Google’s CEO Takes On a Nonprofit Role
Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, will become the chairman of the New America Foundation’s Board of Directors on June 1, the group announced. He plans to mark his new role by making an unrestricted $1-million donation to the Washington think tank. Mr. Schmidt has served on the board since…
By Sam Kean
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Charities That Faced Deficits in Last Recession Are Still Trying to Recover, Report Finds
By Holly HallCharities that rely on government aid, especially social-service organizations, are likely to face the rockiest time ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Budget Squeeze Hits CharitiesARTICLE: Struggles in the StatesARTICLE: White House Seeks to Extend Charitable Tax Incentives as the economy slumps,…
By Holly Hall
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White House Seeks to Extend Charitable Tax Incentives
In the budget plan for 2009 that President Bush submitted to Congress, he proposed making permanent several temporary ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Budget Squeeze Hits CharitiesARTICLE: Struggles in the StatesARTICLE: Charities That Faced Deficits in Last Recession Are Still Trying to Recover, Report Finds…
By Sam Kean
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Election 2008: White House Candidates’ Views on Charity
CANDIDATE LIST:Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
With the economic downturn and the housing slowdown eating into tax revenue, many states are struggling to balance ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Budget Squeeze Hits CharitiesARTICLE: White House Seeks to Extend Charitable Tax IncentivesARTICLE: Charities That Faced Deficits in Last Recession Are Still Trying…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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A Budget Squeeze Hits Charities
Charities and advocacy groups face another year of budget battles as President Bush continues his efforts to squeeze spending ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Struggles in the StatesARTICLE: White House Seeks to Extend Charitable Tax IncentivesARTICLE: Charities That Faced Deficits in Last Recession Are Still…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Foundation Spending on Overhead Examined
Nearly a quarter of the nation’s 10,000 largest foundations did not include administrative expenses when they calculated whether they had met the federal requirement to distribute at least 5 percent of their assets a year, a new study has found. The report — by the Urban Institute, the Foundation…
By MARTY MICHAELS
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How to make a career switch from the for-profit world to the non-profit one.
Don’t make any bold moves or quit your day job right away.
By Cassie J. Moore
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How to make money on the side as you begin a new charity.
Don’t be afraid to supplement gaps in your experience with the expertise of others.
By Cassie J. Moore
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Can I ask the organization I volunteer for to cover my commuting expenses?
If the organization is unwilling to reimburse you for transportation costs, you can still take them as a tax deduction.
By Cassie J. Moore
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Moving from volunteer work to a paid position
Q. I’m a full-time volunteer for a youth organization. I love my work, but I cannot continue to do it without at least some reimbursement for transportation and administrative costs, which I am currently paying out of pocket all the money raised by the organization goes for its program costs. Is it…
By Cassie J. Moore
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Katrina Site Focuses on Storm’s Aftermath
More than two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, a grant maker is using the Web to call attention to the larger issues of racism, poverty, and government neglect brought to light by the storms. In 2006 the Open Society Institute, in New York, awarded 31 grants…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Environmental Site Seeks to Cut Mailings
For people who received one or more of the 19 billion catalogs mailed in the United States last year, a Web site called Catalog Choice now offers a way to request that their names be taken off particular catalogs’ mailing lists. The site, started in October, has already attracted more than 500,000…
By Audrey Hill
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Technology Gathering Sets Plans for March
This year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, which in 2007 drew 1,200 charity technology officials, consultants, and company representatives, will take place March 19-21 in New Orleans. The meeting, entitled “Building Community: Connections Around the Globe and Around the Corner,” is organized by…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Low-Cost Communications Tool
Two years ago, David Wilcox, director of international ministries at the Association of Christian Schools International, in Colorado Springs, struggled with the high cost of making telephone calls to the United States while traveling overseas. Then he started using Skype, an Internet-based…
By Sue Hoye
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A new online tool allows Facebook users to bring attention to — and seek donations for — nonprofit groupsCharities are scrambling to figure out how to take advantage of a recent development at Facebook, ALSO SEE:LIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript of an online discussion with Matt Flannery,…
By Sue Hoye
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