💡 Join DANA on Nov 4, 1–2:30 PM for an interactive session on generative board governance!

Learn to ask better questions, spark insight, & lead with purpose.
Let’s strengthen how Delaware’s boards think, learn, & lead—together. 💙

Register here: https://bit.ly/3W57Bjq

Happy Diwali!
Wishing everyone light, joy, and renewal today.
From all of us at DANA, may your day shine bright with warmth and community spirit. 💛

💡 Join DANA on Nov 4, 1–2:30 PM for an interactive session on generative board governance!

Learn to ask better questions, spark insight, & lead with purpose.
Let’s strengthen how Delaware’s boards think, learn, & lead—together. 💙

Register here: https://bit.ly/3W57Bjq

💙 What keeps you motivated to work in nonprofits?
Every day, Delaware’s nonprofit pros bring heart, hope, and hustle to their communities.

We want to hear from you — what fuels your passion? 💬👇

#NonprofitLife #supportDEnonprofits

💡 Join DANA on Nov 4, 1–2:30 PM for an interactive session on generative board governance!

Learn to ask better questions, spark insight, & lead with purpose.
Let’s strengthen how Delaware’s boards think, learn, & lead—together. 💙

Register here: https://bit.ly/3W57Bjq

💚 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we honor Delaware nonprofits supporting mental health through care, connection, and compassion. Together, we’re building a healthier, more supportive Delaware one conversation at a time. 💬

💗 Delaware’s nonprofits are the heartbeat of awareness and care. This month, we celebrate @DelawareBreastCancerCoalition and @CancerSupportCommunityDE for their life-saving work and compassion that touches every corner of our state.

Join NCN for a FREE webinar on what nonprofits need to know about navigating the evolving federal grant landscape and action items for nonprofits concerning the government shutdown: https://bit.ly/3Kalb21

This webinar will not be recorded, so make sure to reserve your spot!

Fundraising experts Terry Vodery Black & Stephanie Cory will show you how to reframe “overhead” as strength, build funder trust, and secure unrestricted support.

Walk away with tools to sustain your mission—not just programs.

👉 Register: bit.ly/47XKmyW

Fundraising experts Terry Vodery Black & Stephanie Cory will show you how to reframe “overhead” as strength, build funder trust, and secure unrestricted support.

Walk away with tools to sustain your mission—not just programs.

👉 Register: bit.ly/47XKmyW

🚨 Federal Shutdown Risk 🚨 A shutdown Oct. 1 could delay federal payments and disrupt vital nonprofit services in DE.
DANA urges members to prepare now: ➡️ bit.ly/46Bfx0s

DANA is closely tracking this situation and will update the sector.

📰 Excellent read from @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social on the funding challenges independent Sussex public libraries - including several DANA members - are facing.

Public libraries are valued community hubs for residents to access various services and information.

Read here: spotde.short.gy/H3gqDA.

Local nonprofits provide a wide range of critical services to communities all across our nation.

From food assistance to emergency services, employment to youth enrichment, you can always count on these friends and neighbors to step up in times of need. #NonprofitsGetItDone
NonprofitsGetItDone.org

DANA and Tech Impact partnered with OpenAI Thursday for a Nonprofit AI Jam, a hands-on sprint to build practical AI tools that will supercharge our missions. We dove deep into real-time prototyping, allowing everyone to leave with new AI-powered solutions to uplift Delaware’s nonprofit sector.

June 30 marked the official end of Delaware’s 2025 legislative session. DANA tracked several issues, including the state funding package that the GA passed and was signed into law. Read the latest blog for an update on the end of the legislative session.

delawarenonprofit.org/blog/delawar...

Check out this piece from DANA member Children’s Beach House. Discover how this nonprofit supports children with developmental challenges in Delaware, and why it and others throughout the First State urgently need our lawmakers' support. Read the full Cape Gazette article: bit.ly/3T75BWq.

DANA Board Member and Sussex County Habitat for Humanity CEO Kevin Gilmore shares a powerful perspective in the Cape Gazette on why stronger state support for nonprofits is essential the communities they serve and for Delaware.

Read Kevin's Letter to the Editor here: bit.ly/4lg0QpA

Thank you @mcbride.house.gov for the conversation and commitment to Delaware nonprofits. We know you have our backs and will defend our members who are out there feeding, clothing, housing, treating and caring for residents every day.

@dianeyentel.bsky.social of NatlCouncilNPs tells DOGE Subcommittee: “Governments work with nonprofits because these organizations are closest to the community, able to listen to evolving needs, and adapt their services with a nimbleness that government cannot match.”

“Nonprofits address local needs with local solutions, reaching people and communities that might otherwise be overlooked. They deliver critical services that strengthen neighborhoods, support families, and improve lives.” - @dianeyentel.bsky.social of NatlCouncilNPs

@dianeyentel.bsky.social of NatlCouncilNPs to DOGE Subcommittee: “Nonprofits show up in times of crisis - providing disaster relief, crisis support, and safety from danger – and meet everyday needs, from providing childcare and eldercare, job training, or essential food and shelter.”

Today, @dianeyentel.bsky.social of National Council of Nonprofits offered testimony on behalf of #nonprofits at the DOGE Subcommittee meeting.

🏳️‍🌈 This Pride Month, DANA celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and the nonprofits across Delaware working to advance equality, inclusion and belonging. Together, we’re building a more just and compassionate sector that reflects the true diversity of our communities. #PrideMonth #LGBTQInclusion #nonprofits

DANA supports Speaker Minor-Brown’s HB 190 to create a new Grant-in-Aid subcommittee w/new eligibility standards and improved oversight for applications.

DANA successfully pushed for a small change to the bill to address concerns about #nonprofits’ eligibility for funding in high-need communities.