Independent Sector joins more than 450 nonprofit organizations in supporting the introduction of the Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, H.R. 3245, will increase collaboration between federal officials and nonprofits to better serve the sector and communities year-round, especially during emergencies.
The bill – introduced by Representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Betty McCollum (D-MN) –establishes a formal relationship for new ongoing collaboration between the U.S. government and the nonprofit and charitable sector. This partnership will better enable the nation’s nonprofits to serve people in need and build stronger, healthier communities for the future.
“I want to express my gratitude to Rep. Mace and Rep. McCollum for introducing The Nonprofit SEAT Act,” said Dr. Akilah Watkins, president and CEO of Independent Sector. “Recovery efforts from recent natural disasters are an immediate and painful reminder that better coordination between the federal government and nonprofits can have a critical impact on the lives of real Americans. The Nonprofit SEAT Act would strengthen the 1.8 million nonprofits that already help virtually all Americans and represent 5.6 percent of the GDP, and it would improve the way government and charities work on the ground in communities across the country to support people in need.”
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