‘The Nation’: Charity-Run Businesses
Nonprofit groups, especially those promoting “progressive” causes, need to be more aggressive in looking for ways to earn revenue to help finance their own operations, say Michael H. Shuman and Merrian Fuller in an article in The Nation (January 24). In the current political climate, say the…
By Brennen Jensen
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Civil-Rights Groups Seek to Build Ties to White House
As two of the nation’s largest civil-rights organizations undergo changes in their top leadership, both groups are ALSO SEE:Giving a Voice to Hispanics embarking on new approaches designed to thaw the chilly relationships they have had with President Bush. Both the National Association for the…
By Michael Anft
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After building a big civil-rights network, a longtime activist retires from his jobThe young Latino activist was aghast as he watched leaders of the National Council of La Raza argue loudly with ALSO SEE:Civil-Rights Groups Seek to Build Ties to White House each other on a convention podium in…
By Michael Anft
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Deficit, tax-cut plans, and stepped-up government scrutiny give charities plenty of cause for concernWashington
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Church Receives $40-Million From Family; Other Recent Big Donations
Five organizations have received large gifts:
Percentage of Funds Pocketed by Charity Telemarketers Varies by State
While some telemarketers hired by charities are pocketing a larger percentage of the revenue they raise than they give to the charities, others are giving more than they keep, according to reports released by state regulators in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York. Among the…
By Sharnell Bryan
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Study Examines Causes Behind Reporting Errors on Federal Tax Returns
More than a third of nonprofit groups that collected $50,000 or more in 2000 told the federal government they did not spend anything on fund raising even though that was often not the case, according to a new study that examined the informational tax returns charities must file. Many other…
By Harvy Lipman
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Stars Hope to Set Example With Big Donations to Help Tsunami Victims
Steven Spielberg, the Hollywood producer, who makes most of his philanthropic contributions anonymously, broke ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Rebuilding Nature’s Ruin that tradition by announcing soon after the Asian tsunamis that his family had contributed a total of $1.5-million to CARE, Oxfam, and…
By Caroline Preston
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Giving by private, corporate, and community foundations tops $150-million in cash and suppliesThe nation’s foundations and corporations have been scrambling to figure out how best to help the victims of last month’s ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Rebuilding Nature’s Ruin tsunamis in South Asia. Many…
By Debra E. Blum
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