Education Group Wrote Fla. Law to Protect Its Corporate Aid
A new Florida law expanding corporate tax breaks for contributions to a scholarship program was drafted by the nonprofit group that benefits, says The Florida Times-Union.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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Mass. AIDS Groups Scramble for Donors Amid Federal Cuts
AIDS charities in Massachusetts are issuing urgent calls for contributions after learning this month that the state has lost one-quarter of its budget to prevent the disease, writes The Boston Globe.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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New N.J. Charity Regulator Vows Tough Line on Fraud
New Jersey’s top consumer-affairs official is revamping the agency to pursue charity scams more aggressively, according to The Record.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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Social Innovation Fund Urged to Document Grant Decisions Better
After charges of favoritism were raised about an award, an evaluation finds that a federal agency acted fairly but needed to make some improvements.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Deficit Committee Includes Faces Familiar to Nonprofits
Several of the dozen lawmakers on the deficit-reduction “super committee” have long connections to nonprofit issues.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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A Congresswoman Uses Lessons From Her Nonprofit Career to Build Support in Washington
As a leader of several advocacy groups, Donna Edwards learned how to debate and digest reams of information, she says, skills she needs as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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After Deficit Fight, Charities Face Even Deeper Cuts
As lawmakers face tight deadlines to cut spending, nonprofits are trying to figure out how to influence their deliberations and prepare for potentially massive cuts in aid.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Congresswoman Uses Her High Profile to Support Charities in Home District
Rep. Donna Edwards, a former nonprofit leader, holds sessions to help groups learn basic skills in fund raising and managing and to encourage them to collaborate.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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N.J. Drops Proposal to Require Charities to Tell Donors They Can Earmark Money
The proposal would have required charities with at least $250,000 in annual contributions to tell donors they can specify how their gifts should be spent.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Some R.I. Lawmakers Criticize Legislative Charity Grants
Grants to charities doled out by Rhode Island lawmakers are coming under increasing scrutiny as the state battles budget problems, the Providence Journal says.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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Texas Governor’s Charitable Giving Put Under Microscope
Many of the gifts given by the governor and his wife were in the form of clothing and other noncash donations.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Advocates Say Burden of R.I. Cuts Fall on the Elderly and Disabled
Rhode Island social-service charities say the state’s most vulnerable populations are bearing a disproportionate brunt of the state’s budget sacrifice, the Providence Journal writes.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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IRS Faces New Questions About Gift-Tax Stance
A prominent tax lawyer is pushing the IRS to make clear why it is not attempting to enforce a gift tax on donations to nonprofit advocacy groups.
By Lisa Chiu
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Ala. Track Fights Tax on Revenue From Charity-Operated Bingo Machines
An Alabama dog track is fighting a $75-million state bill for taxes and interest on electronic-bingo proceeds, arguing in part that the bingo machines were licensed by charities, the Associated Press writes.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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Minn. Adjusts Focus of Homelessness Spending
While maintaining overall spending on services for the homeless at last year’s level, Minnesota’s Department of Human Services has reduced grants for some urban programs as homelessness increases in other parts of the state, Minnesota Public Radio writes.
By ANDY MARKOWITZ
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