IRS Increases Scrutiny of Credit-Counseling Groups
The Internal Revenue Service, which has spent the past year scrutinizing nonprofit credit-counseling organizations, announced this month that it is cracking down on the groups. The announcement came a few days after the IRS joined the Federal Trade Commission and a group of state charity regulators…
By Debra E. Blum
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Advocacy. OMB Watch (Washing-ton) has honored 15 individuals for their work promoting citizen participation, government accountability, and social justice: -- Christine…
New Survey Tracks Growth in College E-Mail Appeals
In a survey of college fund raisers, conducted by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, in Washington, 51 out of 119 respondents said their institutions have started making some of their annual-fund appeals via e-mail. The study found that e-mail solicitations still make up a very…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tech Museum Names 2003 Award Winners
Four nonprofit organizations and one company were honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation for their creative use of technology to benefit society. The nonprofit winners, who each received $50,000, were: Equal Access, in San Francisco, which uses digital satellite radio and solar technology to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Groups Urged to Follow Governance Act
Nonprofit organizations should apply to their own operations many of the same requirements companies must now follow as part of a federal law intended to improve governance and accountability, say several legal and financial experts. In a position paper on the issue, two prominent nonprofit…
By Stephen G. Greene
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A New Paid-Leave System Makes a Charity’s Workers Less Harried
Five years ago, Delia Monroe’s life got a lot more complicated. As associate director of resource development, corporate and foundation affairs, at the American Foundation for the Blind, in New York, she already carried a full workload. But when her husband, Douglas, fell ill with a brain tumor,…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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YWCA Fires Embattled CEO After Six-Month Tenure
The YWCA of the U.S.A. this month fired its chief executive officer, Patricia Ireland, after only six months on the job. During her tenure, Ms. Ireland faced strong objections from socially conservative groups that did not approve of her ties to abortion rights and gay causes. “We have the deepest…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Foundation Shares Lessons About Developing Small Businesses
Even economically depressed cities and towns have a wealth of resources -- whether they be forests, land, or cultural heritage -- that can serve as the basis of community-development projects. But translating those efforts into successful businesses can be difficult and time-consuming, according to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Salary Gap Is Shrinking for Female Charity CEO’s, Survey Finds
Although female charity heads continue to be paid less than their male counterparts, the ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs compensation gap is shrinking at all but the smallest charities, according to a survey of 68,000 organizations by GuideStar, a nonprofit…
By Leah Kerkman
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Giving by Protestants Rises Slightly
Protestants gave 2.7 percent of their take-home pay to their churches in 2001, an increase of 1.1 percent from the year before, after adjusting for inflation, according to a new report. The donations averaged about $631 per member, according to the report, which was produced by Empty Tomb, a…
By Matt Murray
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