You may have seen this hashtag on your Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram newsfeeds today. What is it all about? In response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday is a movement to create a global day of giving to kick off the holiday season. New York’s 92nd Street Y was the catalyst for the movement …
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Microsoft Gives Charities Free Web-Based Software
Microsoft is now making Office 365 available free of charge to eligible nonprofits. In addition, if an organization wants to intall the programs on computers in addition to having them accessible through browsers, it can also do that for a discounted price. An eligible organization is one that is recognized as charitable in its respective …
NO KIDDING!
The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service (“TAS”) is supposed to be “Your Voice” at the IRS. National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olsen’s recent speech is definitely reflecting our voice. She called the level of IRS customer service given to taxpayers “pitiful.” Olsen attributed the poor service to inadequate funding that has forced the IRS to automate many …
How to Best Help Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan
Following the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan, many are trying to figure out the most effective way to help. We’ll cut to the chase: it’s money. Often at times of disaster people want to donate new and used clothing, canned foods, and building supplies. Typhoon survivors need shelter, medicine, and food – NOW. They don’t …
Who's Protecting My Donation from a “Significant Diversion”?
Donors around the country are asking themselves that since The Washington Post published a series of articles reporting that more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations have reported a “significant diversion” of assets since 2008. A significant diversion is one that is more than the lesser of $250,000 or 5% of an organization’s gross receipts or total …
IRS Warns of Pervasive Phone Scam
You may encounter something even scarier than Halloween today. The IRS is warning about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers around the country. The scammers tell people that they owe money to the IRS and that it must be paid immediately using a debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, the …