Public Policy

A donor-advised fund is a giving vehicle designed to manage donations on behalf of individuals, families or organizations. DAFs provide a flexible way for donors to give to charities—an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. Donors to DAFs enjoy administrative convenience, tax advantages and cost savings compared to operating a private foundation.

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PNY Issue Guide

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit

Publication date:

02/2015

The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers as released two toolkits both designed for structured group reflection. The first is a self-assessment tool that can help affinity groups engaging in policy work determine how well they're set up for success. The second is a set of planning checklists that affinity groups can use to do policy work and regional associations can use to support that work.

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact

Publication date:

12/2014

Collective Impact Forum explores the relationship between public policy and collective impact.

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Report

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Public Policy

11/5/2014 - Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages? - Live stream Recording and Presentations

Publication date:

11/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?"

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Audio/Video Recording

Program Presentation

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Election Checklist for 501(c)(3) Public Charities

Publication date:

09/2014

Checklist to ensure election year advocacy efforts remain nonpartisan.

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Sample Document/Template

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Public Policy

How Your 501(c)(3) Can Distribute Voting Records or Legislative Scorecards

Publication date:

09/2014

Guidelines on how 501(c)(3) nonprofits can distribute voting records or legislative scorecards.

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Sample Document/Template

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Legal Issues

Public Policy

7/22/14 - The Rollback on Reproductive Justice - PPTs and materials

Publication date:

07/2014

View articles and the PowerPoint Presentations presented during the program The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice.

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Children, Youth and Families

Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy

Publication date:

06/2014

This interactive data platform defines what "democracy funding" means for philanthropy, establishes a baseline for such funding, and allows users to quickly grasp, in terms of both major trends and detail, who is funding what and where, across the nation.