As fundraising scams hit new lows, legitimate nonprofits are striving to show everything is on the up-and-up. It's not hard to fake a charity. And by the time the government catches up, the damage is often done. Witness this month's IRS issuing a list of organizations losing their nonprofit status for three years of tax noncompliance. Last year a Great Neck family was charged with conjuring a fictitious cancer cause that hoodwinked donors to the tune of $500,000.
Many nonprofit organizations solicit contributions to support their mission through a variety of fundraising activities, including the following: Direct mail Telephone solicitation Door-to-door canvassing Telethons Television and radio spots Special events and others
BANGOR, Maine -- Some local nonprofit organizations may be breathing a sigh of relief since the Bangor City Council voted to approve a 2012 contract with Waterfront Concerts. During the concerts, businesses and organizations in the vicinity of Railroad Street, where the outdoor concerts are held, use parking lots as a way to help nonprofit organizations raise funds. Local charities are very much in need. The Waterfront Concerts have a huge economic impact for nonprofits and for-profits alike," concert promoter Alex Gray said.
RICHMOND - Does your board or organization need to know the ins and outs of how to run a formal business meeting? The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, in partnership with the M. Stanley Ryan Unit of Parliamentarians and the Parliamentary Law Club of Richmond, is offering a one-day workshop on March 5 to teach parliamentary procedures to both adults and youth. The workshop will be held at the department's Pine Camp Arts and Community Center located at 4901 Old Brook Road. It will begin with a joint session at 8:30 a.m. and then divide into two sessions, one for adults and one for youth ages 11 through 17. Each group will learn the duties of officers and how to preside at meetings, followed by mock meetings. The two groups will join for a session during lunch, and...
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By Cara Baruzzi Register Business Editor Nonprofits in Greater New Haven, Fairfield County and Greater Hartford launched far fewer new capital campaigns in 2008 than in the previous year as the economy made fundraising difficult, according to a new survey by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
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