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The acting chief executive of the Clinton Foundation is acknowledging the global philanthropy made mistakes in how it disclosed its donors amid growing scrutiny as Hillary Rodham Clinton opens her presidential campaign.

In a blog posting Sunday, Maura Pally defended the foundation's work and reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, describing its policies on donor disclosure and contributions from foreign governments as "stronger than ever."

Still, Pally said the foundation expected to refile some of its tax forms, following a voluntary external review, because it had "mistakenly combined" government grants and donations.

India has cancelled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from abroad, as New Delhi tightens surveillance on foreign-funded non-governmental organizations in the country.

The crackdown comes days after the government suspended the license of Greenpeace India and put United States-based Ford Foundation on a security watch list, ordering government approval of any of its activities in the country.

A cancellation order issued by the home ministry and uploaded to its website late on Monday said the government had cancelled the registration of 8,975 associations because they did not declare details of...

United States-based aid groups swung into action in response to the earthquake in Nepal as rescue workers searched the rubble and the toll of the killed and injured continued to rise.

By Monday, the Jewish Federation of North America, the Red Cross and World Vision had dedicated the homepages of their websites to fundraising for disaster relief in Nepal. Doctors Without Borders said on its website it has sent eight teams to respond to the humanitarian crisis. Unrestricted funds, it noted to donors, "allow us to allocate our resources most efficiently and where the needs are greatest."

Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda once said, "Pennants are won and lost during spring training," and the same is true with successful major fundraising campaigns. It is the preparation—the right preparation—that will make your campaign seamless, energizing and successful!

What's the kiss of death for every fundraiser? What's the best way to turn your donor off? And what can you do to make sure your donor never, ever wants to see you again? It's when you are guilty of being boring.

The Association of Junior Leagues International recently announced that noted philanthropist Lyda Hill is the winner of the 2015 Mary Harriman Award for Community Leadership. The award was made at AJLI's 93rd Annual Conference in Los Angeles on April 17.

When was the last time you played a game of musical chairs? Perhaps it was at a birthday party or a picnic.

If you're a fundraiser, competing for the attention of the average American donor can feel like a daily game of musical chairs—one where there are far more players than there are empty seats.

While speaking on the topic of donor retention recently, I was asked by an attendee, "Just how many charities does the average donor support in our country?"

I knew that the average donor supports only a limited number of nonprofits every year, but didn't...

Jeb Bush told about 350 of the top donors to his super PAC on Sunday evening that the organization has raised more money in its first 100 days than any other Republican operation in modern history, according to several people in attendance.

Bush did not say how much had been raised, but senior Republicans said they think his super PAC, Right to Rise, is on track to collect $100 million by the end of May. Those who heard Bush speak said it signals that he and his team are confident that they've amassed a sizable political fortune...

How well do you know the people you serve? How well do you know the folks you solicit for gifts? I'm not talking about recognizing them on the street or at an event. I mean how well do you know the kind of life they live? How well do you know how they handle their finances? How well do you know what their day looks like from start to end?

The former chief financial officer of two nonprofit health clinics in Alabama for the poor and homeless pleaded guilty Monday to multiple federal charges in connection with the diversion of $11 million in federal money to private businesses.

The guilty pleas of Terri McGuire Mollica, of Birmingham, 48, were accepted by Chief U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre in Birmingham.

Sentencing was set for Sept. 11.

A federal grand jury indicted Mollica last year on 74 counts related to an alleged scheme to defraud the government through the two health care clinics...