InfluenceWatch Friday
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Chronicle of Philanthropy Webinar Considers Issues Facing Nonprofits, Philanthropy
During a Chronicle of Philanthropy webinar yesterday, “Reshaping the Conversation: How to Rebuild Public Trust in Philanthropy,” panelists with diverse worldviews discussed potential ways in which to deal with pressing…
VIDEO: Everybody Votes Campaign Masquerading as a Charity to Register Democrat Voters
Some crazy stuff is going on behind the scenes at America's charities. Even though the IRS forbids charities from getting involved in elections, crafty political operatives have been ignoring those…
Independent Sector Survey Finds Concern About Partisan Political Bias in Nonprofit Civic Organizations
The just-released Independent Sector survey of trust in nonprofits and philanthropy, conducted in partnership with Edelman Data & Intelligence, finds that trust in tax-exempt nonprofits significantly declined since last year and trust…
Voter Registration Project on Fox News
Fox News reports on a new report from Capital Research Center that suggests that Democratic donors and activists are using charities to boost Democratic turnout in swing states. "What we…
Voter Registration Project Report on ABC7
ABC national correspondent Kristine Frazao reports on a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee investigation into nonprofits that appear to be engaging partisan voter registration. The committee’s investigation was sparked…
Require Nonprofits to Disclose Their Foreign Grantmaking
Currently, nonprofits are required to publicly identify their domestic grant recipients, but not their foreign ones. This should not be the case—all grantees should be disclosed—but the Internal Revenue Service…
Understanding and Examining the Political Activities of Tax-Exempt Organizations
Response from Capital Research Center to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Request for Information on…
Are Americans Becoming Less Generous?
The annual industry-funded report showed that charitable giving in 2022 retreated from an historical high in 2021, falling by 10.5% to $499 billion in inflation-adjusted terms. Every category of donors—individuals, estates, foundations,…
Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: Improving Transparency
Speaking of the IRS—in 2012, the IRS’s own Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) published a report that recommended changes to the rules governing fiscal sponsorship. The…