Each year, a grantsmanship course is offered at USC’s School of Policy, Planning & Development. The central focus of the course is writing a grant proposal for a real nonprofit organization. This is where your organization comes in. Many of the course’s students need to find nonprofit organizations to help! The course is especially well-suited …
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Charity and its Former Leader Face Punishment for OFAC Violation
We warned you to check with the Treasury Department before making grants to foreign organizations, so as not to violate the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). Here is an example of why nonprofits need to know those rules. Recently, Mehrdad Yasrebi, a former leader of the Child Foundation was found guilty of illegally funneling …
OFAC Violations, You Can Go to Jail this Time
Remember when we said you won’t go to jail for violating the California Attorney General’s rules on charitable solicitation? Well, you can go to jail for violating the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). OFAC administers economic sanctions against certain foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers and persons or entities involved with weapons of mass …
Making The Grantmaker’s Job Easier
Before dolling out the dollars, grantmakers typically go through due diligence process. The challenge comes with the quantity of information. The grantmaker needs enough info to make a good, qualified decision on funding. On the flip side, grantmakers need to be sensitive to the abilities and constraints of today’s non-profits. Grantmakers needs to balance the …