Our Voice in Setting Good Public Policies What’s the Relationship Between Government & Nonprofits? 11:30am – 12:45pm F ilit t G B h Th G bl F d ti Facilitator: Gregg Behr, The Grable Foundation Speakers: Jon Pratt, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Jane Werner, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh / Andrew Yarrow, Independent Sector Sector
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Pittsburgh Nonprofit Summit - Our Voice in Setting Good Public Policies
What is happening with the trillion dollar national debt and what does that mean for federal and state funding for your organization? How do government decisions impact your organization? How can you and your constituents engage in the public policy process and to help structure and pass good public policy that will make our communities a better place to love, work, and play? Learn about local and national efforts your organization can engage with.
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Our Voice in Setting Good Public PoliciesWhat’s the Relationship Between Government & Nonprofits?
11:30am – 12:45pmF ilit t G B h Th G bl F d tiFacilitator: Gregg Behr, The Grable Foundation
Speakers: Jon Pratt, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Jane Werner, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh / Andrew Yarrow, Independent
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• Text “Summit” to 57682 with your • Text Summit to 57682 with your feedback and thoughts on today’s event!event!
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Obama’s 2012 Budget Proposal: How $3.7 Trillion is S tSpent
• President Obama: Cap charitable and other deductions at 28 percentand other deductions at 28 percent
• President’s proposed cap could cost charities upPresident s proposed cap could cost charities up to $7 billion a year in giving
Challenges to the ExemptionChallenges to the Exemption
• Calls to quantify the value of the nonprofit tax exemptionp p
E i i hi h h iti d• Examining which charities deserve exemption
• Tiers of charitableness?• Nonprofits’ commercial revenues
S i l t i bl i li ith fit• Social enterprises blurring lines with nonprofits
Tax Policy and Charitable GivingTax Policy and Charitable Giving
• Americans give for many reasonsAmericans give for many reasons
• Tax policy affects size, number, and timing p y gof charitable donations
With d d ti f h it bl ift• With no deduction for charitable gifts, giving would drop by 25 to 36 percent
Incentivizing GenerosityIncentivizing Generosity• Unlike other tax deductions that subsidize
l dit th h it blpersonal expenditures, the charitable deduction provides an incentive for people to give money to benefit othersto give money to benefit others.
• The charitable deduction is a way to enrich communities, not individual taxpayers.
• The power of the tax incentiveThe power of the tax incentive can be seen in the timing of charitable gifts.
• Charitable gifts spike at the end of the year.
• In fact, more than 20 percent of annual online giving occursof annual online giving occurs on December 30 and 31.[1]
[1] “Online Giving Study: Donations Driven by Donor Experience Year-End Gifts and Large-Scale Disasters ”[1] Online Giving Study: Donations Driven by Donor Experience, Year-End Gifts and Large-Scale Disasters.Network for Good and True Sense Marketing, Dec. 2010, reported in Philanthropy News Digest, Dec. 15, 2010.
• Preserve and expand policies that help Americans give back to their communities
• Ensure that all Americans’ choices to participate in and support nonprofits are t t d it bltreated equitably
• Defend government spending for public needsg p g p
• More clearly define charity and the bases for tax exemption
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These Challenges Go BeyondNumbers and Dollars It’s AboutNumbers and Dollars— It s About
Three Pittsburgh Stories of AdAdvocacy
• Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh is Art
• Pittsburgh Association for theAssociation for the Education of Young Children.
IdIdea
Advocate/ChampionAdvocate/Champion
Visit your legislators in Harrisburg and in the community.
Sore feetSo e eet
P tiPatience
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Yippee!
Idea + People + Sore Feet + Patience =Idea + People + Sore Feet + Patience =
A N Child ’ M !A New Children’s Museum!
Impetusp
More impetus- researchp
Creativity
Impetus + Research + Creativity + Sore Feet =
Advocates for the arts.
Research- Messageg
• Children are importantChildren are important• Parents are important• Teachers are important
Quality is important• Quality is important
Methods of Delivering the Messageg g
• E-mailE mail
• Speed dating• Speed dating
More delivering the messageg g
• Big Party• Big Party
• And doing itAnd doing it again (sore feet)
Message + Delivery + Consistency + Sore Feet =
Good policy for kids
Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit PartnershipGreater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership• Mission is to “strengthen our region by improving the viability, impact
and effectiveness of the sector”.
• Vision: Our nonprofit sector gives citizens greater voice, inspires public participation and promotes a vibrant community.p p p p y
Thank you from the Greater Pittsburgh NonprofitPittsburgh Nonprofit
Partnership!a e s p
Workshop EvaluationWorkshop Evaluation
Text “Govt” to 57682 with your answers to the following questions:Text Govt to 57682 with your answers to the following questions:
• Please rate the overall value of this workshopPlease rate the overall value of this workshopE – Excellent G – Good P – Poor F – Fair
• Did you learn anything that you will apply at your own organization?Y – Yes N - No
• Please text other comments and feedback.
Submit by hitting “send!” You will receive an auto-reply from the GPNP.Sample text: “Govt E Y I understand we need to advocate and will add Sample text: “Govt E Y I understand we need to advocate and will add