Growing Number of Charities Bring the Environment Into Their Appeals
As climate change continues to dominate headlines, even charities without a traditional environmental focus are coming up with new ways to confront the issue and raise money in the process. ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400ARTICLE: Modest Gains in GivingARTICLE: How The Chronicle Compiled Its…
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Donations to America’s largest charities grew by 4.3 percent last year, to $67.5-billion, according to The Chronicle’s annual Philanthropy 400 survey. The increase was much smaller than in the previous two years, when giving rose by double-digit ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 TABLE:…
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Jittery Stock Market Could Affect Year-End Donations
The volatile stock market has not yet caused any major problems for charity fund raising, but experts warn that continued ups and downs or a sharp drop in stock values this fall could hurt nonprofit groups — especially since some raise the bulk of their donations in the last quarter of the year. “A…
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Charities Brace for Challenges From Jittery Stock Market
The volatile stock market has not yet caused any major problems for charity fund raising, but experts warn that continued ups and downs or a sharp drop in stock values this fall could hurt nonprofit groups — especially since some charities raise the bulk of their donations in the last quarter of…
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Charity Programs Fare Better in Congress Than Under White House Plan, Study Finds
Charities seem to have a good chance of getting more money from Congress over the next five years than President Bush wanted them to receive, a new study finds. The study by the Aspen Institute, a Washington think tank, shows that in its early stages of making spending decisions, Congress has…
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How To Make ‘Person-to-Person’ Connections on Charity Sites
How to make ‘person-to-person’ connections on charity sites
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Federal Budget Situation for Charities Improves, Study Finds
Federal budget situation for charities is improving, study finds
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Behind the Numbers: How Different Types of Charities Fared Last Year
Giving rose by 1 percent last year after adjusing for inflation, according to Giving USA, the annual tally ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: A Record High of charitable donations. The report also included inflation-adjusted average increases in total giving and in giving to different types of charities from 1997…
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A Big Makeover Coming for Charity Tax Form
Nonprofit groups may soon be required to provide the IRS with details on governance and managementWhen nonprofit officials and advisers get their first peek, expected this week, at the Internal ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: New Tax Form: Key Changes the IRS May Make Revenue Service’s overhaul of the primary…
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Guidelines Offered on Reporting Compensation
Following widespread confusion among charities over how much information they must provide about their key officials to the Internal Revenue Service, the tax agency has posted informal guidelines on its Web site. The IRS last year revised its Form 990, the federal informational tax return charities…
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