"[3] The October 16, 2016 "Public Day" focused on "non-traditional models of philanthropy; regulation of donor-advised funds, endowments, and restricted gifts; top issues in corporate governance and the importance of nonprofit board education; new tools for the nonprofit sector; current trends in cybersecurity and how to handle data breaches."
There was also an update on "the collaboration between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and regulators from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the historic civil suit against four cancer charities in 2015".
The Cancer Fund of America was listed in the Times/CIR 2013 report as the second worst charity in the United States.
[6][7][8] At the Public Day of the 2015 Conference it was noted that the Internal Revenue Service had taken a " a less active role in the monitoring and regulation of the nation's nonprofits".
[2] In September - October 2010, the theme of the conference was "Charities & Regulators, Doing More With Less During Hard Economic Times" which included "an "Inside the Beltway" update of nonprofit initiatives from federal regulators and the U.S. Senate Finance Committee as well as panels addressing the role of government in oversight of nonprofit governance, how best to measure what makes an effective charity, and the creation and regulation of innovative fundraising strategies.