Charity Lowers Revenue Figure by $135-Million
World Help, a charity that said it had raised $239-million last year, now says the amount was much lower, in part because of problems in the way it valued noncash gifts.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Second Social Innovation Fund Director Resigns
After less than two months on the job, Idara Nickelson is leaving to work for an international nonprofit.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Charitable-Deduction Limit Would Hurt Poor, Say Nonprofit Leaders
As Congress meets Tuesday to discuss spending issues, nonprofits are organizing lobbying campaigns to show how cutting giving incentives could hurt the people they serve.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Nonprofit leaders and thinkers suggest how President Obama’s agenda for his second term can foster a healthy nonprofit environment and help charities aid the vulnerable and build America’s economic might.
Some States Give Donors Tax Credits for Gifts to Charitable Endowments
States seek ways to keep wealth in-state rather than watching it migrate as young residents move away and take their inheritances with them.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Tax Credits for Gifts That Support Private-School Scholarships Raise Eyebrows
At least 11 states offer the incentives, which some critics say is a back-door way to channel government money to religious organizations.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
State Tax Credits Let Donors Give Big for Much Less
At least $1.5-billion now flows to nonprofits because of incentives states offer to encourage giving to specific kinds of groups, such as private schools or social-service organizations.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Foster America’s Economic Might
Nonprofit leaders and thinkers share their ideas about what President Obama’s nonprofit agenda should be during the next four years.
Promote a Strong Future for Citizens Around the World
Nonprofit leaders and thinkers share their ideas about what the president’s nonprofit agenda should be for the next four years.
5 Candidates Endorsed for Nonprofit-Friendly Agendas Win Election
CForward, a fledgling effort to give charities more muscle, is pressing ahead to influence the New York City’s mayoral race and other local campaigns.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Most Key Lawmakers for Nonprofits Win Re-Election
But the chairman of a powerful House panel who has been examining nonprofits now faces a runoff.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Nonprofit Leaders’ Advice to the President
Nonprofit leaders have lots of ideas for President Obama in his second term about how to create a better country for nonprofits.
Fundraising PAC Aims to Give Charities a Political Voice
The Association of Fundraising Professionals PAC gave money to five Republicans and five Democrats this election cycle.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Investigations of Charities Include High-Profile Groups
State officials and journalists have examined fundraising appeals and spending on travel, salaries, and questionable contracts.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Lack of Serious Oversight of Charities Undermines Public Trust
As organizations like the Central Asia Institute have fallen under scrutiny, the economic downturn has aggravated the oversight problem because states that are on the front lines of policing charities have been forced to cut their budgets.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Proposals for Strengthening Charity Oversight
The prospects for five plans put forth by experts and regulators.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor