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In This Issue
Using the Internet Strategically
Congressional Hearings
IRS Plans for Exempt Organizations
Financial-Reporting Resources
From the President's Office
Question of the Month
Stat of the Month
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July Question of
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Has your organization ever raised funds by selling commercial products, such as candy, candles, pizza, or wrapping paper?
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Connecting Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide
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Does your organization have an e-philanthropy Web site or a brochure-ware site? Find out the difference between the two—and how you can make your site more dynamic and engaging.
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On June 22, both the Senate Finance Committee and a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held hearings on tax-exempt issues. Learn more about what happened and about Congressional proposals for charity reform.
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IRS commissioner Mark Everson kicked off the Senate Finance Committee hearing by outlining the steps the service is taking to curb abuses by tax-exempt organizations. Read more
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Newsletter readers share which resources they use for financial record keeping, preparing Forms 990, and reporting on finances.
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Dear Friend:
Increased scrutiny from Congress, as noted elsewhere in this newsletter, as well as more attention from the media remind us once again that the era of assumed virtue is over. Charitable organizations can no longer take the public's good will for granted. We have to earn it. GuideStar's experience shows that the nation's nonprofits are embracing this challenge.
Since 1996, fully three years before we began posting IRS Forms 990 on our Web site, GuideStar has provided a no-cost, on-line way for nonprofits to provide data about their programs, missions, accomplishments, and leaders. Organizations of all sizes can communicate with the thousands of donors and funders who use GuideStar daily and provide valuable information that gives a better picture of their organizations beyond the Form 990. ...
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Stat of the Month
Total charitable giving in the United States in 2003:
$241 Billion
(Source: Giving
USA 2004)
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