Partnership groups and activities

Building or join a partnership

Consider the following people, agencies, organization and services to join or build a EITC promotional partnership with.

Elected officials at the state, county, or local level, such as the governor, chair, president, members of Congress, senators, state representatives, county commissioners, mayor, city council members, assembly persons, and others
Charitable organizations
Philanthropic organizations
Agencies assisting low to moderate income individuals and families
Organizations and schools assisting persons with disabilities and members of the military
Financial institutions
School boards
Churches and faith-based organizations
Major employers
County extension services
Food banks and shelters
Employment assistance centers
Low Income Tax Clinics
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly sponsors

Contact television news directors or consumer reporters and pitch the EITC story
Contact editors at daily and weekly newspapers and pitch the EITC story
Contact programming directors at radio, broadcast TV and cable stations to ask for time on community programs
Contact talk radio stations and offer to appear on call-in shows
Identify EITC champions (EITC recipients, financial institutions, school officials, clergy members, college coaches, pro athletes, other well-known personalities, etc.) to serve as spokespersons to tell the EITC story
Provide EITC public service messages to TV stations
Produce public service announcements in partnership with EITC champions, EITC partners and supporting radio, TV and cable stations
Solicit sponsors for EITC newspaper ads
Ask local media to include an EITC message on their websites

Ask shopping malls and other merchants to promote EITC on signs
Ask schools, Head Start programs, and childcare facilities to alert parents to EITC
Ask employers to alert employees about EITC through paychecks, bulletin boards, etc.
Ask county extension services and other partners to include EITC in their newsletters
Ask libraries to promote EITC through signs and children's reading programs
Ask food banks, shelters, crisis centers, etc., to share EITC information with their clients
Ask fast food restaurants to include a message on their tray liners
Place posters in supermarkets and money transfer offices

Financial seminars
Community service fairs
Events for expectant mothers
Faith-based fairs and happenings
Food drives and distributions
KIDS COUNT conferences
Marting Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day and other parades and celebrations

Share stories (sanitized to protect privacy) about customers who used their EITC to create assets
Promote the EITC as part of initiatives to support low to moderate income individuals, such as low-income asset building (Individual Development Accounts), and programs to reach unbanked taxpayers and those using non-banking financial companies (NBFC)
Electronically provide Publication 962, Life's a little easier with EITC PDF, to customers
Offer free financial literacy classes
Sponsor or participate in virtual or face-to-face financial fitness fairs

Feature EITC information on school’s financial aid website
Promote EITC to working students with children through virtual and actual bulletin boards, flyers, student newspapers, etc.
Electronically distribute EITC flyers such as IRS Publication 962, Life's a little easier with EITC PDF, to schools in low- to moderate-income areas
Promote EITC information at public events such as KIDS COUNT® conferences
Promote EITC as part of initiatives to support low- to moderate-income students, such as Upward Bound and Educational Opportunity Centers programs
Offer incentives to students volunteering at free income tax assistance sites
Offer incentives to accounting students making community presentations about EITC and other tax benefits for low-income taxpayers
Offer incentives to advertising and marketing students creating outreach and awareness campaigns for local EITC coalitions

Include EITC messages with public assistance checks or tribal payments
Include EITC messages with Forms 1099 issued for tax refunds, unemployment compensation, miscellaneous income, etc.
Include EITC messages in state, county and municipal employees' Forms W-2
Coordinate EITC communication activities among state, regional, county, municipal and tribal agencies
Collaborate with other partners to promote state and municipal earned income tax credits, where applicable, in conjunction with the federal credit
Place EITC information on public transportation vehicles and at bus stops
Encourage public utilities to include EITC messages in the bills for peak usage months
Engage incumbent politicians’ first spouses in communication activities

Coordinate with local EITC coalitions
Work with children's advocacy groups and legal services agencies to promote EITC to their clients
Make EITC a part of asset building workshops
Host educational events for human resources personnel
Partner with philanthropic organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, etc.
Coordinate informational fairs and other educational events to spread the word
Create and place EITC doorknob hangers on homes in low-income neighborhoods