Nonprofit Newswire | August 11, 2010

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Facebook Donations Pay for Anti-Immigration Law Billboard

August 10, 2010; ABC15.com | Brave New Foundation raised funds on Facebook for a billboard reading “Have your papers ready – Racial profiling just ahead."—Bruce Trachtenberg

Billions in Food Stamp Cuts Loom

August 10, 2010; Politico | Budgetary concerns in Washington have nonprofit constituencies split into conflicting groups as funds dwindle and cuts look inevitable.—Rick Cohen

Empty Property Offered at Reduced Rent to Nonprofits

August 10, 2010; Times-Herald | Subsidized leases are available to suitable nonprofits in Vallejo, CA – is the trend catching on?—Ruth McCambridge

Displacing the State? Billionaire Pledge Criticized

August 10, 2010; Spiegel | Some are wary that the Giving Pledge will set a bad precedent, and that its result will be the undue influence of its donors.—Ruth McCambridge

National Grants Made to Build Nonprofit Capacity

August 10, 2010; Lowell.com | Capacity building with funds from the Kennedy/Hatch Serve America Act is to be applauded, more for the successful advocacy of nonprofit leadership groups than anything else.—Rick Cohen

Visa Delays Hurt Performing Arts Groups

August 9, 2010; Los Angeles Times | Arts organizations are impacted by the restrictive and costly visa process, and have had to forgo performances by visiting artists.—Bruce Trachtenberg

Smoking Gun Reports Johnny Carson Leaves Huge Charitable Legacy

August 9, 2010; Smoking Gun | Carson's foundation is the recipient of hundreds of millions of dollars from the celebrity.—Bruce Trachtenberg

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