Wednesday, August 11, 2004

IRS Initiative Will Scrutinize EO Compensation PracticesDIRECT IRS LINK
New Guide Navigates the Hiring Process for Nonprofits :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
Charity still needs help to succeed - Opinion - thespectrum.comAnother scandal has harmed an area charitable organization. This time, charges have been filed against Veronica Garner-Wilson, who was the executive director of Iron County Care and Share until June 2003.

AP Wire | 08/10/2004 | Minneapolis author helps parents teach kids how to handle moneyThey're also learning about bargains and altruism. Brimacomb's 7-year-old son had his heart set on a $90 Wild jersey. But after realizing he didn't have the money, he happily settled on a silk-screened version for $30. A few months ago, the kids decided each would give $20 to a collection for Heifer Project, which buys livestock for impoverished communities.

The State | 08/11/2004 | �Can�t-do� attitude on way out for United Way
Elizabeth Cham argues that shareholders increasingly see philanthropy as a core business responsibility - On Line Opinion - 11/8/2004
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Education -- Qualcomm donates $14.5 million to SDSU
More cash for dash - August 10, 2004 Singapore

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

IRS to scrutinize pay of charities' execs - (United Press International)
Life Cycle of a Public CharityNew resource from the IRS
Volunteering and Youth: "Volunteering and Youth"
Forbes.com: Update 1: Heat Turned Up on Streaming Video Patents
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Acacia Media Technologies Corp. has sent letters to dozens of colleges in recent days claiming the schools' use of streaming video in areas like distance learning and video lectures violates company patents. The message: pay up, or risk getting sued.
Fred's �1m bet on the Reds
And the Salford-born millionaire won't make a penny if he wins, for he has pledged to hand over all his profit to local charities.

Fred has set a deadline of high noon on Saturday for a high roller - preferably a Chelsea supporter - to take him on with the bet that's sure to land him in the Guinness Book of Records
The Black World TodayActivist Economist and Philanthropist Bob Browne Dies at 79
New York--In the Harlem community Robert Span Browne was best known as the founder and the moral center of the Twenty-First Century Foundation, an endowed, public entity that advances strategic black philanthropy
SOI Bulletin - Spring 2004
SOI Bulletin - Spring 2004
Event pairs companies, nonprofits

Groups criticize IRS campaign-finance loophole

Monday, August 09, 2004

Entertainment PhilanthropyIndustry professionals are giving back to the communities that surround them
TODAYonline: "Charities should be registered "Singapore
Charitable Misgivings - - CFO.comCharitable Misgivings

Tax-exempt organizations ''ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when they applied for exemption.''

ic Berkshire - Review chief slams new charity Bill: "New charity laws have been branded a 'dog's breakfast' by the ex-Cabinet minister heading a Commons review of the proposals."
The Dartmouth OnlineCollege shatters charitable giving records in FY 2004