July 24, 2008


Tighter tax rules shrink car donations

Car donations Car donations have plummeted since Congress tightened tax rules for claiming charitable deductions in 2004, a study shows.

Giving News: In Brief

  • Qwest Foundation awarded $49,000 to Museum of Spanish Colonial Art for education outreach in New Mexico.
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded $655,200 to Red Tomato, Mass., for improvement of farms and local produce.
  • Hasbro Games pledges to match summer event sales with donations of toys to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
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Nonprofit News: In Brief

  • Microgiving.com charity website launched; John Ferber, co-founder, covering all ongoing operation costs.
  • Virgil R. Carter, former executive director, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, named senior advisor, Plexus Consulting Group LLC.
  • Verizon Foundation seeking proposals for total of $45,000 in grants for literacy and internet-safety programs in S.C.
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Opinion

New nonprofit leader should ramp up quickly

By moving rapidly and strategically, the new CEO at the National Council of Nonprofit Associations can tap its huge potential to shape critical national issues for nonprofits.



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