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BP Oil Spill Settlements to Nonprofits: Mechanics and Lessons
Do nonprofits have a right to claim economic losses when disaster hits? In the wake of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill in 2010, nonprofits suffered losses just like any other businesses in the impacted parts of the Gulf Coast. The new BP oil spill settlement process for making claims of economic losses is important for the region’s nonprofits to access—and for the nation’s nonprofits to understand if and when the next man-made, BP-type calamity hits.
One Foundation Ad, Two Messages for Child Abuse
A clever advertisement sends two different messages to the viewer based on their height, aiming to reach youth impacted by child abuse.
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Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...
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Learning Tax Avoidance at the Master’s Feet…for Charity
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s time was worth $610K to one charitable donor. But that’s chump change in comparison to the dozens of billions of dollars in tax revenue the tech giant keeps offshore.
LIVE BLOG: Senate Finance Committee Meeting
Rick Cohen reports live from the Congressional hearing regarding how the IRS handled the Tea Party groups' applications for tax-exempt status.
Bans of Same-Sex Marriage Increase Psych Problems Among LGB Folks
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons are more prone to mood and alcohol-use disorders in states where their rights are abridged. Go figure.
Tornado in North Texas: Habitat Homes Hit Hardest
The damage done to Granbury, Texas, has disproportionately affected some of its most vulnerable citizens. Fundraising efforts proceed without the fanfare attracted by those on the East Coast.
Is Growing Pot Indoors Bad for the Environment?
As legalized marijuana takes root in the state of Washington, it brings along a crop of unusual quandaries to solve.
Gay Boy Scouts: Yea or Nay? Allies Weigh In
As the BSA approach their decision to relax their ban on gay involvement in scouting, organizations with strong convictions continue to weigh in.
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