On November 15, Independent Sector, alongside our extraordinary partners at KABOOM!, was proud to represent the work – and the voices – of the Nonprofit Infrastructure Investment Advocacy Group (NIIAG) at The White House for the signing of the bipartisan infrastructure package. It was a day NIIAG had been working toward since May 2020. It was also a day to remember how much work remains unfinished.

Since its inception, NIIAG has been making the case that, just like roads and bridges, nonprofits are critical infrastructure in this nation. The pandemic has again made clear that nonprofit infrastructure – this incredible network of community-based organizations – provides perhaps the most trusted of lifelines into communities in times of crisis and change.

But, of course, we know that nonprofits are more than service providers. They put people to work (we aren’t the nation’s third largest employer because of our volunteer force). They equip community leaders to lean into the hard work of taking down, or building up, systems. And they are incredibly effective at getting people to vote, regardless of political affiliation.

Read the full article about infrastructure and non-profit by Jeffrey Moore at Independent Sector.