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- catalog abstract "For a Good Cause? explores the largely unchecked growth of America's 1.2 million nonprofits, from the first community chests and veterans' aid societies to the enormous number of organizations today that enjoy tax breaks and other benefits. Written by an experienced executive in the nonprofit field, For a Good Cause? examines why the regulation of nonprofit organizations encourages excess and deceit, how government overseers and nonprofit executives fail to police each other, and how donors can protect themselves when they select and support their favorite causes.".
- catalog contributor b10291230.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "For a Good Cause? explores the largely unchecked growth of America's 1.2 million nonprofits, from the first community chests and veterans' aid societies to the enormous number of organizations today that enjoy tax breaks and other benefits. Written by an experienced executive in the nonprofit field, For a Good Cause? examines why the regulation of nonprofit organizations encourages excess and deceit, how government overseers and nonprofit executives fail to police each other, and how donors can protect themselves when they select and support their favorite causes.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-232) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. From a Helping Hand to Big Business. 1. Charity, American Style. 2. The Nonprofits Explosion. 3. What Do a Thousand Points of Light Really Cost? -- pt. II. The Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofits. 4. "What Do You Think We Are -- A Charity?" 5. Over-the-Top Overhead. 6. Robbing Peter to Pay the Fund-Raisers. 7. Donations Gone Astray. 8. Crossing Into Profitable Territory. 9. Too Much Time in Gucci Gulch. 10. Outright Swindles -- pt. III. Oversight and Reform. 11. Starting at the Top: Congress and the States. 12. Nonprofits, Police Thyselves. 13. Protecting Yourself -- App. A. Nonprofits: How Do They Rate? -- App. B. IRS Regional Centers -- App. C. Internal Revenue Code Categories of Nonprofit Organizations -- App. D. Internal Revenue Code Sections Dealing With Nonprofit Organizations -- App. E. Tax-Exempt Status for Trade Associations -- App. F. IRS Forms and Procedures.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 240 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "For a good cause?".
- catalog identifier "1559723874".
- catalog isFormatOf "For a good cause?".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub.,".
- catalog relation "For a good cause?".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "361.7/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Charities United States.".
- catalog subject "HV91 .H395 1997".
- catalog subject "Nonprofit organizations United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. From a Helping Hand to Big Business. 1. Charity, American Style. 2. The Nonprofits Explosion. 3. What Do a Thousand Points of Light Really Cost? -- pt. II. The Seven Deadly Sins of Nonprofits. 4. "What Do You Think We Are -- A Charity?" 5. Over-the-Top Overhead. 6. Robbing Peter to Pay the Fund-Raisers. 7. Donations Gone Astray. 8. Crossing Into Profitable Territory. 9. Too Much Time in Gucci Gulch. 10. Outright Swindles -- pt. III. Oversight and Reform. 11. Starting at the Top: Congress and the States. 12. Nonprofits, Police Thyselves. 13. Protecting Yourself -- App. A. Nonprofits: How Do They Rate? -- App. B. IRS Regional Centers -- App. C. Internal Revenue Code Categories of Nonprofit Organizations -- App. D. Internal Revenue Code Sections Dealing With Nonprofit Organizations -- App. E. Tax-Exempt Status for Trade Associations -- App. F. IRS Forms and Procedures.".
- catalog title "For a good cause? : how charitable institutions become powerful economic bullies / John Hawks.".
- catalog type "text".