Iraqi Man Gets Jail Term Over Death of Charity Leader
Iraqi court sentences man to jail over death of the head of CARE International
Religious Program Ruled Unconstitutional
Federal judge rules religious program in Iowa jails is unconstitutional
Federal Tax Court Denies Conservation Write-Off
The U.S. Tax Court ruled last month that an Alexandria, Va., real-estate company’s promise not to overdevelop land near George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, and the company’s donation of $1.3-million to a local county, had no value as a conservation easement and could not be written off from…
Audit Shows Alabama Boy Scouts Council Inflated Membership Numbers
The Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America, in Birmingham, inflated its membership rolls by more than 13,000 boys over three years, according to an audit released Friday, The Birmingham News reports. The council’s executive committee said most of the memberships in question were…
Financier’s Estate to Award $120-Million to Charity
New York financier’s estate leaves $120-million to charities
Charities Prepare for Hurricane Season
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have recruited additional volunteers and sought to improve their communications systems as the 2006 hurricane season gets under way, reports Bloomberg. On the heels of the most active hurricane season on record, the Salvation Army increased training of…
Yosemite National Park Establishes New Fund-Raising Policies
Yosemite National Park has established new policies that govern acknowledgments of corporate donors, reports McClatchy Newspapers. The new policy bans donations from liquor and tobacco companies and prevents Mike Tollefson, the group’s superintendent, from explicitly soliciting donations from…
Many Small Private Colleges Thrive With Modest Endowments
Database: How endowment investments fared at 247 nonprofit groupsArticles: All of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments Supplement in print: Order print copies of the Endowments supplements from June 2006 and August 2005
By RICHARD EKMAN
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What Every Nonprofit Institution Should Know About Investing in Hedge Funds
Database: How endowment investments fared at 247 nonprofit groupsArticles: All of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments Supplement in print: Order print copies of the Endowments supplements from June 2006 and August 2005
By Jeffrey Blumberg
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