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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

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The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Creation of Americorps in 1993 under Clinton administration with the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The Revenue Act of 1917 created the individual income tax deduction for charitable gifts during WW1 when tax rates were rising.

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17 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Creation of Americorps in 1993 under Clinton administration with the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The Revenue Act of 1917 created the individual income tax deduction for charitable gifts during WW1 when tax rates were rising.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Myths about Women as.

ASU Lodestar Center

Presentation for the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organzation and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), November 2009, Cleveland, OH ^ [5] Giving USA Spotlight, Issue 3, 2010, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University/GivingUSA Foundation. The effect of gender and generation on donor motives and giving.