Three Tips for Giving Tuesday
While nearly one third of the year’s charitable giving will take place in the month of December, Giving Tuesday kicks off this season of individual giving on Nov. 30.
While nearly one third of the year’s charitable giving will take place in the month of December, Giving Tuesday kicks off this season of individual giving on Nov. 30.
Despite its popularity, donors should be aware of the dangerous core mission behind trust-based philanthropy and avoid using that label to describe their thoughtful grantmaking practices.
Very few people know the name of the person perhaps most responsible for the annual and national celebration of Thanksgiving – a person so passionate about the holiday and its purpose that she dedicated much of her life to seeing it properly recognized. Her name was Sarah Josepha Hale.
Last month, the Philanthropy Roundtable celebrated the organization’s official 30th anniversary at its Annual Meeting at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the site of the Roundtable’s first Annual Meeting three decades ago.
Last week, two new reports were released illustrating the growing importance of donor-advised funds (DAFs) to America’s charities and the communities they support. The figures that were published further undermine the misguided Senate Read more…
Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2021 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership winner, William E. “Bill” Oberndorf, issued a call to action on education reform at the organization’s Annual Meeting.
A new partnership between two renowned philanthropists, Gary Sinise (left) and Bernie Marcus (right), brings hope to veterans and first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
As we approach Veterans Day this week, there are many ways donors can choose to remember and support our nation’s heroes.
The Goldwater Institute has a solution that breaks down barriers to work, and it’s already been enacted by 18 states in just a few short years, helping to put thousands of Americans back to work.
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are an essential tool in the philanthropic toolbox for donors planning their legacies. These philanthropic spending accounts appeal to donors engaged in succession and end-of-life planning for Read more…
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued its decision in a case called Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
Apart from the negative impact of tax increases in general, this provision would impose a substantial tax on certain partnership interests even when a charitable donor transfers those assets to charity.