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Legislative / Public Policy Updates
Association members can stay up to date on public policy issues through free email updates! Email Mark Turner to request free updates.
2008 Legislative Matrix
Want to know about legislation affecting your nonprofit? The Colorado Nonprofit Association tracks state legislation impacting nonprofits sector-wide.
Download our latest legislative matrix (PDF).
2007 Legislative Session Report
Click here to learn about the most important bills that the Colorado Nonprofit Association tracked last year. (PDF)
Colorado Nonprofit Association Public Policy Resources
Public Policy and Lobbying
The Colorado Nonprofit Association aggressively advocates for the nonprofit sector at the state and national levels. Through our staff and lobbying firm, we research and proactively act on issues of sector-wide importance at the Capitol. We also work with national partners, including the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) and Independent Sector to address federal issues impacting nonprofits.
Government Relations Forum
Association members may attend these free monthly meetings every third Wednesday during the legislative session to discuss state and federal policy issues impacting nonprofits. For information on these meetings and how to join by conference call, contact Mark Turner at mturner@coloradononprofits.org.
Toolkits
The Colorado Nonprofit Association has created free toolkits for nonprofits' advocacy efforts. The toolkits provide information about what 501(c)(3)s can do as far as legislative and media advocacy and voter engagement activities and pointers for how to effectively work with public officials and the media.
All toolkits are in PDF format. Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Legislative Reception
The Colorado Nonprofit Association partners with various organizations to kick off the legislative session with an annual Legislative Reception. Receptions are held near the Capitol to encourage attendance by legislators. Association members are encouraged to attend these free networking events to strengthen relationships with legislators.
Public Policy Updates and Legislative Matrices
These convenient tools help members stay up to date on current public policy issues. During the legislative session, subscribers to the public policy email list receive monthly updates and weekly legislative matrices with summaries of bills of interest to the sector and their progress in the General Assembly. Contact Mark Turner at mturner@coloradononprofits.org to subscribe to this free email service. See above for the current updates.
Professional Development Programs
Members receive discounts to all Association professional development events including those on public policy and legislative and media advocacy. Visit www.coloradononprofits.org/programs.cfm for trainings.
Givevoice.org
Subscribers to this list can take action on important state and federal legislation, locate state and federal legislators by zip code, view recent action alerts sent to subscribers, and review summaries of key legislation through our page on www.givevoice.org.
To learn more about, or take advantage of any of these member benefits, contact Mark Turner, manager of public policy, at (303) 832-5710/(800) 333-6554 ext. 203 or mturner@coloradononprofits.org.
Health Care Reform Forum
Did you know?
- 2.6 million (58 percent) of 4.5 million Coloradans receive health coverage through their employer (Urban Institute).
- The number of uninsured Coloradans is estimated at 770,000 (17 percent) (Census Bureau).
- Health insurance costs for employers have risen at double digit rates for the last five years (Mountain States Employers Council).
To cover the uninsured and address rising health care costs, the General Assembly passed SB 06-208 (Sen. Hanna, Rep. McGihon), creating the Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform, also known as the 208 Commission. The Colorado Nonprofit Association held a forum in Aug. 2007 in the Old Supreme Court Chambers to inform nonprofits and the public about the work of the 208 Commission.
Listen to the forum by way of the series of seven audio files below.
208 commission_0, 208 commission_1, 208 commission_2, 208 commission_3, 208 commission_4,208 commission_5, 208 commission_6 (wav files)
View the powerpoints given by the presenters.
- Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform (PDF), presented by Elisabeth Arenales, Colorado Center on Law and Policy
- Better Health Care for Colorado (PDF), presented by Jake Williams, Service Employees International Union
- A Plan for Covering Coloradans (PDF), presented by Bruce Cooper, MD, Committee for Colorado Health Care Solutions
- Health Care for All Colorado (PDF), presented by Elinor Christiansen, MD, Health Care for All Colorado Coalition
- Solutions for a Healthy Colorado (PDF), presented by Barry Teeters, Colorado Association of Health Underwriters
Frequently Asked Questions on Amendment 41
Click here to read responses to key questions the Association has received on Amendment 41 and its impact on nonprofits.