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Legal & Technical Resource Guide for Fundraisers

Federal Regulatory & Tax Law Issues and Pending Legislation
www.firstgov.gov A good first stop – fast links to other federal sites
www.irs.ustreas.gov Official IRS Web site
www.house.gov US House of Representatives official site
www.senate.gov US Senate official site
thomas.loc.gov Library of Congress site – quick access to pending legislation
www.taxresources.com Tax topics and tax-related information links
www.pgdc.net Planned Giving Design Center – planned giving articles/tax cases
www.cam.org/~gprc Gift Planning Resources/links
www.gift-estate.com Henry & Associates – planned giving articles/resources
www.guidestar.org Charity 990 forms, other information and links to charity sites
www.tax.org Tax Analysts Web site
Tax Economics of Charitable Giving,  the successor publication to a long-standing title previously authored by one of the nation’s top accounting firms and is now available exclusively from RIA.
Federal Privacy Regulation

www.ncpg.org/gramm.html NCPG White Paper: The Applicability of the Privacy Provision of Gramm-Leach-Bliley to Nonprofits

See also: NCPG, AFP and ALDE Web sites under Professional Organizations for additional links

State Law Issues, Legislation and Regulations

Charitable Solicitation Registration

www.raffa.com Search by State for listing of requirements
www.taxresources.com State tax sites links
www.stateline.org State Law & Legislative News Service

Fund-Raising Regulation: A State-by-State Handbook of Registration Forms, Requirements, and Procedures, by Seth Perlman and Betsy Hills Bush (John Wiley & Sons)

Charitable Gift Annuity Registration

www.acga-web.org Official site American Council on Gift Annuities

www.pgresources.com CGA information on all 50 states
www.PlannedGivingServices.com CGA regulation for all states & Canada
State Income Tax Charitable Deductions & Credits
www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/lfbinfo.html Individual Income Tax Provisions in the States, 2001
Informational Paper #4, State of Wisconsin, Legislative Fiscal Bureau (state income tax charitable deductions and credits)
Substantiation Requirements
www.njnonprofits.org/giftsubs.html The Center for Non-Profits
http://www.muridae.com/nporegulation/ Quick download of IRS Pub. 526 & 561 on substantiation
www.nonprofits.org Click on FAQ and use keywords "tax deductions" & "donations" for general review on substantiation

 

Outright Charitable Gifts, by Conrad Teitell

Canadian Legal Regulatory Resources
www.cagp-acpdp.org/ Canadian Association of Gift
www.cam.org/~gprc Canadian gift planning resources/links
www.charityvillage.com/ Canadian non-profit super site
Professional Organizations
In addition to membership, conference and regional meeting information, each of these sites has good legal resource links or publications.
www.afpnet.org Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP, formerly NSFRE)
www.alde.org Association of Lutheran Development Executives (ALDE)
www.case.org Council For Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
www.ncpg.org National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG)
www.cfre.org CFRE Professional Certification Program
www.praccreditation.org/ Accreditation for Public Relations Professionals
Newsletters/Web Services for Fund Raisers
contactcgpn@aol.com Charitable Gift Planning News (214/328-4244)
www.rrnewkirk.com Charitable Giving Tax Services (800/342/2375)
www.pgtoday.com Planned Giving Today (800/525-5748)
www.taxwisegiving.com Taxwise Giving (800/243-9122)
www.giftlaw.com/ Crescendo Interactive, Inc. (800/858-9154)
Corporate & Stock Values Information
www.bigcharts.com Current and historical stock values
www.yahoo.com Current and historical stock values
www.quicken.com Current stock values – last five days is a very useful feature


 

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