Cara Underwood, Senior Program and Public Policy Manager, Southern California Grantmakers

This afternoon, Independent Sector brought together attendees from the Public Policy Action Institute (PPAI) and NGen Pre-Conference for the Luncheon Keynote and Conversation with a Sector Leader to hear from two of the field's greatest champions about leadership, policy, and the future of our sector.

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Guest post by Lauren Kay, Communications Manager, Community Partners

Should new legal structures (B corporations were the primary focus) be created to make way for new business hybrids that allow for a bottom line concerned not just with profit, but social good as well?

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Guest post by Kelley M. Gilbert, Director of Government Relations, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Over 100 nonprofit leaders gathered in San Francisco to discuss the impact of comprehensive tax reform on the nonprofit sector and the communities they serve at Independent Sector's Public Policy Action Institute (PPAI). Central to the discussion was the need to develop a tax structure that supports charitable organizations - upon which millions of Americans rely for vital programs and services – while simultaneously increasing our nation’s revenue.

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Guest post by Becky Davis, Director of Organizational Social Work, University of Maryland

We need to get more innovative with how we fund the nonprofit sector. It's no surprise that as budgets continue to tighten, we need to get creative about how we infuse dollars into nonprofit programs.

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Guest post by Judy Barrett Miller, Public Policy Consultant, YMCA of the USA

"What's Catching Fire at the State Level," caught my attention at Independent Sector's 2012 Public Policy Action Institute in San Francisco. Interesting perspectives were shared through the lens of what state legislatures are looking at, the regulators view of what's taking place and what needs further scrutiny, and the trends and impact seen from a national nonprofit organization. 

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