News
16 February 2012: ICNL Receives MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions
The award recognizes ICNL’s work to create an enabling environment for civil society worldwide and provides ICNL with a grant of $1,000,000.
13 February 2012: Research Fellowship Announcement: Fellowships to Support an Enabling Legal Framework for Civil Society in the Middle East/North Africa
ICNL and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce the availability of two new research fellowships. The fellowships will provide the opportunity to travel to Amman, Jordan for 2-3 weeks during May/June/July 2012 to conduct research on the legal framework for civil society.
6 February 2012: Companies Bill 2011 Proposes to Make CSR Mandatory
On 15 December 2011, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs introduced the Companies Bill 2011 in the Lok Sabha (House of Commons in Parliament). One of the changes introduced in the Bill is making corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory.
5 February 2012: Research Fellowship Announcement: Fellowships to Support an Enabling Legal Framework for Civil Society
ICNL and the United States Agency for International Development are pleased to announce the availability of two new research fellowships. The fellowships will provide the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC for 3-4 weeks during May/June/July 2012 to conduct research on the legal framework for civil society.
26 January 2012: Restrictive Draft CSO Law Announced by Egyptian Ministry of Social Justice and Solidarity
Contrary to the hopes and expectations of Egyptian and international observers, the year since Egypt’s January 25 Revolution has seen a sustained series of government-orchestrated attacks on civil society. A draft law proposed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Solidarity would impose restrictions on Egyptian civil society unheard of even during the reign of former President Mubarak.
10 January 2012: Income of Trusts in India Comes Under Scrutiny
Recently a number of leading public charitable trusts and institutions which for years enjoyed tax exemption have lost their 12Aa registration and their total income has been made taxable. Are the laws governing nonprofits in India enabling enough?