Court Restricts Home-Buying-Assistance Group
Partners in Charity, a nonprofit downpayment-assistance organization in West Dundee, Ill., has been barred by a federal court in Chicago from telling home buyers to whom it makes “gifts” of up to 10 percent of a home loan that they can take a charitable tax deduction when selling the home, reports…
Resources and Tips for Conducting Online Surveys
TOOLS AND TRAINING Choosing a site to do a Web survey can be a matter of trial and error. Fortunately, though, most sites make that process easy by allowing free trials — usually either ALSO SEE:Article: Online Surveys Help Charities Save Time and Money by offering access for a fixed period at no…
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Senior Editor, Copy
Foundation Commits $2.2-Million to Fight Charity Leader Burnout
Foundation commits $2.2-million to fight burnout among charity leaders
Nonprofit Group to Provide Information on Lawmakers
The new nonprofit Sunlight Foundation, in Washington, is the latest group to try to connect voters with information online about candidates for Congress, reports The Washington Post. Michael R. Klein, a securities lawyer, gave $3.5-million to create the organization. Its executive director, Ellen…
African Health-Research Group Gets $17-Million Gates Grant
A nonprofit group in Ghana that helps build the basic infrastructure for scientific health studies received a $17-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this week, reports The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Indepth Network, founded in 1998, works with community leaders to establish…
Hockey Star’s Foundation Gives $7-Million to Medical Center
$7-million donated to Mass. hospital by former hockey star’s charity
Ohio Churches’ Political Activities Under Fire
Clergy members push IRS to investigate churches for alleged political activities
Cuts to U.S. Microloan Program Threatened
Bush administration’s budget would eliminate microloan program
Charity Hastens Drug Development
An influx of charitable donations has spurred the development of drugs to fight overlooked diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, The Washington Post reports. According to a new report by researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science, leadership from the Bill & Melinda…
Benefit Concert Planned for South Africa
Inspired by a 2004 visit to South Africa, the Black Eyed Peas, the Grammy-winning hip-hop group, plan to headline a concert in Johannesburg next month to raise awareness for their foundation, reports the Associated Press. The concert is the first major event for the Peapod Foundation, in Los…