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February 2018: Volunteers Matter – Philanthropic Strategies to Ensure VITA’s Success

Events, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach February 5, 2018

The EITC Funders Network hosted a webinar on February 15th, 2018 that raised awareness of volunteer management challenges and opportunities specific to VITA and provided information about best practices in supporting volunteer management. Speakers included: Jane Justis, President of the Board of Directors, The Leighty Foundation Gwen Moore, Community Tax Centers Volunteer Coordinator, Foundation Communities Rebecca Thompson,…

EITC Awareness Day 2018

NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach January 23, 2018

The IRS estimates that only four of five eligible taxpayers claim and receive the EITC. Each year, the IRS and national partners join in a coordinated outreach effort to increase tax credit eligibility awareness to ensure every qualified worker claims and receives the credit. This year, the 12th annual EITC Awareness Day is coming up on Friday, January…

December 2017: Through the Funder Lens Webinar

Events, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach December 19, 2017

Funders recognize that the effectiveness and impact of the EITC are limited by the credit’s participation rate and many low-income taxpayers’ reliance on costly tax preparation services. At the same time, funders know that philanthropy cannot always take on the vital task of funding grantees to advance the work that addresses these challenges alone. Public…

Through the Funder Lens: Public Sector, Philanthropic and Practitioner Collaborations that Strengthen the Impact of the EITC and VITA

NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach December 11, 2017

Funders recognize that the effectiveness and impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are limited by the credit’s participation rate and many low-income taxpayers’ reliance on costly tax preparation services. At the same time, funders know that philanthropy cannot always take on the vital task of funding grantees to advance the work that addresses…

Through the Funder Lens: United Way of Greater Cleveland

NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach December 11, 2017

An Interview with Nancy Mendez, Associate Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of Greater Cleveland The United Way of Greater Cleveland provides support to 128 local programs that benefit the health, education, financial stability, and general well-being of those who need it most in Cleveland and throughout Cuyahoga County. As part of the organization’s financial…

December 2017 Newsletter Interview: Cynthia Miller, Senior Fellow at MDRC and Project Director for the Paycheck Plus Evaluation

Funder Interviews, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach December 7, 2017

MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, is testing and evaluating a demonstration project – Paycheck Plus – that offers workers without dependent children an enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The program is being implemented and evaluated in two U.S. cities – New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. The…

Behavioral Science Informs Ways to Increase VITA’s Impact

News, Outreach&Tax PrepBy Sabine Schoenbach December 7, 2017

The Common Cents Lab within the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University has released a new guide for VITA practitioners aimed at improving VITA-related outcomes by recommending interventions based on behavioral science. The Lab, which studies financial decision making, designed the guide to build on existing best practices. It outlines a series of solutions…

December 2017: Leading from the South

Events, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach September 13, 2017

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…

September 2017 Newsletter Interview: Joseph Sanberg and Josh Fryday of the Golden State Opportunity Foundation

Funder Interviews, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach September 13, 2017

In 2015, California became the 26th state to establish a state EITC and in 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into a law a major expansion of the state credit. The Golden State Opportunity Foundation has been at the forefront of California’s EITC advocacy and outreach efforts and…

September 2017: What does the Policy Debate Mean for Immigrant Families’ Economic Security?

Events, NewsBy Sabine Schoenbach August 14, 2017

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…

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