Coalition Names Leaders to Panel Helping Senate
Independent Sector has appointed 25 officials from charities and foundations to its new Panel on the Nonprofit Sector that the organization formed at the request of the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked Independent Sector, a coalition of about 600 nonprofit groups and grant makers, to…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Tax Agency Revises Charity Application Form
Organizations seeking charity status will be required to provide additional information on a revised application form released by the Internal Revenue Service. They will be required to use the updated Form 1023 beginning May 1, 2005. The application form has been redesigned to give the IRS data…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Homeland-Security Grants Cause Controversy
A new federal law providing $25-million for improved security at religious institutions and other nonprofit organizations has placed some Jewish groups at odds with one another. Some groups welcome the effort to help protect vulnerable charities, and others say that accepting the money would set a…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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White House Policies on Advocacy Rights Faulted
The Bush administration and its conservative allies in Congress and elsewhere have stepped up efforts to stifle expression by nonprofit groups that disagree with government policies, says a new report by OMB Watch, a Washington advocacy group. The report, “Continuing Attacks on Nonprofit Speech:…
By Debra E. Blum
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IRS Investigation of NAACP Prompts Criticism by Lawmakers, Legal Experts
The Internal Revenue Service’s investigation of the NAACP and about 60 other charities and churches for possibly breaking federal law on banned political activities has prompted many legal experts and nonprofit officials to worry that the tax status of thousands of charitable groups could now be in…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Advocacy group honored for approach to grooming leadersLos Angeles
By Michael Anft
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10 Charities Win Awards for Marketing and Fund Raising
The Direct Marketing Association, in New York, has announced the winners of the 75th annual Echo Awards Competition, ALSO SEE:Nonprofit Winners of Awards from Direct Marketing Association recognizing charitable and other organizations worldwide for their achievements in the use of direct mail,…
By M.J. Prest and Caroline Preston
Protestants Decrease Gifts for Church-Run Social Services
Giving by Protestants, as a share of their after-tax income, to church-run, charitable activities has dropped to a 35-year low, according to a new report. An analysis of more than 100,000 Protestant congregations shows that in 2002, the latest year for which data are available, church members gave…
By Debra E. Blum
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Postal Service Revises Mailing Standards for Charities
The United States Postal Service has revised its standards for charities and businesses that send bulk mailings at reduced rates. The revisions, which take effect in June, were spurred by requests from organizations for a better definition of what personal information about recipients such mailings…
By nicole lewis
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