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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New

NonProfit Quarterly

We witnessed huge shifts to public education with dramatic differences in per-pupil spending, because resources were no longer allocated by zip code. “Fierce grassroots organizing led to the passage of the BREATHE Act, 6 and cities finally had the resources to make investments in the commons, including alternatives to policing.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

She is preparing a road map of awareness and education for the sector. On the broadest level, national government income policies on taxation or benefits can influence how much someone can take part in activities such as traveling to see friends or family or enjoying leisure pursuits.

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Of Myths and Markets: Moving Beyond the Capitalist God That Failed Us

NonProfit Quarterly

Shaken by mass unemployment that at one point reached nearly 25 percent, Americans’ faith in business leadership faltered, leading to an unprecedented range of federal intervention in economic life. This is not to deny that New Deal reforms were, in many respects, modest. But the link with religion was not merely metaphorical.

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Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising Efforts on Generating Gifts of Wealth (from Assets) Not on Disposable Income (from Credit Cards, Checks, or Cash)

iMarketSmart

Of course, fundraisers should also educate themselves.)[19]. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. Visual planned giving in color: An introduction to the law & taxation of charitable gift planning. When asked for an explanation, the fundraiser can share a story that teaches. Fundraisers can also listen. 17] James, R.

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House Signs Off On Tax Bill That Hurts Charities

The NonProfit Times

CoF leadership has also supported Sen. Not unlike foundations, private higher-education institutions face a 1.4 Laura Kalick, tax consulting director for BDO USA’s National Healthcare and Nonprofit & Education practices, on the other hand, expects some scaling back of provisions before anything is set in stone.

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House Signs Off On Tax Bill That Hurts Charities

The NonProfit Times

CoF leadership has also supported Sen. Not unlike foundations, private higher-education institutions face a 1.4 Laura Kalick, tax consulting director for BDO USA’s National Healthcare and Nonprofit & Education practices, on the other hand, expects some scaling back of provisions before anything is set in stone.

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House Signs Off On Tax Bill That Hurts Charities

The NonProfit Times

CoF leadership has also supported Sen. Not unlike foundations, private higher-education institutions face a 1.4 Laura Kalick, tax consulting director for BDO USA’s National Healthcare and Nonprofit & Education practices, on the other hand, expects some scaling back of provisions before anything is set in stone.