The Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations convenes monthly teleconferences of representatives of TANO organizational members and others interested in the public policy issues which TANO tracks both within Texas and nationally
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To promote the exchange and discussion of substantive information on Texas and national legislative and regulatory environments, including information gleaned from National Council of Nonprofits Public Policy Committee discussions; and
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To provide an opportunity for the sharing of perspectives and the development of common approaches to effect desired public policy outcomes.
Moderated by the Chair of TANO’s Public Policy Working Group (currently Robert Pinhero), each teleconference features a summary presentation by Richard W. Meyer, TANO’s Vice-President focused on public policy.
Participation is open to all interested individuals and given the importance of the topics, TANO is waiving all fees for non-TANO members at the current time. All participants must, however, be Registered Site Users - which is FREE to do at www.tano.org.
Conference calls are convened at 2:00 pm CST on the first Wednesday of each month and are usually limited to 60 minutes. .
February 4 - Overview of first 2 weeks of Texas Legislative Session and issues of interest to nonprofit community; national issues of interest and concern. Click on date for outline of issues to be addressed on this call.
March 4 - (1) Special update on economic stimulus and recovery and other national public policy matters (National Council of Nonprofit Associations staff); (2) Update on Texas Legislartive session (Richard W. Meyer, TANO VP Public Policy); (3) Policy ideas to advance social entrepreneurship (Stacy Caldwell, Executive Director, Dallas Social Venture Partners); and (4) sharing of news and ideas among call participnats. Click on date to access registration and resource material for call.
April 1 - focusing on the legislative challenges our sector faces in Texas and Washington, DC. Richard W. Meyer, TANO’s Vice President for Public Policy, will continue his briefing on the latest developments within the Texas Legislature as well as within the US Congress.. In addition, we are pleased to have Luis Maldonado, Director of Government Relations at the Council of Foundations join us to share the foundation world’s perspective on what is happening nationally.
For more information or questions, e-mail barry@tano.org.