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News to Use! What Fundraisers Can Expect from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expiration

Gail Perry Group

In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which significantly altered the U.S. While most donors report that tax policy isnt the primary motivation to give to charity, this shows how tax policy still shapes generosity. Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. Stay sharp. Stay focused.

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Grantseeking in 2017: Know the Scene — Demonstrate Inclusion

Tech Soup

In my last blog I talked a bit about transparency and how it will apply to organizations seeking grant awards in 2017. Have an open door policy, and really mean it. " This post is a quick, easy read and might give you some good ideas for creating inclusivity within your organization in 2017. Invest in diversity training.

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Learning by Doing Together: Improving Education Policy in Puerto Rico through a Research-Practice Partnership

WT Grant Foundation

In September 2017, the devastating force of Hurricane María destabilized the entirety of the island’s service infrastructure, public education included. 2015; Lemos and Scur 2017) at baseline and at the end of each academic year over the course of the study. and Scur, D. Unpublished manuscript, Cornell University.

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Black Business Community – Overcoming Challenges to Flourish

GrantNews

up from 124,004 in 2017. Jordan Sr founded National Black Business as an annual observance in 2004 to “drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 From 2017 to 2020, the number of Black-owned businesses nationwide increased by 13.64%- compared to 0.53% growth for all businesses over that same period. billion to $183.3

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

Tech Soup

Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Saturday, March 4, 2017. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Monday, March 6, 2017. Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

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Foundation giving and payout in 2022: What changed and what’s next?

Candid

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies impacted economies around the globe. From 2015 to 2019, the annual change in grant dollars ranged from a high of 7% in 2017 to less than 0.1% Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. How did these factors affect U.S. philanthropy?

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Friday, February 3, 2017. Monday, February 6, 2017. Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Friday, February 10, 2017. Sunday, February 12, 2017. Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Thursday, February 16, 2017.