Charitable Giving
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IRS: Thousands of Groups Lose Tax-Exempt Status
By Michael S. FischerThe IRS announced that nearly 300,000 groups have lost their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required reports for three consecutive years.
June 03, 2011
IRS Advisory Panel on Tax Exempt and Government Entities to Meet June 15The IRS’s Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) will submit recommendations to IRS leadership at a June 15 public meeting.
June 01, 2011
Investing with StandardsDisasters like BP’s oil spill last year and Japan’s nuclear crisis have increased the public’s awareness about investing in companies…
June 01, 2011
Web Is Good at Acquiring Donors, Not Retaining ThemMultichannel giving has become a popular objective of nonprofits as a way to build constituent support, but it is not widely practiced, a report released Tuesday by Blackbaud found.
May 27, 2011
Roland|Criss Named Registrar for New Fiduciary Standard for CharitiesAs charitable organizations face a new set of fiduciary requirements, Roland|Criss has been appointed registrar of a recently published fiduciary conduct guide for foundations and endowments.
May 25, 2011
One-Third of European Foundations Support Women and Girls: New StudyMore than a third of European foundations support women and girls, says a new study, but there's a huge gap between what foundations allocate and their professed interest in activities related to women and girls.
May 18, 2011
Warren's CFPB to Combine Mortgage Disclosure FormsThe CFPB announced Wednesday that it would combine two federally required mortgage disclosures into a “single, simpler form that makes the costs and risks of the loan clear” and allowed consumers to comparison shop for the best offer.
May 16, 2011
American Women Are Stronger Believers Than Men in Power of Supporting CausesAmerican women are strong believers in the power of individuals to make a difference by supporting causes, while American men are more likely to view supporting causes as a fad, according to new data released Monday by Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication.