Advocacy 2010

Ron Cretaro

CT Nonprofits' Executive Director Ron Cretaro (left), Public Policy Director Liza Andrews, and Senior Policy Specialist Julia Wilcox are registered lobbyists representing our members’ views at the Capitol.

CT Nonprofits also utilizes the services of the firm Capitol Strategies — Patrick McCabe, Esq. & P. J. Cimini, Esq. — to assist in our efforts.

CT Association of Nonprofits' 2010 Cross-Sector Legislative Agenda

Highlights of Governor's FY11 Midterm Budget Adjustments

For information specific to your sector, please contact the following individuals: 

Liza Andrews - Overarching issues, mental health, substance abuse, social services, education

Julia Wilcox - Developmental disabilities, community justice, arts & culture

Jon Clemens - Children & Youth, juvenile justice

Testimony

March 2010  |  February 2010  |  January 2010  |  December 2009

The opportunity to provide testimony is vital for nonprofits to help those most in need, and to give a voice to those who may not be able or know how to speak for themselves. Participating in nonprofit public-policy advocacy helps nonprofits help people and causes, make and shape laws and policies that enable nonprofits accomplish their missions, and finally, is part of how we fulfill our responsibility to democracy. (Read Liza Andrews' recent article about the importance of advocacy.)

Testimony is one of the ways nonprofits can legally lobby, and it serves to inform and educate policy makers about issues, concerns, and possible solutions. CT Nonprofits is very active in Legislative Sessions every year, providing advocacy support and testimony on many bills throughout the session.

 

Links on this page will download PDFs of testimonies given by CT Nonprofits, CT Nonprofits' Members, and the Nonprofit Cabinet, a consortium of various nonprofit human services organizations housed within CT Nonprofits. Testimony is listed by date posted, title (linked to a PDF) and author, with the most recent testimony at the top of the table. For your convenience, we may post reference materials worthy of note concerning specific bills.
 

 March 2010
03/11/10 Testimony before the Human Services Committee regarding SB 282 An Act Concerning Implementation of an Attendance-Based Rate System by the Department of Developmental Services. By Julia Wilcox, Senior Public Policy Specialist, CT Nonprofits.
03/09/10 Testimony before the Human Services Committee regarding SB 316: An Act Establishing A Commission on Nonprofit Health & Human Services. By Deborah Ullman, CEO of the YWCA Hartford Region and member of the Board of Directors of Connecticut Association of Nonprofits.
03/09/10 Testimony before the Human Services Committee regarding SB 316: An Act Establishing A Commission on Nonprofit Health & Human Services; SB 219: An Act Concerning State Contract Reductions; and HB 5356: An Act Concerning Purchase of Service Contracts. By Maureen Price-Boreland, Executive Director of Community Partners In Action and Board Vice-President of the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits.
03/09/10 Testimony before the Human Services Committee regarding HB 5430: An Act Concerning the Transfer of Children and Youth from Out-of-State Residential Facilities to Therapeutic Group Homes in the State. By Jon Clemens, Policy Specialist, CT Nonprofits.
03/05/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding SB 355, AAC Capital Improvements Required by the Department of Developmental Services; SB 357, AAC Reductions to State Contracts; SB 359, AAC Reporting by State Agencies; HB 5390, AAC Fiscal Reforms; HB 5395, AAC Benchmarks for State-Funded Programs and Services. By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits
03/05/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding SB 357, AAC Reductions to State Contracts; SB 359, AAC Reporting by State Agencies. By Liza Andrews, Nonprofit Cabinet Project Director
03/03/10 Testimony regarding SB340: An Act Concerning Public Service License Endorsements, Activity Vehicles, and the Definitions of “Carrier” and “Student Transportation Vehicle”. By Jon Clemens, Policy Specialist, CT Nonprofits.
03/03/10 Testimony regarding SB340: An Act Concerning Public Service License Endorsements, Activity Vehicles, and the Definitions of “Carrier” and “Student Transportation Vehicle”. By Margaret W. Nareff, Executive Director, The Shelter for Women.
February 2010
02/25/10 Testimony before the Banks Committee regarding HB 5050: An Act Establishing A Revolving Loan Fund For Nonprofit Economic And Community Development Organizations and Certain Lenders. By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits.
02/23/10 Testimony before the Human Services Committee regarding SB 32, An Act Implementing the Governor’s Budget Recommendations Concerning Social Services and HB 5145, An Act Concerning An Increase in the Amount of Federal Funds Received by State Agencies. By Sophia Alyssa Simpson, CT Nonprofits.
02/18/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding the Health and Hospitals Budget. By Shawn Lang, CT Nonprofit Human Services Cabinet.
02/18/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding the DDS Budget. By Julia Wilcox, Senior Public Policy Specialist, CT Nonprofits.
02/17/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee, Conservation & Development Subcommittee,  regarding the Culture and Tourism Budget. By Cynthia Clair, Executive Director, The Arts Council of Greater New Haven.
02/17/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee, Conservation & Development Subcommittee,  regarding the Culture and Tourism Budget. By Richard J. Scaldini, President and Founder, Spearpoint Strategy Advisors, LLC.
02/11/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee’s Human Services Subcommittee regarding the Nurturing Families Network component of the Children’s Trust Fund. By Mary Ellen Hass, Senior Vice President of Family and Children’s Agency in Norwalk.
02/11/10 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding the Human Services Budget. By Dan O’Connell, co-chair, CT Nonprofit Human Services Cabinet.
02/04/10 Testimony before the Task Force on Community Based Human Services (Subject: Solutions). By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits.
January 2010
01/21/10 Testimony before the Newtown Task Force Hearing on Community Based Human Services. By Denis Geary, Executive Director, Jewish Association for Community Living
01/21/10 Testimony before the Newtown Task Force Hearing on Community Based Human Services. By Richard Knoll, President, Training, Education and Manpower Inc. (TEAM)
01/21/10 Testimony before the Newtown Task Force Hearing on Community Based Human Services. By Rudy Feudo, Executive Director, Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy Program in Bridgeport (GBAPP).
01/21/10 Testimony before the Newtown Task Force Hearing on Community Based Human Services (Subject: Collaboration). By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits.
December 2009
12/14/09

Testimony before the Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes regarding Proposed Areas of Focus. By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits.
12/14/09

Testimony before the Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes regarding Proposed Areas of Focus. By Liza Andrews, Nonprofit Cabinet Project Director.
12/08/09 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding the Governor’s Deficit Mitigation Plan. By Ron Cretaro, Executive Director, CT Nonprofits.
12/08/09 Testimony before the Appropriations Committee regarding the Governor’s Deficit Mitigation Plan. By Liza Andrews, Nonprofit Cabinet Project Director.

 

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