Catholic Values Spur a Lawyer’s Passion for Helping Immigrants
Much of what I do is motivated by faith. I think of the passage in Matthew 25, which says that your life will be measured by how you have helped the homeless, prisoners, hungry, sick, and strangers. I was born and grew up in Washington. When I was in high school, our church was going through a…
Coalition Names Leaders to Panel Helping Senate
Independent Sector has appointed 25 officials from charities and foundations to its new Panel on the Nonprofit Sector that the organization formed at the request of the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked Independent Sector, a coalition of about 600 nonprofit groups and grant makers, to…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Tax Agency Revises Charity Application Form
Organizations seeking charity status will be required to provide additional information on a revised application form released by the Internal Revenue Service. They will be required to use the updated Form 1023 beginning May 1, 2005. The application form has been redesigned to give the IRS data…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Homeland-Security Grants Cause Controversy
A new federal law providing $25-million for improved security at religious institutions and other nonprofit organizations has placed some Jewish groups at odds with one another. Some groups welcome the effort to help protect vulnerable charities, and others say that accepting the money would set a…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
White House Policies on Advocacy Rights Faulted
The Bush administration and its conservative allies in Congress and elsewhere have stepped up efforts to stifle expression by nonprofit groups that disagree with government policies, says a new report by OMB Watch, a Washington advocacy group. The report, “Continuing Attacks on Nonprofit Speech:…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
IRS Investigation of NAACP Prompts Criticism by Lawmakers, Legal Experts
The Internal Revenue Service’s investigation of the NAACP and about 60 other charities and churches for possibly breaking federal law on banned political activities has prompted many legal experts and nonprofit officials to worry that the tax status of thousands of charitable groups could now be in…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Advocacy group honored for approach to grooming leadersLos Angeles
By Michael Anft
Contributor
ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter: Appointed Lucretia Gilbert, development and marketing associate at Gilda’s Club Worldwide (New York), to be special-events manager, and Pam Yosh, a major-gifts officer at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston), to be director of development. American…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs
Chief Executive Officer Budget Female Male Overall median More than $50-million $184,212 $283,392 $260,200 $25-million to $49.9-million $128,209 $185,513 $173,086 $10-million to $24.9-million $104,779 $138,038 $126,769 $5-million to $9.9-million $90,786 $105,379 $98,594 $2.5-million to $4.9-million…
Charities Pay Women Less Than Men, Study Finds
For the fourth straight year, female charity executives earned far less than their male counterparts ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs in similar jobs, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, a nonprofit organization that makes charities’ financial information…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Use the back-door approach by contacting the nonprofits in your target city to inquire which headhunters they retain.
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Q. I’ve received information from Moveon.org that the Federal Election Commission has proposed new rules, under which nonprofit groups that advocate for a variety of causes (cancer research, poverty issues, the environment, etc.) could be transformed into political-action committees if they…
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Eighty-nine percent of all nonprofit groups provide liability insurance for their trustees.
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Determining an Executive’s Salary
Q. We’re starting a new nonprofit organization in central Florida, offering after-school classes in the performing arts. We are all new to the world of charities, and are trying to determine what to pay our first president. How do we find the information we need to come up with a decent starting…
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
In major gifts, it’s also all about relationships, and being able to close the deal.
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor