In This Issue: State of the Sector Foundation Giving GuideStar UK Federal Grant Survey Stat of the Month Question of the Month     October Question of the Month Is your organization registered to raise funds in multiple states? Share your answer Last month's results   Stormy Weather If you had trouble getting through to GuideStar any time from September 17 to 22, blame it on Hurricane Isabel. Luckily, damage to GuideStar was minimal, but electricity and phone lines were down for a few days. If you sent an e-mail during that period and haven't yet received a response, please resend it.   Connecting Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide	New Survey Reveals a Brighter Economic Picture A new GuideStar survey shows that things are looking up for nonprofits. Compared to the first half of 2002, 59 percent of organizations report contributions either increased or stayed the same in the first six months of 2003. Take a look at a report on the results of the survey. back to top H.R. 7 and Foundation Giving September's Question of the Month asked readers if they felt foundations should be paying out a greater percentage of their assets to charities. Read about the 2003 Charitable Giving Act recently passed by the House of Representatives and the changes it will bring about for private foundations. back to top GuideStar UK Appoints Chief Executive GuideStar UK announced the appointment of Erica Roberts OBE, as its first ever chief executive. GuideStar UK is a recently established independent counterpart of GuideStar, dedicated to building a new charity sector information system for the United Kingdom. back to top Take 15 Minutes to Help Improve the Federal Grant Process The federal government would like your assistance in an important research project concerning the process of applying for federal grants. The study is being conducted by Rockbridge Associates, Inc., an independent market research firm working in partnership with IBM consulting. If you have any involvement in federal grants, including researching opportunities, writing applications, filling out forms, submitting applications and maintaining IT systems, please consider registering to be a survey participant at www.panelearth.com/grantsurveyreg. You are welcome to invite peers in your organization to register as well. back to top Stat of the Month (As of 09/30/03) Number of 990-PF PDF images in the GuideStar database: 294,217 back to top	GuideStar Newsletters are powered by: LocalVoice helps nonprofits easily manage donor relations and communication.

Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2003

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