Elections and giving: Tips for advising your clients
Individuals who are passionate about community causes are frequently also passionate advocates for candidates running for public office.
September 2020
Finding Second Chances and Room at the Inn • YouthBridge Community Fund Carries on a Legacy • Family Business Awards • Weeding out taxpayers who abuse conservation tools • IRS speaks out on cybersecurity • Advising clients on starting a charity
YouthBridge Community Fund Carries on a Legacy
Alone with his thoughts on the four-hour flight to St. Louis, Quinton replayed the life lessons he’d received from his father and wondered how to sufficiently honor him…
Finding Second Chances and Room at the Inn
There’s a stigma attached to the homeless, but not everyone is to blame for their situation. COVID-19 has shown us how tenuous our security can be and how one crisis can become a disaster.
Weeding out taxpayers who abuse conservation tools
As environmental consciousness continues to rise, so does the subject of conservation easements as a tax-savvy charitable giving tool.
IRS speaks out on cybersecurity
According to the American Bar Association’s 2019 Legal Tech Report, 26% of law firms experienced some type of security breach in 2018.
Advising clients on starting a charity
As 2020 marches on with little relief in sight from crises affecting our region, more and more attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are fielding questions from well-intended clients who are exploring starting their own nonprofits to help people in need.
August 2020
Operation Food Search Tackling the Pandemic of Hunger • LESA Opening Doors to Lutheran Christian Education • First Round of “Recovery” Grants Awarded • Leadership Opportunity • IRS ruling helps employers and employees help pandemic victims • Keep clients informed about stress on the social sector
Operation Food Search Tackling the Pandemic of Hunger
Of the many effects of the Coronavirus crisis, food security has been one of its major victims. In the last few years, we had seen child hunger drop to one in six children in America. With the pandemic, that number has gone back up to one in four.
LESA Opening Doors to Lutheran Christian Education
Brad Bunte had a bright future. It was clear where he was headed and likely that we would be hearing his voice today calling a game, sharing an analysis, entertaining us.
First Round of “Recovery” Grants Awarded
As part of the Nonprofit Recovery + Resilience Grant Program, has awarded over $100,000 in general operating support for COVID recovery among the following organizations…
IRS ruling helps employers and employees help pandemic victims
In Notice 2020-46, the IRS said compensation treatment will not be triggered when an employer makes cash payments to a charitable organization based on employees’ forgoing vacation, personal, or sick days.
Keep clients informed about stress on the social sector
Peter Drucker once wrote “Only the social sector, that is, the nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, can create what we now need, communities for citizens.”
Endowment Client Focusing on the Ties that Bind
They’re a nonprofit like us – with a history of providing homes for children; it seemed a perfect fit. I also was encouraged by how they became immediate cheerleaders for us…
July 2020
Ensuring Every Child is Prepared to Thrive • Recovery + Resilience Grants Announced • Jumpstarting Revenue Growth for Artist Collective • Caring Begins Early for YEP Participants • Connecting Donors with Local Causes
Ensuring Every Child is Prepared to Thrive
“We do a disservice to people when we provide them resources but don’t also empower them to chart their own path,” says Anna-Stacia Allen, Executive Director of Navigate STL Schools.
Think Big for Kids Grantee Sharing New Way of Thinking
The YouthBridge grant has helped to elevate FamilyForward’s capabilities. We’ve been able to significantly expand service delivery to about 350 advanced levels of training to staff and add services.
Investing for Community Impact
YouthBridge Community Foundation has made the first investments of our 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which we expect to total $5-6 million over the next five years.
Connecting Donors with Local Causes
Through the Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), YouthBridge can help clients identify community needs that are a good fit, and organize their giving with a very simple online platform. Their local expertise also is a huge draw.
Galas look different, but the tax rules are still sticky
For many charities that rely on events to achieve annual fundraising goals, the cancellation of 2020’s Met Gala (which raised an estimated $15 million in 2019) came as a blow, signaling that live galas and auctions might not be back anytime soon.