The Chilling Effect of Donor Disclosure
13 July 2017
Starlee Coleman, Senior Policy Advisor at State Policy Network, discusses "People United for Privacy," the chilling effect of public government listings of charitable giving and why tax reform should include eliminating the Schedule B requirement for non-profit organizations.
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