Congressional Hearing to Examine Complex Charity Operations - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Congressional Hearing to Examine Complex Charity Operations
July 19, 2012, 10:37 am
By Suzanne Perry
A Congressional panel will hold the second in a series of hearings on tax-exempt organizations next week, this one focusing on charities that have complicated operations such as profit-generating arms.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Religious Charity On Philadelphia Homeless Feeding Ban: 'We're Going To Break The Law'
Religious Charity On Philadelphia Homeless Feeding Ban: 'We're Going To Break The Law': A Philadelphia religious charity is set on helping the homeless -- come hell or high water.
Chosen 300 Ministries is back on the streets providing food for homeless people after a judge has halted enforcement of a homeless feeding ban for about four months, NBC Philadelphia reports.
Chosen 300 Ministries is back on the streets providing food for homeless people after a judge has halted enforcement of a homeless feeding ban for about four months, NBC Philadelphia reports.
Paying trustees would damage charity sector, warn umbrella bodies - Governance - News - Civil Society
Paying trustees would damage charity sector, warn umbrella bodies - Governance - News - Civil Society: Opposition to proposals that would allow large charities to pay their trustees has gathered pace, with seven umbrella bodies writing to minister for civil society Nick Hurd, warning that it would be damaging for the charity sector.
Currently, a charity can pay their trustees only with permission from the Charity Commission or if it is allowed in their governing documents. However, as part of his review of the Charities Act 2006, Lord Hodgson has recommended that charities with an income of over �1m should be given the automatic right to pay
Currently, a charity can pay their trustees only with permission from the Charity Commission or if it is allowed in their governing documents. However, as part of his review of the Charities Act 2006, Lord Hodgson has recommended that charities with an income of over �1m should be given the automatic right to pay
Monday, July 16, 2012
Large charities should be allowed to pay trustees without permission, says Hodgson
Large charities should be allowed to pay trustees without permission, says Hodgson: The issue is divisive, says Tory peer in his review of the Charities Act 2006, but charities above �1m income should not have to seek Charity Commission approval
Charities with incomes above �1m should be permitted to pay their trustees without getting permission from the Charity Commission, and all charities should be encouraged to reimburse trustees’ expenses, the Hodgson review says today.
It says payment is "a hugely divisive issue in the charity sector", with some saying it undermines the voluntary sector and others saying it would improve diversity and attract those with special skills.
Charities with incomes above �1m should be permitted to pay their trustees without getting permission from the Charity Commission, and all charities should be encouraged to reimburse trustees’ expenses, the Hodgson review says today.
It says payment is "a hugely divisive issue in the charity sector", with some saying it undermines the voluntary sector and others saying it would improve diversity and attract those with special skills.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Vic Philanthropy Partnership Plan | Pro Bono Australia
Vic Philanthropy Partnership Plan | Pro Bono Australia: The Victorian Government has released a plan to increase collaboration between philanthropy and government partnerships in the state.
The Guiding Principles for Collaboration between Government and Philanthropy was launched by Acting Premier Peter Ryan and the Office for the Community Sector with the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development.
The Guiding Principles for Collaboration between Government and Philanthropy was launched by Acting Premier Peter Ryan and the Office for the Community Sector with the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Court’s Health-Care Ruling Offers Little-Noticed Threat to Nonprofits - Leslie Lenkowsky - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Court’s Health-Care Ruling Offers Little-Noticed Threat to Nonprofits - Leslie Lenkowsky - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The court’s logic in the health-care case makes it unmistakably clear that lawmakers have the authority to increase government control of tax-exempt groups. Of particular concern, the ruling opens the way to the adoption of measures such as limiting charity tax exemptions to groups that provide direct benefits to the poor and allowing tax deductions only for donors to those groups, proposals that have gained growing support in recent years among some members of Congress and other lawmakers.
The root of the potential problem for nonprofits lies in the way that Chief Justice Roberts crafted his majority opinion to uphold the health-care law.
The root of the potential problem for nonprofits lies in the way that Chief Justice Roberts crafted his majority opinion to uphold the health-care law.
Pittsburgh Passes Nonprofit Payment Plan, Memphis Mulls Same - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Pittsburgh Passes Nonprofit Payment Plan, Memphis Mulls Same - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Pittsburgh Passes Nonprofit Payment Plan, Memphis Mulls Same
July 3, 2012, 9:39 am
The Pittsburgh City Council approved a deal with a nonprofit coalition Monday that will provide the city with $5.2-million to $5.4-million in lieu of taxes over the next two years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
July 3, 2012, 9:39 am
The Pittsburgh City Council approved a deal with a nonprofit coalition Monday that will provide the city with $5.2-million to $5.4-million in lieu of taxes over the next two years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Russia Introduces Law Limiting Aid for Nonprofits - NYTimes.com
Russia Introduces Law Limiting Aid for Nonprofits - NYTimes.com: MOSCOW — In the latest move to rein in dissent, Russian authorities have introduced a draft law that would require nonprofit organizations that receive financing from outside Russia to publicly declare themselves “foreign agents” — a term that, to Russians, evokes cold war-era espionage and is likely to discredit the organizations’ work in the eyes of the public.
Monday, July 02, 2012
State May Require Non-Profits to Disclose Exec Pay - Easton, PA Patch
State May Require Non-Profits to Disclose Exec Pay - Easton, PA Patch: A proposed amendment to the state fiscal code bill — a piece of the overall budget package that sets out tax and regulatory framework — would require the Department of Public Welfare to collect data from non-profits that deliver services as part of a variety of state programs.
The department would be instructed to track executive pay and the pay of top employees, along with association dues, lobbying expenses, administrative costs and the indirect or direct costs of providing services.
The department would be instructed to track executive pay and the pay of top employees, along with association dues, lobbying expenses, administrative costs and the indirect or direct costs of providing services.
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