News from the Hill Speaker Ryan Releases Tax Blueprint As our readers know, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) organized five task forces to draft substantive blueprints outlining policy options for a number of issue areas—including tax reform. Chaired by Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Kevin…

As a reminder to our readers, Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week. Join Us on 9/9: Nonprofit Media Event at the Newseum Join the Council on Foundations, nonprofit media organizations, foundations, journalists, academics, and other stakeholders for a conversation on Wednesday,…

News from the Hill America Gives More Act Setback Yesterday, the Senate passed two trade bills by replacing the language of H.R. 644, the America Gives More Act, with trade provisions. This legislative practice of taking a bill that has passed one chamber, gutting the language and replacing with a…

News from the Hill Senate Passes Budget Resolution On Tuesday, the Senate passed the first House-Senate Budget Resolution in six years, which passed the House last week. This is significant because it lays out Congress' agreed-upon policy and spending priorities for the coming year, in every…

Tell Congress: Pass America Gives More Act with Lame Duck Extenders Bill! Congress is back in D.C.! However, they only have three work weeks remaining in the year, so now is the time to speak out on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). The America Gives More Act is the most significant bill for…

News from the Hill Republicans Seize Control of Congress What an exciting midterm election week! Regardless of which candidates you were routing for, Election Night is always eventful. Republicans emerged as the new Senate majority with 53 seats, as of this morning’s count. Democrats hold 45 seats…

Election Day is next Tuesday, November 4th. Get out the vote! News from the Hill Homestretch on The America Gives More Act The midterm elections are here, which means Congress returns to D.C. in less than 2 weeks. After they return on November 12, your members of Congress will only have about…

Recap: 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations It was a pleasure to see many of our readers this week at the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations. Over 1,500 people from across the country – and around the globe – gathered in Cleveland. We hope those of you who joined us had as…

We look forward to seeing many of our readers next week at the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations in Cleveland, Ohio! Below is a small sampling of the many Public Policy and Legal sessions you’ll find on the full conference schedule. 2014 Fall Conference: Policy & Legal Sessions…

Tell Congress: Pass the America Gives More Act While your lawmakers are home in October to ask for votes, make sure you ask them to pass the America Gives More Act provisions into permanent law during the lame duck! Even though Congress has adjourned, we must keep up the momentum on the America…

Welcome back! We hope all of our readers had a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend. Coming Soon - Council Advocacy Toolkit As Congress breaks at the end of the month for August recess, we know many of our readers will want to connect with their elected officials as they spend time back in their…

We want to remind our readers that we will not be publishing Snapshot next week, in light of the Fourth of July holiday. We wish you all a happy Fourth! News from the Hill Republican Lawmakers Slam IRS Over Lost E-mails We told you last week about the fury on Capitol Hill over thousands of e-mails…

News from the Hill Senate Tax Reform Hearings As we told you last week, Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have announced three hearings on tax reform that will take place this summer. Chairman Wyden also stated this week that he hopes that comprehensive…

We loved seeing so many of our readers and Council members at our 2014 Annual Conference: Philanthropy Exchange this week! We hope you enjoyed your time in D.C., connected with colleagues old and new, and learned as much as we did. Community Foundation Survey Last week, your community foundation…

Last Chance: Public Policy Preconference We are delighted with the level of interest we’ve received for our inaugural Council on Foundations Public Policy Seminar! The event, which takes place on Saturday, June 7th, from 9:30 am-4:30 pm at the Washington Hilton in Dupont Circle, is a preconference…

Last Chance: Public Policy Preconference We are delighted with the level of interest we’ve received for our inaugural Council on Foundations Public Policy Seminar! The event, which takes place on Saturday, June 7th, from 9:30 am-4:30 pm at the Washington Hilton in Dupont Circle, is a preconference…