Monday, August 16, 2004

KCCatalyst omits salaries from tax filing - 2004-08-16 - The Business Journal of Kansas City
Nonprofits leery about measure on insurance - 2004-08-16 - San Francisco Business Times
Opinion - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana)Quality of Giving study a key for region growth
Estate tax not dying - 2004-08-16 - Sacramento Business Journal
Girl Scouts try new fund-raising recipes - 2004-08-16 - New Mexico Business Weekly
Daily Review Online - More Local News: "But donations from youths are so rare that the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has given its award honoring young philanthropists only six times in the past 10 years, said O'Rourke, who belongs to the association.
Each year the award has been given, it has gone to a group of young people -- never an individual. "
Following a good example - 2004-08-16 - The Business Journal (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
The Herald-Mail ONLINE
Today, we seem to be fighting an unhealthy apathy about local charitable giving. Perhaps the "me" generation attitudes of the baby boomers and the Gen Xers are to blame.

Guv's Community Service Plan For College Kids Is Misguided
Post-Crescent - Charity golf outing tops $500,000 for first time
Will tomorrow's wealthy give back?
Nonprofits Scramble To Meet Terror Rules (washingtonpost.com)
West Palm to study fees for nonprofits
Groups think twice before taking checksThe rule requires the more than 10,000 nonprofit organizations that participate in the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government's annual charity drive, to certify that they do not knowingly employ people whose names appear on three terrorist watch lists put out by the government.
Falwell is 'dubious' about tax laws
The Chronicle, 8/19/2004: Federal Campaign Flap

Friday, August 13, 2004

surveyVoluntary Sector HR Council Feasibility Study
Pepperelll Free Press - Today's HeadlinesPepperell Springs receives coveted honor
PEPPERELL -- Efforts of the Pepperell Springs Coalition to purchase the historic 265-acre property on Chestnut Street received major acknowledgment when the Catalogue for Philanthropy accepted the coalition's application to include the project in its annual publication
Nonprofit Online News: The Email Newsletter Marketing Model
Reporter's Journal: 'Singing Sal' tuned in to charitable giving - ithacajournal.com
Charities to Contest U.S. Terrorism Screening Requirement (washingtonpost.com)
Donated Cars A Boon For Charities
But Practice Draws Increased IRS Scrutiny
The Sun News | 08/13/2004 | Unusable donations crowd charities
New way to promote convention business: DVDs - 2004-08-13 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
New Zealand News - NZ - Sex abuser fundraises for children's charity
Cultural Restoration Project Changes Face of TourismSAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "Volunteer-tourism," a concept that allows travelers to get involved in the cultures they visit, is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism market. Increasingly, people worldwide are putting their hearts and hands to work while on vacation.
FreePint Newsletter 165 - Radio Frequency and eNewsletters
"E-Newsletters: What's the point? And how do you make it?"
By Robin Neidorf