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The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) retained Cambridge Associates in 2000 to evaluate the private foundation payout rate required by the federal government based on the real returns of a group of 48 Michigan private foundations over a 25-year period, 1973 through 1997, given the market vola

This publication will examine the common elements of the state and federal religious exemption laws, review the national landscape of religious exemption legislation and litigation, demonstrate how religious exemption laws have had serious unintended consequences, and examine the impact of broad

Independent Sector's study reveals that the estimated value of a volunteer hour reached $23.07 in 2014, up $2.22 from 2009.

The toolkit helps communicate the exciting giving opportunities available to donors.

Whether your philanthropy quest is to end homelessness, fight poverty, enable gender and racial equality, lower teen pregnancy rates, or provide a path to college for disadvantaged youth, government funding and policy are bound to affect your results.

Nonprofits can and should play an active role during elections, particularly by educating and activating voters.

A publication of the Internal Revenue Service, this document addresses activities that may jeopardize a charity's exempt status, recordkeeping, required public disclosures, and other issues of importance to public charities.

Report about the statistics of upcoming next-gen donors and how important their impact will be.

The Michigan nonprofit sector has a rich tradition of creating change in local communities.  Despite the historical successes of influencing public policy at all governmental levels, many nonprofits are hesitant to engage in advocacy.  This primer, now in its third edition and produced

A new report from the University of Southern California's Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy describes the increasingly important role that offices designed to catalyze partnerships between philanthropy and government are playing in problem-solving.