Equity Summit leader calls for “radical imagination"

Release Date: 04/26/2018
Author: Claudia Herrold

Angela Glover Blackwell, who is stepping down from her leadership of PolicyLink (the organization she founded 20 years ago), exclaimed that it will take “radical imagination” to solve our most critical problems, during her opening keynote at the Equity Summit in Chicago this month. Deborah Aubert Thomas, Laura Smith and I were fortunate to be among 70 Ohioans attending the summit.

Blog post category:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Topic:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Philanthropy Ohio comments on proposed regulations

Release Date: 03/05/2018
Author: Claudia Herrold

On Monday, Philanthropy Ohio submitted comments in response to Notice 2017-73 that addresses the use of donor advised funds (DAFs), on behalf of our 48 community foundation members. Philanthropy Ohio is a statewide membership association serving private and community foundations, corporate giving programs, government agencies, United Ways and other public charity grantmakers as well as individual philanthropists.

Blog post category:
Public Policy
Topic:
Public Policy

Why racial equity?

Release Date: 02/23/2018
Author: Deborah Aubert Thomas

We believe that greater diversity, equity and inclusion is a matter of fairness and effectiveness in our profession. To have real impact in a diverse and complex world, organized philanthropy must effectively include these voices and draw upon them to intentionally engage issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in an authentic way.

Blog post category:
Diversity, Equity, InclusionPhilanthropy Forward Conference
Topic:
Social Justice

How will the new tax law impact the nonprofit sector?

Release Date: 01/22/2018
Author: Claudia Herrold

As the dust settles and we plan our work for 2018, many in the nonprofit sector – funders and grantees alike – are wondering just what the recently-passed tax reform bill will mean for them. It’s a mixed bag of impacts, both potential and certain. Here’s what we know and what we don’t know but anticipate.

Blog post category:
Public PolicyResource Development
Topic:
Public PolicyResource Development

Implications of tax reform bill

Release Date: 12/20/2017
Author: Claudia Herrold

As the dust settles on the tax reform bill, I wanted to point out key provisions that will likely impact community foundations and other public charity grantmakers and suggest that you consider amplifying your end-of-year appeals in the face of anticipated losses next year.

Blog post category:
Public Policy
Topic:
Public Policy

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