Support Grows for Universal Charitable Deduction
By Independent Sector in Blog onLet’s just keep it real. The charitable deduction is not a sexy topic, and Independent Sector is very aware…
House Votes to Weaken Johnson Amendment
By Independent Sector in Blog onYesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a FY 2018 Financial Services appropriations bill that prohibits the Internal Revenue Service…
S2E3: The Pen Is Mightier
By Independent Sector in Blog onThis week, Jamie and Kristina try to ignore the Russia situation to talk about some of the issues affecting…
Act Now to Stop Efforts to Weaken the Johnson Amendment
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onThis week, House appropriators are considering a bill that would weaken the Johnson Amendment by withholding funds to enforce…
Charitable Sector Holds Briefing on Capitol Hill on Tax Reform
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector, Council on Foundations, and several other infrastructure and charitable organizations brought leaders and community members together to…
June Monthly Policy Update
With warmer months ahead, will cooler heads prevail on a bipartisan path forward on key priorities? Tax reform and…
Finance Chairman Calls for Tax Reform Recommendations
By Independent Sector in Blog onSenate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) issued an open call on June 16 for industry groups and other…
Cardinali and Spruill: Protect the Johnson Amendment
By Independent Sector in Blog onDan Cardinali, president and CEO of Independent Sector, and Vikki Spruill, president and CEO of Council on Foundations, recently…
How to Engage Your Elected Officials During the 2017 August Recess
Every year Members of Congress return home for a month of district activity called "August Recess." Town hall meetings…
You’re the Expert. Tell Policymakers.
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs a nonprofit employee or volunteer, you are an expert on many of the programs and issues currently being…
Independent Sector Statement on Trump Administration FY 2018 Budget
By Independent Sector in Press Release on(WASHINGTON, May 23, 2017) -- The following is a statement by Daniel J. Cardinali, president and CEO, Independent Sector:“Independent…
May Monthly Policy Update
Has the time arrived? With health care off the docket for now, the House Ways and Means Committee is…
New Research Shows Impact of Tax Proposals
By Independent Sector in Blog onWe are thrilled to announce the release of new research on the impact of current tax proposals on charitable giving.…
New Research Finds Tax Reform Proposals Would Significantly Decrease Charitable Giving
By Independent Sector in Press Release onBut expanding the charitable deduction to 100 percent of taxpayers would result in an estimated $4.8 billion in donations…
Advocacy and Communications Toolkit: Expanding the Charitable Deduction
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Toolkit onWith Congress debating comprehensive tax reform this year, we have a unique opportunity to strengthen and expand the charitable…
Tax Policy and Charitable Giving
By Dylan Fitzgerald onIndependent Sector has more than three decades of experience in advocating on behalf of the charitable community. We know…
IS Business Model Series: Utilizing Grassroots Advocacy to Build Your Member Base
In In person onIS Member Exclusive BenefitJoin Nina Ozlu Tunceli of Americans for the Arts Wednesday, May 24 at 1pm ET to…
Finding the Right Path for the Johnson Amendment
By Independent Sector in Blog onA strong majority of Americans (78 percent) support nonprofits playing a bigger role in working alongside government to solve…
What’s in Trump’s Tax Plan?
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe Trump Administration yesterday released a brief outline of its tax reform priorities, calling for what administration officials described…
Episode 15: Let’s Talk About Taxes…Again!
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs we approach the 100-day mark, the Trump Administration is looking to get all the wins they can to…
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