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The Law of Fundraising, 6th Edition
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The Law of Fundraising, 6th Edition

by Bruce R. Hopkins, Alicia M. Beck
April 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
688 pages
24h 46m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER ONEGovernment Regulation of Fundraising for Charity

Charitable organizations are an integral part of U.S. society; many of them must engage in the solicitation of contributions and grants to continue their work, which benefits that society. Yet both these organizations and their fundraising efforts are under constant criticism and immense regulation. Some of this regulation comes from the many state charitable solicitation acts—statutes that are designed to regulate the process of raising funds for charitable purposes. Other aspects of this regulation are found in the federal tax law, with mounting legislation and application of legal principles by the Internal Revenue Service1 and the courts. Increasingly, other federal laws are contributing to the overall mass of regulation of charitable fundraising.

One of the pressing questions facing philanthropy in the United States is whether this form of regulation is far too extensive and thus whether it is unduly stifling the nation's independent and voluntary ...

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