Foundations That Won Awards for Excellence in Communications
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New Financial Data on Grant Makers and Rankings of Foundations
The Foundation Center has issued the 1999 edition of The Foundation Directory, ALSO SEE:Financial Data by Type of Foundation and by Region100 Largest Foundations by Assets which provides information on 10,445 foundations. In most cases, data are for fiscal years ending in 1997. Sixty-nine of the…
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By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
‘Affinity Card’ Revenue Not Taxable, Court Says
In a closely watched case that could affect thousands of non-profit organizations that receive money from royalty agreements, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled for a second time that the Sierra Club does not owe tax on revenue from an “affinity” credit-card program. The Tax Court rejected Internal…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Managed Care Harms the Poor, Study Finds
Pressure from managed-care companies to keep medical costs down is threatening indigent patients’ access to health-care services, according to a new study financed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study found that doctors who earn most of their income from the managed-care insurance…
Kellogg Seeks Forum for Entrepreneurs
As the idea of using market-based approaches to social problems becomes more and more popular, philanthropists, non-profit groups, and businesses involved in “social entrepreneurship” need a forum to swap ideas and find investors, says a new report. The report, called “Unleashing New Resources and…
On-Line Kit Explains Changes in Trust Rules
A new on-line tool kit is available for charities that want to help donors take advantage of a special rule that makes certain types of trusts more attractive. The rules affect charitable-remainder trusts, through which donors can give assets such as stock or real estate to a charity. The…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Company Helps Charities Sell Phone and Internet Services
A Georgia telecommunications company has created an affinity program that will allow non-profit organizations to sell Internet and telephone services to their members and share in the profits. Through its Affinity Internet Service Provider program, AvTel Communications, in Atlanta, makes Internet…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Non-Profit Sites Win Web Awards
Nine Web sites run by non-profit organizations have been honored as the best in their fields. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a professional association for people who work with new communication technologies, presented the third annual Webby Awards in San Francisco last…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor