Public Policy

We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits

Release Date:

03/07/2013

Urban Institute Fellow Eugene Steuerle, a presenter at our recent program on the ongoing charitable deduction debate, shares some interesting ideas from his Congressional testimony on tax reform and charitable contributions.

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Forget Spending Cuts, the U.S. Economy Really Needs a $2 Trillion Stimulus

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03/05/2013

This piece by Century Foundation Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse argues for more targeted stimulus spending instead of economic austerity.

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Sequestering the Sector

Release Date:

02/28/2013

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman discusses what the sequester could mean for the nonprofit sector.

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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

An in-depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference.

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Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

We’re pleased to have North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support grassroots activists in communities most affected by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up...

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

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01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open Society Foundations attended a meeting organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’s campaign finance laws.

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The Boom in Charitable Funds

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01/23/2013

2012 was a record year for donor-advised charitable gift funds at Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Group.

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Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

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01/11/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.

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Education

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

Release Date:

01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...

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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

Release Date:

12/19/2012

In this post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W. Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member Lori Bezahler reports from the first-ever Congressional public hearing on ending the...