In This Issue:

Open Source and Nonprofits

In Kind Giving

Benefits of e-Filing

IRS Compliance Guide

Stat of the Month

Question of the Month

Connecting Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide

Open Source and Nonprofits: A Good Match?

The topic of open source software has been provoking passionate reactions from the programmer subculture for years. Now it's becoming a hot item of discussion in more mainstream circles. Take a look at some observations on the reality of smaller nonprofits adopting an open source platform.

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Another Kind of Giving

Dollars aren't the only thing you can donate to help out the organizations you support. In-kind giving supplies nonprofits with goods and services they would otherwise be unable to afford. Read how newsletter readers responded when asked if they've ever made an in-kind donation.

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E-file: What's in It For Me?

Why should your nonprofit organization be interested in e-filing? Take a look at this article from the February 2004 issue of EDINews examining the differences between e-filing and traditional methods, as well as the potential benefits e-filing can represent to you.

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Record Keeping, Reporting and Disclosure:
Plain Language Help from the IRS

Do you want to make sure you're in compliance with IRS regulations, but don't want to wade through pages of legalese? You should check out IRS Publication 4221, an on-line brochure that serves as a compliance guide for nonprofit organizations. It presents important information in straightforward, easy-to-understand language.

Also of interest is IRS Publication 4220, an on-line brochure outlining the process of applying for 501(c)3 tax exempt status. You can find both of these useful publications at the IRS Web site.

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Stat of the Month
(source: Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Pledges and gifts by America's 60 most generous donors in 2003: $5.9 billion

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