Mission Possible: Habitat for Humanity Builds a New Structure for Civic Engagement
By Independent Sector in Blog onNonprofit VOTE and Independent Sector are partnering to bring you a new blog series, Mission Possible. This series will…
Take Action to Transform the Future of Giving
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs a nonprofit leader, you need to take time out this summer to rest and rejuvenate, so you’re ready…
S4E6: Elections May Not Liberate Us, But It’s a Start
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn this episode, Kristina, Ben, and Allison discuss the latest giving numbers, the citizen question on the census, and…
Advocates Fight Against Undercounting in Upcoming Census
By Independent Sector in Blog onJuly 5, 2019 Update: On July 27, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration did not give an…
What’s in Store for Policy and Advocacy at Upswell Chicago
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe best advocates plan ahead. They evaluate the tools in their toolbox, partners who can help them achieve their…
Independent Sector Submits Letter to Congress in Support of Transportation Benefits Tax Repeal
By Independent Sector in Press Release onLetter supports Section 401 of H.R. 3300, which would retroactively repeal the transportation fringe benefits tax on nonprofits and…
New Research Shows Nonprofits Help Turn Out More Voters
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector partner and nonpartisan civic engagement ally Nonprofit VOTE just released their newest report, Engaging New Voters, which…
Congress Must Act Now to Help All Americans Give
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs nonprofit leader, you already know that our tax code does not treat all charitable giving fairly. Some Americans…
#EveryDonationCounts
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Toolkit onSince our inception, nonprofits have served as the bridge between government and community – a role that has ultimately…
Independent Sector Statement on Giving USA 2019 Report
By Independent Sector in Press Release onOn the heels of new Giving USA data, Independent Sector calls on Congress to expand charitable giving incentives to…
Research Round Robin: June 2019
By Independent Sector in Blog onWe’ve collected another month’s worth of research that interested us and has broad sector relevance. This set comes from…
New Research Shows Impact of Five Charitable Giving Policy Proposals
By Independent Sector in Blog onToday, Independent Sector is announcing the release of an analysis on the potential impact of five distinct federal policy…
Impact of Five Charitable Giving Policy Proposals
By Dylan Fitzgerald onIndependent Sector’s experience advocating on behalf of the charitable community has shown us that tax policies have direct and…
June Monthly Policy Update
Congressional leaders are still in search of the ever-elusive budget deal, and new data about charitable giving paints an…
S4E5: Lead with Your Heart and Values
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn this episode, Kristina, Ben, and Allison discuss the latest nonprofit policy updates and why judicial advocacy is important…
New Resources on Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe National Committee of Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) has long been known as an organization that puts listening to the…
Mission Possible: Amplifying Your Community’s Voices
By Independent Sector in Blog onNonprofit VOTE and Independent Sector are partnering to bring you a new blog series, Mission Possible. This series will…
Introducing a New Public Policy Fellow
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs most of us head back into the office after a long break, I hope that you are refreshed,…