Charity Told to Pay Tax on Business Earnings
TAX WATCH By GRANT WILLIAMSA charity that runs a consignment store, tea room, and gift shop may keep its tax exemption but must pay income tax on some revenue, the Internal Revenue Service says in a ruling that gives insight into its view of charity-operated enterprises. The group at issue, which…
Using Religious Groups To Help Troubled Kids
Faith-Based Institutions and High-Risk Youth, by Harold Dean Trulear, is an overview of strategies used by religious organizations that work with youths in poor communities. Mr. Trulear, a vice president at Public/Private Ventures, examined sites in 11 cities where faith-based institutions had a…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Ensuring the Health of ‘Conversion’ Funds
Building Strong Foundations: Creating Community Responsive Philanthropy in Nonprofit Conversions, edited by Harry Snyder and Deborah Cowan, is a guide intended for community groups, regulators, news media, courts, and other organizations that want to keep watch over foundations created as the…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Economist Urges End of Estate Tax
Writing Off Ideas: Taxation, Foundations, and Philanthropy in America
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Book Counsels Those Who Would Counsel Others
The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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‘The American Spectator’: Taking Aim at AmeriCorps
By JENNIFER MOOREAmeriCorps “operates more like a federal relief program for nightclub comics” than a national-service effort, writes James Bovard in a cover story in The American Spectator (July/August). Mr. Bovard points to several projects AmeriCorps members helped run, including a drive to…
‘Time’: Giving Styles of the New Philanthropists
By JENNIFER MOOREThe multimillionaires of today “are finally stepping up to the collection plate,” according to Time (July 24). “And just as they’ve transformed American business, members of this new generation are changing the way philanthropy is done.” The magazine reports that today’s donors…
Advertisements on Behalf of Charities Are Honored With ‘Addy’ Awards
ALSO SEE:18 Charities Win Awards for Ads ADVERTISING FOR THE ARTS, CAMPAIGN Winner: “Support those who want their Mozart as much as they want their MTV,” “Support music that comes from the heart. Not the Hollywood machine,” and “Music should be taught by someone other than a purple dinosaur,” a…
18 Charities Win Awards for Ads
The Tennessee Repertory Theatre’s effort to project a different image through its marketing ALSO SEE:Advertisements on Behalf of Charities Are Honored With ‘Addy’ Awards materials helped it win one of this year’s American Advertising Awards, known as Addys. The institution was looking for a way to…
Bits: Charitableway.com to Buy Charitygift; and List on Charity Business Ventures
By NICOLE WALLACE Charitableway.com (http://www.charitableway.com), a San Carlos, Calif., company that helps other companies put their employee-giving programs online, has signed an agreement to buy Charitygift (http://www.charitygift.com). Charitygift, which under the terms of the deal will…