Camp Fire USA, Lone Star Council (Dallas): Appointed Anthony D. Roberts, vice president of development at Texans Can Academies (Dallas), to be chief executive officer. Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Announced the retirement of Sharon Daly, senior adviser on public policy. Center for…
American Association of Museums (Washington): Announced the retirement of Edward H. Able, president and chief executive officer, effective August 1. American Farmland Trust (Washington): Appointed Victoria Edwards, vice president for finance and administration, to be chief financial officer.…
Three Ways Grant Makers Can Improve Communications
Foundation Communications: The Grantee Perspective, by Judy Huang, identifies three effective ways foundations can convey their goals and strategies to the nonprofit organizations they support. Analyzing three years of data from nearly 17,000 grantees of 142 foundations, the report suggests that…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Some Credit Counselors Will Lose Tax Exemption
By Elizabeth SchwinnThe IRS has announced that it will revoke the tax exemptions of 41 nonprofit organizations that counsel people who have amassed big credit-card debts. Together the organizations account for some $410-million of the $1-billion in revenue that credit-counseling institutions take…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Lawmakers Contacted Tax Agency About NAACP
By Elizabeth SchwinnSeven Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Susan M. Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, in recent years forwarded complaints to the Internal Revenue Service about the tax-exempt status of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, according…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Congressional Fight Stalls Charity Provisions
By Elizabeth SchwinnThe odds that Congress will pass any major legislation this year to change rules affecting donors and nonprofit groups are growing slimmer. Two key lawmakers are squabbling over the legislation, and unless they come up with a compromise, Congressional aides and charity lobbyists…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Supreme Court Turns Down Charity Telemarketing Case
By Brennen JensenAn effort by two Maryland charities to challenge federal telemarketing restrictions has ended with the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review the nonprofit groups’ complaints. Nonprofit groups are exempt from many of the restrictions and disclosure requirements that the Federal…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Former Official Alleges That D.C. United Way Distorted Campaign Results
By Harvy LipmanWashington The United Way in Washington, D.C., faces charges that it distorted its fund-raising results, putting another roadblock in the way of the organization’s effort to rebuild its reputation after a scandal that in 2004 saw its former chief executive plead guilty to stealing…
By Nicole Wallace American Humanics has released a new bibliography and literature review entitled “Workforce Issues in the Nonprofit Sector: Generational Leadership Change and Diversity.” It is available in the Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers section of the organization’s Web site, under…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘Net Neutrality’ Is Topic of Grant-Maker Seminar
By Nicole WallaceThe Innovation Funders Network plans to hold a conference call for grant makers on “net neutrality” on June 9. The concept of net neutrality refers to the practice of handling all data traveling over the Internet in the same way, no matter which companies’ networks deliver it.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Regulators Offered Access to Charity Financial Figures
By Harvy LipmanGuideStar is developing a new online service designed to make it easier for government regulators to check on the financial performance of nonprofit groups. The new section of GuideStar’s Web Site, to be called gov@GuideStar, will allow subscribers to search for information contained…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
New Web Site Offers Data on Donors
By Leah KerkmanThe Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, in Washington, announced a new Web site that features articles and other information on emerging trends in giving. As part of the New Ventures in Philanthropy Initiative, the site — Donors of the Future Online Knowledge Center —…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
Intel Pledges $1-Billion Over Next Five Years
By Leah KerkmanIntel, the computer-chip manufacturer, in Santa Clara, Calif., has said it will spend $1-billion in the next five years to expand computer access in developing countries. The program, Intel World Ahead, will seek to extend wireless broadband access to at least one billion new users.…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
American U. Approves Overhaul of Its Board
By Paul FainWashington In a move that charity leaders hope will head off new federal regulations, American University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a sweeping set of recommendations to improve the board’s inclusiveness, accountability, and oversight. The overhaul was conducted in…
By Paul Fain
Contributor
Tulane U. Faces Lawsuit Over Allegations That It Failed to Follow Donor’s Instructions
By Brennen JensenRelatives of Josephine Louise Newcomb, the woman whose charitable donations started Tulane University’s H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, have sued the institution to block what they see as an effort to dissolve the school and dishonor their family member’s legacy. In March the…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Environmental Charity Turns Old Factory Into Green Headquarters
By Nicole WallaceStaying true to its mission as an environmental organization, the Center for Neighborhood Technology has recycled an old textile factory on Chicago’s northwest side as its headquarters. And it embarked on the renovation with the goal of making the building as environmentally…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor