Maybe we will see more foundations providing funds to help charities form partnerships, combine functions like bookkeeping or community services, or merge into new groups? It is already happening in Boston: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/09/22/boston_foundation_other_groups_promise_more_clout_for_charities/
Newark (NJ) Mayor Cory Booker is expected to announce soon that he has raised $40 million of the $100 million needed to match a grant put forth last week by Facebook founder: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704082104575516410533512170.html
NY lawsuit by charity blames SEC for failing to catch Madoff: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-24/litwin-foundation-sues-sec-for-negligence-over-madoff-investment-losses.html
Congregations are Reeling From Decline in Donations: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/us/25religion.html
More than 300,000 small charities that risk losing their IRS tax exemption have until Oct. 15 to file a return and keep their exempt status!!!! http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html
Wage Garnishment – Know Your Responsibilities When it Comes to Withholding an Employee Earnings: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small-Business-Cents/Wage-Garnishment-Know-Your-Responsibilities-When-it-Comes-to/ba-p/36676?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-092910-_-weekly-_-community
Some in Congress Seek IRS Scrutiny of Nonprofits’ Political Spending: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/senate-democrats-press-i-r-s-to-review-political-spending-by-nonprofits/
Mexico's Carlos Slim (the richest man in the world) Says He'd Rather Create Jobs Than Donate to Charity: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-29/carlos-slim-prefers-job-creation-to-giving-money-away-update1-.html
New App Clues You in on What People Think of Your Website: http://blog.entrepreneur.com/2010/09/new-app-clues-you-in-on-what-people-think-of-your-website.php
Nonprofit Finance Fund Report: Philanthropic Equity Pays Off for Nonprofit Sector - The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle - http://www.ssireview.org/images/articles/2009FA_feature_Gregory_Howard.pdf