Two Charities Win Innovation Awards
The Tech Museum of Innovation, in San Jose, Calif., honored two nonprofit organizations with its annual awards recognizing creative use of technology to benefit societies around the world. The nonprofit winners, which each received $50,000: The Centre for Development of Disadvantaged People, in…
By Noelle Barton
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New Orleans Site Hopes Shoppers Will Donate
Holiday shoppers in search of a way to do more than just add clutter to the homes of family and friends may find a new site known as Shopnola.org a helpful source of ideas. The site, started in October, promotes New Orleans businesses and charities as a way to help the city recover from Hurricane…
By Noelle Barton
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Senator Questions Charity’s Election-Related Activity
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has asked the IRS to look into a charity that registers low-income voters. Mr. Grassley, who is just finishing his term as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent the IRS a letter asking it to investigate the Association of Community…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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IRS Offers Refund on Telephone Tax
The IRS has issued instructions to help charities claim a refund of taxes they paid on long-distance telephone calls in years past. The tax agency said in May that it will no longer tax long-distance calls and will return taxes it collected on such calls going back to 2003. The IRS expects to…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Tax Agency Announces Top 2007 Priorities
The Internal Revenue Service office that oversees charities says its plans for 2007 include efforts to help nonprofit organizations comply with a new federal law. In addition, the office plans to investigate community foundations to make sure they are complying with the law and to examine so-called…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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An American Charity’s Atlantic Crossing Faces Glitches, Financial Woes
Until a few years ago, scarcely any financial reports from British charities were available online. And ALSO SEE:Article: Britain’s New Rules with a long backlog, it took the government’s Charity Commission days to dig up paper documents about the organizations it monitors. At the same time that…
By Sam Kean
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After 400 years, laws governing nonprofit groups get a long-anticipated overhaulBritish nonprofit leaders have griped for years, without great exaggeration, that they are hemmed ALSO SEE: Article: An American Charity’s Atlantic Crossing Faces Glitches, Financial Woes Info: Britain’s Charity World:…
By Sam Kean
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Charity Blogs: Excerpts From Recent Postings
Following are some excerpts from charity blog postings in recent weeks: “Conservatives are concerned that, under the leadership of liberals like Gates, Buffett, and ALSO SEE:Article: Blogs on the RiseArticle: ‘Barroom’ Banter and Cyber-Appeal: Tips on Creating a Successful BlogArticle: 10 Nonprofit…
10 Nonprofit Blogs That Get Attention
Following are several ALSO SEE:Article: Blogs on the RiseArticle: ‘Barroom’ Banter and Cyber-Appeal: Tips on Creating a Successful BlogArticle: Charity Blogs: Excerpts From Recent Postings blogs about the nonprofit world recommended by experienced bloggers and charity officials: The blog: The…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Limits on Charities’ Overhead Expenses Dropped in Federal Fund-Raising Drive
The federal government has changed key rules that govern the charity drive for federal workers. The most controversial change, which eliminates a restriction on the overhead expenses of charities, was made despite the opposition of many charity officials. Charities raise a significant sum each year…
By Harvy Lipman
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