Two Groups Oppose Foundation Measure
Two major associations that represent nonprofit groups have announced their opposition to legislation in the House of Representatives that would probably require many foundations to give more to charity every year. Despite the opposition, one of the bill’s sponors says that he has substantial…
By Brad Wolverton
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Nature Conservancy Revises Several Policies in Wake of Criticism
The Nature Conservancy is altering several of its policies that have drawn criticism recently on Capitol Hill and in the news media, and is enlisting a group of outside advisers to recommend additional changes. A series of articles last month in The Washington Post focused attention on several…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Anticipated slash in AmeriCorps enrollment could prove dire for charities that rely on the programLast year, President Bush visited a member of the AmeriCorps national service program at a community-policing project in St. Petersburg, Fla., to thank her for saving a child’s life. This year, that…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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New York’s Review of Nonprofit Groups: a Sampling of Cases
The New York attorney general’s office advocates a variety of new rules that would affect charities, from ALSO SEE:Making Philanthropy Accountable one requiring groups in New York to seek bids when hiring professional fund raisers to a federal law permitting the Internal Revenue Service to share…
Making Philanthropy Accountable
New York’s top regulator pushes for far-reaching changesNew York The New York State attorney general’s office, one of the nation’s most aggressive charity watchdogs, is ALSO SEE:New York’s Review of Nonprofit Groups: a Sampling of Cases proposing controversial changes in federal law and state…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Many grass-roots environmental groups struggle even as big organizations gain supportWhen Ken Cook envisioned what his organization, the Environmental Working Group, would be doing this ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times decade, he thought…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Hard-hit by a weak economy and a drop in support, social-services charities are forced to cut programsWhen Jay C. Bloom, president of Morrison Child and Family Services, in Portland, Ore., looks at the giving ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard…
By Michael Anft
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Drop in support and stalled economy have many arts organizations scrambling to stay afloatIn January, the Utica Symphony Orchestra, in New York, raised $91,000 in an emergency telethon it held ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyOpinion: The Real Reason to Keep Financing the…
By nicole lewis
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Giving in 2002 Didn’t Outpace Inflation, Report Says
Amid last year’s sluggish economic growth, charitable contributions by individuals, corporations, and ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard TimesCharitable Giving, 2002 foundations totaled $241-billion but failed to keep pace with inflation,…
By Harvy Lipman
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Government cuts, financial woes could cause many groups to foldInterCommunity Caregivers, in Denver, started in 1997 with a promising future, a $25,000 grant ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyA Dwindling AmeriCorpsGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times from the Robert Wood…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Group Releases Figures on Charity Deductions
Using statistics from the Internal Revenue Service, RIA -- a tax-information publisher -- has calculated the average deductions for charitable contributions taken in 2001 by taxpayers in six tax brackets: Average deductions ranged from $1,329 for taxpayers who earned less than $15,000 to $17,842…
By Debra E. Blum and Elizabeth Schwinn
Getting Hired After Working Several Short-Term Positions
Job longevity is not much of an issue for a junior-level person, he says, but is important for more senior positions.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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To get the most out of younger board members, it’s important to remember that a one-size-fits-all approach won’t do.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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Q. I’d like to celebrate my birthday next month by organizing all my relatives in town to spend a day working for a cause or charity. Where can I find a current list of local charities in the Seattle area? A. It’s a great idea to give a local charity in your area the gift of time on your birthday…
By Sandy Asirvatham
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Q. When a prospective employer requests salary requirements in a cover letter, how should they be listed? A. That’s one of the stickiest questions that you’ll face when you’re searching for a job. On the one hand, you don’t want to price yourself out of a job you want; on the other, you don’t want…
By Sandy Asirvatham
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