Words to Live By: Is It Time to Panic?

E-mail solicitation and spam
We’re monitoring the Federal Trade Commission to make sure typical fundraising solicitation via e-mail doesn’t constitute spam that’s subject to regulation. Nonprofit organizations should have the freedom to pursue new techniques in building online donor relationships. A worrisome trend has developed at the state level in that some states perceive an online solicitation as sufficient to claim jurisdiction and force you to register in that state, even if you have had minimal state contact.