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Abramoff Plea Brings New Lobby Reform Bills

With the recent plea bargain made by high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff, federal lobbying reform bills have gained momentum in Congress, with Democrats and Republicans vying to lead the pack and shake...

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IRS to Step Up Nonprofit Enforcement in 2006

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Mark Everson, speaking to the Greater Washington Society of CPAs, recently announced that in 2006 the IRS will increase its enforcement efforts for exempt...

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Reform Bills Mount, Both Houses Plot Course of Action

As reform bills mount and calls for lobbying reform intensify, members of Congress are beginning to grapple with technical details and a timeframe for legislation. On Jan. 25, the Senate Homeland...

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More Policy Summaries

Policy SummariesAnti-Advocacy Provisions in Housing Bill In the fall of 2005, the House passed a bill that that would disqualify nonprofits from receiving money from a new affordable housing fund if...

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Report Details Abramoff Abuse of Nonprofits, Recommends New Rules

An Oct. 12 report from Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Max Baucus (D-MT) examines interactions between five tax-exempt organizations and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates,...

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Myth v. Fact: The Impact of Federal Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure in S. 1

In a Dec. 30, 2006 letter to Public Citizen, American Target Advertising, Inc. explains its opposition to legislation that would require disclosure of big money grassroots lobbying campaigns on federal...

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OMB Watch Proposal: Revise Grassroots Disclosure Amendment to the LDA

OMB Watch has proposed a revised version of the grassroots lobbying disclosure provision that was dropped from S. 1, the Senate's ethics and lobbying reform bill. The text of the proposed amendment to...

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IRS Issues Final Version of New Form 990

On Dec. 20, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the final version of its updated Form 990, the informational return for public charities and other tax-exempt organizations. The new form...

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IRS Directive Broadens Scope of Prohibited Web Links on Issues

On July 28, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent a memo to revenue agents that contradicts earlier guidance relating to 501(c)(3) organizations' use of web links for issue advocacy. The memo...

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Nonprofits to President-elect Obama: Strengthen the Sector

Now that the election is over, nonprofits are encouraging the incoming administration to take action that will strengthen the sector with capacity building, incentives for giving, and policies that...

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Associations Release Recommendations for Obama, Congress, to Strengthen...

Two major nonprofit associations, Independent Sector and the National Council of Nonprofits, have released detailed recommendations on how the federal government can strengthen and serve communities...

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Foundation Watchdog Releases Report on Enhancing Impact of Philanthropy

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a national foundation watchdog organization, recently released a report titled Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and...

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Summary of national service organization and volunteer prohibited activities

Summary below covers existing restrictions on recipients of Corporation and National Community Service funding and, as changed in the Serve America Act, courtesy of the Center for Lobbying in the...

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NCRP Report Confirms Return on Investment in Advocacy

New research from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a national foundation watchdog organization, concludes that public policy work is an effective strategy to address societal...

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Super (Loud) PACs and Soft-spoken Issue Advocates

Outside groups are spending nearly 1,300 percent more on broadcast advertising for the 2012 election than they did in 2008, according to an analysis released on Jan. 30. This is the clearest...

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