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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. Here's what else we've learned about TCJA's impact: Lower Tax Rates: Result in a higher perceived cost of giving, with donors feeling less incentivized to offset tax burdens through philanthropy.

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Taking Community Benefit Initiatives to the Streets: The Rise of Mobile Clinics

Blackbaud

Since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, mobile health clinics have shifted into high gear, bringing care to people where they live, work, play and pray. Pediatric Mobile Services Program : Since 2018, Virtuas Pediatric Mobile Services Program has servedmore than 14,000 children and provided over 20,000 patient visits.

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

Candid

People often ask us, “When will the [year just passed] 990s be available?” And the rate at which we’re receiving 2019 filings has slowed, compared with 2018 filings (and 2018 was somewhat slower than 2017). The trendline for 2019 represents filings collected through April 2021.

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YOU ARE INVITED!

Grant Professionals Association

Scrolling through the GPA’s website I learned about the Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). This occurred the same year I decided to attend the GPA Conference - 2018 in Chicago, IL. Author Bio: Isabel Rosa, a GPC since 2018, is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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

Candid

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. It takes years of patience and persistence to strengthen caregiving supports through bold solutions like passing a national paid leave initiative.

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Shrinking Congregations, Smaller Donations

Planned Giving

An entire generation of older, more generous parishioners is passing. Pew Research Center) In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a house of worship, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999. What happens when those parishioners pass away? Who’s going to pass the collection plate, much less leave something in it?

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

Tip: If you’re purchasing your own pumpkins to sell, consider ordering in bulk online, at a local nursery, or through big-box stores like Costco or Walmart to help keep costs down. As a testament to its popularity, in 2018, Beard Patrol’s no-shave fundraising garnered nearly $40K in just ONE month! No-Shave November.