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Economy for All 2026: An evening of connection and collective imagination
Community members, advocates, workers, and policy leaders gathered in Durham for the NC Budget & Tax Center’s (BTC) Economy for All 2026 on Jan. 22, an evening grounded in a shared belief that North Carolina’s economy should value each of our humanity and provide real opportunity for everyone. Watch a recording of Economy for All 2026 and see photos from the event here. The night began…
Welcome our 2026 Better NC Fellowship Cohort!
The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center is excited to announce the 2026 cohort of the Better NC Fellowship! This year, we welcome our largest cohort yet, with fifteen North Carolina leaders representing eight counties across the state. In collaboration with the NC Black Alliance, the NC Budget & Tax Center hosts the Better NC…
Your Chance to Make a Difference and Win — Enter Our Raffle Today!
The Fine Print (Required by Law) This raffle is conducted in the state of North Carolina, pursuant to North Carolina law. By purchasing a ticket, each participant agrees to the following: Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. NC Budget & Tax Center employees, board members, and their immediate families are…
Reflections from emerging leaders from 2025 Summer Policy Institute
During a tumultuous time where our state lawmakers have yet to pass a budget – and continue to push legislation that cater to the rich and corporations rather than our fellow neighbors – it’s refreshing to meet inspiring young leaders who are ready to fight for the future of North Carolina. That’s exactly what we…
2024 Annual Impact Report
Download a PDF of this report Connecting with Communities to Shape Policy Priorities for NC An election year brings both opportunities and challenges for a non-partisan nonprofit organization that is hyper-focused on advancing public policies that improve people’s lives. The opportunity is to engage people who are hearing more about the promises of what policy can…
Free and Cheap Resources & Tools
When you work in nonprofits or with community groups, you often have to find ways to do a lot with limited resources. Before I joined the nonprofit world in 2016, I was a journalist for many years, and the same was true in that field. So I’ve had a long time to find and test…
Reflections on a summer internship with the NC Budget & Tax Center
This summer, we’ve been lucky enough to have two great interns, Jennifer Nguyen and Selene Santiago-Lopez. Jennifer is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, and she worked with us as a Policy Analyst Intern. Selene is a UNCG alum with a bachelor’s in International and…
Welcome Our 2024 NC Summer Policy Institute Cohort!
The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center is excited to announce the 2024 cohort of the NC Summer Policy Institute! This year, we welcomed nineteen young leaders from ten counties across North Carolina. The NC Summer Policy Institute (SPI) is a four-day program for students in undergraduate programs, recent graduates, or other young people ages…
NC Budget & Tax Center is proud to be Family Forward NC certified
Employers across North Carolina want to attract and retain the best employees, and they want those employees to be happy and healthy. At the Budget & Tax Center, we advocate for public policies that support safe working conditions, living wages, and protections for workers so everyone can balance life and work. I have experienced firsthand and…
Our website has gotten an upgrade!
If you’ve been on our website since March 1, you may have noticed it looks a lot different. That’s when we launched our new, revamped website, which we’ve been working on for more than a year now, and we’re very excited to finally be able to share it with the world! So, what’s new? We’ve…