{"id":8087,"date":"2023-03-21T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbudget.org\/?page_id=8087"},"modified":"2024-03-13T22:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:05:09","slug":"makingconnections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncbudget.org\/makingconnections\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Connections with BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncbudget.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Making-Connections-with-BTC-2023.png\" alt=\"Making Connections with BTC 2023\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"1200\" title=\"Making Connections with BTC 2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Each quarter, we come together in community to help connect people to the policy process, make clear the connections across issues that matter to North Carolinians, and demand policymakers&#8217; action. These virtual gatherings provide you with the latest information on policy topics, tools to engage, and opportunities to share your insights and perspective. Register for our next free webinar, or watch videos of past webinars on topics such as the state budget, income taxes, and the legislative landscape for NC.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tRegister for our next webinar!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<link rel='preload' href='https:\/\/static.everyaction.com\/ea-actiontag\/at.js' as='script' crossorigin='anonymous'\/>\n <link rel='preload' href='https:\/\/static.everyaction.com\/ea-actiontag\/at.min.css' as='style'\/>\n<h2>\n\t\tMarch 2024: Advocacy and the NC Legislature\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Watch our most recent Making Connections webinar in English or in Spanish.<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making Connections: Advocacy and the NC Legislature\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaQuChHRQBI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/ncbudget.org\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hacer conexiones: La defensa y la legislatura de Carolina del Norte\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIcT4tYB94o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/ncbudget.org\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tPrevious Making Connections Webinars\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xa6X16b7CRY?si=_kJxadPba1Un6BAb\" aria-label=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-fancybox=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?autoplay=1&#038;version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1\"class=\"uabb-video-gallery-fancybox uabb-vg__play_full \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>State Budget<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mv3qdzvCQVI?si=0IHo7vrWynMQXRLg\" aria-label=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-fancybox=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?autoplay=1&#038;version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1\"class=\"uabb-video-gallery-fancybox uabb-vg__play_full \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Income Taxes &#038; the Budget<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MAZjqYXQ4k8?si=6u6bIlzWJNdgh_F9\" aria-label=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-fancybox=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?autoplay=1&#038;version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1\"class=\"uabb-video-gallery-fancybox uabb-vg__play_full \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The State Budget Landscape<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GQQ-4QIiHM8?si=V-F4fcpq7nw9KoTH\" aria-label=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-fancybox=\"uabb-video-gallery\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?autoplay=1&#038;version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1\"class=\"uabb-video-gallery-fancybox uabb-vg__play_full \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Looking Ahead<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncbudget.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mel_umbarger.png\" alt=\"mel_umbarger\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"600\" width=\"600\" title=\"mel_umbarger\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h5><strong>Questions about Making Connections?<\/strong><\/h5>\nReach out to Mel Umbarger (she\/her\/hers)<br \/>\nCommunications and Technology Manager<br \/>\nmel@ncbudget.org\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Connections with the NC Budget &#038; 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