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Boy Scouts Approve Change To Membership Policy

By Mark Hrywna

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has voted to allow openly gay youth members but a ban remains in place on openly gay adult leaders. The resolution passed by a 61-38 percent margin among the 1,400 voting members. The policy change will take effect Jan. 1, 2014 and a task force will aid in the implem… Read More »

IRS Official Pleads The 5th

By Mark Hrywna

Lois Lerner, director of the Exempt Organizations Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), invoked her 5th Amendment right not to testify but denied any wrongdoing in a statement to the House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform this morning. "I have not done anything wrong," she s… Read More »

Disaster Relief Groups Respond For Oklahoma

By The NonProfit Times

Disaster relief organizations around the country are deploying resources to Moore, Okla., after the city was devastated by a two-mile wide tornado, killing a reported 24 people so far and felling two elementary schools and a hospital. Initial estimates of as many as 51 dead included some who were co… Read More »

Foundations Not Making Many Program-Related Investments

By The NonProfit Times

Despite growing interest and rising awareness, foundations have generally been slow to adopt program-related investments (PRIs) as vehicles for charitable purposes. During the past two decades, less than one percent of U.S. foundations made PRIs each year, according to a new report from the Indiana … Read More »

American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff

By Patrick Sullivan

The American Lung Association (ALA) has eliminated 24 positions from its national staff of 71. The cuts come in an effort to shore up a $4 million operating deficit from the Washington, D.C.-based organization’s $55 million 2013 budget. Positions have been eliminated in the ALA’s Washington, D.C… Read More »

IRS Chief Forced To Quit After Targeting Tax-Exempts

By Paul Clolery and Mark Hrywna

Internal Revenue Service Interim Commissioner Steven Miller, who at one time headed the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Division, resigned when asked to step down by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. He will leave the job next month. The resignation comes just days after it became public that the I… Read More »

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Study: Foundation Giving To Underserved Communities Rises

By The NonProfit Times — May 22, 2013

Foundations made about $10 billion worth of grants to benefit vulnerable populations in 2011. That’s 42 percent of grantmaking, up from 40 percent in 2008 through 2010. But take away the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and that percentage drops to 31 percent.

10 Issues That Top The Activist List For 2013

By Zach Halper — May 15, 2013

Nonprofits and activists have always had a fairly healthy relationship. The same can’t be said of corporations, which are usually a favorite target of grassroots movements. While some corporations might be reluctant to change, a new report from Future 500 indicates that a series of issues will force them to partner with nonprofits to adapt to a changing environment.

Binders Full Of Fundraisers Causing A Diversity Stir

By Claudia Zorn Schaefer — May 15, 2013

Nonprofit fundraisers in the UK recently had their own “binders full of women” backlash on social media. Veteran UK fundraiser Giles Pegram, CBE, co-organizer of a conference on the future of fundraising scheduled for April, reportedly tweeted “women are still not adequately engaged in the thinking in fundraising,” according to the Civil Society UK website.

Keeping Score With Capital Campaigns

By Mark Hrywna — May 15, 2013

Not many people like being recorded on video — or even audio for that matter. That notion didn’t stop the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO). In the midst of a $32-million capital campaign, the Newark, N.J., organization recorded their front-line fundraisers doing an elevator speech or mock scenarios making a gift ask. Then they were analyzed and critiqued in how they did, including a review by the CEO.

Bid Increase Creates Opportunity For Google Grants Users

By Zach Halper — May 3, 2013

The nonprofit version of Google’s popular AdWords program, which allows advertisers to promote their services through targeted ads, has increased the amount organizations can bid on keywords, allowing organizations to place more competitive bids.

Boy Scouts Approve Change To Membership Policy

IRS Official Pleads The 5th

Disaster Relief Groups Respond For Oklahoma

Foundations Not Making Many Program-Related Investments

American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff