Nonprofit Newswire | May 4, 2010

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To Tax or Not to Tax Performance Venues

May 2, 2010: Burlington Free Press | The rules for when nonprofits are exempt from state sales tax are often so murky that only Nostradamus could figure them out—Rick Cohen

Disaster Relief for Nonprofits in Baltimore

April 30, 2010; Baltimore Business Journal | Thanks to disaster eligibility rules, Baltimore nonprofits that suffered unexpected expenses for snow removal during last winter’s brutal season are eligible for reimbursement from the federal government.—Bruce Trachtenberg

Maine’s Volunteer Lawyers—A Powerful Model

May 2, 2010; Maine Sunday Telegram | Going to court is an often frightening, disconcerting event for even the most knowledgeable of people. The Courthouse Assistance Project helps low-income people with family law issues such as divorces and custody disputes.—Rick Cohen

U.S. States Consider Starting Their Own Banks

May 1, 2010; Atlanta Progressive News | Eight states are contemplating the creation of state-run banks to take the place of conventional banks that have failed to function and lend.—Rick Cohen

More Tenn. Children in Psychiatric Crisis

May 4, 2010; The Daily News | Youth Villages recently announced that their calls from young people in psychiatric emergencies have increased since the beginning of the economic downturn by 20 percent.—Ruth McCambridge

Delivering Aid to People Who Are Rarely There

May 3, 2010; The Christian Science Monitor | The Nomad Foundation is dedicated to bringing health care and education to nomads of Niger, the world’s poorest country.—Bruce Trachtenberg

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