Nonprofits and NGOs


Nonprofit Corporations Can Do Good Works and Make Money, Too

Nonprofit corporations, by definition, exist not to make money but to fulfill one of the purposes recognized by federal law: charitable, educational, reli...  Read story

A Day Care Start-up

To clarify the start-up history of Children's Village, described in "The Bottom Line on Day Care" (May): It was conceived by me, while I was employed by A...  Read story

Five Reasons to Incorporate Your Nonprofit Association

Americans are famous for volunteering for good causes and for banding together to get things done,whether the goal is wildlife rescue or low-income housin...  Read story

Charitable Giving

Many small business owners engage in charitable giving, either as private individuals or in their corporate capacity. This charitable giving can take many...  Read story

Nonprofit Organizations, and Human Resources Management

Staffing decisions are among the most important decisions that nonprofit organizations make. Just as businesses and organizations of all sizes and areas o...  Read story

Nonprofit Organizations, and Taxes

In recognition of the "public good"-oriented goals and objectives of nonprofit organizations, U.S. law grants these groups a number of special privileges....  Read story

Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit organizations are institutions that conduct their affairs for the purpose of assisting other individuals, groups, or causes rather than garnerin...  Read story

New Proflts For Nonprofits

Pinched by cutbacks in government funding, nonprofit organizations are entering the marketplace in more and more aggressive ways. That has prompted compla...  Read story

Smart Gifts

How to set up a charitable-giving program and take advantage of IRS incentives.  Read story

Probing a Charity's Financials

Discerning the financial viability of different nonprofits before making charitable donations.  Read story

Bored With the Board

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

The New Dog-Eat-Dog Nonprofit

The profile of a non-profit educational camp for at-risk kids and how it learned to compete for corporate funding.  Read story

How to Give Wisely

Inc.'s finance editor explodes some of the myths about small-business philanthropy.  Read story

Crossover

Nonprofit leaders look, think, and act more and more like entrepreneurs, and here is your chance to meet a few.  Read story

Volunteering: The New Employee Perk

A look at some companies that are using volunteer-work programs to strengthen their corporate culture.  Read story

Boston Approves Non-Profit Wireless Network

The city hopes its plan will open up opportunity for smaller tech firms, instead of telecom giants.  Read story

The Nonprofit's Motive

A look at how Charles Lief, president of the nonprofit Greyston Foundation, is devising for-profit ventures to generate income, create jobs, and expand his o...  Read story

Upstarts: Serving Nonprofits

It's a new age for philanthropy: people have more to give, so charities have more to do. A new group of start-ups is ready to help nonprofits become more pro...  Read story

The Surprise Economy

The delicate art of selling to nonprofits.  Read story

Valley Legend's Biggest Road Show Ever

Venture capital icon Gib Myers is rallying support for an audacious new project: getting start-ups to give time and equity to non-profits -- before those sta...  Read story

Using Charitable Donations to Motivate Employees

The benefits of pro bono  Read story

No More Mr. Nice Guy

A CEO who set up a foundation to support nonprofits demands proof that nonprofits are having an impact.  Read story

Structuring Pro Bono Work

How to get your company connected with a nonprofit  Read story

Shark Bytes

Internet vendor Rudy Socha is a flouter of norms. He doesn't promote his Web site. He discards customer data. And he gives away money. Lots of money. Yet ...  Read story

BoA Boosts Rural Small Business Loans

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has made a $5 million investment to provide financing to small businesses in rural areas across New York state. The invest...  Read story

Untaxed Competitors

Voters have brought unfair competition on themselves with their desire to cut fat from national, state, and local spending. For years, nonprofit agencies...  Read story

Shaking the Foundations

For years philanthropy has been the preserve of the super-rich. Now entrepreneurs are bringing it to the mass market.  Read story

Where To Find More Information

The Special Committee for Workplace Product Liability Reform, Suite 708, 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 223-6851. A nonprofit co...  Read story

Untaxed Competitors

I agree that it is unfair for nonprofit corporations to run unrelated businesses and then avoid taxation ("Tax Advantaged," Washington, August). However, ...  Read story

Cause-Related Marketing: An Eye for Free Publicity

A quick look at the benefits of one company's involvement with a community-outreach program.  Read story

Hot Tip: Community Involvement

Looking for a high-impact alternative to plain old charitable donations? At Bagel Works Inc., a $4-million retail bagel chain based in Keene, N.H., each o...  Read story

Philanthropy Is Good for the Community. But Does It Help Me?, Customer Service Article - Inc. Article

cript"> '?h1">Philanthropy Is Good for the Community. But Does It Help Me?net/adj/ There are many rewards for...  Read story

New Words, Old Rules

Inc.'s editor-in-chief tells how a not-for-profit had to appear "helpless" for tax reasons.  Read story

Shake, Rattle, And Rest

Non-profit group establishes foundation to raise money for retiring entertainers lacking insurance policies.  Read story

Barbarians at the Watergate

It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com riche.   Read story

Cleaning House

If leftover or defunct inventory is taking up too much room in your warehouse, a Chicago organization will gladly take it for you, and your company will r...  Read story

Parallel Universe

What's an expanding city to do when it runs out of room? Take it online.  Read story

Music To Their Ears

A mail-order company promotes non-profit organizations in its catalog.  Read story

Do-Gooder Finance

How a new crop of investors is helping social entrepreneurs.  Read story

Franchise Help From Ifa

"Whether a franchise sells storm doors or hamburgers, whether it runs hair salons or hotels, the problems of operating a franchise are alike," says Baird ...  Read story