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

Gail Perry Group

While most donors report that tax policy isnt the primary motivation to give to charity, this shows how tax policy still shapes generosity. This was followed by an expected dip in 2018's giving growth rate. We're entering a new era where understanding both tax policy and donor behavior will be more crucial than ever.

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Shifting power: How the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment is transforming culture and impact 

Candid

We removed unnecessary educational requirements that might have limited our applicant pool and no longer assumed elite universities had the best talent. Shifting culture: A commitment to inclusive policies and practices benefits all staff While we’re proud of this progress, we know the numbers only tell one side of the story.

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

This exploitation mirrors the actions of the defendants in this case, who leveraged the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, and several subsequent earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, to raise over five-hundred millions of dollars in donations, purportedly for relief efforts in Haiti.

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Creating partnerships: Closing the gender pay gap by challenging the status quo together 

Candid

Three key factors include a lack of strong work-family policies, occupational segregation, and gender discrimination. A 2018 Pew Research Center report, Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity , found that more than half of female STEM workers have experienced gender discrimination.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. arts, education, health) or use any number of approaches (e.g., This funding is awarded to programs or organizations working to change systems, often through movement building, policy work, and rights-based approaches. .

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India’s Philanthropy Spending Grows, Development Goals Elusive

The NonProfit Times

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. of net worth vs. 0.1% for UHNIs).” . *

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Nonprofits need support to engage in activities that influence disaster-related policies. With wildfires posing an increasing threat in the U.S., Enable advocacy and community organizing efforts. Disasters often expose inequities that already exist.

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