+Charitable giving in Alaska is influenced by unique factors that limit how much money can be raised and how fast, said Laurie Wolf, who heads up The Foraker Group, which works with nonprofits across the state.
+Nonprofits across the country have experienced the “aftershocks” of the 2008 economic recession, said Gian-Carl Casa, president and CEO of the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance.
+“It’s a big drop in dollars, but those numbers don’t tell the whole story,” said Rick Cohen, spokesman for the National Council of Nonprofits. “That’s just the dollars donated that someone got to write off on their taxes.
+The report is the best look so far at the impact the tax law had in its first year, and advocates for non-profits say the findings back up a number of ...
+“We think that we’re really lagging behind when we’re really going to see the impact in 2019,” said Kristen Merrifield, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, who said some charities in the state are already shrinking their programs or...
+While the economy is booming, some nonprofits are seeing a downturn in donations — a worrisome trend.
+“We are hearing from a lot of nonprofits that donors are bunching gifts through a donor-advised fund, where they can get the tax benefit while contributing,” says Jim White, executive director of the ...
+However, the increase in giving isn’t all good news. Much of the uptick was concentrated among wealthier donors giving to wealthier institutions.
+Jeff Shaw, director of public policy at the CT Nonprofit Alliance, which represents small- to medium-sized nonprofits, said the recent survey results are concerning, but he warned it's too early to determine whether the downturn in donations is a...
+Nonprofits nationwide are bracing for what could be an even larger decline in 2018 because of changes that gave taxpayers a larger standard deduction for 2018 and made itemizing unnecessary for many.
