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House of Representatives Passes "America Gives More Act"
Last week, the United States House of Representatives passed the bipartisan "American Gives More Act of 2014," a legislative package that makes the IRA charitable rollover permanent and simplifies the excise tax on private foundations, both positions supported by many regional associations.
New Mexico Association of Grantmakers Names New Executive Director
Donors Forum of Wisconsin and Northern California Grantmakers Announce New Leadership
The Power of Partnership: Cutting-edge Partnerships, Decades in the Making
Southern California Grantmakers Names New President
Ohio Grantmakers Forum Becomes Philanthropy Ohio; Names New President
Our Members
Our members are regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) that work in many important ways to strengthen, advance, lead, inform and support the philanthropy sector. They are membership associations, networks and other types of organizations that focus on a specific geographic region, funding issue(s), population group, philanthropic practice, and/or type of funder.
Why We Need the American Community Survey
A leave behind for meetings with Congress on the importance of the American Community Survey (ACS).
Public Policy Portfolio: Policy Decision Filter
The Forum's Public Policy Portfolio includes a decision filter for members to use when considering whether and what action to take regarding a public policy issue.
CGC JEC Statement on Charitable Giving
Charitable Giving Coalition submitted a letter to the Joint Economic Committee in regards to a June 9, 2020 hearing, "Supporting Charitable Giving During the COVID-19 Crisis."
Charitable Giving Coalition Letter to Ways and Means Committee Members
The Charitable Giving Coalition sent this letter to all members of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC), a coalition of associations representing thousands of charitable and faith-based organizations across the country, strongly supports the enactment of a universal charitable deduction.
Program Design Tools
See examples from other PSOs on what they are using to guide this process.
2015 Forum Annual Meeting Resources
“Good Guest / Good Host” Protocol and Best Practices
How can PSOs interact more effectively when planning an event in another's region or area of expertise? Find suggested best practices and activities to follow.
Conference Invitations
Explore invitations from past conferences and annual meetings.
Forum Public Policy Principles - 117th Congress
The convening of the 117th Congress and the inauguration of a new presidential administration provides the Forum with an opportunity to apply a renewed focus to its public policy work over the next two years. To that end, the Forum has developed six public policy principles that will guide our work during that time.
Forum Comments to Federal Reserve System (Re: Nonprofit Loan Program)
On June 22, 2020, the Forum submitted comments encouraging the Federal Reserve System to include a loan forgiveness provision and not to exclude nonprofits with less than 50 employees in the Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations (which are often led by and serve communities of color, communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic).
UBIT Fact Sheet - August Recess 2019
UBIT fact sheet created for the August 2019 Recess features background information, legislation information, and talking points.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms
These sample disclosure forms ask individuals to list their affiliations with other entities that might potentially affect their independent decision making in order to identify potential conflicts of interest based on an expansive definition of affiliated persons.