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Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s time to change public policy to do away with excessive wealth and its corrosive effects on our lives, our society, and our democracy. Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” At the height of the pandemic, I was swept up in a titanic battle being waged over the right to a city. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

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How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. These statistics hold true across time and national boundaries (Brennan et al.

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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

Wealth comes from owning assets that go up in value. Wealth comes from owning assets that go up in value. People buy assets that go up in value by, Picking the right assets. Using personal effort to increase asset value. An analysis of over a million nonprofit tax returns showed the answer.[17]. Wealth is not cash.

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Finally, the questions you should ask that have been proven to lead to gifts from wealth

iMarketSmart

15] It can also reveal opportunities where the fundraiser’s expertise provides value. We want to uncover connections to the donor’s people, values, and history. Has it gone up in value?” Visual planned giving: An introduction to the law and taxation of charitable gift planning. What allows you to be so generous?”