2% Tax Cap
Above is a link to an article in the Press & Sun Bulletin about Governor Cuomo’s proposed two percent property tax cap. While it may not seem all that relevant to this week’s topic, advocacy, I personally believe it is. In the article, there are discussions of potential service cuts that will be required if the cap is implemented. While the article states that school programs such as modified sports may be cut, it is likely that tutoring and other services may be eliminated as well (reductions in teaching staff are also noted.) Therefore, the burden of offering such services will fall to nonprofit organizations seeking to serve these students. Clearly, with proposed cuts across the board, nonprofits are going to have to advocate frequently and effectively in order to gain the support they require. In building on our earlier discussions of evaluation, these organizations are going to be required to present information explaining their ability to positively impact those they serve, if they hope to gain support as well.
*For those of you who think I’ve lost my mind, I haven’t, the idea of limiting how much property taxes can be increased does sound appealing to me as well (and I don’t even pay them…but my parents would be less grumpy a few day out of the year)*
I also saw this article. It is important (your mind is perfectly intact). It is true that with continued funding cuts, nonprofits may likely face further capacity issues. However, advocacy may be of little assistance since funds are limited. Requesting financial support may in vain, given the multitude of needy interests. This is where policy makers exhort that we all must share the sacrifice. Regardless of the (unjust) distribution of wealth, agencies will have to resort to coping/strategic mechanisms such as collaboration to subsist. My capstone project is on this very subject: collaboration among Broome County’s mental health providers, and our very own Professor Campbell is my capstone advisor. I am in good hands.
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