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Congressman Urges Foundation Officials to Push for Tax Changes - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Congressman Urges Foundation Officials to Push for Tax Changes

March 9, 2011, 11:46 am

By Caroline Preston

With Washington scurrying to try to avoid a federal government shutdown, now might not be the easiest time for foundation officials to bend the ear of Congress members. But about 250 foundation employees are scheduled to be in town this week, as part of the Council on Foundation’s annual “Foundations on the Hill” day, to try to make their case to federal legislators about the value of philanthropy."