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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India. Since we first began offering this option three years ago, Bookshare members have downloaded over 150,000 MP3 files from the collection.

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Boosting Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

ASU Lodestar Center

The report was based on 2008 tax data for both institutions and individuals. While the markets have rebounded somewhat since 2008 and thus individual and foundation assets have grown, it's unlikely that Arizona's relative position compared with other states has changed. Learn how you can make a true collective impact.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. This report is not just your father’s PDF file! If you design and deliver training for professional development, what technologies are impacting your practice? Learning and Knowledge Analytics.

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2011 Report

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Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 with the exception of three: 1987, 2008, and 2009. But in June 2011, 275,000 nonprofit organizations lost their tax-exempt status for failure to file legally required documents for three consecutive years. seen in 2000 and 2005.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next ?

ASU Lodestar Center

What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report.

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A Jargon-Free Guide to Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3C)

NonProfit Hub

With that being said, it is an option to file as an L3C in one of the above locations then qualify it as a foreign entity for your desired state. You would complete this process in the same way that businesses file across state lines for tax and fee purposes. .

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Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Slightly more mature practice for measuring business results vs social impact. This started in 2008, and as Kathy notes, “We didn’t know what we would learn, or how it would change our own work and our work with grantees. They started the project using the concept of a “see-through filing cabinet, an experiment in transparency.&#