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A new bill in Congress would allow all taxpayers to take a charitable deduction, even if they didn’t itemize their taxes.

The new tax bill contains a number of provisions that affect fundraising and charities, both directly and indirectly. Here, AFP has rounded up all the parts of the bill that affect fundraising and the charitable sector.

Isabelle, Katherine and Trinity Adams—sisters from Dallas, Texas, aged 14, 12 and 8, respectively, and who have raised more than $1.5 million to provide clean water to children in developing countries—have been named the 2018 CARTER Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, Group, by the Association of

The new tax reform bill, signed into law late in 2017, has created quite the stir in the fundraising profession and the nonprofit sector. It’s a massive bill affecting all aspects of American society, including the charitable sector, and will impact our donors in many diverse ways.

With the recently approved tax reform bill significantly affecting charitable giving, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) offers advice and perspective to both charities and donors as they look at giving in 2017 and beyond.