A Layperson’s Guide to Fund Raising
The Fine Art of Fundraising: Secrets for Successful Volunteers
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Why Foundations Should Collaborate
Collaborative Philanthropies: What Groups of Foundations Can Do That Individual Funders Cannot
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Bill Would Not Tax Some Disaster Grants
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would prevent the taxation of federal money channeled by charities and others to victims of disasters. The Senate has yet to act on the bill. The Federal Emergency Management Agency sends “hazard mitigation” grants to nonprofit groups,…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
IRS Issues Final Rules on Charitable Trusts
The Internal Revenue Service has issued regulations that clarify how payments from charitable remainder trusts should be taxed in light of changes to capital-gains rates Congress made in 2003. A charitable remainder trust enables a donor to designate a gift to charity, take a tax deduction, and…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
American Islamic Groups to Establish Association
To help promote charitable giving by Muslim Americans and other donors, a group of nonprofit organizations is forming a membership association that will set financial and governance standards for Islamic charities. During a conference in Chicago last month, a group of about 20 Muslim…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Report Urges Charity-Watchdog Groups to Improve Rating Methods
Charity watchdogs and other groups that evaluate nonprofit organizations are confusing donors by using conflicting standards and relying on “overly simplistic” criteria, according to a new report. The report -- by the National Council of Nonprofit Associations and the National Human Services…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Bloggers Talk Up Benefits of Web Logs to Charities
Chicago Web logs -- online journals that are frequently updated with news, commentary, photographs, or links to other information -- can be a powerful tool to help charities raise money, attract volunteers, and “personalize the nonprofit experience,” Mena Trott, a software executive, told nearly…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit workers seeking for-profit jobs have plenty of transferable skills -- if they can get in the door Derrell Jackson graduated from college four years ago motivated to help change the world. But after just two years working for Good Samaritan Ministries, in Holland, Mich., he decided he…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Former trustees who serve on emeritus boards can offer a historical perspective to current membersWhen trustees retire from the board of Thurber House, a nonprofit literary center in Columbus, Ohio, many find that ALSO SEE:Creating an Emeritus Board their work is just beginning. Since the early…
By Kimberlee Roth
Contributor
Charities and Foundations Take Steps to Improve Accountability, Studies Find
Two new reports suggest that many charities and foundations are taking steps to deal with questions that ALSO SEE:Taking Aim at Charity have been raised on Capitol Hill and elsewhere about their public accountability: A survey of officials at 867 foundations found that nearly 57 percent believed…