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International

2025 Annual Conference
Building the Future of Civics Education—From Local Impact to National Change
November 2025
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Partner Resource
August 2025 Public Policy Update
August 2025
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Public Policy Resource
July 2025 Integer Policy Updates
July 2025
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Public Policy Resource
PSW Advocates Against Net Investment Income Tax
June 2025
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Partner Resource
Impact of Federal Funding Changes on NM Philanthropic Sector
May 2025
Public Policy Resource
March 2025 PSW Policy Report
March 2025
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Public Policy Resource
PSW On The Hill Info Sheet - 2025
March 2025
Public Policy Resource
PSW On The Hill Info Sheet - 2025
March 2025
Presentation
Community and Health Foundations Convening Presentations
February 2025
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Public Policy Resource
Spending Pause and Executive Order Takeaways
February 2025
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Video
Federal Advocacy Made Local: 2025 Public Policy and In-District Engagement
January 2025
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Partner Resource
Promoting Mental Health: Community-Informed Policy Recommendations
January 2025
Partner Resource
December 2024 Public Policy Update
December 2024
Partner Resource
December 2024 Public Policy Update
December 2024
2024 Annual Conference
We Can Do More Together: Building Capacity in Rural Communities Through Philanthropic Collaboration
October 2024
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2024 Annual Conference
Philanthropy’s Footprint in Policy: Foundations Engaging in State Legislature
October 2024
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2024 Annual Conference
Intersection of Funder, Provider, and Client: Turning a Pilot Program into Statewide Legislation
October 2024
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Partner Resource
September 2024 Public Policy Update
September 2024
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Partner Resource
September 2024 Public Policy Update
September 2024
Partner Resource
August 2024 Public Policy Update
August 2024
Partner Resource
April 2024 Public Policy Update
April 2024
Partner Resource
March 2024 Public Policy Update
March 2024
Partner Resource
Tax Package Passes in the House but May Face Hurdles in the Senate
February 2024
Partner Resource
December 2023 Public Policy Update
December 2023
Partner Resource
March 2023 Public Policy Update
August 2023
Partner Resource
May 2023 Public Policy Update
Integer
August 2023
Partner Resource
August 2023 Public Policy Update
Integer
August 2023
Partner Resource
July 2023 Public Policy Update
Integer
August 2023
Partner Resource
Improving Mental Health for Texas Kids in Foster Care
Texas Child Welfare Funders
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
April 2023
Public Policy Resource
President Biden's FY2024 Budget Proposal
Integer
March 2023
Partner Resource
TCWF Event to Kick Off the 88th TX Legislative Session
January 2023
Partner Resource
The American Dream Prosperity Index
January 2023
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Public Policy Resource
Public Policy Roundup - August Recess Edition
August 2022
Public Policy Resource
Summer 2022 Public Policy Roundup
July 2022
Public Policy Resource
Spring 2022 Public Policy Roundup
May 2022
Public Policy Resource
February 2022 Public Policy Roundup
February 2022
Public Policy Resource
December 2021 Public Policy Roundup
December 2021
Public Policy Resource
November 2021 Public Policy Roundup
November 2021
Public Policy Resource
September 2021 Public Policy Roundup
September 2021
Public Policy Resource
August 2021 Public Policy Roundup
August 2021
Webinar Recording
Funder Town Hall on Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act- PSW Webinar Presentation & Recording
August 2021
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Public Policy Resource
July 2021 Public Policy Roundup
July 2021
Public Policy Resource
June 2021 Public Policy Roundup
June 2021
Public Policy Resource
May 2021 Public Policy Roundup
May 2021
Public Policy Resource
April 2021 Public Policy Roundup
April 2021
Public Policy Resource
2021 Foundations on the Hill Recap
March 2021
Public Policy Resource
March 2021 Public Policy Roundup
March 2021
Public Policy Resource
January and February 2021 Public Policy Roundup
February 2021
Webinar Recording
VIRTUAL TRAINING: Advocacy Compliance & Engaging the Texas Legislature- Presentation & Recording
January 2021
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Public Policy Resource
December 2020 Public Policy Roundup
December 2020
Webinar Recording
Year-End Washington Legislative Update - Webinar Presentation and Recording
December 2020
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Public Policy Resource
November 2020 Public Policy Roundup
November 2020
Public Policy Resource
September 2020 Public Policy Roundup
September 2020
Public Policy Resource
August 2020 Public Policy Roundup
August 2020
Public Policy Resource
June & July 2020 Public Policy Roundup
July 2020
Public Policy Resource
May 2020 Public Policy Roundup
May 2020
Blog Post

Via Understanding Houston, a collaborative initiative led by the Greater Houston Community Foundation

Back in October when the world was blissfully ignorant of something called “COVID-19,” Understanding Houston featured a blog on the...

May 21, 2020
Partner Resource
POLICY INFLUENCE: What Foundations are Doing and Why
Center for Effective Philanthropy
May 2020
Public Policy Resource
March 2020 Public Policy Roundup
Philanthropy Southwest
March 2020
Blog Post

By Allen Smart, Rural Philanthropy

The philanthropic response to COVID-19 has been dominated by three separate but interconnected themes: (1) Relaxation of standard reporting requirements, programmatic restrictions and...

May 12, 2020
Public Policy Resource
April 2020 Public Policy Roundup
Philanthropy Southwest
April 2020
Presentation
Washington Update: Public Policy Impacting Your Foundations
Urban Swirski and Associates
January 2020
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Presentation
Supporting & Engaging in Advocacy: What Foundations Need to Know
Alliance for Justice
January 2020
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Public Policy Resource
Private Foundation Excise Tax Sign-on Letters
November 2019
Video
2019 Annual Conference: Washington Update and Legal Issues for Community Foundations - Presentation & Recording
Council on Foundations
October 2019
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Program Resource
Washington Update and Legal Issues for Community Foundations
Council on Foundations
October 2019
Program Resource
Responsive Philanthropy - An Article on Philanthropy and the 2020 Census
Grassroots Solutions
Bauman Foundation
October 2019
Program Resource
Census 2020 State Landscape Scan - A Report on the Role of Philanthropy
Grassroots Solutions
Bauman Foundation
October 2019
Program Resource
2020 Census Menu of Options for Funders
Funders' Committee for Civic Participation
United Philanthropy Forum
October 2019
Program Resource
2020 Census Key Milestones
Funders' Committee for Civic Participation
October 2019
Program Resource
2020 Census Funder Tool Kit
Funders' Committee for Civic Participation
October 2019
Presentation
Impact of TCJA on Charitable Giving by Individuals - A Presentation
Americans for the Arts
Randy Cohen
October 2019
Public Policy Resource
2020 Census Webinar Recording
June 2019
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Member News

By Episcopal Health Foundation CEO Elena Marks and St. David's Foundation Earl Maxwell via Austin-American Statesman

Texas has the highest rate in the nation of uninsured children and is home to one in five of our nation’s uninsured kids...

April 03, 2019
Public Policy Resource
UBIT Coalition Sign-on Letter
March 2019
General Resource
Philanthropy Southwest Foundation Advocacy Factsheet
September 2017
Public Policy Resource
2020 Census: Citizenship Question Resources for Foundations
June 2018
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Research
State of Texas Children 2016: Race and Equity
June 2016
Public Policy Resource
Nonprofit Advocacy Matters
May 2016
Public Policy Resource
Advocacy Toolkit
July 2015
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Webinar Recording
Webinar: Understanding and Influencing Policy (without Getting in Trouble): What Philanthropists Need to Know to Maximize Investments in Programs and Advocacy
July 2015
Research
Achieving a Sustainable Texas
July 2015
Research
Women & Wealth: Insights for Grantmakers
July 2015
General Resource
Mental Health Awareness
June 2015
PSW News

Linda May, Board Chair, The Simmons Foundation and PSW Legislative Network Committee Member

April 30, 2015
Blog Post

The first-ever Animal Conference sought to inspire and inform those who are personally and professionally part of the animal-wellbeing community, including nonprofits and foundations.

April 15, 2015
Member News

Largest gathering of Texas philanthropy on any State Issue Held at the 3rd Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Convening.

March 19, 2015
Public Policy Resource
2015 Foundations on the Hill Leave Behinds
March 2015
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Guide
Advocacy in the New World of Policy Influence
February 2015
Presentation
2015 Grantor - Grantee Dialogue: Boards for a New Era
January 2015
Template
Abell-Hanger - Capital or Special Project Checklist
January 2015
Template
The Merrick Foundation - Investment Policy 2014
January 2015
Sector News

The Senate voted last night to extend the tax extenders—including the IRA charitable rollover—for 1 year, retroactive for 2014.

December 17, 2014
Presentation
Big Change Requires Advocacy
November 2014
Template
The Flinn Foundation - Conflict of Interest Policy
December 2014
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Template
Kirkpatrick Family Fund - Affiliated Fund Investment Objective
December 2014
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Presentation
2014 Legislative Update
November 2014
Video
The Importance of Advocacy
November 2014
Vulnerable Children: Hope to the Invisibles
October 2014
High Reliability Schools- Putting the Pieces Together
October 2014
Shifting the Paradigm from Aging in Place to Community
October 2014
Guide
Cracking the Network Code: Impact through Empowerment
September 2014
Guide
From Effective to Inspired: Grantmaking Skills for Trustees and Staff
September 2014
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Template
Council on Foundations Advocacy Toolkit
August 2014
Sector News

If adopted, the Act would make the IRA charitable rollover permanent, simplify the private foundation excise tax, and extend the deadline for claiming charitable contributions.

July 18, 2014
Staying the Course: Good Governance in Turbulent Times
July 2014

On May 20th, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3) introduced H.R. 4691, a bill that would simplify the private foundation excise tax to a flat rate of 1 percent. The bill is co-sponsored by Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL-7).

As outlined in a...

May 23, 2014
Member News

April 28 — Most observers don't think the entirety of Rep. Dave Camp's (R-Mich.) Tax Reform Act of 2014 will be enacted this year—or any year soon—but practitioners are concerned that some of the provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations may...

May 01, 2014

Congress returns to work this week — and, according to Politico , the extenders debate will quickly heat up. The Ways and Means Committee plans to take up on Tuesday the first in what Chairman Camp has said will be a series of measures reviving...

April 29, 2014
Member News

The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for the 2014 cohort. The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is a long-term initiative to expand the number of Arizonans who are committed to state-level public service and...

April 23, 2014
Blog Post

Tax reform has been a hot topic in Congress over the past year, and seemingly everything is on the table, including nonprofits' activities. Even with the recent release of a formal legislative proposal, real progress on a bill seems unlikely in...

April 17, 2014

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing last week to discuss the perennial issue of the tax extenders, the temporary tax provisions that expire year after year and are usually renewed. However, dozens of provisions that expired at the...

April 17, 2014
Video
The Green Rush: Conversations about the Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado
April 2014
Sector News

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), speaking April 1 at the annual member meeting of the National Council of Nonprofits, made his clearest statement of support for charitable giving tax incentives and for the work of charitable...

April 02, 2014
Public Policy Resource
March 2014 Letter from Texas Community Foundations to Senator John Cornyn
March 2014
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Texas
February 2017
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Nevada
February 2017
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Oklahoma
February 2017
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Colorado
February 2017
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Arkansas
February 2017
Research
Philanthropy Southwest State Summary-Arizona
February 2017
Member News

Students forced to share textbooks. Bus service canceled. Teachers taking on janitorial duties. After the Texas legislature cut the state’s education budget by $5.4 billion in 2011, almost every aspect of the public school system took a hit. The...

March 04, 2014
Member Service
The Path of Legislation
Conference of Southwest Foundations
January 2014
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