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AFP eWire September 19, 2005	House and Senate Introduce Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Legislation Congress has introduced Hurricane Katrina tax relief packages that include direct grants to help those affected by the tragedy, as well as tax incentives to encourage charitable giving.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	Maehara Named Chair of ASAE Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO of AFP, has been named chair of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	Direct Response in the Time of Katrina, Public Scrutiny With the impact of Hurricane Katrina, increasing amounts of mail and diminished public trust of the charitable sector, direct-response fundraising faces more challenges than ever before.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	Despite Reform, Postage Rates May Still Increase A postal reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in July was supposed to eliminate the need for a postage rate increase in 2006, but the projected savings may be diverted for other purposes. Here's how it affects nonprofits.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005 Geoff Peters	Best Practices in Direct Mail Fundraising Direct response is both art and science for charities, and as such, trends and hot ideas tend to flood the marketplace suddenly and then recede just as quickly.
AFP eWire September 12, 2005	Boomers Lead Generation Giving, But Younger Groups Showing Potential A new study reports that the baby boomer generation now gives more to charities than any other generation, while younger donors are showing a stronger than expected proclivity to support nonprofit organizations.
AFP eWire September 12, 2005 Bill Toliver	Looking Beyond Charity Competition Too often, the manner of our competition against other similarly motivated agencies and nonprofits winds up ultimately hurting our mission.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 William C. Symonds	Sweating For Dollars Bikeathons and other athletic events are a runaway success for fund-raisers and today, corporate teams play a central role in most such events.
Sports Central September 10, 2005 Billy Davis	Deion Primed For the Cause Deion Sanders is attempting the biggest tackle of his career. Last week, he asked all professional athletes to donate at least $1,000 apiece to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Killed Off by a King The latest celebrity auction on eBay hopes to get your name in print while raising money for the cause of free speech.
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