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Jennifer Lammers joins AGM as Director of Member Programs and Services
As a trainer, consultant and principal at The Philanthropy Hub, Jenn brings an in-depth knowledge of the sector and a passion for achieving results to her work with foundations and nonprofit organizations.  Read press release

Resources for Disaster Grant Making
In the wake of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, just a reminder that AGM has a Disaster Relief Resources page to assist members and colleagues with guidance on providing funding and support for global and local disasters.

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IRS extends filing deadline for small charities
The Internal Revenue Service extended the filing deadline for charities at risk of losing their tax-exempt status to October 15, 2010.
IRS Commissioner’s statement on extending filing deadline to October 15 for small charities
More information on nonprofit filing requirements

The National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute has provided a portal to the IRS Business Master File where you can download the Massachusetts list.  You may also download an Excel spreadsheet of the Massachusetts list below.

• Download the spreadsheet sorted by name
• Download the spreadsheet sorted by town

AGM's Diversity Fellowship Program goes from good hands to good hands
The Proteus Fund, based in Amherst, MA, has offered the AGM Diversity Fellowship Program a new home, starting in the Fall 2010. More details

AGM elects new Board Members
On June 16th AGM held its 41st Annual Meeting of Members at the Exchange Conference Center in Boston. AGM welcomed new Board Members to the Executive Committee and Board: Jean Whitney from the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Foundation as Vice Chair, Mark Paley from The Hyams Foundation as Treasurer, and Jeffery Hayward, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley as an At-Large Member; along with new Board Members: Heidi Brooks, Citizens Bank, Andrew Cox-Stavros, Third Sector New England, Nancy Gardiner, Jane's Trust, Ann McQueen, The Boston Foundation, and Orlando Watkins, BELL. View full Board list

The meeting began with a keynote by Andrew Bagley, Director of Research and Public Affairs, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, who was followed by a lively panel discussion with Massachusetts State Representative Charles Murphy, House Ways & Means Committee, Marilyn Chase, Assistant Secretary, Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, and Elaine Ng, Executive Director, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. Members participated in workshops in the afternoon focusing on funders’ role in public policy and public debate, how to safely fund advocacy and public policy projects and information resources. AGM’s new Executive Director, Jeffrey Poulos, was also on hand to meet and greet Members throughout the event.

View AGM's 2010 Annual Report If you would like to receive the Annual Report via mail please email Gail Pinkham

AGM Names New Executive Director
The board of directors and the executive search committee of Associated Grant Makers are pleased to announce Jeffrey Poulos will take the helm as the new Executive Director of Associated Grant Makers. Read press release

Quick-Response Philanthropy
When sudden events such as the earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China strike, even philanthropy - often characterized by its deliberative processes and careful speed - can now "turn on a dime," and with these recent tragedies, the philanthropic field demonstrated a range of creative, quick, and thoughtful approaches to raising money, and creating both short- and long-term funds to deal with the massive ramifications of these events. 

In AGM's latest member enewsletter, Issues & Insights, we take a look at the ways in which philanthropy reacts to moments of crisis and opportunity. With the earthquake in Haiti as a prime example, we see how local philanthropists took new approaches, and created new vehicles to respond to a disaster of unimaginable magnitude. Throughout all the original articles, you will hear a call to respectfully include the voices of those who are at the heart of any crisis' impact.

Below is an excerpt from this issue with a link to the full article. AGM Members have access to the entire enewsletter online. How to join AGM.

Building Community in a Crisis The Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund at The Boston Foundation
In January, Jim and Karen Keating Ansara made a commitment to Haiti and a challenge to the people of Boston. With The Boston Foundation’s assistance, they created the Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund, pledging $1 million dollars of their personal money and calling upon the local community to match it. Read the full article.

In the News
Share news about your grant making initiatives! AGM Grant Making Members are working on a variety of diverse causes including education, environment, healthcare and immigration (to name just a few). We want to promote your efforts and best practices. Help us spread your good works, event announcements and news items by emailing Gail Pinkham.
Read In the News

In addition, as a service to AGM Members, we comb through news sources for stories on the philanthropic sector and provide the most recent articles categorized by topic and date for your review. If you are an AGM Member start reading the latest news in our Members InfoNet News.
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Policy News Update
The National Taxpayer Advocate has released her annual report on the most pressing problems with the IRS.  One of the areas noted for research is the complexity of regulations facing tax-exempt organizations, most of which are very small entities.  The specific overview of the problems faced by these nonprofits and the suggestions for remedies may be found here.

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