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Students are heading back to school, and that means they need supplies that cost money. As the economy remains uncertain, with many out of work, nonprofits are stepping up school-supply drives to help more families with this expense.

NPR expects to make a profit this year, a surprising state of affairs for a nonprofit. But with the national debate raging about whether the federal government should stop funding public broadcasting, could NPR find itself a victim of its own success?

Is foreign money influencing U.S. politics? With the lack of financial transparency into a wide range of groups with nonprofit tax status, it's anyone's guess. So-called 501(c) organizations don't have to disclose their funders. It's time to close the loophole of anonymous donations.

In every real estate downturn, some home owner whose having a hard time selling their home has what they think is an original (and brilliant) idea: Hold a sweepstakes and raffle off the house! Just charge $1,000 a ticket and require that at least 300 of them be sold before you turn over your keys,...

On Tuesday, Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) introduced a bill that would enable newspapers to operate as nonprofit institutions. The "Newspaper Revitalization Act" would give papers 501 (c)(3) status, a tax-exempt classification that is usually reserved for educational organizations. This move comes...

If you want to find a good hairdresser in your area, you go online to Yelp.com. A good restaurant: Zagats.com. But where do you go to find a worthy -- and trustworthy -- charity to donate to? Try GreatNonprofits.org, a site that's trying to make it easier for all parties involved in a nonprofit --...

There's an abundance of charities in America working to fulfill a variety of missions. Because of the sheer number, several firms have stepped in to rate them. While their methods differ, these organizations are all trying to do one thing; help donors make informed decisions. Unfortunately it is...

A local nonprofit with which I've been affiliated is selling Christmas trees to raise funds this year, and they asked Pat Rice to run it. He's a little overextended, so he came up with a brilliant and charitable idea: he'd hire someone at $9 an hour to help him run it, paying the salary out of...