In This Issue
Note from Bob Ottenhoff
Promoting Charity Is a Must for Our Future
Working Together to Make a Difference
From the President's Office
Nonprofits, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the States
Scheduling Thanks
Question of the Month
Stats of the Month
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For more than a decade, GuideStar has promoted voluntary nonprofit transparency and accountability, key components of earning public trust, by engaging in a dialogue with thousands of nonprofits, donors, and elected officials throughout the country. This month, I’m pleased to bring you two articles that will help further inform your thinking on these important issues.
Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) co-sponsored the Charity, Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act in the 108th Congress and supports its passage by the present Congress as part of the M.O.R.E. Act. Diana Aviv, president and CEO of Independent Sector, has spent much of the past year serving as executive director of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Act.
I thank both of our guest authors for taking the time to share their perspectives with Newsletter readers. What do you think? We welcome your comments.
In the 2005 edition of Giving USA, the annual report on philanthropy, the Giving USA Foundation reported that, remarkably, Americans had donated nearly $250 billion to charitable organizations in the previous year. ... Read more
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Over the past nine months, the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (www.NonprofitPanel.org) has provided the charitable community an unparalleled opportunity to demonstrate many of our most admirable features. ... Read more
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Dear Friend:
The next few months are shaping up to be significant ones, and we may see several pieces of legislation affecting the nonprofit sector introduced in Congress after the summer recess. ... Read more
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A reader requested information on state Sarbanes-Oxley-type laws governing nonprofits. Here it is.
Enacted in response to corporate accounting and oversight scandals in 2001 and 2002, the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002 became law on July 30, 2002. Known popularly as Sarbanes-Oxley ... Read more
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Newsletter readers discuss how often they revise acknowledgment letters to donors—and the philosophies behind those communications.
"I'd like to suggest a question for your monthly newsletter," a reader wrote. "How often do you change your basic 'thanks for the donation' form letter?" ... Read more
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Stats of the Month
Number of U.S. households that gave on-line in 2004:
8.6 million
Total amount these households donated on-line in 2004:
$3 billion
Increase in on-line giving in 2004 over 2003:
50%
Proportion of donors who visit a nonprofit Web site or fundraising event before giving:
65%
Proportion of donors who always go on-line before giving:
40%
Source: Kintera/Luth Nonprofit Trend Report, June 2005 |
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