Several Bush Nominees Have Nonprofit Experience
Apart from think tanks and universities, “the nonprofit sector has ALSO SEE:Philanthropy, Congress, and the New Administration: the Key IssuesOutlook For Philanthropy: Issues in the 107th CongressRecommendations for President Bush: Two Views From Nonprofit Leaders been underappreciated as a source…
The IRS Issues New Regulations to Enforce ‘Intermediate Sanctions’ Law
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNWashington More than two years after issuing provisional rules on the topic, the Internal Revenue Service has released more-detailed rules on how it will enforce a law designed to crack down on people who receive improper financial benefits through their involvement with…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Philanthropy, Congress, and the New Administration: the Key Issues
As Congress and the new president get down to business, philanthropy is a topic commanding much attention in Washington. Many legislators, as well as President Bush, have expressed strong ALSO SEE:Outlook For Philanthropy: Issues in the 107th CongressSeveral Bush Nominees Have Nonprofit…
Alliance for Children and Families (Milwaukee): Appointed Karl Robe, media-relations coordinator of media relations, to be director of public relations. Audubon Expedition Institute (Belfast, Me.): Appointed Mia Purcell, programs-abroad coordinator at the Springfield, Mass., office of American…
Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Diana Sciocchetti, vice president of external affairs, to be senior vice president of nonprofit and government affairs. America’s Second Harvest (Chicago): Appointed Sandra S. Byrd, senior vice president of communications and development at Habitat for…
The following awards have been presented for work in fund raising, nonprofit management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Arts and humanities. President Clinton has announced the recipients of the 2000 National Medal of Arts, including Lewis Manilow, a long-time supporter of arts groups in Chicago,…
Write-Offs: IRS Approves Settlement; Coaliton Forms Advisory Group on Nonprofit Tax Issues
By ELIZABETH SCHWINN The Internal Revenue Service has approved a $20.1-million settlement between the former trustees of Hawaii’s wealthiest charity and the Hawaii attorney general’s office, ending a three-year legal battle over the $6-billion charitable trust. At issue were charges that the former…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Temporary-Help Group Is Denied Tax Exemption
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNSaying that an organization is not a charity just because it gives away its services, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled that an organization that pledged to provide free job training to the poor and free employment referrals to business was not exempt from tax because its activities…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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‘Fast Company’: Demise of Business Group
Business Enterprise Trust, a nonprofit group founded by the television producer Norman Lear, went out of business in June, reports Fast Company. The organization, to which Mr. Lear provided $10-million, was founded in 1989 to encourage corporate social responsibility. While it was one of the first…
A special section of Barron’s, published in the December 18 issue, focused on philanthropy. Among the topics covered in the articles: The growing demands by donors for measurable results. The World Wildlife Fund’s $270-million project to save 100 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon. The project…
‘Newsweek’: Challenges for Philanthropy
In a special January-February edition examining key issues of the coming year, Newsweek asks business and nonprofit leaders to reflect on doing good. In excerpts from a roundtable discussion, four people who have been designated by the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, as Global Leaders…
Workbook Aims to Foster Philanthropy in Children
The Giving Book: A Young Person’s Guide to Giving and Volunteering, Volume I, Ages 5-8 is the first installment in a three-part series designed to “cultivate in young children a commitment to the community through lessons in volunteerism, philanthropy, and financial literacy.” With stories,…
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Report on International Collaboration in the Arts
Finding Common Ground in International Artistic Collaboration presents the methods, processes, and theories explored by members of the Working Group on International Collaboration in the Arts during their November 1999 conference. The first section introduces three case studies representative of…
By Gwen A. Williamson
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By NICOLE WALLACE The Benton Foundation has published a packet of resources, Public Media in the Digital Age, that discusses how communities are using public broadcasting, cable-access channels, and online community networks to strengthen education, social services, health care, and civic…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Financial Turbulence Hits Charity Sites
By NICOLE WALLACEInternet start-ups focusing on the nonprofit world have not been immune to the financial turbulence that has hit the high-tech industry. Two online giving portals have ceased operations. The founders of Shine, whose preview site went online in April, decided not to move forward…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Aid Requests Rose Sharply at Catholic Charities in ’99
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNThe number of people asking for food, clothing, and temporary shelter rose sharply in 1999 despite the booming economy, according to a survey by Catholic Charities USA of its more than 1,400 member organizations. The survey, which was released December 19, found that nearly six…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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