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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

“To become a useful partner to mutualism,” she explains, “government must enshrine, protect, and grow the mutualist sector by building new kinds of capital markets.” Missing Markets What does your community need but can’t seem to get? These are what economists call “market failures.”

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How Nonprofits and Activists Can Oppose Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”

NonProfit Quarterly

Ed Gresser, the Progressive Policy Institute’s vice president and director for trade and global markets, notes that despite the on-and-off nature of some tariffs, the overall increase in tariff rates has been significant. In addition, there are also those economic challenges caused by Trump’s other key economic initiative—tariffs.

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Why Economic Development Subsidies Are Racist—and What to Do About Them

NonProfit Quarterly

Iowa has more than 3,300 TIF districts, including market-rate housing in golf course communities. Given the well-documented structural barriers non-White entrepreneurs face—especially less access to outside financing—one would think that an “incentive” to address such a “market imperfection” would be just the remedy.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Thiago Matos on pexels It would be under [President Dwight] Eisenhower’s watch that the nation would add the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance and would offer “In God We Trust” as the country’s first official motto—one that would be added to US currency to remind the citizenry of the divine nature of the free market.

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Attract News Coverage for Your Cause: Free Online Advice, Today Noon ET (6/12)

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Join me and Anne Singer , communications director at Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy on Tuesday, June 12, at noon ET, to explore these questions and show you how to engage more supporters by increasing your media coverage. No need to pre-register. Subscribe today.

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The Differences Between a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and Other Tax Exemptions

NonProfit Hub

It can engage in some political activity as long as that activity is not the primary purpose, however, those expenses might be subject to taxation. A business league must strive to improve business conditions of an industry, but does not include a group composed of businesses that market a brand within an industry.

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Tax Benefits Of Llc Vs. S Corp

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Tax Benefits Of Llc Vs. S Corp You risk paying more taxes if you create an LLC without choosing S Corp taxation since you’ll automatically be taxed as a sole proprietorship. It may be quite cost-effective for you to choose S Corp taxation for your LLC. Some LLC owners choose S-corp taxation to reduce their self-employment taxes.