Friday, July 31, 2015

FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes | Accounting Today News

FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes | Accounting Today News: "FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes
NORWALK, CONN. (JULY 31, 2015)
BY MICHAEL COHN
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is beginning to hear from not-for-profit organizations and their accountants about the far-reaching changes it has proposed in reporting by nonprofits, and finding there are some disagreements, even among FASB’s own leaders."



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SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics

SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics: "SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics"



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Thursday, July 30, 2015

massnonprofit news ::Mass. Fundraisers Earn More than Their U.S. Counterparts

massnonprofit news ::: "uly 28, 2015 — While salaries for professional fundraisers in the United States last year remained about the same as the year before, Massachusetts fundraisers, on average, earn more than those in the Northeast or the country as a whole, according to newly released findings.

Average pay across the country in 2014 was $75,913, less than 1% higher than the 2013 average of $75,483, according to the 2015 AFP Compensation and Benefits Report published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)."



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The AFP Blog: Who We Are

The AFP Blog: Who We Are: "Who We Are
We’ve just released our latest Compensation and Benefits Report—covering 2014—and if you need information about your salary and other benefits, it’s the resource to use. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more detailed survey of the fundraising profession, and with our new Job Title Mini-Reports, we’re giving you more specific, targeted compensation and benefits data than ever before.
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Why We Love to Hate Nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Why We Love to Hate Nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review: "Big social impact organizations occasionally draw big press, but the story is often one of failure, fraud, or deception. The Red Cross weathered a scandal invoking all three when NPR and ProPublica accused the organization of bungling its response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The ProPublica headline that hooked readers was “How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes.” The story struck a chord with the public, gathering more than 800 comments between the two sites and inciting dozens of similar articles in publications such as Salon, TIME, and the Washington Post. "



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