Keeping Track of Nonprofit Records
Bookkeeping Basics: What Every Nonprofit Bookkeeper Needs to Know
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Former Ambassador Brings Diplomacy to Nonprofit Post
Washington With his firm handshake, navy suit, hearty laugh, and accompanying entourage of staff members, Theodore Kattouf, the newly appointed president of America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, looks more like the U.S. ambassador he was for the past five years than a nonprofit leader.…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
Greenpeace Fund Criticized for Operations
By Grant Williams Public Interest Watch, a self-described charity watchdog group, has accused the research and education arm of Greenpeace USA of illegally transferring millions of dollars in tax-deductible contributions to its related advocacy organization. Greenpeace USA said that the allegations…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Releases Advice on Excess Pay
By Elizabeth Schwinn The IRS has written new guidelines for its agents to help them determine whether charity executives receive excessive financial benefits and which activities of nonprofit health-care providers are not exempt from taxation. The advice will be available in printed form later this…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Change Ahead for Forms 990, Other Forms
By Elizabeth Schwinn As the IRS proceeds with plans to accept electronic filings of Form 990 returns early next year, the agency is considering, among other changes, how it could revise the form to make it easier to fill out and understand. The agency has created a new “compliance unit” in Ogden,…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Outlines Audit Plans for Nonprofit Organizations
By Elizabeth Schwinn As part of its work plan for the fiscal year that began October 1, the Internal Revenue Service said it will focus attention on charities that are used by individuals to evade income and other taxes, and on political groups registered under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Bits: Surdna Foundation Awards $750,000 to CompuMentor
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, in San Francisco, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology assistance to nonprofit groups, plans to hold regional technology conferences in Washington on October 23, in Boston November 5-6, and in Phoenix…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Information Source for Community Groups
Community-development organizations looking for management information have a new Web site to which they can turn. The Living Cities Milano Mix: Management Information Exchange provides articles, sample documents, and other information on such topics as how to motivate employees, resolve conflicts,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Surveyed on Technology Use
Large foundations are more likely to employ technology specialists and devote a higher percentage of their budgets to technology than their smaller counterparts, according to a new report. The study was based on data from 315 foundations and was conducted jointly by the Technology Affinity Group…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Program Awards $13.95-Million
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program has awarded grants totaling $13.95-million to 28 nonprofit organizations and state and local governments. Since 1994, the program has awarded grants for innovative technology projects in education, health care, economic development,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor