A Recovery Act Update A Recovery Act Update for Maine Nonprofitsfor Maine Nonprofits

Tim DelaneyTim Delaney

June 19, 2009June 19, 2009

Copyright © 2009 National Council of NonprofitsCopyright © 2009 National Council of Nonprofits

Agenda

Context• Wicked Economy• Shifting Political World

White House Briefing • Broad Lessons• Timelines• Sources of Information

Strategies to Consider

Q & A

Context: Context: Freefalling, Wicked EconomyFreefalling, Wicked Economy

Shrinking Finances for Nonprofits: Shrinking Finances for Nonprofits: All 5 Funding Sources DownAll 5 Funding Sources Down

Corporations, Fees for Services, Corporations, Fees for Services, Foundations, Foundations,

Governments, IndividualsGovernments, Individuals

Context: Context: Shifting Political EnvironmentShifting Political Environment

You Are Not CrazyAmerican Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

Recovery & Reinvestment• Unprecedented

size/speed/scope• New implementers

Head Each federal agency

• Regular work• ARRA

Each state• Regular work• Budget Crisis• ARRA

Accountability & Transparency• (past scandals)• Unprecedented reqts

Certify up-front Report on back-end

• $$• Performance

RealityHead of all Recovery:

“get the money out quickly, effectively, and fairly”

Quickly

economy

ARRA

blame-game

“slow”

How Do Things More Quickly?

Option A = Do Same, Just Faster (Solution Not Better, But Process Is Proven)

Option B = Innovate (Better Solution, But Maybe Slower Process)

Effectively

ARRA• Certify• Report $$• Report Performance

Developing More Guidelines & Reqts

WARNING: Nonprofits Should Do Things Correctly!

Fairly?

2 Key Questions

What Are the Timelines?

“It Depends”• ARRA language• Federal agencies

Formula Grant Contract

• State agencies

Total $$• especially “July &

August”

Where Get Information?

Overall: www.Recovery.gov

Maine State Site: www.maine.gov/recovery

Grants www.grants.gov

Contracts www.fbo.gov

Other• Web• “Traditional”

Strategies

Strategy A (optional) Consider the Odds,

Play Your Strengths, Cut Your Losses

Federal grants before?

State?

Local?

Move on?

Strategy B (NOT optional) Pull Up a Chair to the Policy Table

First Amendment right

Moral duty

Closest to the problem = closest to the best solutions

Achieve your mission

All levels of government

Request: Respect & thank the federal & state employees who are

asked to implement ARRA.

Section 1 = StatisticsSection 1 = Statistics

Section 2 = Subsectors & Geographic RegionsSection 2 = Subsectors & Geographic Regions

Section 3 = Tools for NonprofitsSection 3 = Tools for Nonprofits

Section 4 = Gratitude for GrantmakersSection 4 = Gratitude for Grantmakers

7 Special Reports on Economic Stimulus & 7 Special Reports on Economic Stimulus & RecoveryRecovery

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