LD-203 reports demonstrate little beyond basic compliance effort
On July 31, tens of thousands of registered lobbyists and organizations that employ lobbyists filed a new disclosure document, the LD-203. Part of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, the first of the semi-annual disclosure forms submitted to Congress reports on such things as a lobbyists personal contributions to election campaigns and costs for honoring covered officials, including members of Congress, the executive branch and their staff.
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Read MoreNonprofits seek survival in tough rental market
Organizations become landlords for space, profit and to support others in incubators. By Joe Eaton With its lease set to expire in December, the nonprofit Independent Sector was facing a tough choiceit could move its Dupont Circle offices out to the suburbs or pay up to $60 per square foot for space downtown. Instead, it decided to become a landlord.
Read MorePolitical Conventions: Events and Receptions
From CEO Update interviews and other media reports, below is a list of events and receptions held/sponsored by associations or nonprofits for the Democratic and Republican conventions this summer. If you would like to update this list, please contact Mark Graham DNC Convention, Denver, Colorado (August 25-27)
Read MoreSummer in the city: Association internships are win-win
Ben Leader was born and raised in Rock Hill, S.C., a small town 30 miles from Charlotte with a population of 60,000. When it came time to go to college, he stayed local, opting to study government and politics at Clemson University. Now, the summer after his sophomore year, Leader is living the life of a Washingtonian, living, working and studying in downtown D.C.
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