October 2015: Immigrant Families and Tax Credits — What’s at Stake?

Events, News, Webinar

The EITC Funders Network and GCIR co-hosted a webinar on immigrant families’ eligibility for tax credits, proposals to limit eligibility, and what role funders can play in protecting immigrant families’ access. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are widely recognized as critical income supports for millions of low-income families. Despite paying taxes, many otherwise eligible immigrant families are denied participation in the…

April 2015 – Making Work Pay: Understanding the impact of the EITC and other tax credits on the lives of low income families

Events, News

The EITC Funders Network, the Grantmakers Income Security Task Force and Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families co-hosted an informative session with the authors of It’s Not Like I’m Poor, a newly released book that highlights how low income families are faring since the welfare reforms enacted in the 1990s. In the wake of welfare reform…

March 2015 — What’s Ahead for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in 2015 and Beyond?

Events, Upcoming Events, Webinar

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are widely recognized as critical income supports for millions of low-income families. While both have enjoyed bipartisan support and are proven to be powerful tools for lifting families and children out of poverty, there are movements afoot to alter the federal EITC and…

February 2015 — CFED’s New Support for the Community Tax Preparation Field

Events, News, Upcoming Events, Webinar

Free tax preparation services help tens of thousands of low and moderate-income families have their taxes filed in high quality, non-predatory, community settings. The success of this field has been built on developing technical expertise and peer-to-peer learning opportunities provided by a robust network. As we head into the 2015 tax season, it is more…

October 2014 — Investing in Savings At Tax Time: Insights for Funders

Events, News

This webinar offers a briefing on the latest innovations and best practices for helping low-income consumers leverage tax time to begin saving. Speakers discussed scale innovations that hold promise for transforming the way low-income consumers begin and build savings as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Ready, Set, Save initiative and learnings from the 2014 Tax Season.

November 2013 — Integrated Service Delivery: Funders Only Pre-Conference Briefing

Events, News

November 2013 — Integrated Service Delivery:  Funders Only Pre-Conference Briefing Hosted by the Asset Funders Network (AFN), EITC Funders Network, GIST and Workforce Matters, this briefing is a part of the Working Families Success Network (WFSN) Conference. This special pre-conference session provided grantmakers and philanthropic advisors with an opportunity to learn more about Integrated Service…