GuideStar Newsletter
July 2003

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In This Issue:

Fundraising Laws

FTC Fights Fraud

990 Disclosure

Did You Know...

Stat of the Month

Question of the Month

 

 

Charity Advantage

 

 

July Question of the Month

 Do you feel you volunteer enough of your time to charity?

Send your answer to newsletter@guidestar.org

Last Month's Results

 

 

 

Charity Channel Connecting Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide

 

 

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Fundraising: Do You Know
All the Rules?

Successful fundraising can be a hard path to navigate if you don't know all the pertinent laws. GuideStar offers a look at some of the rules that affect both donors and nonprofits.

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FTC Cracks Down on Fake Charities

The Federal Trade Commission has engaged GuideStar in a new initiative to combat fraudulent charities. Read how the FTC has put together a coalition of organizations and state governments to fight charitable fraud.

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Show Me the Money: Public Disclosure
and the Form 990

Not everyone understands the regulations behind public disclosure of Forms 990. June's Question of the Month asked newsletter readers if they had ever requested a 990 from a nonprofit. Find out how many respondents received the form in a timely manner.

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Did You Know ... GuideStar Has a New
Tool for Grantseekers?

Grant Explorer, the newest addition to GuideStar's suite of premium services, brings indispensable information to the fingertips of grantseekers and nonprofit researchers.

Featuring data on more than 34,000 private foundations and 680,000 grants, as well as an informative people search feature, Grant Explorer is the prospect-research tool you've been waiting for. Take a look at a free demo today!

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Stat of the Month
(As of 07/01/03)

Total 990 PDFs posted on GuideStar: 1,456,628

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