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ACR News 10.13.17 – Universal Charitable Deduction Legislation Introduced

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Tax Reform? >> Federal: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017 >> Federal: Roadmap for Action – October >> Consider This: Walk the Plank >> Top Reads: Nonprofits Battle to Get Charitable Deduction Extended to All Taxpayers Washington Roundup Last week, the House and Senate both took important steps toward tax reform […]

ACR News 9.15.17 – Where are we on Tax Reform?

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: So, What’s Up with Tax Reform? >> Federal: Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Individual Tax Reform >> Federal: Tax Reform and Philanthropy’s 3 Percent Solution >> Federal: Faith and Giving Coalition Briefing >> Federal: Roadmap for Action – September >> Consider This: Congress is Back in Town >> Top Reads: Nonprofits […]

Nonprofits Offer Joint Response on DAFs to Senate Finance Committee

The Philanthropy Roundtable signed onto a letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership this week  in response to a prior letter from donor-advised fund (DAF) critics Ray Madoff and Roger Colinvaux, who proposed increased regulations on DAFs. The Committee invited the response after Madoff and Colinvaux proposed implementing forced payouts on DAFs and disallowing transfers from […]

Recognizing Champions for Charity: National Christian Foundation

The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) will meet with congressional leaders on July 13 to discuss issues affecting the charitable sector, such as the potential effect of tax reform on charitable giving. ACR will bring nonprofit executives from across the country to D.C. for the event entitled “Champions for Charity.” To celebrate these philanthropic “champions,” […]

Recognizing Champions for Charity: The Meadows Foundation

The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) will meet with congressional leaders on July 13 to discuss issues affecting the charitable sector, such as the potential effect of tax reform on charitable giving. ACR will bring nonprofit executives from across the country to D.C. for the event entitled “Champions for Charity.” To celebrate these philanthropic “champions,” […]

Recognizing Champions for Charity: Connelly Foundation

The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) will meet with congressional leaders on July 13 to discuss issues affecting the charitable sector, such as the potential effect of tax reform on charitable giving. ACR will bring nonprofit executives from across the country to D.C. for the event entitled “Champions for Charity.” To celebrate these philanthropic “champions,” […]

Recognizing Champions for Charity: James Graham Brown Foundation

The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) will meet with congressional leaders on July 13 to discuss issues affecting the charitable sector, such as the potential effect of tax reform on charitable giving. ACR will bring nonprofit executives from across the country to D.C. for the event entitled “Champions for Charity.” To celebrate these philanthropic “champions,” ACR […]

Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Forum Features Roundtable Vice President Karl Zinsmeister

The Philanthropy Roundtable’s Vice President of Publications Karl Zinsmeister was featured on a panel marking the announcement of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy honorees, which was streamed today on Facebook Live. The forum was entitled A New Landscape of Giving: Power, Policy, and Philanthropy and included Inside Philanthropy founder David Callahan and Boston Globe […]

Excellent Book Review of ‘The Givers’

People who follow the issue of philanthropic freedom are likely to be familiar with David Callahan, who runs the web site Inside Philanthropy and is a critic of much of what we try to protect here at the Alliance for Charitable Reform, such as preserving donors’ right to remain anonymous and to ensure the government […]