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Nonprofits and Their Mobile Strategies
Most nonprofits know that a mobile strategy is important, but knowing and doing are two different things, and many nonprofits aren’t stepping up to the mobile challenge.
Sharing Our Way toward Equality: Social Media and Gay Rights
President Obama’s statement in support of same-sex marriage was a significant moment in the gay rights movement. Social media will help make LGBT equality inevitable.
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While nonprofits are, generally, tax-exempt, they must pay income tax when operating outside the scope of their exempt purposes. But determining what are an organization’s exempt purposes is not always as clear as one might think, and distinguishing between related ...
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Nonprofit Sector’s Big (Often Feared) Question Briefly Arises at House Hearing
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on nonprofits Wednesday was largely a humdrum affair, but for about five minutes, the discussion turned electric.
As Russians Taste Civil Society, Occupy Protesters Are Dispersed
Police brought the Occupy Abai encampment in Moscow’s Chistiye Prudi area to a quick close, but can Russian authorities put the genie of civil society back into its bottle?
As Private Foreign Development Aid Grows, What of USAID?
While private giving to foreign development aid has grown rapidly, giving from government entities such as the U.S. Agency for International Development has been more sluggish.
This Weekend, Occupy Meets NATO in Chicago
Occupy movement demonstrators are gathering in Chicago to stage protests at this weekend’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.
Secret Campaign Donations: On to the Next Loophole?
A federal court has ruled 501(c)(4)s engaged in “electioneering communications” must reveal their donors, but super PACs may have another loophole to avoid transparency.
Cuomo Unveils N.Y. Nonprofit Reform Plan
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released a plan to cap nonprofit executive compensation and administration costs, though the proposal allows some flexibility.
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