Opt-in a bigger issue than the Fundraising Preference Service, says Etherington

Opt-in a bigger issue than the Fundraising Preference Service, says Etherington: "EU rules which will require donors to opt in to fundraising communications are “a bigger issue” for charities than the Fundraising Preference Service, Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, has said in an interview published today.
Etherington, who was interviewed at length for the relaunched Governance and Leadership magazine, also said that the fundraising crisis was inevitable due to “crude” and “industrial scale” fundraising techniques, and because no charity was thinking about the sector as a whole.
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Senator Wants Data on Wounded Warrior Project, a Charity Under Fire - The New York Times

Senator Wants Data on Wounded Warrior Project, a Charity Under Fire - The New York Times: "A week after the top executives of the Wounded Warrior Project were fired amid accusations of lavish spending, an influential senator on a committee that oversees nonprofit organizations is asking for a detailed accounting by the country’s largest veterans’ charity.

In a letter Friday to the Wounded Warrior Project, Senator Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican who sits on the Finance Committee, said that recent news media reports had raised questions about the charity’s treatment of employees and its spending."



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Commentary: Ruth Shapiro: Civic engagement with Chinese characteristics- Nikkei Asian Review

Commentary: Ruth Shapiro: Civic engagement with Chinese characteristics- Nikkei Asian Review: "China's President Xi Jinping has thrown his weight behind a government drive to increase charitable giving by Chinese citizens at the annual session of parliament this month and a new draft law from Beijing aims to boost local philanthropy by obliging charities to publish financial statements and annual reports."



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Needy clauses: Would China’s proposed charity law be a gift to the disadvantaged? | South China Morning Post

Needy clauses: Would China’s proposed charity law be a gift to the disadvantaged? | South China Morning Post: "China’s top legislative body will on Wednesday begin deliberating the country’s first charity law, which some observers say could go some way to reversing that reluctance to give.

But others suggest that much more than a new law is needed to bring life to the third sector and unleash funds for needy causes."



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Bingo Becomes Increasingly Tough Gamble For Texas Charities « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Bingo Becomes Increasingly Tough Gamble For Texas Charities « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth: "More than 600 organizations sponsored bingo games in 2015, but the move by the lottery commission appears to be the first time the state has stripped the licenses of underperforming bingo operators.

Charity bingo was first created in 1980 by a statewide vote, but it has faced declining popularity amid the rise of other gambling options. The number of licensed operators fell from 937 in 2010 to 623 last year."



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MRFP, Inc. | Multistate Registration and Filing Portal

MRFP, Inc. | Multistate Registration and Filing Portal:



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