Category: Non-profit

Federal Report Proposes Non-Profits Disclose Suspicious Cash Transactions

The federal government would like to make non-profit groups disclose suspicious cash transactions, according to documents. The proposal is in a federal report by the Department of Finance, which says non-profits are “at risk of terrorist financing abuse,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “These organizations were identified as being at risk of terrorist financing abuse as…


How to Create a Legacy

Songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda may have said it best: “What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” We all want to create a legacy that allows us to be remembered after we’re gone, preferably in a good way. There are many ways to go about this, but first a…


USAID Has Given $110,000 to Non-Profit With Alleged Links to Terror Groups: Rep. McCaul

American taxpayer money might have been given to terrorist groups through a non-profit, according to a letter released on Friday from Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-Texas). The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s (HFAC) Chairman wrote a letter (pdf) to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) administrator, Samantha Power,…


College Athletics Sees Surge in Nonprofits Paying Players

The new world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly expanding pop-up industry: Brand new nonprofit “collectives” that pay athletes to promote charities. The collectives are pitched as feel-good partnerships, but they also raise questions. Is their mission to support charities and their communities or do they exist primarily to funnel…


Newport Non-Profit Advocates for Grandparent-Grandchild Rights

For those struggling to get visitation rights to see their grandchildren, a Newport Beach nonprofit is providing support and guidance through difficult court and parental situations. Advocates for Grandparent Grandchild Connection educate grandparents on communication principles to apply in situations with the parents or caregivers to “help them maintain that loving close relationship with a…


Mercy Works of Texas Says ‘US Border Guards Need Affirmation’

Who thinks of showing appreciation to southern U.S. Border Guards as they grapple with a flood of immigrants overwhelming their efforts? Beth Knox of Mercy Works in Garden Valley, Texas, and a team of like-minded souls did, distributing 600 “Border Patrol appreciation packs” worth more than $15,000 to two different units near McAllen, Texas, on…


The PATH from Homelessness to Home Ownership

One of many programs at the non-profit People Attempting to Help, or PATH, in Tyler, Texas, is one to help the homeless have a home. How does renting a six-year-old, 1,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home, for $650 a month sound? The homes come with laminated floors, a dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, fenced-in yard, air conditioning, heat, and…


‘Heartbeat’ Law Still Viable in Texas Despite Under-Reported Resources for Women

As some states look to Texas to replicate its “Heartbeat bill,” the law that prohibits abortion after a heartbeat is detected, there are caveats from some ground-level pregnancy/health workers whose job it is to advise women to avoid life-altering abortions, said a pregnancy resources director. Major long-term funding available for women in Texas who choose to keep…


Local Nonprofit Distributes a Thousand Pounds of Food Ahead of Christmas

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Cars lined up as volunteers distributed approximately 1,000 pounds of food with Family Assistance Ministries—a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides aid for Orange County residents—at the Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church on Dec. 23. “There is a sense of unity and community that happens at these events,” Elizabeth Andrade, CEO of Family Assistance Ministries,…


EpochTV Review: Human Trafficking: A Growing Threat

We often hear the saying, “the times they are a changing.” One example of this is the ever-increasing problem of child sex trafficking. Our current technology, while benefiting us in many ways, also has a dark side. It has given predators another way to entice their victims. Jaco Booyens, founder of SHAREtogether, a non-profit organization dedicated…