Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Nonprofits Fight Overhaul of Government’s Charity Drive


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An Obama administration plan to overhaul the federal government’s charity drive has angered nonprofits that say the changes would be a major blow to an effort that raised $258-million last year for nearly 25,000 groups.

The Combined Federal Campaign has been a reliable source of annual revenue for charities nationwide since it began in 1961.

But the federal agency that oversees it wants to adopt a new online-only giving approach and other changes by next year to cut costs and guarantee that every penny an employee donates goes to charity.

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http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofits-Fight-Overhaul-of/139611/?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en