Good Habits for Successful Boards
The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards: A 59-Minute Guide to Assuring Your Organization’s Future
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Building Charities for a New Age
Five $100,000 prizes awarded to older people who find innovative ways to help society A new prize program that aims to help reshape the way Americans view older people has given five awards of $100,000 each to nonprofit leaders — all of whom are at least 60 years old — who are working to solve…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Tips for Managing Volunteers With Disabilities
Nonprofit leaders who work with disabled volunteers says charities can take several easy steps ALSO SEE:Article: Opening the Door to More to create a welcoming environment for them. Start by being straightforward, says Gillian Friedman, executive director of Ability Awareness, in Cosa Mesa, Calif.,…
Charities Urged to Publicize Hurricane Aid
Government agencies and charities need to do more to reach out to victims of Hurricane Katrina, many of whom remain desperate for aid but are not aware of what assistance is available to them, says a new report. In most cases, people who suffered harm from Hurricane Katrina know only about services…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Confidence in Charities Rises, but Not to Levels Before 9/11
Donors’ confidence in charities is rebounding from the hit it took after the September 11, 2001, ALSO SEE: Chart: How Much Confidence Americans Say They Have in Charities terrorist attacks, according to a new study. But researchers say the news about donor perceptions isn’t entirely positive for…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
NAACP Cleared by Federal Tax Agency
Two-year investigation did little to clarify how charities can influence public policy, critics say By Brennen JensenAfter a two-year investigation, the Internal Revenue Service has concluded that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People did not violate tax laws or rules that…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
United Ways Achieved Small Gain Last year
United Ways raised $4.04-billion last year, a 0.4-percent increase over 2004, according to numbers released ALSO SEE: Chart: Largest Percentage Gains Chart: Donations Reported by 426 United Ways for 2005-6 by United Way of America. The gain failed to exceed the 3.4-percent inflation rate for the…
By Sue Hoye
Contributor
Fund-Raising Experts Offer Tips on Seeking IRA Gifts Under New Law
Charities should be careful in promoting gifts under a new federal law allowing people to make ALSO SEE:Article: New Law Challenges Fund RaisersArticle: How the New Tax Law Affects Charities: Online Sources of InformationArticle: Charity Leaders Seek to Decipher New Rules Designed to Curb Abuses…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Charity Leaders Seek to Decipher New Rules Designed to Curb Abuses
The new tax law signed by President Bush last month contains numerous provisions designed to curb ALSO SEE:Article: New Law Challenges Fund RaisersArticle: How the New Tax Law Affects Charities: Online Sources of InformationArticle: Fund-Raising Experts Offer Tips on Seeking IRA Gifts Under New Law…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
How the New Tax Law Affects Charities: Online Sources of Information
Congressional summaries Full text of the law (HR 4), the Pension Protection Act of 2006