President Barak Obama issued an executive order on November 17 that sheds light on the new policy-making criteria for religious social-service providers who receive federal money in the way of grants and contracts. This order ensures that the money is only used for secular purposes. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, “President Obama signed an …
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Proposal to Balance the Federal Budget on the Backs of Charities…
The co-chairs of President Obama’s deficit commission released a proposal this past Wednesday that threatens to limit tax breaks for charitable donations. According to the a recent article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy (http://bit.ly/lfnp133j), the committee co-chairs feel that limiting the tax breaks on charitable donations is a possible way to curtail the nation’s budget …
Non-Profits Are Leaders in Job Growth
Nonprofits are adding jobs at a higher rate than the economy as a whole according to a study by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society. As reported by Caroline Preston in the The Chronicle of Philanthropy (http://bit.ly/lfnp110j), in 21 states studied between 2007 and 2009, the number of jobs at nonprofits INCREASED on …