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Political Activities of 501(c)(3)s and the IRS

Involvement of 501(c)(3) organizations in political activities has been a hot button at least since the 1960s. It's a complicated subject. But there's one part of it that really seems pretty straightforward -- these organizations are not allowed to work
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Febrero 28, 2006

New tools make the Nonprofit FAQ more useful

It has been a few months since the Nonprofit FAQ became part of the Idealist.Org website. In that time, new tools have been added that make the FAQ easier to use, encourage comments and corrections, and make it possible to share its content in new ways.S
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Febrero 9, 2006

The Nonprofit FAQ comes to Idealist.Org!

Two powerful resources supporting nonprofit work around the globe are now combined in one organization. Since the early 1990s, the Nonprofit FAQ has provided information and insight for people who work for and care about nonprofit organizations. Since the
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Febrero 9, 2006

China's Self-Discipline System of Accountability

Suppose you could set up any "accountability system" you wanted for the nonprofits you care about. Suppose there were no 990, no Wise Giving Alliance, no charitable solicitations registrations, no Guidestar. How would your accountability system work to s
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Enero 11, 2003

Election Year Do' & Don't's (etc.)

Charity Lobbying in thePublic Interest (CLPI) has launched a new website, http://www.clpi.org. Thiswebsite has information on lobbying and advocacy including strategiesand resources. Particularly timely is clear information about do's and don'ts for publ
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Septiembre 14, 2002

Oversight and Accountability

The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducts research at the request of members of congress. On April 30, it issued a report on IRS oversight of nonprofits that was prepared at the request of Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa. "TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION
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Junio 11, 2002

Shortcut to Information About Nonprofits in Your State

[Note: This feature is no longer supported. Please use the lists at http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/12/1.html (Alabama through Montana) and http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/12/2.html (Nebraska through Wyoming) for lists of support organizations state
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Abril 23, 2002

Tzedakah (and other topics)

A rabbi asked G-d about heaven and hell. "I will show you hell," G-d said, and he took the rabbi into a room with a large pot of stew in the middle. The smell was delicious, but around the pot sat people who were famished and desperate. All were holdin
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Marzo 27, 2002

New Look at the Internet Nonprofit Center

Starting in January of 2002, the Internet Nonprofit Centerhas a wholly new look. We want to thankthe people at Social Ecology (http://www.socialecology.com) who have helped usdesign and implement this new format for providing information over theWorld-Wid
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Enero 15, 2002

New Look at the Internet Nonprofit Center

Starting in January of 2002, the Internet Nonprofit Centerhas a wholly new look. We want to thankthe people at Social Ecology (http://www.socialecology.com) who have helped usdesign and implement this new format for providing information over theWorld-Wid
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Enero 14, 2002

Reflections on Controlling Terrorism

Lessons from the Antimafia Struggle in SicilyBy Jane Schneider, Graduate Center, City University of New York and Peter Schneider Fordham UniversitySeptember 23, 2001 We write as an anthropologist and sociologist who have been studying the mafia and the a
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Octubre 3, 2001

After September 11, 2001

Philanthropy versus Misanthropyby Craig ArbanIn the wake of the horror of September 11th ("911", as someone grimly noted), I am struck by the chasm of difference between two fundamental attitudes towards others, particularly those unrelated by bonds of f
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Septiembre 14, 2001

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