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Tax Messages that Work

November 16, 2017

Congress is moving quickly on legislation to overhaul the tax code, with serious short and long-term implications for human services and the communities that we serve. As discussed in the October 5th newsletter, the connection between tax policy and our nation’s ability to foster the full potential of all of our residents is not clear […]

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Balancing Challenges with Solutions

November 2, 2017

Last week, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released “Race for Results“, a KIDS COUNT report that examines childhood outcomes across key indicators of economic, physical, emotional, and developmental well-being. The report found that children of color and immigrant children face particularly significant barriers to meeting key milestones for well-being. Those barriers, such as living in […]

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Health Policy Affects Us All

October 19, 2017

Health care continues to be a priority concern for human service advocates, even as Congress has so far been unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Advocates are rallying right now to address a number of recent policy changes and proposals that will undermine health and well-being in communities across the country if implemented. Including […]

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Benefits of Group Purchasing Programs for Nonprofits

October 17, 2017

Members of 501(c) Agencies Trust have known about the incredible cost saving benefits of group purchasing programs for nearly a decade. Almost six years ago, our members began a partnership with the National Human Services Assembly and joined PurchasingPoint®. PurchasingPoint has access to more than 200 vendors with contracted discounted rates that allows us to […]

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Connecting Tax Policy to Human Services

October 5, 2017

Last week, the White House and Republican leaders released a policy framework for overhauling the tax code. Congress is now moving into the process of fleshing out the details of that framework, with the goal of passing a tax package this year. The connection between tax policy and human services is a complicated story to […]

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