Daily Update: House Bill Would Require Charities to File Tax Forms Electronically

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Wednesday, April 18, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From the Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [House Bill Would Require Charities to File Tax Forms Electronically]( [premium] Supporters say the move would help state regulators identify fraud. [Smithsonian’s $1.9 Billion Capital Campaign Unleashes Lasting Change]( [premium] The institution faced many challenges getting its far-flung operations geared up for the first comprehensive capital campaign since its founding in 1846. [Grants Roundup: Akamai Commits $50 Million to Boost Math Programs]( Also, Audubon nets $10 million for grass-roots climate-change activism, and the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries is offering $1 million in grants for school libraries damaged in last year's natural disasters. [Podcast: Upstream USA Co-Founder on Making Reproductive Health Care Accessible]( Mark Edwards describes how the nonprofit works to assure that reproductive health care and counseling become an integral part of primary-care visits. Online Resources and Tools --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Raise Money — and Talk to Donors — When Your Organization Is Near Death]( [premium] You may have to ditch tradition to bring in money for a failing organization, but donors sometimes give surprisingly big contributions under those circumstances. Plus find more than [875 articles and tools]( and tools to help you do your job. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- Big Gifts Bill Gates Is Pouring Another [$1 Billion Into the Fight Against Malaria]( (Fortune) Art Institute of Chicago Receives [2 Donations Totaling $70 Million]( (Chicago Tribune) Seattle Radio Station KEXP Celebrates a [$10 Million Gift]( (New York Times) Opinion on Nonprofit Issues [Endowment Tax From Congress]( Is a Bad Omen for the Nonprofit World (Washington Post). Plus, see a Chronicle article about big [nonprofits that are rapidly stockpiling endowment cash](. [American Orchestras]( Revamping the Model or Embracing the Obvious? (Washington Post) More News and Features How Jerry Falwell Jr. [Transformed Liberty University Into a Wildly Lucrative]( Online Empire (ProPublica and New York Times Magazine) Lipscomb Lands [$23 Million to Fund New Business-School Building]( (Nashville Post) Nonprofit Plans to [Bring African-American Families Back to North Portland]( (Oregon Public Broadcasting) St. Louis and Nonprofits to [Coordinate Blight Fight]( and Target Thousands of Abandoned Buildings (Saint Louis Post-Dispatch) Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These were the best-read stories on our site yesterday: [$9 Trillion Will Transfer From Americans’ Estates, New Analysis Says]( [premium] If 5 percent of inheritances are captured for philanthropy, 10 Gates Foundations could be created over the next decade, according to an exclusive report by the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and Locus Impact Investing. [Crowdfunding and Major Gifts Are Highlights at Fundraising Conference]( [premium] Sexual harassment, turning social-media users into donors, and tough conversations with donors were among other topics discussed at the Association of Fundraising Professionals meeting. [How One Nonprofit Identified Website Visitors by Traits — and Saw Fundraising Spike]( [premium] Identifying "personas" can give charities the information they need without spending money on surveys and consultants’ fees. It helped boost one group’s giving 100 percent from one year to the next. [Metropolitan Museum of Art Names Its New Director; Other Moves]( Also, Oxfam America hires a new vice president for global programs, and a former Green Beret will lead the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation. [Gifts Roundup: Nonprofits That Fight Crime and Promote Conflict Resolution Draw Big Donations]( [premium] Also, a hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., gets $25 million, while Vanderbilt U. receives $20 million. Online Fundraising That Works – We Want to Hear From You --------------------------------------------------------------- The next issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy will spotlight charities and campaigns making big gains with Facebook, Instagram, and other digital tools. [Send us examples]( you like — your favorite Twitter account, a clever video, etc. — or share your own work. We’ll publish a select few online along with the issue on May 1. Donor-Advised Funds: The Basics — Save 20% on Our Next Webinar --------------------------------------------------------------- Donor-advised funds are now worth $80 billion, but many fundraisers struggle to understand the basics of how to obtain money from them. In our next webinar, we’ll walk you through the smartest ways to include donor-advised funds in your fundraising strategy and how to incorporate them in your communications. Plus, you’ll hear from the head fundraiser at St. Labre Indian School, who will explain how she increased DAF revenue by 30 percent in the past year. We’ll also cover the basics of the laws governing these funds so you don’t run afoul of them, and we'll show you how to update your back office to process these gifts accurately. [Sign up]( today so can join us on April 26 at 2 p.m. and save 20 percent on the registration fee. Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- Find your next job in The Chronicle's jobs section, where employers have posted hundreds of the best career opportunities in the nonprofit world. 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