Figuring out how nonprofit, tax-exempt entities pay for their use of essential public services is not just a local topic. [more...]
In the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, GWP members have generously assisted with relief efforts. Members have notified GWP of the following [more...]
Governor Rendell’s proposed state budget for next year has now been announced. Reflecting the recession and continued decreases in state tax revenues, no new initiatives or programs are included and many programs would be funded at levels below fiscal year 2008-09. [more...]
According to a Chronicle of Philanthropy survey in December, 2009 year-end giving to nonprofits was no better than in 2008 for some two-thirds of organizations surveyed. End-of-year giving typically lagged last year’s levels for all types of organizations, with the exception of religious charities. [more...]
Health care reform may be expensive – but so is the status quo. The Urban Institute just released a state-by-state report, funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Without reform of the health care system, the best-case scenario is that Pennsylvania’s Medicaid programs for low-income and disabled populations will see cost increases of 52 percent over the next decade; the worst case scenario is nearly double that (101 percent). [more...]
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