Senator Seeks New Regulations for Charities
Washington A key senator wants to give the Federal Trade Commission the power to regulate nonprofit organizations — including penalizing charities that say in their fund-raising appeals they are raising money for a particular cause but devote very little of it to that purpose. The effort by Sen.…
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Congress Considers Requiring Charities to File Fund-Raising Details With Postal Service
Congress considers requiring charities to file with Postal Service
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Turning Patients Into ‘Guardian Angel’ Donors
Seeking ‘guardian angel’ donors
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Faltering Economy Starting to Affect Charitable Giving, Studies Find
A pair of new studies released in recent weeks show that the faltering economy is beginning to slow contributions to a range of nonprofit organizations across the United States. The studies found that: Donations to charity in 2007 grew by less than they had in years past, with many fund raisers…
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While concerns about the turbulent economy’s effect on donations were on the minds of the more than 4,500 participants at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ annual meeting here, ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Faltering Economy Starting to Affect Charitable Giving, Studies Find a proliferation of new…
Direct-Marketing Appeals Produced Sluggish Results Last Year, Study Finds
Direct-marketing appeals produce small gains, study finds
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Online Giving Appeals to the Wealthy, Study Finds
Affluent people are increasingly likely to use the Internet to make their charitable donations, a new survey of nearly 3,500 donors has found. But charities are turning off some of their biggest donors — people who give $1,000 ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: Let Donors Control How Much E-Mail They Receive,…
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Let Donors Control How Much E-Mail They Receive, Report Urges
Following are suggestions offered by the authors of The Wired Wealthy: ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Online Giving Appeals to the Wealthy, Study Finds Using the Internet to Connect With Your Middle and Major Donors after surveying people who made gifts of at least $1,000 online: Give donors control over…
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Take Action Early to Avoid Getting Trapped in a No-Win Fund-Raising Job
Fund raisers can often avoid getting stuck in a bad job by taking the following steps before accepting an offer, say veteran fund raisers and executive recruiters. ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Working It Out Among their suggestions: Check out the organizational culture. Beth Gazley thought she had landed the…
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