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Another Option for End-of-Year Giving: Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, Ethereum and many other cryptocurrencies have risen substantially over the past one to two years - and many investors have made large gains. With needs greater than ever this year, charities worldwide are hopeful that end-of-year giving will enable them to serve the world’s most vulnerable people. Donors can help charitable organizations reach those goals while saving money by donating Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies.

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Cost-Effective Alternatives for Foreign Charitable Giving

Conflicts and wars, natural disasters, and shortages of natural resources have always created worldwide suffering. While exact numbers are unknown, the pandemic has had a significant impact on global poverty, moving an estimated 49 million people into extreme poverty. The situation has put a tremendous strain on nonprofit organizations that provide support for those populations.

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New Indian FCRA Amendments Impact Foreign Grants to Indian Charities

The Ministry of Home Affairs released guidance indicating that FCRA-Registered nonprofits have until March 31, 2021 to open the new designated FCRA bank account. Nonprofits do not need to visit the State Bank in Delhi to open this account. TrustBridge will continue grantmaking to Indian charities through existing bank accounts in this transition period.

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The Power of Impact Investing - a call to action

Over the past few years, many savvy and sophisticated investors have recognized impact investing—investments made to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return—as a new opportunity to deploy capital in companies and growing markets with entrepreneurs that can deliver both economic and social returns.

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Flexible International Charity Giving with a Donor Advised Fund

People worldwide are faced with massive, urgent issues—food insecurity, displacement, infectious disease—endangering people, communities and entire countries. Overcoming these situations requires the generosity of humans. And humans are eager to rise to the challenge. Suffering triggers generosity in humans. Not only does it make people feel good to be altruistic, but scientific research has also found that humans are hardwired for charity.

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America’s CEOs Seek a New Purpose for the Corporation

For more than two decades, the influential Business Roundtable has explicitly put shareholders first. In an atmosphere of widening economic inequality and deepening distrust of business, the powerful group has redefined its mission.

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