The IRS is cracking down on organizations that exhibit characteristics of employment tax evasion through classifying employees as independent contractors, disguising compensation as reimbursement, and improperly calculated taxable fringe benefits.
13. June 2011
Non-Profits: Not Exactly Tax Exempt
Non-profits pay miscellaneous fees that land in government’s account. Supposedly tax-exempt status is evaluated and survey results outline the fees paid are hurting non-profit’s ability to provide services and programs.
13. June 2011
New York Dance Educators Soar on the Web with a New Web Presence by Ironpaper
The New York State Dance Education Association (NYSDEA) required a new website to meet the demands and challenges of the dance community in the 21st century. Progress in the field of dance education, has grown stagnant from the perspective of education priorities, funding, modes of public engagement with dance, and more. Interactive web design and [...]
20. May 2011
Spotlight: Robin Hood Foundation Benefit Raises $47 Million
Since 1988, the Robin Hood foundation has targeted poverty by applying sound investments and philanthropy to over 240 programs in New York City. Each year, the foundation throws one of the biggest charity galas of the year and promises a star-studded event rife with Hollywood celebrities, Wall Street tycoons, and philanthropic heroes. This year the [...]
4. April 2011
Blood, Sweat, and Volunteers
It’s no secret that non-profit organizations are founded and maintained by the hard work of its founding individuals and the community it serves. We tend to forget another chamber to the heart of non-profit organizations: volunteers. Without volunteers’ donation of their time, many non-profits would not be able to survive. The American National Red Cross, [...]
15. March 2011
Free calls to Japan–Connecting friends and family in a time of need
Verizon, Sprint and AT&T have all announced that they will be offering free calls and text messages to Japan for monthly postpaid, account holders. Additionally, AT&T will be offering residential customers up to 60 minutes of free long distance, and Verizon will be entirely waiving it’s fees for landline users. The offers are for a [...]
14. February 2011
Bridgespan reports shows strong signs of non profit recovery
A Bridgespan Group report of a 102 organizations shows signs that things may be getting better for non profits. Signs of recovery for non profits Revenues have generally begun to recover from a terrible couple of years during the great recession. Among those surveyed in the report, 60 percent of the non profits mentioned that [...]
3. January 2011
Foundation giving decreased by 8.4% in 2009
According to a study International Grantmaking Update, A Snapshot of U.S. Foundation Trends prepared by the Council on Foundations, overall charitable giving by US foundations decreased by 8.4% in 2009 from 2008. The unprecedented decrease in giving was the product of the Great Recession, which caused foundations across the US to lose nearly 17 percent [...]
27. December 2010
New report states that women give to charity more than men
According to a new study, Women Give 2010, by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute households headed by women tend to give to charities more than men. One exception to these finds are households within the widow/widower category. This study compared giving behavior across gender within households of comparable income and circumstance. There were five different income [...]
27. November 2010
A change in how non-profits are evaluated
There is growing need for non-profits to provide more detailed information to prospect donors in order to receive support. One of the largest tools for evaluating non-profits has recently re-invented their approach–focusing on more subtle intelligence on the financial health of organizations. The purpose of the change was to give donors a way to evaluate [...]
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14. June 2011