NASCO: A BRIEF HISTORY By David Ormstedt and Terry Knowles There are two purposes for this brief history of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO): First, at least some institutional memory of the organizations needs to be recorded before it is lost. Very few present at the creation are still in state service; …
The National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) is an association of state offices (attorneys general, secretaries of state and other offices) charged with the regulation and oversight of charitable organizations and charitable solicitation in the United States. NASCO provides a forum for states to share information and collaborate on matters of common interest related …
Editors’ note: In this interview, Cindy M. Lott, who has worked with the state charities regulation and enforcement community for many years and who is now also working with the federal regulators, discusses the overall regulatory landscape of nonprofits. Lott sees a shift occurring at both the state and federal levels, with a new balance …
