Organizations Would Use Electronic Filing, Study Finds
Nearly three-quarters of charities probably would file their Form 990 informational tax returns electronically if the Internal Revenue Service gave them the opportunity to do so, according to a survey. If electronic filing were available, 73 percent of charities would be “very” or “somewhat” likely…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Charities with plans for new profit-making ventures to support their missions are being invited to compete for one of four $100,000 prizes, plus a year’s worth of free consulting help. Four additional prizes of $25,000 each, plus six months of free consulting, will also be awarded. A newly formed…
Students Rank Managing Courses
Alumni of nonprofit-management education programs find courses on fund raising and governance most valuable, according to a new survey released by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich. The study builds upon findings of a Kellogg-sponsored study last year of nonprofit-management…
Charities’ Need for Better High-Tech Tools Was Highlighted by September 11
Orlando, Fla. Technology chores, such as upgrading anti-virus software and backing up computer networks, need to be made easier for charities, a nonprofit consultant told participants at the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network Roundup here. That need became especially clear to charities that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Think Tanks Share Similar Names but Not Views on Living Wage
As organized labor, church groups, and activists continue to pound the pavement for so-called ALSO SEE:Paying a High PricePay-Raise Activists Buoyed by Growing Support From Big Foundations living-wage laws, nonprofit research groups continue to pound one another over the effectiveness of…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Pay-Raise Activists Buoyed by Growing Support From Big Foundations
Santa Monica, Calif. Celia Talavera’s day starts just after sunrise in the cramped bungalow in suburban Inglewood that ALSO SEE:Paying a High PriceThink Tanks Share Similar Names but Not Views on Living Wage she shares with her husband, her two school-age children, and two other relatives newly…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Living-wage laws threaten stability of some charitiesBryan Van Dorpe is facing one of his toughest challenges as executive director of the South ALSO SEE:Pay-Raise Activists Buoyed by Growing Support From Big FoundationsThink Tanks Share Similar Names but Not Views on Living Wage Boston…
By Michael Anft
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Alliance for Building Communities (Allentown, Pa.): Appointed Fred Banuelos, vice president ALSO SEE:Policy-Minded Globe-Trotter’s Path Leads to MacArthur of property management and administration, to be acting president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Ed Pawlowski, who has taken a…
How a Denver Animal Charity Created a Training Program That Now Aids Shelters Nationwide
BRAINSTORMS By Janet Tate Animal shelters in the United States see more unwanted, abandoned, or abused animals pass through their doors each year than they can possibly place in suitable homes. Dumb Friends League, in Denver, is no exception: It handles more than 20,000 cats, dogs, birds, and other…
By Janet Tate
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Study of Chicago Arts Groups Finds Potential Leadership Shortage
JOB MARKET Chicago arts groups face serious challenges as their leaders prepare to leave their posts and those groups look to a new generation to fill those slots, according to a new survey by the Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation, a 20-year-old arts advocacy organization. The survey, which…
What Arts Organizations Are Doing to Attract Younger Patrons
IN THE TRENCHES By Mary E. Medland It was not a single epiphany, says Todd Schultz, when the Los Angeles Opera realized it should begin courting younger audiences, no moment when he and his colleagues looked out in the crowd and were taken aback to discover that the audience was predominantly…
By Mary E. Medland
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Alumni of Nonprofit-Management Programs Pick Most Important Courses in New Survey
TOOLS AND TRAINING Alumni of nonprofit-management education programs find courses on fund raising and governance most valuable, according to a new survey released by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich. The study builds upon findings of a Kellogg-sponsored study last year of…
Asking for a Raise During Tough Economic Times
JOB MARKET By Alison Stein Wellner You didn’t go into charity work to get rich. But, on the other hand, you probably didn’t take a vow of poverty, either -- and your creditors aren’t likely to care what you do for a living. Sooner or later, regardless of the prevailing economic climate, even the…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Payments to Parish Include Charitable Gifts
By Grant Williams The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that a parish of the Roman Catholic Church may, in a fund-raising campaign, offer its members the right to use niches in its columbarium -- a vault with spaces for urns containing cremated remains -- because it will make clear what part of…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Senator Wants Inquiry of Charity, Fund Raiser
By Harvy Lipman An influential Republican Senator who has been raising tough questions about federal regulation of charities ALSO SEE:Text of Senator’s Letter to the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue ServiceText of Senator’s Letter to the Federal Trade Commission has urged three top Bush…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for achievement in fund raising, management, philanthropy, and research: Advocacy. The Gleitsman Foundation (Malibu, Calif.) has selected Mike Farrell, a star of the long-running television sitcom M*A*S*H, and Mimi Silbert, co-founder of the Delancey Street…