Maryland Group Spreads Standards Effort Nationwide
A Senate inquiry into legal abuses in the nonprofit field prompted a group that accredits charities in six states to announce last month that it will spread its accreditation program across the country -- hoping to help organizations improve their operations and escape expanded government scrutiny.…
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Senate panel offers 200 ideas for revising nonprofit regulationWashington In one of the most sweeping Congressional discussions of nonprofit groups in the past two decades, key senators ALSO SEE:Overhauling Oversight of Charities and Foundations: Key Ideas Offered by Senate Aides and nonprofit…
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Landmark bequest may change thrift-conscious Salvation ArmySan Diego As the Salvation Army prepares to receive the bulk of the $1.5-billion left by the McDonald’s heiress Joan B. Kroc, ALSO SEE:$225-Million Gift Opens New Horizons for NPR many of the charity’s officials are hoping that the money…
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Senate Passes Limits on Charity Write-Offs
The Senate has passed legislation intended to prevent individuals and companies from taking overly generous deductions for their donations of cars, intellectual property, and other noncash items, and to encourage people to report those who make such inflated claims to the Internal Revenue Service.…
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Coalition Backs Smaller Charity Bill as Broad Measure Falters in Congress
Orlando, Fla. Concerned that broad charity legislation will fail to pass Congress for a fourth consecutive session, a coalition of nonprofit organizations announced here at a meeting of the American Council on Gift Annuities that it plans to back a bill that seeks to accomplish far less than the…
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Giving to United Ways Drops for a Second Consecutive Year
Weakened by a poor economy, the nation’s United Ways suffered a fund-raising decline for the second consecutive ALSO SEE:A New Era for Nation’s United WaysUnited Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the GlobeWhere United Way’s Leader Isn’t the Boss period during the 2003-4 campaign season, leading to…
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Where United Way’s Leader Isn’t the Boss
While Brian A. Gallagher works 70-hour weeks overseeing one of the largest charities in the country, he prides himself ALSO SEE:A New Era for Nation’s United WaysUnited Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the GlobeGiving to United Ways Drops for a Second Consecutive Year on staying involved with his…
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A New Era for Nation’s United Ways
CEO makes changes to keep organization relevantAlexandria, Va. When United Way of America offered Brian A. Gallagher its top job, he felt conflicted. In six years as head ALSO SEE:United Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the GlobeWhere United Way’s Leader Isn’t the BossGiving to United Ways Drops…
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Efforts to Persuade Athletes to Give Take Off
Andre Agassi has given about $20-million of his tennis fortune to support charitable causes, but many ALSO SEE:Lobbing Millions to Charity professional athletes give very little money to charity, according to experts in sports philanthropy. “There’s great untapped wealth out there among…
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The tennis star Andre Agassi is now a champion fund raiserLas Vegas As a teenager, Andre Agassi bleached his hair, painted his fingernails, and dropped out of school in 10th ALSO SEE:Efforts to Persuade Athletes to Give Take OffThe Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation grade to pursue his dream of…
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