Philanthropic Impact

 

Information and Resources for Donors and Professional Advisors

How the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Can Help You Create Lasting Impact 

By Lindsey Rossow-Rood Director, Donor Services Philanthropy offers a powerful way to shape the world around you, but it can sometimes feel overwhelming to navigate all the options. Whether you’re...

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Chevron Overturned: What is next for DAF Regs?

U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Chevron doctrine The severe blow recently dealt to federal agencies by the U.S. Supreme Court in overturning the Chevron1 doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo; Relentless, Inc. v. Dept...

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Charitable planning: A springboard for starting conversations

You’re certainly aware that talking about charitable giving is an important agenda item during client meetings, even with so many other topics you’ll need to cover. Attorneys, accountants, and financial...

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Generation proof your practice

You’ve probably read the statistics that the majority of heirs are likely to fire their parents’ advisors. Naturally, whether you are an attorney, accountant, or financial advisor, you’d like to...

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Impact of US Supreme Court’s Harvard/UNC Opinion on Nonprofit Sector: Challenges to Race-Conscious Programs

Two recent federal court decisions shed new light on the ongoing wave of DEI-related challenges following the Supreme Court’s 2023 Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.  American Alliance for Equal Rights v....

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Federal Agencies Power Curtailed

The Supreme Court cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretation of ambiguous...

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Sunsetting Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Due to a sunset provision built into the TCJA, unless Congress intervenes, the federal exemption from transfer taxation (currently $13.61 million per person) is scheduled to decrease to approximately $7...

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The 2024 National Study on Donor Advised Funds

The Donor Advised Fund Research Collaborative (DAFRC) has released the 2024 National Study on Donor Advised Funds. This is the largest independent study on donor advised funds to-date. 111 DAF...

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What the shift toward private markets means for your philanthropic clients

It’s not your imagination! More and more of your clients are investing in private markets instead of simply limiting their strategies to stocks listed on the exchanges. Indeed, the number...

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Drawing up a budget: Federal springtime process begins

President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget requests are hot off the press. Included in the revenue proposals are provisions that eliminate counting payments to certain “disqualified persons” (including family members)...

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