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New CDC Report Shows Big Drop in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – The percentage of Americans exposed to secondhand smoke has fallen by more than half since 1999, but one in four non-smokers – 58 million people altogether – was still exposed in 2011-2012, according to a new report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is especially troubling…
Read MoreHow 90-year-young Don McClanen Followed God’s Calling to Help Found FCA
It started with some old magazine clippings crammed in a dresser drawer and an invitation to speak about his job. Humble beginnings, for sure. Of course, Don McClanen was just trying to honor another Son of a carpenter who came from humble beginnings. By doing so, McClanen’s vision turned into a movement that has lasted…
Read MoreNote to bosses: workers perform better if you give to charity
We are used to the idea that workers respond to financial incentives, whether it’s a bonus or wage increase, but it might be that bosses can boost workers’ performance by appealing to their altruism, not just their pockets. As economies recover from the financial crisis, businesses have remained shy with the purse strings, but new evidence from…
Read MoreThe Social Sector’s Glass Ceiling: Why Women In Leadership Jobs Matter
By Tom Watson Two weeks ago, the Pew Research Center released the results of a national survey on women and leadership – results that still show major challenges in public life and the corporate C-suite for women in the U.S. We all know the big scores: 44-0 for the U.S. Presidency and the noted dearth (just 4.6%…
Read MoreAlabama judge’s grandstanding over same-sex marriage is pure demagoguery
By Richard Cohen This morning, we filed an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore over his public statements urging the governor and state judges to defy federal law and continue to enforce Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriages. We’ve been down this road with Moore before. Many around the country know him as the “Ten Commandments judge.”…
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Which comes first—the volunteering or the donations? Great Study from Fidelity
Citing a new report that’s well worth your time, Fidelity Charitable provides us with a peek into the motivations and demographics of donors who also volunteer. Fidelity Charitable reported on Monday that in 2014, a record $2.6 billion in grants were made through its donor-advised funds to 92,000 nonprofits. The donors who give through this…
Read MoreCourt Orders IRS to Release Computer-Readable Charity Tax Forms
By Suzanne Perry A federal judge today handed open-records activist Carl Malamud a victory in his battle to get the Internal Revenue Service to release Form 990 tax returns in a format that can be read by computers, thus making information about nonprofit operations far more accessible. U.S. District Judge William Orrick rejected the IRS’s argument that…
Read MoreShould Charity Board Members Get Paid?
For the board of directors to properly guide a publicly-soliciting charity, provide oversight and assist in the decision-making process, its voting members should be focused on advancing the charity’s mission and avoid any influence that may cloud their judgment. That is why the fourth standard in the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability has recommended limits on the…
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