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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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