Throughout the month of December, the Charitable Giving Coalition will be featuring a variety of voices in the charitable sector through our Season of Giving Guest Blog Series. These posts feature a fraction of the endless good work America’s nonprofit
Guest: Building a Brighter Future This Holiday Season
Throughout the month of December, the Charitable Giving Coalition will be featuring a variety of voices in the charitable sector through our Season of Giving Guest Blog Series. These posts feature a fraction of the endless good work America’s nonprofit
Guest: Charitable Giving Helps Big Brothers Big Sisters Support Nation’s Youth During Pandemic
Throughout the month of December, the Charitable Giving Coalition will be featuring a variety of voices in the charitable sector through our Season of Giving Guest Blog Series. These posts feature a fraction of the endless good work America’s nonprofit
Giving Tuesday Kicks Off Season of Giving During Time of Critical Need
We often note that America is the most charitable nation in the world, and the end of the year – what we call the “season of giving” – is when Americans come out in droves to donate to important causes
Charitable Giving Coalition Sends Letter to Biden Transition Team
On November 20, the Charitable Giving Coalition sent the below letter to the Biden Transition Team, highlighting the importance of protecting and expanding the charitable contribution deduction. You can find a PDF version of the letter here. ________________ Dear President-Elect
Senators Champion the Universal Charitable Deduction and Expanded #Relief4Charities
During a June 2, 2020 national webinar a bipartisan group of United States Senators spoke about how an expanded, above-the-line universal charitable deduction would promote giving and support charitable nonprofits. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK),
CGC Celebrates Giving Tuesday, Urges Congress to Help Americans #GiveMore
On Giving Tuesday, American generosity is on full display. Millions of Americans will display their generosity by giving to organizations providing meals, housing, disaster relief, educational opportunities and other vital services. Funds raised today and throughout the holiday season are
CGC Disappointed Congress Fails to Enact Universal Charitable Deduction in Reform; Vows to Continue Push in 2018
As Congress moves to enact tax reform legislation, lawmakers are failing America’s charities. Instead of preserving a tax incentive that for the past century has helped build a strong and vibrant charitable sector, the final tax reform bill effectively eliminates
Defending the Charitable Deduction at Foundations on the Hill
This post originally appeared on the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers website. Against the backdrop of President Obama’s recent budget proposal, which proposes to cap the charitable deduction at 28%, and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
3 Ways to Bring Philanthropy Week to Your Community
This post originally appeared at the Council on Foundations website. Right now, over 200 leaders from across the philanthropic sector are uniting in Washington, D.C. to tell their lawmakers that thriving philanthropy builds thriving communities. As lawmakers contemplate comprehensive tax