Public Policy

EA Public Policy Committee Work:

The Executive Alliance Public Policy Committee focuses on the analysis, creation of and evaluation of public policy that impacts nonprofits in the Puget Sound region.  We also focus on issues and concerns that are addressed through legislation.

The Public Policy Committee looks forward to hearing from members about their policy concerns.  The committee takes these suggestions and decides which policies are worth pursuing.  If you have input that you would like to share please contact: Nancy Belcher, Public Policy Manager.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. 

Please RSVP to Nancy Belcher, Public Policy Manager.

Current Issues & News

Town Hall Update:  The Town Hall on April 22, 2008 was a huge success and we want to especially thank Mayor Norm Rice and all of our wonderful volunteers for participating in the event.

Executive Alliance Survey:  EA sent out a survey in March/April ('08) asking both members and non-members for feedback on the status of nonprofits in Washington State.  The response was overwhelming!  We had over 350 people respond. Thank you to all of you who participated in the survey and we look forward to sharing the results as soon as we have them properly summarized.

City of Seattle Lobbying Registration: EA is advocating for fairness and simplicity in the City's lobbyist registration bill and will continue to work with the 'Ethics and Elections Commission' to ensure clarity of the new requirements. Final requirements will not be available until September of '08.

• Click here for information on the latest city lobbying requirements

The New Tax form 990 and its instructions:

• Click here for the latest on the new instructions
• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for the letter that EA sent to the IRS.

Working Families Tax Credit was signed by the Governor!!:

• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for more information on the latest legislation.

Charitable Fundraising Event tax:

• Click here for the policy brief.

Trust Mill Bill:

• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for the Attorney General's (AG) letter to EA.
• Click here for the Indep. College's of WA letter to the AG
• Click here for the AG's letter to the Indep College's of WA

Washington State HB 2489 0708, Increasing raffle ticket prices:

• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for the latest legislative activity.

Tax Exemptions for the administrative offices of some nonprofits:

• Click here to read more about the latest legislation.

Employee Hour Tax or 'Head Tax':

• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for an employee hour computation worksheet.

Seattle square footage tax:

• Click here for the policy brief.

Seattle's Transportation Infrastructure crisis and the nonprofit sector:

• Click here to read a viewpoint on the transportation expansion projects and their costs.

Charitable Solicitations Act:

• Click here for the policy brief.
• Click here for the Proposal for revisions.
• Click here for a summary of the meeting with Sam Reed.

The Pension Protection Act (HR4):

• Click here to view "The Pension Protection Act"  and how these new federal requirements might touch your organization.

Executive Alliance Public Policy Forum Highlights:

Charitable Soliciations Act: Putnam Barber, Idealist.org and Judy Andrews, Fisher, Gottlieb and Andrews PLLC .

Prosposed Tax Legislation: Mark Hugh from Mark Hugh & Associates.

HR 1114, Trust Mill Act: Beth McCaw, Stokes Lawrence, PS.