News Releases

News Contact:
Suzanne E. Coffman,
Director of Communications
757-229-4631, ext. 27
scoffman@guidestar.org

Following are GuideStar's latest news releases. Use the links on the right to browse through older releases.

• Half a Million Nonprofits Could Lose Their Federal Tax Exemptions, GuideStar Warns
  Release Date: 02/10/2009

  GuideStar, the leading provider of nonprofit information, reports that half a million nonprofits could find themselves stripped of tax-exempt status in May 2010.

• GuideStar Offers Academics and Students Complimentary Access to Nonprofit Information
  Release Date: 01/22/2009

  GuideStar, the leading provider of nonprofit information, is making in-depth nonprofit data available to academia through its Edu@GuideStar program.

• Marketwire and GuideStar Offer More PR Opportunities to Non Profit Organizations
  Release Date: 12/18/2008

  Marketwire, a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, and GuideStar, USA, Inc., the nation's largest portal for philanthropic and nonprofit information and resources, announce an exclusive partnership that empowers charitable organizations with more opportunities to maximize PR efforts, boost branding and increase ROI.

• GuideStar Offers One-Stop Shopping for On-line Donors
  Release Date: 11/12/2008

  Donors who plan to research their end-of-year giving on the Internet can find the information they need on GuideStar, www.guidestar.org, then give to the charities of their choice directly from the GuideStar Web site.

• Seventh Annual GuideStar Nonprofit Economic Survey Reveals Significant Challenges for Charities
  Release Date: 10/29/2008

  A new GuideStar survey shows that the proportion of charity representatives reporting decreased contributions nearly doubled between 2007 and 2008, and that almost half of participants from nonprofits that rely on end-of-year gifts expect donations to decline during the last quarter of 2008 compared to the last quarter of 2007.

• Nonprofit Gender Gap Continues to Narrow, 2008 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report Indicates
  Release Date: 09/25/2008

  Women led a greater proportion of nonprofits in fiscal year 2006 than FY 2005, the 2008 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report shows.

• GuideStar Named to 100 Best Websites
  Release Date: 02/28/2008

  The GuideStar Web site, which millions of people visit each year to access nonprofit information, has been named 24th on the list of 100 Best Websites.

• New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns
  Release Date: 02/07/2008

  Foundation type, size, staffing patterns, and operating activities are the key factors that consistently drive foundation expense and compensation patterns, according to a new report issued jointly by the Urban Institute, the Foundation Center, and GuideStar.

• Nonprofit Information and Tools Now Readily Available to Federal Decision Makers
  Release Date: 02/05/2008

  With the addition of GuideStar products and services to the General Services Administration (GSA) Financial and Business Solutions Schedule, federal decision makers can easily obtain the nonprofit information they need.

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