White House Explains Reasoning Behind Charitable Deduction Cap - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

White House Explains Reasoning Behind Charitable Deduction Cap - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: February 16, 2012; Source: White House Blog | The White House has heard from a number of charities expressing opposition to President Obama’s (fifth-time-around) proposal to cap charitable deductions at the 28 percent tax rate for individuals earning $200,000 or more (or households earning $250,000 or more). Although the charitable deduction would be the only major tax benefit exempted from elimination as part of the president’s proposed “Buffett rule” regarding the taxes of millionaires and billionaires, the value of the deduction would still be capped at 28 percent for the top two percent of income earners. Jonathan Greenblatt, director of the White House Office of Social Innovation, has posted on the White House blog to explain the elements of the president’s reasoning. Here they are, in paraphrased form:

Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: February 14, 2012, 2:16 pm
Valentines From the Nonprofit World

By Cody Switzer

We asked our followers on Twitter to share their best romantic messages in the language of nonprofits.

Below is a running list of some of the responses from the nonprofit world and the Chronicle staff. Join in and post using the hashtag #nonprofitvalentines.

6 steps for handling embezzlement - TheNonProfitTimes

6 steps for handling embezzlement - TheNonProfitTimes: Embezzlement and fraud have negative effects on all businesses, but they hit nonprofits especially hard given the nature of their finances.

Fundraising Roles, Responsibilities for Staff - Memphis Daily News

Fundraising Roles, Responsibilities for Staff - Memphis Daily News: art Four in a Five Part Series Have you heard this before: “We’ll hire the right person and they will raise the money”?

Hmm … if only fundraising were so simple. Here’s a short list of problems associated with this perspective. First, the board is ultimately responsible for fundraising and needs to be engaged at all times. Then there’s the issue of how to identify, hire, manage and retain experienced fundraisers. Let’s not forget the adage “people give to people,” which includes peer-to-peer fundraising.

Get Away From Your Desk And Remind Yourself WHY | Margaux Smith | 101fundraising

Get Away From Your Desk And Remind Yourself WHY | Margaux Smith | 101fundraising: That’s why last week, I was excited to get out of the office for a few hours and head south of the Thames to do a couple of interviews. I got to speak to two women who work for one of the UK’s leading medical charities, helping people to pick up the pieces and move on after being suddenly struck with a serious medical condition. By acting as a support system to their patients, aiding them with almost every aspect of their lives – sometimes for years as they recover, they are heroes to those they help.

Ray Charles Foundation Demands Gift Back as Arts Center Never Built - NPQ

Ray Charles Foundation Demands Gift Back as Arts Center Never Built - NPQ: Between 2001 and 2002, Ray Charles gave Albany State University in Georgia $3 million to build a performing arts center named after him. The celebrated artist never lived to see the center built, dying in 2004 at age 73. In fact, were Charles still alive today, he would still not see the center because it has never been built; and now the Ray Charles Foundation wants its money back.

True to your school: US college donations rise dramatically in 2011 | Education | guardian.co.uk

True to your school: US college donations rise dramatically in 2011 | Education | guardian.co.uk: True to your school: US college donations rise dramatically in 2011

Charitable giving to American universities was up to $30.3bn in 2011 – the second highest amount on record

• See America's top 20 fundraising universities (pdf)

Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post

Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post: The Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington, an organization that connects local nonprofits with donors, has established a workplace giving portal which officials say they hope will help drive more corporate funding to charities.

College Giving Rebounded Last Year - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

College Giving Rebounded Last Year - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: After two lackluster years, donations to U.S. colleges and universities rose last year to an estimated $30.3-billion. That’s an 8.2-percent increase or 4.8 percent after inflation, according to a report by the Council for Aid to Education.

Weingart Foundation | Current E-Newsletter

Weingart Foundation | Current E-Newsletter: February News

Capacity-Building Planning Grant Award Announced
The Weingart Foundation is pleased to announce that the $100,000 planning grant for developing a comprehensive Capacity-Building Information Exchange has been awarded to a collaborative that includes Nonprofit Finance Fund, Center for Nonprofit Management and Taproot.

Assessing A Donor’s Legal Capacity - TheNonProfitTimes

Assessing A Donor’s Legal Capacity - TheNonProfitTimes: The nature of a charitable gift planner’s work is to come into regular contact with elderly donors. Along with this contact sometimes comes the question of whether the donor has the mental capability to make a gift.

In a presentation during the recent National Conference on Philanthropic Planning in San Antonio, Texas, Marcia Inger Navr�til and Laura Hansen Dean of The University of Texas at Austin discussed the issues that arise when a donor’s mental capacity becomes an issue.

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massnonprofit.org ::: ebruary 9, 2012 — Fifteen months after discovering that its executive director had embezzled funds, nearly forcing it to close, Boston Living Center, a nonprofit that helps people living with HIV/AIDS, announced that it will merge with Victory Programs, another Boston nonprofit that works with individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction, or other chronic illnesses.

The merger of Boston Living Center with Victory Programs on March 1, unanimously approved by both boards last month, was announced yesterday.

Could Philanthropic Equity Revolutionize the Nonprofit Sector?

Could Philanthropic Equity Revolutionize the Nonprofit Sector?: here is a fairly new concept in the nonprofit world that has the power to completely transform the sector. "Philanthropic equity" (or "growth capital") is just a fancy term for the money many nonprofit organizations desperately need.