Nonprofit Groups Face Higher Insurance Costs and Limited Coverage
In mid-May, the Hemophilia Association of New York received a notice from its insurance company: Its commercial-liability ALSO SEE:In Disaster’s WakeLearning the Lessons of September 11: Charities Reassess How They Handled Aid42% of Americans Say Relief Effort Damaged Faith in Nonprofit…
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71% of Americans Trust September 11 Charities
Americans have more confidence in the charities that responded to last September´s terrorist ALSO SEE:How Americans View Charities’ Use of Funds attacks than in charities generally, according to the results of a poll released last week by Independent Sector, a Washington organization that…
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D.C. United Way’s Troubles Cause Concern Elsewhere
Continued controversy at the United Way of the National Capital Area is causing some United Ways outside Washington to take steps to assure their donors that all is well -- especially as many organizations prepare for fall fund-raising campaigns. Many United Ways are also reviewing their own…
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California Telemarketer Sentenced for Charity Fraud
Mitchell Gold, a California telemarketer, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to mail-fraud and money-laundering charges involving $1.5-million he raised in the name of charities but kept for himself. Mr. Gold also pleaded guilty to running a golf-club sales…
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Tax Data Show Utah Donors Are Most Generous to Charitable Groups
Americans claimed $136.7-billion in tax deductions for charitable donations in 2000, ALSO SEE:Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by StateHow Much Taxpayers of Different Income Levels Wrote Off in Charitable Deducations: A State-by-State Breakdown
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Charities Pay Women Less Than Men, Study Finds
Female executives at nonprofit organizations continue to be paid less than men in similar jobs, ALSO SEE: Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs Foundation Staffs Do Not Reflect Diversity of U.S. Population, Report Says Survey of College Fund Raisers Says That Gender Has Biggest…
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Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Pay Continues in Latest GuideStar Report
JOB MARKET By Harvy Lipman Female executives at nonprofit organizations continue to be paid less than men in similar jobs, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, a nonprofit ALSO SEE:Survey of College Fund Raisers Says That Gender Has Biggest Impact on Salary group that distributes information…
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Federal report nudges IRS toward review of charity rulesWashington
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D.C. United Way Board Releases Financial Audit
Officials of one of the nation’s largest United Ways have tried to put an end to nearly a year of controversy by releasing an audit that looked into allegations of fiscal abuses originally raised by a former board member in July. The audit of the United Way of the National Capital Area, in…
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Business-nonprofit deal sours for Arizona charitiesTwenty years ago, Benson L. Schaub came up with an idea that he hoped would make philanthropy more practical for people of modest means. Mr. Schaub established a nonprofit organization in Phoenix through which individuals with as little as $5,000…
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