Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service. The service reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The service cautions that it does not approve or…
Adelphi U. (Garden City, N.Y.): Appointed Nan Gerson, director of government relations at Long Island U. (Brookville, N.Y.), to be vice-president for university advancement. Alliance Healthcare Foundation (San Diego): Appointed Olga de la Cruz-Canon, prevention-programs director at the Centro de la…
State Registration Requirements for Charities and Fund Raisers
For charitable organizations For fund-raising counsel Has rules for paid solicitors Alabama* Annual registration. $25 fee. $100 registration fee and $10,000 bond. Yes. Alaska Annual registration. No fee. None. Yes. Arizona Annual registration. No fee. None. Yes. Arkansas* Annual registration. $100…
Senate Committee Passes ‘Split-Dollar’ Provision
The Senate Finance Committee has approved legislation that would effectively abolish a controversial giving technique in which charities and donors divide the proceeds of life-insurance policies purchased with tax-deductible contributions. The provision is included in the Affordable Education Act,…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Government Gives Donors Extra Year to ‘Flip’ Trusts
The Internal Revenue Service is giving donors more time to take advantage of rules issued in December that make certain types of planned gifts more lucrative for contributors and charities. The regulations clarified how the I.R.S. treats “flip” trusts, in which a donor converts one type of…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
New On-Line Effort to Improve Race Relations
A California non-profit group has announced a new effort to use the Internet to promote racial harmony. The Western Justice Center, in Pasadena, and America Online have started “Dialogues Online: Healing Racism in Your Hometown.” The on-line forums are aimed at dealing with race relations in four…
By Kristen R. Batch
Contributor
Company, Web Sites Unite in Campaign to Aid Refugees
A company that processes Internet transactions and 12 large Web sites that use its technology have joined together to raise money for UNICEF-USA’s efforts to help Kosovar refugees. Anderson Consulting (http://www.ac.com), E Online (http://www.eonline.com), and Sony Online (http://www.sony.com) are…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
On-Line Project Assists Advocates for Poor
The Low Income Networking and Communications Project helps groups that provide advocacy for welfare recipients use technology to communicate with one another and bolster their efforts. The project’s Web site now features a directory of more than 185 groups in 44 states formed by poor people to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Authors Examine Philanthropy’s Future
Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor