Priorities for Legislative Advocacy

What are the most important legislative issues and challenges facing nonprofit organizations and donors involved in charitable planned giving? Your response to this short survey will help the NCPG Board of Directors evaluate the national agenda for legislative advocacy. Your responses will be completely anonymous. If you have questions about the survey, please contact Barbara Yeager at byeager@ncpg.org. 

1) Please select one issue from the list below as your top priority for NCPG legislative advocacy. Rate the importance of the remaining issues.

	Top priority (choose one only)	Very important	Somewhat important	No opinion	Somewhat unimportant	Not at all important
IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence)	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) Top priority (choose one only)	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) Very important	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) Somewhat important	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) No opinion	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) Somewhat unimportant	IRA Charitable Rollover (extension, then expansion and permanence) Not at all important
Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts Top priority (choose one only)	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts Very important	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts Somewhat important	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts No opinion	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts Somewhat unimportant	Authorization of tax-free personal philanthropy accounts Not at all important
Reforms related to college and university endowments	Reforms related to college and university endowments Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to college and university endowments Very important	Reforms related to college and university endowments Somewhat important	Reforms related to college and university endowments No opinion	Reforms related to college and university endowments Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to college and university endowments Not at all important
Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations Very important	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations Somewhat important	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations No opinion	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to donor advised funds and supporting organizations Not at all important
Reforms related to noncash gifts	Reforms related to noncash gifts Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to noncash gifts Very important	Reforms related to noncash gifts Somewhat important	Reforms related to noncash gifts No opinion	Reforms related to noncash gifts Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to noncash gifts Not at all important
Reforms related to nonprofit governance	Reforms related to nonprofit governance Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to nonprofit governance Very important	Reforms related to nonprofit governance Somewhat important	Reforms related to nonprofit governance No opinion	Reforms related to nonprofit governance Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to nonprofit governance Not at all important
Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates Very important	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates Somewhat important	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates No opinion	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to nonprofit postal rates Not at all important
Reforms related to UBIT	Reforms related to UBIT Top priority (choose one only)	Reforms related to UBIT Very important	Reforms related to UBIT Somewhat important	Reforms related to UBIT No opinion	Reforms related to UBIT Somewhat unimportant	Reforms related to UBIT Not at all important
Estate tax repeal or reform	Estate tax repeal or reform Top priority (choose one only)	Estate tax repeal or reform Very important	Estate tax repeal or reform Somewhat important	Estate tax repeal or reform No opinion	Estate tax repeal or reform Somewhat unimportant	Estate tax repeal or reform Not at all important
Changes to form 990	Changes to form 990 Top priority (choose one only)	Changes to form 990 Very important	Changes to form 990 Somewhat important	Changes to form 990 No opinion	Changes to form 990 Somewhat unimportant	Changes to form 990 Not at all important
Legislation related to patents on tax strategies	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies Top priority (choose one only)	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies Very important	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies Somewhat important	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies No opinion	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies Somewhat unimportant	Legislation related to patents on tax strategies Not at all important

Additional comments:

2) For the issue you identified as your top priority, please describe the outcome NCPG should pursue.

3) If there are issues other than those listed in question 1 that you think are especially important, please describe the issue(s) and the outcome(s) NCPG should pursue.

4) How satisfied are you with NCPG's efforts to keep you informed about legislative issues (e.g., through e-newsletters and the NCPG web site)?

	Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	No opinion	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied
NCPG communications regarding legislative issues	NCPG communications regarding legislative issues Very satisfied	NCPG communications regarding legislative issues Somewhat satisfied	NCPG communications regarding legislative issues No opinion	NCPG communications regarding legislative issues Somewhat dissatisfied	NCPG communications regarding legislative issues Very dissatisfied

Additional comments:

5) Use the space below to share questions, comments or concerns about any aspect of NCPG's legislative advocacy programs or priorities.