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AFP eWire June 21, 2004 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surpassed $240 Billion in 2003 American individuals, estates, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $240.72 billion to charitable causes in 2003, according to a study.  |
CIO June 15, 2004 Michael Fitzgerald |
Crossing the Digital Divide, One Person at a Time There are thousands of Community Technology Centers (CTCs) in the United States, all nonprofits, all designed to help bridge the digital divide by teaching low-income people technology skills.  |
AFP eWire June 14, 2004 |
Letters Needed on New Postal Service Regs---Write Now! The proposed USPS rule would change the guidelines for sending charitable solicitations and would no longer permit charities to distribute letters with dual purposes (education and fundraising). Deadline for letters to refute the exclusive purpose regulations is June 18, 2004.  |
AFP eWire June 14, 2004 |
Canadian Charities Asked to Contact CRTC by June 18! This is the deadline for submitting comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the impact that its new telemarketing regulations will have on fundraising.  |
AFP eWire June 7, 2004 |
U.S. Nonprofit Employment Rate Increasing Faster Than Business, Government Employees at nonprofits now represent 9.5 percent -- 12.5 million individuals -- of all employees in the United States. The total number of employees working in the nonprofit sector has doubled in the last 25 years.  |
AFP eWire June 7, 2004 |
Senate Hearings on Charities & Charitable Gifts Set for June 22 The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has announced a hearing that will focus on a number of issues related to charitable giving abuses, governance and best practices.  |
AFP eWire June 21, 2004 |
New Canadian Telemarketing Rules Will Impact Charities The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued new regulations that impose additional requirements and disclosures for charities engaged in telemarketing, as well as for those for-profit organizations working on behalf of a charity.  |
AFP eWire May 31, 2004 |
IRS to Examine Nonprofit Executive Pay The director of exempt organizations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said that the agency plans to take a close look at how much top executives at nonprofit organizations are being paid.  |
AFP eWire May 31, 2004 |
Giving to All Nonprofits, Especially Religious Organizations, Increased in 2003 A study based on telephone interviews found nearly two out of every three households (63 percent) contributed a gift to a place of religious worship, and three out of every four dollars contributed to charity went to religious centers.  |
AFP eWire May 21, 2004 |
Gifts of Patents, Intellectual Property Under Congressional Microscope A provision in the JOBS (Jumpstart our Business Strength) Act, recently passed by the Senate, would limit a donor's deduction for gifts of intellectual property.  |
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