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What’s Your End-of-Year Strategy for Planned Gifts of Assets?

Blackbaud

He was a donor to one of our charity clients and we had talked about the possibility of gifting assets to reduce or eliminate tax liability. He was facing a significant tax liability if he didn’t get this completed before the calendar rolled into January. Bunching offers donors the possibility of minimizing tax liability.

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The downsides of starting a nonprofit organization

Candid

Nonprofits are required by the IRS to keep detailed records, and there is a lot more paperwork for nonprofits than for other organizations, such as Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs). To learn more about such filings and paperwork, read our blog 4 essentials of e-filing your nonprofit’s Form 990. Shared control.

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

All three winning stories will also be published on the TechSoup.org blog, and will be promoted in our By The Cup and New Product Alert newsletters, as well as our Twitter and Facebook channels. The winning stories will also be featured on the TechSoup_Impact blog at TechSoup.org as Featured Stories in May 2015. Winner Determination.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability.

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Crypto fundraising: diversifying donations for GivingTuesday

Candid

Check out our Crypto 101 Vocab Guide , Joan Garry’s podcast , and this blog post on cryptocurrency and the future of donor-advised funds. Please consult a tax professional when determining how a gift of cryptocurrency could affect your tax liability. Wondering where to begin? Note: Endaoment does not give tax advice.

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How Data Analysis Can Help Nonprofits Reach Major Donors

Blackbaud

Net worth takes into account any liabilities the donor has as well as their non-liquid assets (e.g., The post How Data Analysis Can Help Nonprofits Reach Major Donors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. real estate or art), so it may not always be the most accurate representation of spending power.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

For example, some prefer personal giving or directing their philanthropy through limited liability companies (LLCs). The post Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters appeared first on Candid Blog. LLCs do not get the benefit of tax-advantaged contributions.