Word: nonprofiteers
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...Egger is not the only nonprofit leader using next year's early primaries to thrust his agenda into the national spotlight. Bill Gates, whose foundation is the world's largest philanthropy, last month called on presidential contenders to commit to expanding the President's Malaria Initiative, a $1.2 billion effort started by President Bush in 2005 to cut malaria deaths by 50% in 15 African nations. "I hope you will join us in asking all of the candidates to make this pledge and keep the fight against malaria on the national agenda," Gates wrote in an October 19 blog post...
...This time around, New Hampshire nonprofit leaders are learning the art of bird-dogging. One, Cynthia Mills, CEO of the Manchester-based Tree Care Industry Association, has met 11 candidates at house parties and town hall meetings, peppering them with questions on how they envision a future partnership with the nonprofit sector. The Nonprofit Primary Project hopes to meet with all the presidential hopefuls one-on-one before the January primary, and on September 6 held its first public forum, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican contender...
...they'd stepped over the line, and a further 60 are under investigation. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in August returned a $50,000 check to a Colorado family foundation after his policy organization determined the donation was illegal. Losing tax-exempt status could be financially devastating to smaller nonprofits. "You do have to be careful," says Ann Kuster, a lawyer advising the Nonprofit Primary Project. "Everything we undertake must be nonpartisan and include every candidate...
...Section 501 groups, unlike political action committees or campaigns, are not required to publicly disclose their donors, who are permitted to make unlimited donations. And nonprofits are under little obligation to open up their books to show where those cash streams are used. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for example, regularly relies on a Sacramento-based nonprofit, the California State Protocol Foundation, to pay for his overseas travel, including private jets. Other charities foot the bill for the $65,000-a-year hotel suite Schwarzenegger stays at when in Sacramento. And, of course, these donations are tax deductible...
...sway of a more assertive nonprofit sector is already being felt in this election cycle. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton last month signed a pledge that commits the next President to investing $50 billion by 2013 to combat HIV. Her commitment came after the pledge's sponsor, the AIDS group ACT UP, and others threatened to target her campaign with protest action if she declined to sign on. The New Hampshire-based Nonprofit Primary Project hopes to expand its work on a national scale ahead of next November's election. Its goal will be to put collaboration with charities...