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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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posted by Aaron Stiner , Senior Program Manager, Paths of HOPE, Catholic Charities I am at one of the most intense, rewarding, and sometimes frightening times in my nonprofit career. Program Manager for the Catholic Charities Paths of HOPE program and as Board President of YNPN Phoenix. And I dont think Im alone. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

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Arizona doesnt have 15,000 federally-recognized charities — it now has closer to 12,000. Four of these public charities that lost their exemption yesterday were part of the ASU Lodestar Centers Scope of the Sector report and had revenues of over $1 million in 2005 or 2006. Out with the old, in with the new.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

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The United States has approximately 1,600,000 nonprofit organizations of which about 800,000 are charities. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. If so: Is what I propose different from what any of them already do? 1] Thats a lot of service! Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

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The ones that get this exemption, which are recognized in §501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code , are called "public charities." Sort by "Subsection Code," and you will see that Arizona has only one organization exempt under §501(c)1, which includes charities that get their exemption from an Act of Congress. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: The cockroach under the refrigerator.

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Stannard-Stockton referenced a video produced by "Good Intentions Are Not Enough," an online service of The Charity Rater, LLC. This aphorism actually brings us back to my original point: its easy to become disenchanted and even cynical when you discover your favorite charity isnt as perfect as you wish it were. But it IS tough.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving.

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link] Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 4:02 PM Labels: Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , charity , Giving USA , Independent Sector , National Council of Churches , Pat Lewis , Patrick Rooney , Philanthropy Matters , religious giving , research friday 3comments: Sarah H said. National Council of Churches and Independent Sector.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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In their quick-takes on "making smart donations," media stories frequently tell donors to pick the charity that spends the least on administration and fundraising. To make matters worse, Charity Navigator seemed standoffish and unwilling to work with the field or adjust its approach despite some pretty obvious shortcomings in its methods.

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