The hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean uses his fame and marketing skills to assist charities in his poverty-stricken homeland.
By Caroline Preston
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Performers Use Their Star Power to Help Their Hometown Causes
Visibility is often the most significant gift celebrated musicians can give to a local cause. The pop singer Ricky Martin says using his fame to raise awareness about a social problem is perhaps more important than raising or donating funds. The ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Voicing Support for CharityARTICLE:…
By Ian Wilhelm
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From Raising Cain to Raising Money
Former ‘poster boy for sin’ Alice Cooper has taken on a decidedly different role: Christian philanthropist It’s a cloudless and clement day at Grayhawk Golf Club, a verdant oasis carved out of the desert scrub northeast of Phoenix. The veteran rock vocalist Alice Cooper, his shoulder-length hair…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Jazz great Marsalis views his hurricane-relief efforts and other charity work as ‘just part of being alive’ Despite helping to award more than $3-million to victims of Hurricane Katrina, Wynton Marsalis, the New Orleans native ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Voicing Support for CharityARTICLE: From Raising Cain…
By Ian Wilhelm
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When it comes to giving, musicians look toward homeAfter Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast last summer, scores of New Orleans musicians raised money to help victims of the ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Citizen WyntonARTICLE: From Raising Cain to Raising MoneyARTICLE: Performers Use Their Star…
By Michael Anft and Ian Wilhelm
Tips for Persuading Bands to Share the Spotlight With a Charity
IN THE TRENCHES Charity managers suggest the following tips for nonprofit organizations seeking a partnership with a ALSO SEE:Article: Charities Find That Joining Forces With Touring Musical Acts Can Help Spread Their Messages to New Audiences touring musical artist: Look for performers who already…
IN THE TRENCHES By Jennifer C. Berkshire When People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sought to develop a youth division four years ago, organizers ALSO SEE:Article: Tips for Persuading Bands to Share the Spotlight With a Charity of the animal-rights group in Norfolk, Va., knew they wanted…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts. The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis) has presented its 2006 Distinguished Artist Award to Lou Bellamy, artistic director of the Penumbra Theatre Company (St.…
IRS Seeks Public Comments on New Tax-Shelter Law
By Elizabeth SchwinnThe Internal Revenue Service has asked nonprofit groups and others to comment on how the agency should enforce a law Congress passed last month to impose steep fines on charities, churches, and other tax-exempt groups that participate in abusive tax shelters. The law, which…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Tax Agency Gets Advice on Charity Tax Forms
By Elizabeth SchwinnIn an effort to speed up a long-awaited update of Form 990, the federal informational tax return charities are required to file, an Internal Revenue Service advisory committee has proposed seven principles for the tax agency to follow in making changes. The advisory committee…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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By Nicole Wallace The National Center for Law and Economic Justice — formerly known as the Welfare Law Center — plans to end its Low Income Networking and Communications Project in August because of a lack of money. Since its founding in 1998, the LINC Project has helped grass-roots antipoverty…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Lobbying Groups Fear a Move in Congress
By Nicole WallaceTwo coalitions of advocacy groups and technology companies are fighting a new move that threatens nonprofit organizations’ ability to conduct e-mail campaigns. The House Chief Administrative Officer has made software available to members of Congress that requires visitors to their…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Religious Coalitions Decry Bush’s New Policy on Cuba
By Suzanne PerrySeveral prominent religious coalitions have sharply criticized new plans by the Bush administration to further restrict humanitarian shipments to Cuba, saying they violate religious freedom. President Bush this month endorsed a report proposing to require U.S. groups to distribute…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Two California Foundations Plan to Merge Next Year
By Harvy LipmanTwo large California community foundations have agreed to merge, forming a new organization that will rank among the five wealthiest community funds in the nation. The boards of the Community Foundation Silicon Valley, in San Jose, and the Peninsula Community Foundation, in San…
By Harvy Lipman
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Baltimore Boy Scouts Group Accused of Firing Whistle-Blower
By Debra E. Blum A former employee of the Boy Scouts of America’s Baltimore council has sued the local group, accusing the organization of defrauding donors by exaggerating the number of youngsters registered for its programs and for firing him when he raised questions about its enrollment…
By Debra E. Blum
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New Restrictions on Charities, Donors Passed by Senate Committee
By Harvy LipmanThe Senate Finance Committee last month passed a series of measures designed to encourage greater accountability among donors and nonprofit groups. Among the key elements: Donors who try to inflate the value of their charitable gifts would face tough new penalties, and small…
By Harvy Lipman
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