Highlights of Supreme Court Rulings on Charity-Appeals Regulation
By Grant Williams Much of the current thinking about how states regulate charitable appeals has been shaped by three ALSO SEE:Legitimate Fund Raising or Fraud?Taking Sides at the Supreme Court: Groups Submitting Views in Telemarketing CaseOPINION: Charities Should Urge Court to Protect Donors U.S.…
Legitimate Fund Raising or Fraud?
Supreme Court to consider Illinois charity-solicitation caseWashington The Supreme Court this week is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that has the potential to alter the ground ALSO SEE:Highlights of Supreme Court Rulings on Charity-Appeals RegulationTaking Sides at the Supreme Court: Groups…
By Grant Williams
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Defending New York fund-raising rules
To the Editor: Nick Stavarz of Synergy Direct Marketing Solutions (Letters to the Editor, January 9), concerning the rules and regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Law, asserts that requiring charities to obtain bids prior to entering into a fund-raising contract will involve…
Kill the Estate Tax and Let Philanthropic Giving Blossom
To the Editor: Contrary to the opinion expressed by William H. Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins in their opinion piece (“The New Congress Should Keep the Estate Tax,” January 9), repealing the estate tax permanently makes (dollars and) sense for the nonprofit sector. Prior to the creation of the estate…
White House Takes Opposing Views on Charities
President Bush’s budget for fiscal 2004, submitted to Congress this month, contains millions in federal dollars to help religious groups. That follows his executive order in December in which he commanded sweeping changes he said would “remove barriers that prevent faith-based and grass-roots…
By Laura K. Abel
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Bush and Senate Draw Up Charity Tax Proposals
Two key developments in Washington this month could help charities that seek donations: ALSO SEE:President Bush’s BudgetWhat Bush Administration’s 2004 Budget Means for Nonprofit GroupsPhilanthropy and President Bush’s Budget: the Key ProposalsPresident Creates Council to Promote Volunteerism…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Wireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to Symphony With $120-Million Gift
After the San Diego Symphony got out of bankruptcy in 1998, Irwin and Joan Jacobs began donating about $1-million ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeHow The Chronicle’s Donor List Was CompiledBillionaire Casts Wide Net, But Stays Close to HomeShaped by…
By Debra E. Blum
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Why Irene Diamond’s Philanthropic Legacy Should Live Forever
Irene Diamond, who died last month at age 92, was a modest but creative philanthropist who left the ALSO SEE:ARCHIVE: Not All Diamonds Are Forever world with the best hope yet for curing AIDS. Few lives provide a more inspiring exemplar of the philanthropic imagination in action. Mrs. Diamond…
By Mark Dowie
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Why Foundation Grants Shouldn’t Mix With Politics
By Pablo Eisenberg In October the Boston Foundation pledged $1-million to help the city of Boston raise enough money from private and nonprofit sources to sponsor the 2004 National Democratic Convention. The award, rare if not unprecedented for a community or private foundation, raises a number of…
Lessons Learned After September 11
Before becoming chief executive of the September 11th Fund, I had never worked in the nonprofit world. My career was split between business and government. However, because the fund was created by the New York Community Trust and the United Way of New York City, received donations from thousands of…
By Joshua Gotbaum
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