March 16, 2020

CSR Practice

Andrew Schuricht

As employers, we know that the Covid-19 pandemic will have an unprecedented impact on our employees. From loss of childcare due to school closures, reduction in family income because of a spouse’s layoffs, or the added expense of caring for medically fragile loved ones, our workforces are likely to be under extreme financial pressure. Now you have a way to help.

Disaster Declaration Authorizes New Tax-Advantaged Avenues for Employee Assistance

best practices

Andrew Schuricht

March 16, 2017

CSR Strategy

Kickstarter is setting a great example

Andrew Schuricht

March 16, 2017

CSR Strategy

Assume for a moment that you’ve invested a lot of money into a tech startup. While reviewing the company’s financials, you see that they’ve given 5% of their post-tax profits (a portion of which belongs to you) to arts education charities. How do you feel about that?

Andrew Schuricht

March 8, 2017

Corporate Philanthropy

4 reasons not to add restrictions to a donation

Andrew Schuricht

March 8, 2017

Corporate Philanthropy

4 reasons not to add restrictions to a donation

In an attempt to “do it the right way” many companies, foundations, and individuals add specific conditions to their charitable donations. But adding restrictions to a gift adds unnecessary complexity, reduces the impact of the gift, and in some cases can turn out to eliminate your tax deduction. In other words, it's generally a bad idea.