2004 News Archives

Beslan Terrorist Attack
In response to the recent tragic terrorist attack at a school in Beslan, Charities Aid Foundation - Russia (CAF-Russia) has set up the Beslan Lifeline Appeal, a fund to support local Russian hospitals and non-profit organizations already working in Beslan. (October 2004)

A Compendium of Anti-Terrorism Resources:

• Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Measures: What U.S. Nonprofits and Grantmakers Need to Know (in PDF). This free publication is a plain language guide to Executive Order 13224, the Patriot Act, embargoes and sanctions, IRS rules, Treasury Department voluntary guidelines, and USAID requirements.
• Grantmaking in an Age of Terrorism: Some Thoughts About Compliance Strategies (in PDF), Legal Dimensions of International Grantmaking, Second Quarter 2004.
• Seeking a Safe Harbor (in PDF), Foundation News & Commentary, May/June 2004. Here's how some foundations are using technology to facilitate compliance with the Patriot Act and Executive Order.