Mar 27, 2020
From an update provided by The Giving Institute: On Thursday, the Senate passed the coronavirus stimulus package in a 96-0 vote. The House voted today to pass it as well and it is expected that President Trump will sign it into law. Below are highlights of the bill’s provisions for nonprofits:
Creates a temporary universal charitable deduction for non-itemizers, for cash only, capped at $300. This provisions excludes gifts into donor-advised funds (but gifts to sponsoring organizations benefit) and 509(a)(3) supporting organizations. Congress clearly still believes that a gift into a DAF is not the same as a gift directly to a charity…
Mar 20, 2020
While the crisis we’re facing is unprecedented, fundraising during a crisis is not.
Our nonprofits and communities have seen each other through some challenging times. We’re talking about wars, race riots, the dot com bubble, 9/11 and natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.
It’s a lot. And every time, we have risen to the challenge and taken care of each other.
Right now It’s helpful to consider the lessons and perspectives of past crisis. Check out this article…
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Mar 13, 2020
Amidst the sea of emails carrying cancellations and tips for safeguarding your health against COVID-19, I want to offer you some key considerations for safeguarding your mission and livelihood during this temporary setback. Please keep reading to learn the four things to begin doing immediately, that will position you competitively once we transition back to some normalcy.
Feb 18, 2020
At a recent session of our popular board development workshop, The Board Series, one of the hot conversation topics for nonprofit leaders was succession planning. That’s right. They wanted to talk about how to best groom the next generation of leaders for their organizations. The timing is certainly right for this discussion. Most of us have noticed…
