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Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Andras Kosaras
Self-Regulation An Overview of Principles and Standards Work at the Council on Foundations that provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Jane C. Nober
Discretionary Grants Foundations reviewing an existing or proposed discretionary grant program should keep some of these basic legal principles and operational guidelines in mind. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Andras Kosaras
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
August 16, 2004
Manda Salls
Achieving Balance in Nonprofit Governance Nonprofits are facing increasingly complex regulatory and boardroom challenges, says Harvard University's Marion R. Fremont-Smith. Can organizations respond while maintaining their missions? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Wing et al.
Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Andras Kosaras
Marion R. Fremont-Smith An interview with Harvard's senior research fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and author of Governing Nonprofit Organizations: Federal and State Law and Regulation, on her work as an attorney specializing in the representation of nonprofit organizations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2013
Brill & Donovan
The Perils of Global Giving Global philanthropy is on the rise, but wealthy individuals and foundations need to avoid the legal pitfalls. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
March 8, 2004
Massachusetts AG Considering Charity Accountability Legislation The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is considering new regulations that seek to improve charity accountability and transparency. mark for My Articles similar articles
HRO Today
Heller & Della Torre
Audits of Outsourced Retirement Plans Relying on CPAs to turn up potential issues now is a better alternative than for plan participants or the IRS to discover shortcomings. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Kelly Shipp Simone
Legal FAQs on Disaster Grantmaking Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Susan L. Hirshman
Changes in Charitable Compliance Revised not-for-profit tax reporting offers opportunities for advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 28, 2008
New Study Recommends Ways to Address Flaws in Grant Application and Reporting Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Jane C. Nober
Legal Brief - Encouraging Tourism for Economic Development Is it charitable or not? Here's some guidance from the author of Economic Development: A Legal Guide for Grantmakers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
February 2010
Eric L. Reiner
Shaking The Foundation Donor-advised funds report droves of conversions from private foundations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Simone & Venkat
Planning for Consistency Corporate grantmakers can achieve stability through creating endowments, quasi-endowments and reserves. Here's how. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
December 10, 2007
Nonprofit Sector Sees Significant Increase in Governance Changes Majority of charities have put in place new governance and accounting policies since the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley accountability law. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005
Matching Foundation Payout Rates to Mission A new report argues that foundations would be better served by matching their payout rate to the specific needs and programs of their mission as opposed to an arbitrary, government-set limit. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Kara P. Stapleton
Perqs Lead to Penalties About 600 charities and foundations have had to file amended tax forms due to an IRS study that found flaws in the way the organizations reported payments to executives and other employees. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Lee Draper
Managing Expectations, Coping With Realities Newcomers to philanthropy often find acclimation difficult. Here, ten interviewees discuss their beginnings and offer recommendations from their experience. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 1, 2005
Operating Style Key Factor in Foundation Expenses A new study of the expense and compensation patterns of the 10,000 largest grantmaking foundations in the U.S. suggests not only that there are vast differences among these entities, but also operating style may be the most critical factor in determining and explaining such expenditures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Kosaras & Biemesderfer
Partners for Public Good Building relationships between state charity regulators and the charitable sector is important. Here's how it can be done. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
Leibell, Daniels & Prince
With Strings Attached Here are five alternatives for donors who wnat to retain some say-so over money donated, even after it has been donated. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 21, 2007
Foundations Don't Support Overhead Costs, Do They? A new study suggests that foundations are more likely to support overhead expenses and award unrestricted gifts than most nonprofits realize. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
July 1, 2005
Bill Birchard
Nonprofits by the Numbers In the wake of embarrassing revelations, high-profile scandals, and Sarbanes-Oxley, nonprofit CFOs are striving for greater transparency and accountability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Jane C. Nober
Military Aid Grantmakers can support military personnel. Here's how. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Helen Monroe
Vision, Values & Verbalization New foundations completing first distributions, as well as foundations with a mature grantmaking program in place, should set aside time for in-depth conversations about their work. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 10, 2007
IRS Releases Draft Redesigned Form 990 Here is one of the biggest tax changes in charity regulation over the past several decades. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 8, 2007
"Orphan" Trusts Controlled by Large Banks, Law Firms Offer Less Charitable trusts that are created by families and then controlled by banks and law firms after family members pass away often grant fewer funds, while the fees to manage those trusts actually increase, according to a recent article in The New York Times. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Lee Draper
Achieving Impact Without Giving Cash Grantmakers are trying to stretch dollars, but there are limits to their budgets' elasticity. How can we achieve broader impact with limited dollars? mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 15, 2008
IRS Issues Revised Instructions on New Form 990 The IRS has released revised instructions and supplementary materials for completing the redesigned IRS Form 990. A key change was the elimination of references and disclosures related to fundraising percentages and ratios. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
H. Art Taylor
Building a More Accountable Sector There is a leadership role for grantmakers to play in helping nonprofits demonstrate their accountability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Sarita Venkat
Director Independence & Charitable Contributions Despite SEC rulings, corporate governance and director independence are still somewhat subjective areas. Even a hint of impropriety can be a cause for concern. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Allison H. Fine
Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 6, 2004
Urban Institute Releases Study on Foundation Practices, Attitudes Urban Institute study reveals a wealth of data about the attitudes and practices of different types of foundations, including how they view effective philanthropy and the monitoring and evaluation processes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2002
Ray Milnes
Audit Committees -- A Perspective on Utilizing Internal Audit Resources A brisk current of regulatory change is sweeping through America's corporate boardrooms aimed at strengthening the independence and effectiveness of corporate audit committees, including those of REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies... mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 9, 2005
New Study Shows Accountability the Norm in the Nonprofit Sector A new study reveals that a large percentage of nonprofits across the U.S. already engage in the kinds of accountability practices currently under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, bringing into question why nonprofit accountability has become such an issue with Congress. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 1, 2006
Nonprofit Sector Panel Proposes Solicitation, Compensation Recommendations to Congress The panel, which was created to provide Congress with guidance in developing oversight of America's charities, has released a supplement to its final report that contains additional recommendations related to charitable solicitations, compensation and other issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Peeler, Stuart & Goldstein
Inducing Information Integration Here, a fictitious foundation provides the opportunity to highlight technology issues many non-profits face along with some possible solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
March 16, 2005
Cade Metz
Your Request Is Granted We go inside the soup-to-nuts Web site for running charitable foundations online. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Kathleen P. Enright
Philanthropy's New Clothes New study results represent the most comprehensive look at how foundations view their own effectiveness to date. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
March 2008
Christopher Myers et al.
SOX Relief for Smaller Banks The SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board apparently agree that SOX may be too burdensome on small companies, and some relief may be on the horizon. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 7, 2014
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
Kenneth L. Betts
Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 17, 2004
Report Reveals What Grantees Value in Foundations A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy has identified several key areas that charity grantees most value in the foundations that fund their programs. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
February 26, 2013
Laurie Arena Rocha
Three Things Every Fundraising Professional Should Be Prepared for in 2013 These three things include executive compensation, risk management, and the current government debt reduction debate. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
March 15, 2004
Craig Schneider
A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Ira Apfel
Respect the Public Trust Stewardship principles and concrete practices for corporate grantmakers. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Dan Caplinger
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
Jim Grote
Foundations for Renown Assets in domestic private foundations are growing and donors are demanding more customized service from advisory firms. mark for My Articles similar articles