Hosted by the National Council of Nonprofits, this webinar will cover how grants are being cancelled, steps grantees should take to prepare for the risk of cancellation, and considerations for organizations after cancellation. The NCN Public Policy team will also share actions that you can take now to advocate for your nonprofit organizations.
NOTE: This webinar will not be recorded. We also expect overwhelming interest in this session, so please only register if you will be able to join the live event so we can make as many lines available as possible.
About the Presenters
Amanda Fuchs Miller is President of Seventh Street Strategies. Amanda has more than three decades of experience working inside and outside of government. As President of Seventh Street Strategies, she works with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and higher education institutions to provide advocacy, policy, oversight, and communications support. She previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education in the Biden-Harris Administration and in senior roles in the U.S. Senate. Learn more about her work at www.seventhstreetstrategies.com.
Kara Young Ponder is Vice President of Knowledge, Impact and Strategy for the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN). She leads learning, research, and evaluation for NCN to ensure nonprofits have the information they need to serve their communities. Prior to joining NCN, Kara was the Director of Community Engagement and Racial Justice for the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California San Francisco where she led community partnerships, research on race and discrimination, and the internal learning and professional development program for BHHI staff. Before joining BHHI, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University where she taught courses on food systems, inequality in the United States, and qualitative research methods. She holds master's and doctoral degrees in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Brown University.
Tiffany Gourley Carter is Public Policy Director and Counsel at the National Council of Nonprofits and works to advance the public policy priorities for the nation’s largest network of nonprofits. Working in all three levels of government and all three branches of government, she tracks and spots trends of policy threats and opportunities for nonprofits. Tiffany covers a broad range of issue areas, including taxation, budget and spending, employment, government grants and contracts, advocacy rights, and regulations. Prior to joining NCN in 2016, Tiffany worked with a state association of nonprofits at the Hawai`i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, nonprofit law enforcement at the Hawai`i Office of the Attorney General, and policymaking in the Hawai`i State Legislature as a Legislative Attorney. A native of small-town Western Pennsylvania, she earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Colorado and her law degree at the University of Hawai`i, receiving the CALI Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Organizations. She is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. In her free time, Tiffany loves surfing, skiing, traveling the world, and chasing after adventure. She serves on the Leadership Council of Nonprofit Vote and the Board of Directors of Impact Fund.