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Tax day is coming: Strategies for maximizing your charitable donations

If you are like me, I am trying to figure out how best to support charitable causes important to me while taking advantage of the relevant tax deductions.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes that difficult. The legislation nearly doubled the itemized deduction threshold for taxpayers, which means that for many, taking deductions for gifts to nonprofit organizations is no longer possible.

Of course, administrators of nonprofits worry that the new higher thresholds for taking deductions will discourage philanthropy.

Two Native American tribes in Southern California have made major philanthropic gifts to entities in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Protecting Nature

The Pechanga Tribal Council has given the city of Lake Elsinore a grant of up to $100,000 to help handle crowds drawn to the area's super bloom of wildflowers.

Must Attend Events! March 21-25

We hope that you like this weekly update of selected events happening in Los Angeles of interest to social entrepreneurs.

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Some News from The Week

We hope that you like this new weekly update of selected news events related to social entrepreneurism in Southern California.

Nominations for the James Irvine Foundation's Leadership Awards are now open!

Three months ago, my team at TOMS embarked on a journey to help reduce gun violence. We’ve committed $5 million dollars to organizations that support the communities affected by gun violence, and used our website as a tool for the public to urge their Representatives to pass universal background checks, something 90% of Americans agree on.

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Help enhance our foothills & deserts via an ExtremeTerrain grant

Does your organization help to improve trails in the Southern California foothills or deserts? Does it help to clear chaparral or cleanup after fires? Does it help to restore or expand our natural parklands?

If so, it may qualify for the ExtremeTerrain Clear Trail Grant program.

ExtremeTerrain, a company that sells Jeep parts, established the program in 2015 to demonstrate its respect for "the integrity of the landscape we live, drive and play on" and its intention to "leave the trails we enjoy better than we found them."

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Like many Southern Californians, I am horrified and saddened by the burgeoning number of individuals who are homeless in our community. According to the Los Angeles Times, the number has grown to 60,000 a 23% increase over last year.

Why?

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Love surfing, skateboarding, clean water and doing good?

Are you a surfer wanting to do good? Are you passionate about providing clean water to those in need? Or are you committed to helping underserved youth or vets in need? Here are some options for you:

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Lisa Gaeta, is the founder and chief executive officer of IMPACT Personal Safety-SoCal, a nonprofit whose classes offer assertiveness and awareness skills, boundary-setting, verbal strategies, and full-force physical assailant defense to people of all ages.

But Lisa was considering early retirement from a job—really a cause—about which she is passionate--due to excruciating pain, compromised mobiliy, and the fact that she had no medical insurance to pay for the necessary surgery.

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Tax day is coming: Strategies for maximizing your charitable donations

Native American Tribes Accelerate Philanthropy in So Cal

Must Attend Events! March 21-25

Some News from The Week

TOMS Campaign to End Gun Violence

SHOULD ELECTED OFFICIALS BE REQUIRED TO PASS A CITIZENSHIP TEST AND SERVE AS JUROR

Help enhance our foothills & deserts via an ExtremeTerrain grant

"Homelessness is the moral issue of our time"-- Mayor Eric Garcettii

Love surfing, skateboarding, clean water and doing good?

Operation Walk Gives Gift of Mobility to West Hollywood Nonprofit CEO

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