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AFP eWire October 12, 2004	California Registration Bill Signed Into Law California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law the Nonprofit Integrity Act (Senate Bill 1262), legislation that creates new registration and administrative requirements for fundraiser and charities.
AFP eWire January 10, 2005	New California Regulatory Act Now in Effect -- Fact Sheet Available A comprehensive regulatory bill affecting charities, fundraisers and fundraising counsel who work in California (including organizations and individuals based outside of the state) came into effect at the beginning of 2005.
AFP eWire March 8, 2004	Massachusetts AG Considering Charity Accountability Legislation The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is considering new regulations that seek to improve charity accountability and transparency.
AFP eWire September 6, 2005	Letters Needed Now on Finance Committee Proposals! Numerous charitable giving tax incentives are at stake. It is critical that members take action now and contact their U.S. senators!
AFP eWire October 16, 2004	Do Not Fax Rules Delayed Until Mid-2005 The FCC's vote to further delay the implementation of its do-not-fax regulations affords charities and other nonprofits additional time to not only prepare for the regulations, but continue to seek legislative changes to the requirements.
AFP eWire September 6, 2005	Charity Reform: Overview of Finance Committee Accountability Proposals This month, the committee is expected to finally introduce legislation that will cover a number of areas related to charity accountability and operations.
AFP eWire June 28, 2004	Will U.S. Senate Hearing on Charity Abuses Spark Additional Legislation? The Senate Finance Committee is planning to introduce new legislation later this year in response to the hearing that focused on abuses in the charitable sector.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced.
Food Engineering June 4, 2006	Regulatory Watch California and several other states that have mandated strict food product labeling requirements are taking their fight against federal uniform standards to the US Senate.
AFP eWire January 4, 2005	Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams.
AFP eWire August 1, 2005	Find Updated News, Commentary on AFP Blogs! Want to find out what media outlets across North America and the world are saying about fundraising and philanthropy? Try one of these blogs.
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.
AFP eWire July 26, 2004	AFP to Congress: Prohibit Percentage-Based Compensation One of the most important steps Congress can take in increasing public confidence in charities is to outlaw percentage-based compensation, AFP President and CEO Paulette V. Maehara, told U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley and key committee staff members at a roundtable on charity regulation.
AFP eWire May 10, 2011	Results of Canada's 41st Federal Election Offers Charitable Sector Opportunity to Re-engage Parliament AFP members now have a great opportunity to communicate with lawmakers in Canada about important legislation affecting nonprofits as a result of the May 2 federal election.
AFP eWire October 24, 2005	Former AFP Chair Welch Honored with Founders' Medallion Byron Welch, an internationally renowned fundraiser and former chair of both AFP and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, was presented with the AFP Founders' Medallion during the Delegate Assembly Meetings.
AFP eWire April 26, 2004	FEC Unlikely to Act Soon on Applying Political Rules to Nonprofits FEC regulators recently indicated that they may not act this year on a proposed regulation that would strictly limit 501(c) nonprofit organizations in their ability to advocate and communicate with the government, donors and the public.
Investment Advisor August 2010 John Sullivan	Editor's Note: Eating Our Own I want financial reform legislation. We need financial reform legislation. But the sausage-making we've seen is straight from The Jungle.
AFP eWire September 25, 2006	Congress Approves Database of Federal Grants, Contracts Congress has passed legislation (S. 2590) that would create a searchable database of all federal government spending, including grants to charities.
AFP eWire June 14, 2004	Canadian Charities Asked to Contact CRTC by June 18! This is the deadline for submitting comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the impact that its new telemarketing regulations will have on fundraising.
AFP eWire August 11, 2008	Most Nonprofits Devote Little Resources to Advocacy A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement.
AFP eWire March 11, 2015	AFP Announces Strategic Partnership with Abila Abila is a leading provider of software and services to nonprofits and associations that help them improve decision making, execute with greater precision, increase engagement, and generate more revenue.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Charitable Reforms Tacked on to Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act The Senate Finance Committee has added numerous charitable reform provisions, including new disclosure requirements to S. 1321.
AFP eWire March 8, 2004	Care Act Given New Life as Amendment to Jobs Bill The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been offered as an amendment to the Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, giving the charitable incentives bill new life and an opportunity for approval in Congress.
AFP eWire November 3, 2005	Legislation Formally Recognizing National Philanthropy Day Introduced in the Senate of Canada Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, introduced legislation that would create the first permanent government-recognized National Philanthropy Day (NPD) in the world.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	New Study Shows Accountability the Norm in the Nonprofit Sector A new study reveals that a large percentage of nonprofits across the U.S. already engage in the kinds of accountability practices currently under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, bringing into question why nonprofit accountability has become such an issue with Congress.
InternetNews June 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Spyware Bill Clears Committee Hurdle Bill sponsors amend anti-spyware measure to cure Internet 'cancer.'
AFP eWire January 9, 2016	IRS Withdraws Substantiation Proposal Thanks to Thousands of Nonprofit Comments The Internal Revenue Service has dropped its proposal to create a new substantiation form that could have had charities asking for donor's Social Security numbers.
Registered Rep. December 30, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Independent Contractor Status On Senate's Agenda in 2010 The Financial Services Institute plans on lobbying against recently re-introduced legislation in the Senate that threatens financial advisors' "independent contractor" worker classification.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Congress Renews R&D Tax Credit The Semiconductor Industry Association was among organizations praising Congress following its last-minute renewal of the U.S. research and development tax credit as part of broader legislation passed in December.
AFP eWire March 19, 2007	Bills Introduced to Expand, Extend IRA Rollover The Public Good IRA Rollover Act would make the IRA rollover provision permanent. It also would allow donors age 59 1/2 or older to make contributions tax free from their IRAs to a charitable remainder trust, pooled income gift or charitable gift annuity.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation.
AFP eWire May 2, 2005	Passage of Major Charitable Reforms by Memorial Day? According to Capitol Hill staff, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is seeking to have his charitable reform measures passed by Memorial Day.
AFP eWire June 12, 2013	Tampa Bay Times, CNN List of "Worst Charities" Cites Extreme Cases, Misses Key Points In response to the recent release of the "50 Worst Charities" by the Tampa Bay Times and CNN, the president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Andrew Watt, released a statement.
Entrepreneur April 2007 Joshua Kurlantzick	In With the New The shift in congressional leadership could prove a boon for small business. What might the new Congress do for you?
InternetNews September 22, 2005 Roy Mark	Roberts Vote Could Stall Data Privacy Law Judiciary Committee may vote today on mandating national breach disclosure law.
InternetNews May 24, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Moves on Data Breach Bill With data breaches back in the news, national legislation begins to percolate.
AFP eWire May 16, 2005	Legislative Update: Interim Nonprofit Panel Comments Due May 19 The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has invited the nonprofit community to comment on a new set of draft recommendations designed to strengthen the governance, transparency, and ethical conduct of charitable organizations.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2006 Ron Buzzeo	Sales Management: Gifting Laws Cause Regulatory Woe New legislation forces drug companies to rethink marketing and sales initiatives.
AFP eWire January 9, 2006	Charities in New York, North Carolina Receiving More from Telemarketing Campaigns These states released a report showing that nonprofits there received a greater percentage of income from telemarketing firms soliciting on their behalf than in previous years.
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes Senate Commerce Committee opens series of hearing on data broker practices.
AFP eWire July 14, 2008	AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds.
AFP eWire June 21, 2004	House Passes Jobs Bill with New Vehicle Donation Rules The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a provision that would require donors to obtain an independent appraisal of their vehicle before donating it to charity.
AFP eWire March 28, 2005	AFP Requests Meeting with Minister of Finance Over Quota Changes Canadian Bill C-33 proposes the most significant changes to the laws relating to charities in over 20 years. The most significant concern regarding Bill C-33 is that it introduces significant changes to the calculation of the disbursement quota for registered charities.
Entrepreneur February 2008 Mark Henricks	Fair is Fair Steer clear of trouble by making sure you pay men and women equally.
AFP eWire November 1, 2011	Ottawa to Review How it Finances Charities Parliament recently announced that it intends to look closely at how the federal government finances charities and may institute changes to traditional grants.
AFP eWire October 3, 2005	Care Act Introduced in House and Senate The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act, S.1780, was reintroduced by Sens. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) on Sept. 28, 2005.
AFP eWire October 1, 2007	Making the Do-Not-Call List Permanent? With many telephone numbers about to drop off the national do-not-call list, Congress has introduced legislation to make enrollment on the registry permanent.
AFP eWire June 9, 2009	Senate-Passed NPD Bill Introduced in Canada's House of Commons Efforts to create an official day for philanthropy in Canada are again gaining traction in Parliament.
AFP eWire May 29, 2007	Fundraising Remains Top Challenge for Charities Despite improved financial situations for many charities, fundraising remains the chief concern for most organizations, according to a new study.
AFP eWire November 13, 2006	Election Impact Uncertain on Fundraising and Philanthropy Although the recent change in political control is significant in potential impact for some national policies related to defense, trade, energy and taxation, it is not clear what the changes will mean for the nonprofit sector.