New Reports EvaluateTechnology Tools
Several organizations have published reports about nonprofit technology issues: PolicyLink, a research organization in Oakland, Calif., says in a report that if technology is to strengthen poor neighborhoods, organizations working to bridge the digital divide need to expand their efforts beyond…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Course Offered for Charity Managers
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a nonprofit organization in San Francisco that provides management assistance to other charities, has introduced its first online course, “Budgeting for Programs and Proposals.” The course features interactive learning exercises and is designed so that students can…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
74 Organizations Awarded Federal Technology Grants
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Opportunities Program has awarded grants totaling $42.8-million to 74 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
Regulators Urged to Adapt to New Breed of Charities
Baltimore State officials have not kept up with the sweeping changes in the nonprofit landscape, a Johns Hopkins University scholar told a meeting of state charity regulators held here last week. “There is a significant mismatch between the nonprofit sector as it now exists and what you’ve been…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
What’s Exempt From the Federal Tax on Charities’ Unrelated Business Income
DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES Income from activities in which at least 85 percent of the work involved in generating the revenue is conducted by volunteers. Income from the sale of merchandise at least 85 percent of which was donated to the nonprofit group. Example: revenue from Salvation Army or…
Nonprofit groups reap billions in tax-free income annuallyOver the past five years, the Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit group ALSO SEE:A Boom in Charities’ Business IncomeWhat’s Exempt From the Federal Tax on Charities’ Unrelated Business Income that created the “Sesame Street” television program,…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Raising Money With Sense and Sensibility
Mississippi conference examines strategies for courting and keeping minority donorsOxford, Miss. Nonprofit groups seeking to tap the growing economic power of blacks, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans should tailor their fund-raising appeals to the prospective donors’ customs and sensibilities, Emmett…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Food-Delivery Program for Elderly Is Honored
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
U. of Colorado Business School Wins $35-Million; Other Gifts
Four universities have received large donations: A New York family has pledged $35-million to endow the business school at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The pledge comes from Gerry and Lilo Leeds, who founded CMP Media, a publishing company in Manhasset, N.Y., and their four sons and their…