Nonprofit Congress

In 2007 the National Council of Nonprofits decided to convene the national meeting portion of the 2009 Nonprofit Congress in New Orleans. Since then, our nation's economy has collapsed, hurting nonprofits and the communities we serve. This brutal economic storm, and the opportunity for significant change that is before us, challenges us all to embark on new, high-impact strategies that are bold, smart, efficient, and effective.

Now is the time to reinforce our sector's value to our elected officials. Therefore, we have strategically reformulated our approach for the 2009 Nonprofit Congress.  In lieu of conducting a conference in New Orleans, we will convene a national gathering of state nonprofit associations coupled with a lobby day in Washington, DC, to seize the momentum of the new administration by carrying the vigorous, unified voice of community-based nonprofits to Capitol Hill. America needs to hear from us now, so through this strategic reformulation we will be strengthening and amplifying our entire sector's presence and voice in order to secure a more robust future for all of America's nonprofits.

To learn more about this reformulation, please read our full statement.