October 13, 2005

Committee Offers Ideas on Charity Oversight

By Elizabeth Schwinn

The latest report by a national committee of nonprofit leaders concludes that some changes to state and federal laws are needed to stamp out abuses at charities and foundations, and that nonprofit organizations need to police themselves more rigorously. In most cases, however, enacting new federal laws to regulate charities is unnecessary, the committee said.

The 34-page report, the second in a series, was prepared by a committee of more than 100 nonprofit officials assembled by

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