On December 5, EITC Funders Network and Arkansas Asset Funders Network hosted a “Funder-to-Funder Conversation” on the latest programs, policies, and philanthropic strategies that increase economic security and build assets for people living in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This timely gathering for regional and national funders showcased replicable best practices/promising funding strategies and offered…
Families in the Balance: What does the Policy Debate Mean for Immigrant Families’ Economic Security? The EITC Funders Network, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), and Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce (GIST) co-hosted a webinar on Tuesday, September 12th on the profound and wide-ranging challenges to immigrant families’ economic security and strategies for grantmakers seeking…
Each year, the EITC Funders Network partners with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to shine a spotlight on current federal and state EITC policy and to talk about what’s to come in the year ahead. On March 23rd, we were pleased to welcome back Erica Williams, Deputy Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on Budget…
On November 2nd, the EITC Funders Network co-hosted a funder conversation in Columbia, SC on two-generation approaches to creating opportunity for South Carolina’s families and children together with the Greenville Partnership for Philanthropy, the South Carolina Grantmakers Network, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, and the United Way Association of South Carolina. See…
The EITC Funders Network and the Asset Funders Network co-hosted a unique funders-only opportunity to explore the intentional linkages between savings, the EITC, and financial coaching on Thursday, September 29th at the 2016 Assets Learning Conference (ALC) in Washington, DC. Household savings, especially flexible assets, can play a key role in creating economic stability, opportunity, and even…
On June 9th, the Taxpayer Opportunity Network, JPMorgan Chase and the EITC Funders Network co-sponsored an engaging discussion about leveraging the tax moment to build financial capability for low- and moderate-income taxpayers. The webinar featured representatives from foundations, government agencies and practitioners sharing the lessons they’ve learned about tax-time financial capability integration and the questions they’re still trying to answer. Speakers…
On April 27th, the EITC Funders Network partnered with the Women’s Funding Network to focus in on women’s economic opportunity and the role of the EITC. Speakers Amy Matsui, Senior Counsel and Director of Government Relations at the National Women’s Law Center and Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, President and CEO of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation discussed the role of…
Each year, the EITC Funders Network partners with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to shine a spotlight on current federal and state EITC policy and talk about what’s to come in the year ahead. On March 3rd, we were pleased to welcome back Erica Williams, Assistant Director of State Fiscal Research with the Center on…
On January 14th, the EITC Funders Network and Asset Funders Network co-hosted a webinar for funders and philanthropic advisors to learn more about the context for exploring payment alternatives (including lessons learned from the underutilized, former Advance EITC option), the recent proposals and pilots that have emerged, and the role of funders in exploring both…
On November 4th, GCYF, GIST and the EITC Funders Network hosted an important conversation on the role of the EITC within the two-generation approach to poverty reduction. The panel discussion, held in conjunction with GCYF’s Annual Meeting, focused on the findings of a commissioned report on the topic as well as a discussion on what the findings mean…