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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trustsĀ 

Candid

We are a funder collaborative that harnesses the collective power of philanthropy, financial institutions, and local governments to close racial income and wealth gaps and advance inclusive and equitable economic progress in American cities. million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

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What Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Overtime Ruling

Blue Fox

Check out the The Exemption Test from University of Minnesota’s Office of Human Resources. That leads me to the next point… How will your organization fill the funding gap for staffing cost increases? In this case, you’ll need to figure out how to fund the cost increase. Department of Labor, U.S.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

Calls for scaling have been amplified by the recent economic recession, which brought increased demand for social services coupled with shrinking government dollars. Municipal bonds (munis) are debt obligations issued by government entities. The past decade has been rife with ideas on how to scale up successful nonprofit organizations.

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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

The war effort was thereby funded by wealthy families. To provide some relief for these steep rates, the federal government provided ways for households to reduce their taxable income. The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy.

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Nonprofit Board Member Onboarding: 12 Things to Cover

Qgiv

Maryā€™s University of Minnesota. Nonprofits have two customers ā€“ the people they serve through the mission and the people or organizations which pay for all or part of the services, such as donors, insurance companies, government entities, and more. But funding goes beyond their own gift. New board members are valuable resources.

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

Get Fully Funded

In these positions, Matt raised thousands of gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations and government entities, and worked with hundreds of volunteers on boards and fundraising committees, in addition to his organizational leadership responsibilities. Maryā€™s University of Minnesota.

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Boosting Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

ASU Lodestar Center

Given the recent substantial cutbacks in state government support for many nonprofits, I believe the sector needs to get very creative about expanding revenue sources. Governments would issue bonds to investors interested in supporting social change but also in receiving some return on their investment.

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