With charitable deductions for all? With charitable deductions for all? The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a nonitemizer charitable deduction. The legislation HR 2499 would permit income taxpayers who do not itemize to deduct 50% of their annual charitable contributions totaling over $500 per tax year. Approximately 84 million nonitemizers could benefit from …Read More

You’ve no doubt heard the old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words.” With that in mind, have you ever wondered what the photos in your publications are “saying” to your donors? What are the images your donors see telling them about your organization and its work? Here are some tips to make the …Read More

In this issue of Give & Take, we feature Part I of a special conversation between Timothy Sharpe and David Dunlop, one of the nation’s leading development professionals, on the occasion of Mr. Dunlop’s retirement after 42 years at Cornell University‹four years as an undergraduate and 38 years working in development. Dave Dunlop has played …Read More