Summit For Leaders
On Tuesday, March 19th, over 230 foundation and nonprofit leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for the fourth annual ACR Summit for Leaders, which was the featured programming of this year’s Foundations on the Hill (FOTH). ACR co-sponsored FOTH with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers.
The ACR Summit is one of our annual forums for the philanthropic community to engage with experts and leaders on issues at the intersection of public policy and philanthropy.
The Summit began with candid thoughts on charitable issues from Congressional staff who are key players in the tax reform debate.
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March 19, 2013 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
2012 was like no other year for the charitable community. The sector faced the most significant threats to charitable giving in recent memory. But the battle is not over for the charitable deduction. With the debt ceiling debate looming, delayed spending cuts approaching, talk of more tax increases, and funding for the government running out, Washington is gearing up for an even greater fight over the next few months.
It is more important than ever that foundation executives, nonprofit leaders, and others interested in public policy join us to learn about what you can do to protect charity.
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March 19, 2013
ACR Summit for Leaders
Programming of Foundations on the Hill 2013
March 19, 2013
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Washington, D.C.
2012 was like no other year for the charitable community. The sector faced the most significant threats to charitable giving in recent memory. Working together, coalitions of charities and donors successfully preserved the charitable deduction and gave a powerful voice to our community.
But the battle is not over for the charitable deduction. With the debt ceiling debate looming, delayed spending cuts approaching, talk of more tax increases, and funding for the government running out, Washington is gearing up for an even greater fight over the next few months.
The Alliance for Charitable Reform, the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers are co-sponsoring Foundations on the Hill (FOTH), an annual opportunity occurring March 19-20 for grantmakers and regional associations to meet with their federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C. The ACR Summit for Leaders will be part of FOTH’s programming.
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Registration
: Register for the ACR Summit for Leaders on the Foundations on the Hill website:
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1145859
Full FOTH program registration includes registration for the ACR Summit. Organizations not eligible to participate in FOTH should select the “ACR Summit for Leaders Program only” option. Learn more about FOTH eligibility here.
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Consider This
Last month, as part of the Summit for Leaders we organized a stellar team of more than 40 foundation and nonprofit leaders for our ACR Fly in/Speak Out. They fanned out across Capitol Hill to meet with 40 Congressional offices that are deeply involved in tax and philanthropic issues.
Now for the good news/bad news. By our reckoning, a good time was had by all and our message about preserving the charitable deduction, both now and when we get to tax reform, was warmly received. The bad news is that for those most in the know on Capitol Hill there were no assurances that charitable giving will be protected in the context of tax reform. Indeed, we heard on multiple occasions that when it comes to tax reform, “everything is on the table.”
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Today’s special edition newsletter provides a recap of the 2012 ACR Summit for Leaders. ACR took to its new blog to write about each of the panels at the Summit. You can get a full wrap up of those panels by visiting the blog (http://www.acreform.com/blog) but we’ll provide a snapshot below.
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The latest edition of the ACR newsletter is available below. Here are highlights:
Washington Roundup:
- Payroll Tax
- Funding the Government
Consider This:Something You Haven’t Heard About the Super Committee
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Current Issue
Friday, March 11, 2011
The latest edition of the ACR newsletter is available below. Here are highlights:
Washington Roundup
- Committee Hearings
- Budget Wrangling
- Nonprofit Coalition
Consider This: Congressional Tax Reform Hearings
Event Recap: 2011 Summit for Leaders
Click continue reading for the latest edition of the ACR newsletter.
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