The Chronicle, 11/11/2004: What Nonprofit Leaders Want

The Chronicle, 11/11/2004: What Nonprofit Leaders Want: "What Nonprofit Leaders Want
Charity and foundation leaders offer advice on the best ways for the president to help philanthropy

As President Bush was re-elected to his second term last week, The Chronicle asked nonprofit leaders to recommend what steps he could take as he begins the new term to help charities

The advice was wide-ranging, but many in the nonprofit world urged President Bush to step up enforcement of laws to ensure that nonprofit groups operate within the bounds of the law. Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator, a watchdog group, suggested that Mr. Bush set up an agency like the Securities and Exchange Commission to monitor charities. 'Charities are big business,' he said. 'They need to be regulated like "