Kevin MurphyThe Charitable Deduction: Who Really Benefits?

By: Kevin Murphy In: Advocacy| My Giving Story| Nonprofits| Public Policy

14 Dec 2012

Living inside the Washington beltway must be a profoundly disorienting experience. Maybe there’s something in the Potomac River, maybe it’s just too much time in the world’s most self-absorbed echo chamber, or maybe it’s just the pressure of too much traffic. Honestly, I don’t know.

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Kevin Murphy is president of the Berks County Community Foundation and the Council’s board chair.

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