a decade of underfunding and federal funding in doubt, our communities are in crisis. Connecticut nonprofits and the people who depend on them are facing uncertainty and it is?important that state government protect our most vulnerable residents. ? Community-based nonprofits contract with the state to provide a wide range of behavioral, developmental, community justice, shelter and other human services to thousands of people across the state every day.? ? The General Assembly and the Governor have approved some increases in recent years, but after two decades of underfunding, nonprofits today have 30 percent less buying power than they did in 2007. ? This year, nonprofits are seeking a $264 million increase for FY26 and we need your help. Please like and share. ? ? ?

Testify TOMORROW at DMHAS and DDS Budget Hearing! Register by 3pm today The Appropriations Committee’s public hearings on the Governor’s Budget are well underway and tomorrow’s hearing on the DMHAS and DDS budgets is critical. Last night, more than 100 higher education advocates testified and tonight almost 300 elementary and secondary education advocates will. Nonprofit voices at tomorrow’s hearing – and at the two next week – must be numerous and loud. I/DD and Adult Behavioral Health Providers DDS, DMHAS, and DPH Budgets TOMORROW, Friday, February 21 at 4pm https://lnkd.in/e2QuREaQ

The Appropriations Committee’s public hearings on the Governor’s Budget are underway! It is critical that nonprofits show up in force at these hearings! Please organize your staff, clients, family members and board leaders. If nonprofits do not show up in large numbers to express the importance of a funding increase, the prospects of an increase will decrease significantly. Special Education & Early Childhood Providers OEC and SDE Budgets Thursday, February 20 at 3pm I/DD and Adult Behavioral Health Providers DDS, DMHAS, and DPH Budgets Friday, February 21 at 4pm Children’s, DSS, and Medicaid-funded Providers DCF, DSS, and ADS Budgets Monday, February 24 at 4pm We have been told this hearing will be rescheduled, possibly to Friday, February 28. We will let you know as soon as we have confirmation. Housing & Homelessness Providers and Arts & Culture Organizations DOH and DECD Budgets Wednesday, February 26 at 4:30pm

The Alliance is excited to partner with the?Pro Bono Partnership,?@IRIS, and the?New Jersey Center for Nonprofits?on this upcoming webinar. Wednesday, February 19th 12:00-1:30pm | Zoom | $30 If cost for this event is a barrier, there will be more offerings on this topic soon that will be free to Alliance members.

The Alliance would like to welcome Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, PC?as our newest Alliance Ally. For more information on BHC&B, head over to their website. www.bhcbcpa.com BHC&B is a leading provider of accounting, tax, and consulting services to businesses and individuals. With many years of experience, we have the knowledge and expertise to help you achieve your financial goals. We offer a wide range of services, including taxation, attestation, advisory, and client accounting. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to providing personalized service and innovative solutions to meet your unique needs.