Social impact has always been in focus at Novogradac. Throughout its history, the organization has specialized in tax incentives and related activities designed to benefit communities in need. Along the way we have helped our clients build their competence and confidence with those incentives and have provided necessary services to ensure the incentives’ intended outcomes are achieved. As conditions have evolved and new incentives have emerged, Novogradac has embraced its essential role in assisting our clients to navigate those new paths. Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Novogradac’s managing partner, Michael J. Novogradac released a message that sparked the creation of the social impact office at Novogradac. The social impact office is focused on utilizing our strengths as a firm to create positive change for our stakeholders including Novogradac partners and employees, clients, and the communities in which we work. We are leaders and experts in our fields, we provide opportunities for connection and education through our events, publications and new online educational platforms, and help to realize the intended benefits of tax incentives. Diversity, equity and inclusion has been at the center of Novogradac’s work since its founding. The organization has for decades specialized in incentives designed to benefit disadvantaged communities, from affordable housing to community development, historic preservation, renewable energy and much more. Novogradac brings that same commitment of diversity and inclusion to its employees through our company culture. At Novogradac, diversity means seeing the value in all people no matter their age, race, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, varying abilities, or body shape and size. We respect the different perspectives and lived experiences that each of our employees bring to this organization and understand that these perspectives foster innovation and the solutions that contribute to our success every day. We are proud of the societal benefits generated by our focus on activities including affordable housing, urban renewal, historic preservation and renewable energy. We also recognize that opportunities exist to help our communities beyond the tax credit programs in which we specialize. For that reason, Novogradac supports a number of charitable organizations and encourages employees to participate in a number of charitable programs.