From the President's Office
Dear Friend:
The advent of 2008 brings two exciting advancements in GuideStar's efforts to provide you with quality nonprofit data. From many fronts—individuals, professionals, and the media—we hear many ideas about how to encourage better philanthropic decision making, but all of these ambitious plans require better source data.
Two recent developments will help us make progress in achieving our goal of being the most important source of timely and accurate nonprofit data: the beta launch of the GuideStar Exchange and the IRS's release of the new Form 990. ... Read more
IRS Updates, January 2008
The newly revised IRS Form 990 debuts, and the Exempt Organizations Division outlines its activities for the coming year.
- Unveiled: The IRS Introduces the Redesigned Form 990—For the first time since 1979, the IRS has completed a significant overhaul of the reporting form tax-exempt organizations are required to file each year. ... Read more
- IRS Issues New Implementing Guidelines for FY 2008—Are you interested in what's going on at the IRS? Curious about what they have planned for the year ahead? If so, it might be worth your time to take a look at the Implementing Guidelines for fiscal year 2008. ... Read more
On-line Monthly Giving—A Review of Nonprofit Programs
New research sheds light on recurring gifts made through cyberspace.
Monthly giving (also known as a recurring donors or sustainers program) has come a long way from the early days of child sponsorship. Now a centerpiece of many direct-marketing programs, monthly giving provides a reliable, low-cost stream of revenue that sustains ongoing programs. ... Read more
Is Your Organization Ready for On-line Social Networking?
To Web 2.0 or not to Web 2.0, that is the question. Here are some answers.
Now that user-generated content—blogs, video, discussion groups, chats, and so forth—is the norm and users expect their Web experience to provide interactivity in addition to information, many nonprofits are faced with deciding when and how to use on-line social networking as part of their Web presence. ... Read more
Principles from the Panel on the
Nonprofit Sector: Yet Another List of "Shoulds"?
Highlights of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector's suggested best practices, especially those related to compensation.
With increased enforcement by the IRS and state charity regulators, renewed Congressional interest in investigating just what it means to be a charity, and continuing media stories highlighting some nonprofit abuses, the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (convened by Independent Sector) published Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations in October. ... Read more
Communicating Your Organization's
Culture to Job Candidates
You really can help applicants understand your organization's personality.
In our daily conversations with nonprofit hiring managers, we constantly hear how cultural fit is one of the most important criteria for hiring. A challenge for some nonprofits, however, is communicating organizational culture in every stage of the hiring process. ... Read more
In This Issue
Unveiled: The IRS Introduces the Redesigned Form 990
IRS Issues New Implementing Guidelines for FY 2008
On-line Monthly Giving—A Review of Nonprofit Programs
Is Your Organization Ready for On-line Social Networking?
Principles from the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector: Yet Another List of "Shoulds"?
Communicating Your Organization's Culture to Job Candidates
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Jan. 3-6: American Humanics Management Institute, Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 10: Virginia Gift Planning Council, Richmond Va. |
