Friday, September 28, 2012

OpEdNews - Article: Endorsed by the CForward PAC, How Progressive Are the Nonprofit Eight?

OpEdNews - Article: Endorsed by the CForward PAC, How Progressive Are the Nonprofit Eight?: The First PAC for the Nonprofit Sector--CForward

In September, eight nonprofit leaders running for elective office received the endorsement of CForward, the 501(c)(4) organization and PAC founded by Robert Egger, a nationally known nonprofit advocate, with a mission "To support candidates who provide detailed plans for how they would partner with nonprofits, social enterprise businesses and micro-credit programs to create jobs and strengthen the economy". The eight CForward candidates all met the minimum threshold criteria of having worked for a nonprofit, served on a nonprofit board, included mentions of nonprofits in their campaign materials and platforms, and committed to appointing nonprofit liaisons.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 28, 2012: Report Details Use of Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits | PRNewswire | Rock Hill Herald Online

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 28, 2012: Report Details Use of Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits | PRNewswire | Rock Hill Herald Online: The great majority of PILOT revenue comes from universities and hospitals, most PILOT activity occurs in the Northeast, and a small number of multi-million dollar PILOTs account for the majority of all revenue received nationwide, according to Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits: Which Nonprofits Make PILOTs and Which Localities Receive Them, authored by Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam H. Langley and Patricia C. Bailin.

Treasury Issues Proposed Regs Regarding Qualifying Grants to Foreign Organizations | Planned Giving Design Center

Treasury Issues Proposed Regs Regarding Qualifying Grants to Foreign Organizations | Planned Giving Design Center: Treasury has issued proposed regulations regarding the standards for making a good faith determination that a foreign organization is a charitable organization, grants to which may be qualifying distributions and not taxable expenditures. The regulations will affect private foundations seeking to make such good faith determinations.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Ten questions every director should ask about the T3010 - Resource Center - AFP

Ten questions every director should ask about the T3010 - Resource Center - AFP: Board members are responsible for ensuring that the organization they represent complies with Canada Revenue Agency legislation. Blogger Lisa Hartford lists questions that every board member should be asking of their organization’s CFO.

Regulator's statutory duty to raise public trust is 'barmy', says charity CEO

Regulator's statutory duty to raise public trust is 'barmy', says charity CEO: The idea that the Charity Commission has a statutory duty to raise public trust and confidence in charities is “barmy”, the chief executive of the Royal Television Society said yesterday.

Simon Albury told the regulator’s public meeting that the whole question of ‘reputation of charities’ is nonsense:

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

SOI Tax Stats - What's New

SOI Tax Stats - What's New: 2012 Spring SOI Bulletin—Statistics of Income (SOI) has released the 2012 Spring SOI Bulletin. Articles included in the publication provide the most recent data available from various tax and information returns filed by U.S. taxpayers.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pittsburgh urged to examine nonprofit donations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh urged to examine nonprofit donations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: As Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl rolled out a no-tax-increase budget for 2013, state overseers Monday suggested that city council establish a task force to study the contentious issue of nonprofit contributions.

Monday, September 24, 2012

White House Philanthropy Event Was a Closed-Door Affair - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

White House Philanthropy Event Was a Closed-Door Affair - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The event—hosted by the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and attended by philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, and others—was not announced publicly and was closed to the news media.

There were no news releases, White House blog mentions, or Webcasts.

A few participants blew the event’s cover, however. One nonprofit group sent out a news release about its founder’s plans to attend

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Donors to nonprofit campaign groups can remain secret - Washington Times

Donors to nonprofit campaign groups can remain secret - Washington Times: With the presidential campaign now entering in its final phase, a federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a ruling that could have curbed the ability of secret-money outside groups from running advertisements during that critical time.

The court said that nonprofit groups such as Crossroads GPS, the Republican group helmed by Karl Rove, do not have to disclose their donors, even if they run ads that clearly name a political candidate in the two months before an election.

Ottawa strips tax-exempt status from 67 charities, including B.C. food bank

Ottawa strips tax-exempt status from 67 charities, including B.C. food bank: OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has stripped the tax-exempt status from 67 charities, including a B.C. food bank that used a higher chunk of its donations to cover the president’s wages and expenses than it did buying food for clients.

Monday, September 17, 2012

The Small Charitable Donations Bill should be index-linked | Third Sector blog | Third Sector blogs

The Small Charitable Donations Bill should be index-linked | Third Sector blog | Third Sector blogs: he GASDS, and the Small Charitable Donations Bill that will bring it into existence, have been criticised because of the bureaucracy involved, particularly the need for a good Gift Aid record before you can take part, and the need to collect at least �1 in Gift Aid for every �2 raised under GASDS.

But the scheme actually has another, perhaps more serious flaw: it’s not index-linked.

This issue is the kind of detail that doesn’t sound exciting, but has the potential to mess up the whole thing.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Charity Regulator Start Date In Doubt | Pro Bono Australia

Charity Regulator Start Date In Doubt | Pro Bono Australia: The start date of Australia’s first charity regulator on October 1st is in doubt after the Greens announced their intention not to pass the establishing legislation without amendment and until the concerns raised by the Not for Profit sector have been addressed.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

National charity regulator gets the nod | The Australian

National charity regulator gets the nod | The Australian: National charity regulator gets the nod

From: AAP
September 12, 2012 6:59PM



A FEDERAL parliamentary committee has given the tick of approval to plans for a national regulator for the charities and not-for-profits sector.

The joint committee on corporations and financial services has released its report on the government's Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and two related bills.

Labor wants to establish a national regulator for the charities and not-for-profits sector.

No need for new charities regulator: Coalition

No need for new charities regulator: Coalition: The Coalition will oppose the Gillard government's proposed charities regulator, and would dismantle it if elected to government.

Labor says its proposed Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission will reduce the administrative burden on the not-for-profit sector by harmonising and centralising regulation.

Gessler drops nonprofits' filing fee to $1 - Denver Business Journal

Gessler drops nonprofits' filing fee to $1 - Denver Business Journal: Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler will drop most filing fees for nonprofit organizations to $1 as of Oct. 1, he announced Tuesday — which is expected to cost his office $1.1 million in annual revenue but that he hopes will help nonprofits.

Friday, September 07, 2012

FRSB to be fundraising regulation’s public face - Charity fundraising news - News - Civil Society

FRSB to be fundraising regulation’s public face - Charity fundraising news - News - Civil Society: he Institute of Fundraising, PFRA and Fundraising Standards Board have agreed that the FRSB will be put forward as the official public face for fundraising complaints following a challenge set forth by Lord Hodgson to simplify the system.

The chief executives and chairs of the fundraising umbrella body troika met yesterday in the first of a series of gatherings to discuss how to respond to Lord Hodgson’s challenge, in his Charities Act Review, to remove confusion from the present system.

Thursday, September 06, 2012

Legislative focus on philanthropy in China set to accelerate | philanthropy-managment.com

Legislative focus on philanthropy in China set to accelerate | philanthropy-managment.com: According to a report in China Daily, China is speeding up legislation for the philanthropic sector, including setting clear rules for foreign NGOs. A report published in April by the China Charity and Donation Information Centre, affiliated with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, showed that less than 3% of 1,000 US-based non-profit organisations operating in China had registered with Chinese civil affairs authorities.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Crowdsourcing The Audit & Accounting Guide For Nonprofits � Sage Words

Crowdsourcing The Audit & Accounting Guide For Nonprofits � Sage Words: AICPA wants your input and perspective on changes to the Audit & Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Entities. They are currently seeking feedback and comments from “preparers, auditors and users of not-for profit entity financial statements and other interested parties”. You can find a notice of their intent and copy of the draft on their website here.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

NPOs marred by legal loopholes |Highlights |chinadaily.com.cn

NPOs marred by legal loopholes |Highlights |chinadaily.com.cn: China is speeding up legislation for the rapidly growing philanthropic sector, including setting clear rules for foreign organizations, an expert from the legislation team said in Beijing on Saturday.

There are loopholes in the existing legal system, which has failed to set do's and don'ts for international non-profit organizations and provided only sketchy information for foundations' operations, Jin Jinping, director of the non-profit Organization Law Research Center at Peking University, said at an internati

Northern Irish regulator receives daily emails about charity misconduct - Charity governance and trustee news - News - Civil Society

Northern Irish regulator receives daily emails about charity misconduct - Charity governance and trustee news - News - Civil Society: The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland receives concerns about suspected charity misconduct and mismanagement on a daily basis from members of the public, says its annual report released this week.

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) gained the power to investigate Northern Ireland charities last year and has conducted well over 100 investigations since.