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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Watch the ACA & Tax Time webinar to learn what you need to know for the upcoming tax season! Co-sponsored by Grantmakers In Health and the EITC Funders Network, this webinar highlights lessons learned from the 2014 open enrollment season and critical issues for funders for 2015 related to enrollment, reconciliation and premium tax credits.
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This webinar explored ways to expand the financial security of low- and moderate-income families through reform of the U.S. tax code. The call featured presentations from stakeholders deeply engaged in advancing a range of tax policy solutions, with a particular focus on the policy agenda emerging from the Tax Policy Advisory Group of the Asset Funders Network/Tax Policy Project.
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The EITC Funders Network and the Asset Funders Network co-hosted the Behavioral Economics & Tax Time webinar with Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Economics at Duke University and author of NY Times Bestsellers Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is widely recognized as a critical income support for millions of low-income families. It has also proven to be a powerful tool for encouraging work among low income families. To date, the EITC enjoys bipartisan support and may even be expanded to include childless workers. What changes are being considered at the national and state levels? How would an expanded EITC to include single childless workers impact poverty in the US? How does EITC expansion efforts affect efforts aimed at increasing the minimum wage?
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 with a mission “to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans — whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products.” Part of CFPB’s mandate is to increase awareness of the EITC and other tax credits for working families.
DetailsNovember 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…
DetailsThe EITC Funders Network Bi-Annual meeting provided an opportunity for funders to come together to in person to learn, discuss and strategize about key issues facing the field. As in past years, this year’s meeting was held in conjunction with the National Community Tax Coalition’s conference. The focus of this year’s meeting included two…
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In the fall of 2013, with the start of open enrollment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), communities across the nation will be on the verge of a major opportunity to improve the lives of Americans from all walks of life-children, low-income families, small business owners, and senior citizens. However, without careful attention to how families will hear about ACA and make critical health care insurance decisions, there is a substantial chance that this opportunity will be squandered.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is widely recognized as a critical income support for millions of low-income families. It has also proven to be a powerful asset building tool, providing families with a means to build savings. The EITC survived the fiscal cliff, but will it survive in state legislatures? This webinar reported on developments in the national and state EITCs, new polling and messaging research, and implications for the free tax-preparation and asset-building field.
DetailsEITC Polling Results Impact of Recession on EITC The Story Behind the Demise of RALs December 5, 2012 — Messaging Matters: New EITC Polling Webinar How do we talk about the EITC? Against the backdrop of a recession that doesn’t feel over, budget battles in Congress and presidential campaigns, many organizations feel like their messages to…
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