The survey and results from The Nonprofit Agenda's online survey. Nonprofit Presidential Survey

The following letter appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy in the issue dated March 7, 2002. To The Editor:

Part Two of a letter to the IRS from OMB Watch in regards to internet use and exempt organizations. Suggested Action Clarification of the tax law relating to nonprofit advocacy on the Internet can help clear up confusion and encourage continued development in the ways nonprofits can use Internet technology. However, such clarification should not restrict ongoing development by being overly specific or creating a layer of oversight that does not exist for other forms of communications. These objectives can best be met by the following actions:

The Lieberman/Santorum faith-based bill, the Charity Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act (S. 1924), represents a positive compromise from the Bush charitable choice proposals. Yet one provision, dealing with charitable giving, raises some concern. The bill proposes to let taxpayers who do not itemize get a tax break for charitable contributions. While this sounds very good, in today's economy it may prove yet another straw that is breaking the back of spending on domestic programs.