Friday, September 24, 2004

Nonprofits brace for new rules in wake of scandals

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Nonprofits brace for new rules in wake of scandals: "Nonprofits brace for new rules in wake of scandals
Friday, September 24, 2004
By Meegan Holland
Lansing Bureau
LANSING - The nonprofit sector, rocked by news reports of unscrupulous charities and subsequent investigations by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, is gearing up to fend off potential new regulations.
Michigan nonprofit leaders were exhorted to assure their representatives in Congress that allowing such organizations to police themselves is better than loading them up with new rules and paperwork. About 200 leaders, mostly representing human resource organizations, gathered in Lansing Thursday for the fifth annual Non-Profit Day. "

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