IRS Sets Priorities for Nonprofit Review in 2008
IRS sets priorities for nonprofit review in 2008
By Sam Kean
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A new online venue allows charity clients, volunteers, and others to post guidebook-style ‘reviews’When people ask Perla Ni how her new Web site, Great Nonprofits, helps people judge the quality of charities, Ms. Ni turns the question around on them. “When’s the last time you bought a book from…
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A Charity Takes Advantage of the ‘Regifting’ Trend
Lutheran Services in America, in Baltimore, is proving that an unwelcome surprise under the Christmas tree can be a boon for charity. For the third year in a row, a project called Trading Graces is encouraging people to “regift” their NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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Self-Published Books Help Charities Raise Money and Get Authors Involved
A growing number of charities have found that self-publishing a book can be a great way to promote their causes NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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Three Religious Organizations Join Forces to Promote Holiday Contributions
The Lutheran Community Foundation, in Minneapolis, and the Catholic Community Foundation, in NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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Foundations Slow to Adopt Technology
By Sam KeanGrant makers continue to lag behind other groups in adopting and using information technology, according to a recent survey. The Technology Affinity Group and the Council on Foundations co-sponsored the survey, which gathered results from 334 foundations. It was the third such survey…
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Company Says Hackers Stole Charity Data
By Sam KeanNinety-two nonprofit groups that use Convio, a company that helps charities raise money and send advocacy appeals online, had their accounts broken into in late October, the company has announced. All the attacks involved charities that use GetActive, a software company Convio acquired…
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Endowment Soars — Along With Minds — at Renowned Institute
THE PHILANTHROPY 400 No. 374 The Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, N.J., knows its august history is its selling point. Few other institutions have employed so many luminary minds, including the ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 AT A GLANCE: About the Institute for Advanced Study…
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Bits: MacArthur Foundation Announces Competition for Grants
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in Chicago, announced it will hold a competition to give away $2-million for technology-related ideas. Part of the money will be awarded in sums of $100,000 to $250,000, to support creative online-education efforts. The rest will provide awards of…
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