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Summary

Draft campaign materials for the GiveCalc v2 Giving Tuesday launch.

Note: This PR is for content drafting only—not intended to be merged.

Contents

  • newsletter.md - Email for PolicyEngine subscribers
  • ea-forum.md - Update post for EA Forum (references original announcement)
  • twitter-thread.md - 8-tweet thread for @PolicyEngineUS
  • linkedin.md - Professional post for LinkedIn
  • reddit.md - Posts for r/personalfinance, r/tax, r/EffectiveAltruism
  • product-hunt.md - Launch materials (Dec 1 launch)
  • README.md - Campaign overview, schedule, key messages

Sources for "most calculators use marginal rate" claim

  • Fidelity Charitable methodology - "does not model state, local, foreign, or alternative minimum taxes" and "does not account for phase-out rules"
  • Daffy calculator - Uses fixed marginal rates, "does not model standard versus itemized deduction thresholds"
  • AgentCalc - Uses formula "TaxSavings = Donation × TaxRate" and "assumes you are itemizing"

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MaxGhenis and others added 3 commits November 28, 2025 16:04
Draft content for Giving Tuesday launch:
- Newsletter email copy
- EA Forum update post
- Twitter/X thread (8 tweets)
- LinkedIn post
- Reddit posts (r/personalfinance, r/tax, r/EffectiveAltruism)
- Product Hunt launch materials

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Mention the new 2026 charitable deduction rules from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
- 0.5% AGI floor on charitable deductions
- Restored non-itemizer deduction ($1k/$2k)
- Pease limitation (80% cap on itemized deductions)

Includes links to OBBBA bill text, Tax Foundation analysis, and PolicyEngine-US implementation.

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- Consolidate twitter-thread.md and linkedin.md into social-media.md
- Add UK Gift Aid messaging to all materials
- Update EA Forum post with UK support and bunching example
- Update newsletter with UK/US dual messaging
- Update README with correct launch date and UK features
- Align with gist content from issue #53

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- Expand US states to "All 50 US states, plus DC and NYC"
- Remove "Always available" bullet point per feedback

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- Remove v1 update framing since many didn't see original
- Add "What is GiveCalc?" section explaining the problem
- Include epistemic infrastructure and AI research framing
- Emphasize open source and $1B+ in unclaimed benefits
- Add UK Gift Aid eligibility (charity no. 1210532)

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