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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving

ASU Lodestar Center

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The following changes to the law are some of the most critical when considering the effect they may have on charitable giving to nonprofits. This may lead to people in the middle-income range giving less overall. percent in 2018.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? An important aspect of this is the opposite question: why do people stop making donations? However, we know from previous research — as well as collective experience — that it is our connections with people that are most powerful.

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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Gather a group of social entrepreneurs to brainstorm ideas to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and you will harvest an array of innovative solutions. Senator Harkin is a longtime advocate for people with disabilities. In his April 2011 keynote address at the U.S. million to 6 million by 2015.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By being both an auctioneer and a relationship builder he is able to make a connection with people from diverse backgrounds, a powerful force in encouraging people to bid generously at benefit auctions 6) Chris Hensley Chris Hensley (bidraisebid.com) is a nationally renowned charity and benefit auctioneer.

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Great reads from around the web on October 14th

Amy Sample Ward

To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating." has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly

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