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An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA. 

Release Date: 
11/30/2017
... percent of taxpayers any tax incentive for giving back to their communities. The amount to which tax incentives drive ... proper missions. The Senate bill does not, yet, but as the New York Times noted earlier...
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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
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The Nonprofit Quarterly
07 May 2020

COVID-19, Democracy and the Importance of Local Journalism - A Webinar

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -
9:30am to 11:00am
... colleagues in examining current approaches and future opportunities to support a thriving local news ecosystem. ... in support for local news and public service journalism New funder initiatives and funding...
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All Funders
Topic(s) 
Communications
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Civic Engagement
Communications/Media
25 Oct 2022

The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... you learn? How change agents within foundations can move their institutions to the next level in their racial justice work Approaches to best tackle ...
12 Dec 2019

Philanthropy & the 2020 Census: What a Fair and Accurate Count Means for Ending Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... investing in housing and homelessness programs should care about the count, what some of the concerns and barriers ... be an integral part in fair and accurate Census efforts in their community. We will also...
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Census 2020
Housing and Homelessness

Key Facts on Mission Investing

Publication date: 
10/2011
The number of charitable foundations employing their investment portfolios to achieve a social benefit is on ... finds that one in seven surveyed foundations are directing their assets to market-rate mission-related investments ... assets— are extending the public benefit of their resources . The report also offers perspective from Stephen ...

Learn Foundation Law

Publication date: 
04/2012
The legal staff at the David and Lucile Packard, Bill & Melinda Gates, William and Flora Hewlett, and Gordon and Betty Moore foundations have developed this free, first-of-its-kind online resource, which covers the basic legal rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects when advocacy and lobbying are involved.
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