We reported how there’s been a 1.7% decrease in charitable giving since the institution of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017—even with 64% of households paying less in income taxes over that period than period than they would have under the old laws. That decline potentially amounts to billions less year over year. Yet this year’s presidential candidates have been largely silent on ways to increase tax incentives for charitable giving, perhaps missing a prime opportunity to substantially … [Read more...] about How Can Changes to the Tax Code Improve Charitable Giving?
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It’s Time to Reshape Our Thinking on Giving
We tend to associate financial donations with the end of the year—about a third of all charitable giving is done between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. But just because it’s become the norm doesn’t mean it’s necessarily the most useful way of doing it. That year-end surge forces most nonprofits into a rather precarious position for much of the remaining 46 weeks of the year. Their smaller, seasonal fundraising campaigns aside, those organizations rely largely on their holiday-season … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Reshape Our Thinking on Giving
Continue ReadingThinking About Donating to a Homeless Shelter? Read This First
We spend a lot of time discussing financial contributions here, but that’s hardly the only way to show your support. There’s a homeless shelter in almost every community, and they’re always in need, particularly during these cold winter months. With the homeless population in this country hovering around a half-million people (and that’s a conservative estimate), most shelters are overtaxed and underfunded. But before you interpret that as an open invitation to give whatever you can, call and … [Read more...] about Thinking About Donating to a Homeless Shelter? Read This First
Continue ReadingHow to Give Without the Headache that Can Come Along with It
If you’re like most, your inbox swelled to near-unruly proportions between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Much of that can be blamed on retailers, large and Etsy-size, who, desperate for your business, have come to believe that bombarding you with daily discounts is the most effective means to snare your interest. Crammed among that onslaught of ads most days was another plea, this one from charities. Those emails (and, potentially, texts, calls, and letters) may have been overshadowed by … [Read more...] about How to Give Without the Headache that Can Come Along with It
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