Monthly News Summaries
Staying current about the ever-changing regulatory landscape - including recent court decisions and state findings - is a great challenge for everyone. We publish monthly newsletters - the Fundraising & Nonprofit Report and Telemarketing Connections® - which track both federal and state regulatory developments related to the fundraising and commercial telemarketing industries.
Fundraising & Nonprofit Report
January 2010
In this issue:- In its annual changes affecting charitable deductions, the IRS said a charity can now tell a donor that gifts are fully deductible if the donor gave $48 or more and received a premium worth $9.60 or less.
- The struggle between Feed the Children and its founder, Larry Jones, continues to get worse.
- Goodwill Industries International sued the owner of goodwill.com for alleged trademark infringement.
Telemarketing Connections Newsletter
January 2010
In this issue:- The FTC has announced a major law enforcement effort targeting telemarketers who violate the “do-not-call” rule or rules barring prerecorded calls to consumers.
- Two bills have been introduced in the Mississippi House related to Mississippi’s Telephone Communications Act.
- The Missouri Senate is considering a bill (SB 633) which would ban prerecorded telephone calls, including political calls to persons on the Missouri “do-not-call” lists.
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