DMANF Statement on NY Charitable Giving Report: "DMANF Statement on NY Charitable Giving Report
December 27, 2004 � The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) today is reviewing a just-released report that attempts to measure nonprofit efficiency based on a small number of telemarketing campaigns in the state of New York.
We are pleased to note that the report acknowledges there are legitimate instances where the financial efficiency of a specific campaign does not tell the full story.
We agree with NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that it is incumbent upon nonprofit organizations to solicit bids in advance of contracting out with a professional fundraiser.
However, the decisions to work with a professional fundraiser must be based on the specific goals and objectives of the nonprofit, which may range from advocating, to raising funds, to building awareness, or even to educating the general public.
In many instances solicitations are made for purposes beyond just fundraising, as Attorney General Spitzer points out in his report's caveats, listed below. There are reasons why some campaigns may be more financially successful than others."
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
USATODAY.com - Ousted Fannie executives could still collect millions
USATODAY.com - Ousted Fannie executives could still collect millions: "Ousted Fannie executives could still collect millions
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
Squelching speculation about how much its deposed top executives will walk away with, Fannie Mae on Monday spelled out the severance it plans to pay the two it forced out following an accounting scandal.
The benefits range from a $1.4 million-a-year pension payment for life to former CEO Franklin Raines, 55, to stock options for Raines and former chief financial officer J. Timothy Howard, 56. "
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
Squelching speculation about how much its deposed top executives will walk away with, Fannie Mae on Monday spelled out the severance it plans to pay the two it forced out following an accounting scandal.
The benefits range from a $1.4 million-a-year pension payment for life to former CEO Franklin Raines, 55, to stock options for Raines and former chief financial officer J. Timothy Howard, 56. "
FIRST-PERSON: Year-end financial checklist - (BP)
FIRST-PERSON: Year-end financial checklist - (BP): "FIRST-PERSON: Year-end financial checklist
Dec 27, 2004
By Sherre Stephens
DALLAS (BP)--As 2004 draws to a close, tax planning may not be at the top of your �to do� list. Yet, it is important not to lose sight of certain tax breaks amid the excitement of the holidays. A recent flurry of tax legislation may have an impact on your year-end tax planning for 2004. Here are some important tax aspects to consider:"
Dec 27, 2004
By Sherre Stephens
DALLAS (BP)--As 2004 draws to a close, tax planning may not be at the top of your �to do� list. Yet, it is important not to lose sight of certain tax breaks amid the excitement of the holidays. A recent flurry of tax legislation may have an impact on your year-end tax planning for 2004. Here are some important tax aspects to consider:"
Colorado Daily
Colorado Daily: "Not just time for chilling out
By ERIN WIGGINS Colorado Daily Staff Writer
While most students are home with their families or kicking back with old friends this winter break, one recent CU-Boulder graduate is thinking philanthropy.
Chris Meschuk, who completed a CU master's degree in urban regional planning this month, is the chief organizer of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity's national conference at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Denver this week."
By ERIN WIGGINS Colorado Daily Staff Writer
While most students are home with their families or kicking back with old friends this winter break, one recent CU-Boulder graduate is thinking philanthropy.
Chris Meschuk, who completed a CU master's degree in urban regional planning this month, is the chief organizer of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity's national conference at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Denver this week."
Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle
Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle: "Giving lags
U.S. seventh in world giving.
12.28.2004 -
The U.S. ranks behind six other countries in private philanthropy, a new Johns Hopkins study says.
The study, conducted by the Center for Civil Society Studies at the school's Institute for Policy Studies, finds the Netherlands in the lead, followed by Sweden, Tanzania, Norway, France and Britain.
The ranking evaluates private philanthropy, which includes cash and in-kind gifts from individuals, businesses and foundations, as well as the value of volunteer time, as a percentage of gross domestic product."
U.S. seventh in world giving.
12.28.2004 -
The U.S. ranks behind six other countries in private philanthropy, a new Johns Hopkins study says.
The study, conducted by the Center for Civil Society Studies at the school's Institute for Policy Studies, finds the Netherlands in the lead, followed by Sweden, Tanzania, Norway, France and Britain.
The ranking evaluates private philanthropy, which includes cash and in-kind gifts from individuals, businesses and foundations, as well as the value of volunteer time, as a percentage of gross domestic product."
With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising (washingtonpost.com)
With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising (washingtonpost.com): "With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 28, 2004; Page C01
Arena Stage auctioned off a silk kimono from 'M. Butterfly' on eBay last week for $637.76. It also unloaded two hand-carved thrones from 'Camelot,' getting $152.50 for the pair.
Staffers at Signature Theatre in Arlington have taken notice. They are unpacking the body-parts grinder from their production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' and the Grand Central sign from their production of Sondheim's 'Company.' They are hoping there are enough theater buffs in eBay's vast domain to fork over $20,000 for all the memorabilia they are prepared to ship. "
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 28, 2004; Page C01
Arena Stage auctioned off a silk kimono from 'M. Butterfly' on eBay last week for $637.76. It also unloaded two hand-carved thrones from 'Camelot,' getting $152.50 for the pair.
Staffers at Signature Theatre in Arlington have taken notice. They are unpacking the body-parts grinder from their production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' and the Grand Central sign from their production of Sondheim's 'Company.' They are hoping there are enough theater buffs in eBay's vast domain to fork over $20,000 for all the memorabilia they are prepared to ship. "
RESOURCE GENERATION | mission
Also see story below On Resource Generation
RESOURCE GENERATION | mission: "Resource Generation works with young people with financial wealth who are supporting and challenging each other to effect progressive social change through the creative, responsible and strategic use of financial and other resources.
Our purpose is to promote innovative ways for young people with wealth to align their personal values and political vision with their financial resources. We strive to strengthen cross-class alliances with people and organizations working for social and economic justice. Currently, RG "
RESOURCE GENERATION | mission: "Resource Generation works with young people with financial wealth who are supporting and challenging each other to effect progressive social change through the creative, responsible and strategic use of financial and other resources.
Our purpose is to promote innovative ways for young people with wealth to align their personal values and political vision with their financial resources. We strive to strengthen cross-class alliances with people and organizations working for social and economic justice. Currently, RG "
Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Young and wealthy,a new generation has sights on social change
Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Young and wealthy,a new generation has sights on social change: "Young and wealthy,a new generation has sights on social change
By Irene Sege, Globe Staff | December 28, 2004
CAMBRIDGE -- Christmas may be over, but not the season of giving. As the tax year draws to a close, checkbooks open for a rash of charitable donations. Until recently, Courtney Young's parents, wealthy as they are, were among those last-minute benefactors, capping off a year of giving characterized more by mood at the moment of request than any systematic plan.
Then Young, 25, got involved with Resource Generation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 to encourage young people of means to use philanthropy to encourage social change. Now, thanks to Young's prodding, her family thinks about targeting their charitable donations. Year's end has become a time for the family to establish their giving priorities for the year to come.
''It's a system in process,' says Young, who has moved from participating in Resource Generation's activities to working as its program coordinator. ''My dad is involved in philanthropy, but there was no giving plan that was thought out. He and I are in conversation about that, about how to be more strategic.'"
By Irene Sege, Globe Staff | December 28, 2004
CAMBRIDGE -- Christmas may be over, but not the season of giving. As the tax year draws to a close, checkbooks open for a rash of charitable donations. Until recently, Courtney Young's parents, wealthy as they are, were among those last-minute benefactors, capping off a year of giving characterized more by mood at the moment of request than any systematic plan.
Then Young, 25, got involved with Resource Generation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 to encourage young people of means to use philanthropy to encourage social change. Now, thanks to Young's prodding, her family thinks about targeting their charitable donations. Year's end has become a time for the family to establish their giving priorities for the year to come.
''It's a system in process,' says Young, who has moved from participating in Resource Generation's activities to working as its program coordinator. ''My dad is involved in philanthropy, but there was no giving plan that was thought out. He and I are in conversation about that, about how to be more strategic.'"
Missoulian: Nonprofits ponder role in National Parks funding
Missoulian: Nonprofits ponder role in National Parks funding: "Nonprofits ponder role in National Parks funding
By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian
WEST GLACIER - Ten years ago, Curt Buchholtz could not have imagined building an outhouse for the National Park Service.
But last year, he did just that.
'It's a nice outhouse,' he said. 'Doesn't smell at all.'
Likewise, buying emergency defibrillators for park rangers would have been unthinkable a decade back, Buchholtz said, but, as with the outhouse, he delivered.
Buchholtz is executive director of the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, a friend-of-the-park group partnered with Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Many of America's national parks are partnered with a friends group, a nonprofit that helps put the financial icing on the government's appropriation cake."
By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian
WEST GLACIER - Ten years ago, Curt Buchholtz could not have imagined building an outhouse for the National Park Service.
But last year, he did just that.
'It's a nice outhouse,' he said. 'Doesn't smell at all.'
Likewise, buying emergency defibrillators for park rangers would have been unthinkable a decade back, Buchholtz said, but, as with the outhouse, he delivered.
Buchholtz is executive director of the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, a friend-of-the-park group partnered with Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Many of America's national parks are partnered with a friends group, a nonprofit that helps put the financial icing on the government's appropriation cake."
DenverPost.com - LOCAL NEWS
DenverPost.com - LOCAL NEWS: "Paid fundraisers keeping big chunk from charities
By Erin Cox
Denver Post Staff Writer
Coloradans gave $96 million to charities in the last year through hired solicitors, but only 55 percent of the money made it to the charities.
The rest, $43 million, paid for the solicitors' efforts, according to the secretary of state's annual report"
By Erin Cox
Denver Post Staff Writer
Coloradans gave $96 million to charities in the last year through hired solicitors, but only 55 percent of the money made it to the charities.
The rest, $43 million, paid for the solicitors' efforts, according to the secretary of state's annual report"
Sioux County Index Reporter News Grassley takes stand against facade easements
Sioux County Index Reporter News: "Grassley takes stand
against 'facade easements'
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, recently said they plan to put forth legislation early next year that would� increase and create additional fines and penalties on promoters, taxpayers and appraisers who participate, aid or assist in the donation of facade easements found to be significantly overvalued.� �
'A recent series in The Washington Post provided chapter and verse of how individuals are inflating the value of donated 'facade easements' to save thousands of dollars in taxes,' Grassley said.� 'It's very discouraging to find yet another example of snake oil salesmen misusing tax-exempt status and abusing the tax laws intended to encourage charitable giving, all for the purpose of making a fast buck. Unfortunately the snake oil salesman are conning many well-intentioned homeowners into this newest scam. "
against 'facade easements'
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, recently said they plan to put forth legislation early next year that would� increase and create additional fines and penalties on promoters, taxpayers and appraisers who participate, aid or assist in the donation of facade easements found to be significantly overvalued.� �
'A recent series in The Washington Post provided chapter and verse of how individuals are inflating the value of donated 'facade easements' to save thousands of dollars in taxes,' Grassley said.� 'It's very discouraging to find yet another example of snake oil salesmen misusing tax-exempt status and abusing the tax laws intended to encourage charitable giving, all for the purpose of making a fast buck. Unfortunately the snake oil salesman are conning many well-intentioned homeowners into this newest scam. "
Sioux County Index Reporter News
Sioux County Index Reporter News: "Grassley takes stand
against 'facade easements'
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, recently said they plan to put forth legislation early next year that would� increase and create additional fines and penalties on promoters, taxpayers and appraisers who participate, aid or assist in the donation of facade easements found to be significantly overvalued.� �
'A recent series in The Washington Post provided chapter and verse of how individuals are inflating the value of donated 'facade easements' to save thousands of dollars in taxes,' Grassley said.� 'It's very discouraging to find yet another example of snake oil salesmen misusing tax-exempt status and abusing the tax laws intended to encourage charitable giving, all for the purpose of making a fast buck. Unfortunately the snake oil salesman are conning many well-intentioned homeowners into this newest scam. "
against 'facade easements'
WASHINGTON, D.C. � Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, recently said they plan to put forth legislation early next year that would� increase and create additional fines and penalties on promoters, taxpayers and appraisers who participate, aid or assist in the donation of facade easements found to be significantly overvalued.� �
'A recent series in The Washington Post provided chapter and verse of how individuals are inflating the value of donated 'facade easements' to save thousands of dollars in taxes,' Grassley said.� 'It's very discouraging to find yet another example of snake oil salesmen misusing tax-exempt status and abusing the tax laws intended to encourage charitable giving, all for the purpose of making a fast buck. Unfortunately the snake oil salesman are conning many well-intentioned homeowners into this newest scam. "
JTA NEWS
JTA NEWS: "NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (JTA) � In the world of Jewish philanthropy, Joshua Landes, 42, was no lightweight.
But it wasn�t until the Manhattan money manager heard of an unusual matching-grant opportunity that he chose to greatly increase his charitable giving.
Landes wasn�t alone. Due to a landmark matching-grant program for Jewish educational institutions, Landes and some 85 others chose this year to make their first large donations, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, or to increase their largest previous gift by at least 500 percent."
But it wasn�t until the Manhattan money manager heard of an unusual matching-grant opportunity that he chose to greatly increase his charitable giving.
Landes wasn�t alone. Due to a landmark matching-grant program for Jewish educational institutions, Landes and some 85 others chose this year to make their first large donations, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, or to increase their largest previous gift by at least 500 percent."
The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles: "Charities Seek Ties to MTV Generation
by Marc Ballon, Senior Writer
Jewish charities, already having a hard time because of intermarriage, assimilation and growing competition from non-Jewish nonprofits, face what could be their biggest challenge yet: finding a way to appeal to legions of young Jews who stand to inherit billions over the next 20 years, but whose Jewish identities are generally weaker than that of their parents"
by Marc Ballon, Senior Writer
Jewish charities, already having a hard time because of intermarriage, assimilation and growing competition from non-Jewish nonprofits, face what could be their biggest challenge yet: finding a way to appeal to legions of young Jews who stand to inherit billions over the next 20 years, but whose Jewish identities are generally weaker than that of their parents"
Bush Expected To Delay Major Tax Overhaul (washingtonpost.com)
Bush Expected To Delay Major Tax Overhaul (washingtonpost.com):
snip snip
"To cover the cost of the tax changes, the plan would tax the value of an employee's health insurance benefit as if it were income. 'Most Social Security benefits' would also be taxed as income, the report says. Finally, the plan eliminates the itemized deduction for state and local tax payments.
Tax lobbyists have seized on the plan because it fits Bush's stated desire to simplify the tax code while maintaining the progressive income tax structure as well as deductions for mortgage interest payments and charitable giving"
snip snip
"To cover the cost of the tax changes, the plan would tax the value of an employee's health insurance benefit as if it were income. 'Most Social Security benefits' would also be taxed as income, the report says. Finally, the plan eliminates the itemized deduction for state and local tax payments.
Tax lobbyists have seized on the plan because it fits Bush's stated desire to simplify the tax code while maintaining the progressive income tax structure as well as deductions for mortgage interest payments and charitable giving"
my.accenture.com -- Today's Headlines
my.accenture.com -- Today's Headlines: "Networking to Support Charities
Source: The Journal - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Publication date: 2004-12-28
The development of a tiny internet company from Newcastle, via Geneva, into a major player in online charitable giving is a North- East success story. Graeme King spoke to the men behind the buy.at brand
Millions of Christmas shoppers will have unwittingly helped a charity this year, without it costing them a penny.
And a tiny Newcastle company is behind the scheme which has linked up huge multinational retailers to good causes. "
Source: The Journal - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Publication date: 2004-12-28
The development of a tiny internet company from Newcastle, via Geneva, into a major player in online charitable giving is a North- East success story. Graeme King spoke to the men behind the buy.at brand
Millions of Christmas shoppers will have unwittingly helped a charity this year, without it costing them a penny.
And a tiny Newcastle company is behind the scheme which has linked up huge multinational retailers to good causes. "
Monday, December 27, 2004
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Charities bill gets a warm welcome
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Charities bill gets a warm welcome: "Charities bill gets a warm welcome
Rebecca Smithers and John Carvel
Wednesday December 22, 2004
The Guardian
The publication yesterday of the charities bill, which will deprive public schools of their charitable status unless they can show they are a 'public benefit', and sets out controls for street fundraisers, was welcomed by the voluntary sector as 'the best Christmas present we could have hoped for'."
Rebecca Smithers and John Carvel
Wednesday December 22, 2004
The Guardian
The publication yesterday of the charities bill, which will deprive public schools of their charitable status unless they can show they are a 'public benefit', and sets out controls for street fundraisers, was welcomed by the voluntary sector as 'the best Christmas present we could have hoped for'."
'None of us dared to have dinner tonight!' - DEC 28, 2004
Special Events in Singapore
'None of us dared to have dinner tonight!' - DEC 28, 2004: "S'pore Heart Foundation's Affairs Of The Heart Charity Show
'None of us dared to have dinner tonight!'
LIGHT breathing movements and no dinner were in order for Sharon Au and her colleagues Le Yao and Dai Qianyun last night.
The threesome performed what was arguably one of the weirdest stunts in the history of charity shows here with their contortion act at the Singapore Heart Foundation's Affairs Of The Heart Charity Show last night."
'None of us dared to have dinner tonight!' - DEC 28, 2004: "S'pore Heart Foundation's Affairs Of The Heart Charity Show
'None of us dared to have dinner tonight!'
LIGHT breathing movements and no dinner were in order for Sharon Au and her colleagues Le Yao and Dai Qianyun last night.
The threesome performed what was arguably one of the weirdest stunts in the history of charity shows here with their contortion act at the Singapore Heart Foundation's Affairs Of The Heart Charity Show last night."
A reporter's advice for nonprofits - 2004-12-27 - New Mexico Business Weekly
A reporter's advice for nonprofits - 2004-12-27 - New Mexico Business Weekly: "A reporter's advice for nonprofits
Megan Kamerick
NMBW Staff
It's no secret that most nonprofits are constantly strapped for money and resources. Marketing and public relations are usually luxuries requiring time and money. "
Megan Kamerick
NMBW Staff
It's no secret that most nonprofits are constantly strapped for money and resources. Marketing and public relations are usually luxuries requiring time and money. "
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Investing in the possible
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Investing in the possible: "Investing in the possible
By Kate Riley
Seattle Times editorial columnist
Kate Riley / Times staff columnist
Marissa Smith is lucky Maureen Benoliel is hard to buy gifts for.
Three years ago for her birthday, Benoliel's son and husband decided to create a scholarship in her name.
What a great idea! A no-size gift that won't wear out and is tax deductible. A gift that expands opportunities for someone less fortunate, maybe helps someone become the first in the family to graduate college.
Benoliel embraced the idea, deciding to help a highly motivated young woman who completed community college and was enrolling at Seattle University. Last spring, she walked down the aisle at commencement with Marissa Smith. Now working as a corporate legal intern, Smith studied criminal justice, is applying to law school and wants to work"
By Kate Riley
Seattle Times editorial columnist
Kate Riley / Times staff columnist
Marissa Smith is lucky Maureen Benoliel is hard to buy gifts for.
Three years ago for her birthday, Benoliel's son and husband decided to create a scholarship in her name.
What a great idea! A no-size gift that won't wear out and is tax deductible. A gift that expands opportunities for someone less fortunate, maybe helps someone become the first in the family to graduate college.
Benoliel embraced the idea, deciding to help a highly motivated young woman who completed community college and was enrolling at Seattle University. Last spring, she walked down the aisle at commencement with Marissa Smith. Now working as a corporate legal intern, Smith studied criminal justice, is applying to law school and wants to work"
PRESS RELEASE
PrimeZone's News Room: "Make-A-Wish Foundation Selected as Among 'America's Greatest Brands'
TUSTIN, Calif., Dec. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Make-A-Wish Foundation(r) is featured in the most recent edition of America's Greatest Brands, a hardcover book which profiles leading companies from a brand marketing perspective each year. "
TUSTIN, Calif., Dec. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Make-A-Wish Foundation(r) is featured in the most recent edition of America's Greatest Brands, a hardcover book which profiles leading companies from a brand marketing perspective each year. "
Chicago Tribune | In-kind donations growing as corporate way of giving
Chicago Tribune | In-kind donations growing as corporate way of giving: "In-kind donations growing as corporate way of giving
Companies find it easier to give away their own products rather than cash, with some lured by the tax advantages
By Ann Meyer
Special to the Tribune
Published December 27, 2004
Christmas may be over, but John Lee still is giving gifts to kids who need them most.
'I'm Santa Claus all year round,' said Lee, the founder of Learning Curve and executive vice president of RC2, the Oak Brook manufacturer of Thomas the Tank Engine and other toys."
Companies find it easier to give away their own products rather than cash, with some lured by the tax advantages
By Ann Meyer
Special to the Tribune
Published December 27, 2004
Christmas may be over, but John Lee still is giving gifts to kids who need them most.
'I'm Santa Claus all year round,' said Lee, the founder of Learning Curve and executive vice president of RC2, the Oak Brook manufacturer of Thomas the Tank Engine and other toys."
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Forum: The Ratings Game
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Forum: The Ratings Game: "The Ratings Game
Category: Accountability
Posted: December 19, 2004 06:45 AM
Wouldn�t it be nice, as we are sitting down to write our year-end checks to our chosen causes, to have a ratings system to help us make these difficult choices? Indeed, it has long been a dream of many involved with philanthropy and charitable giving to develop such an objective set of criteria to rationalize what is inevitably a highly competitive funding process. Well, several enterprising nonprofit organizations are trying to do just that. The result? Beware of what you wish for.
Case in point: the �Charity Navigator� (CN). CN is a nonprofit organization with the stated goal �to guide intelligent giving� and with the longer term aim �to revolutionize the entire charitable marketplace.� CN�s website trumpets a star rating system for nonprofits, including �Top Ten Lists� and �10 Slam Dunk Charities.� (www.charitynavigator.org) Given that the methodology is based purely on financial data (described below), one can only hope they do not succeed with their hoped-for revolution.
Category: Accountability
Posted: December 19, 2004 06:45 AM
Wouldn�t it be nice, as we are sitting down to write our year-end checks to our chosen causes, to have a ratings system to help us make these difficult choices? Indeed, it has long been a dream of many involved with philanthropy and charitable giving to develop such an objective set of criteria to rationalize what is inevitably a highly competitive funding process. Well, several enterprising nonprofit organizations are trying to do just that. The result? Beware of what you wish for.
Case in point: the �Charity Navigator� (CN). CN is a nonprofit organization with the stated goal �to guide intelligent giving� and with the longer term aim �to revolutionize the entire charitable marketplace.� CN�s website trumpets a star rating system for nonprofits, including �Top Ten Lists� and �10 Slam Dunk Charities.� (www.charitynavigator.org) Given that the methodology is based purely on financial data (described below), one can only hope they do not succeed with their hoped-for revolution.
Charitable giving clicks with more Internet donors
Re ONLINE GIVING
Charitable giving clicks with more Internet donors: "Charitable giving clicks with more Internet donors
Monday, December 27, 2004
By Sarah Kellogg
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Whether motivated by holiday-inspired good will, tax-conscious self-interest or a little of both, more people are using the Internet to make charitable donations.
'The convenience and choice, combined with the opportunities for easy communication and stewardship, make e-philanthropy a compelling way for donors to support the charity of their choice,' said Theodore Hart, president and chief executive officer of the ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org, a national organization setting standards for online giving. "
Charitable giving clicks with more Internet donors: "Charitable giving clicks with more Internet donors
Monday, December 27, 2004
By Sarah Kellogg
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Whether motivated by holiday-inspired good will, tax-conscious self-interest or a little of both, more people are using the Internet to make charitable donations.
'The convenience and choice, combined with the opportunities for easy communication and stewardship, make e-philanthropy a compelling way for donors to support the charity of their choice,' said Theodore Hart, president and chief executive officer of the ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org, a national organization setting standards for online giving. "
NewTithing Group How To Assess Non-Profit Accountability and Performance
NewTithing Group: "NewTithing Group's
How To Assess Non-Profit Accountability and Performance
What exact non-profits merit your investment? Posing the following questions to development officers at several prospective charities each year can:
Strengthen your evaluative skills;
Help you decide where to invest your donations;
Provide new insight into furthering your causes;
Encourage non-profit accountability."
How To Assess Non-Profit Accountability and Performance
What exact non-profits merit your investment? Posing the following questions to development officers at several prospective charities each year can:
Strengthen your evaluative skills;
Help you decide where to invest your donations;
Provide new insight into furthering your causes;
Encourage non-profit accountability."
PRESS RELEASE NewTithing Group Announces 'High-Performance Guidelines' to Help Donors Identify Outstanding Charities
NewTithing Group Announces 'High-Performance Guidelines' to Help Donors Identify Outstanding Charities: "NewTithing Group Announces 'High-Performance Guidelines' to Help Donors Identify Outstanding Charities
Distribution Source : PRNewswire
Date : Thursday - December 23, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NewTithing Group, the leading developer of current-year philanthropic planning resources, today announced 'high-performance guidelines' to help donors identify outstanding charities. Available at http://www.newtithing.org/content/evaluating.html the guidelines provide nineteen probing questions to help donors strengthen their evaluative skills and determine which non-profits might make the best use of their charitable dollars.
'Delving more deeply into even standard themes can give donors new insight into the direction and quality of a non-profit's "
Distribution Source : PRNewswire
Date : Thursday - December 23, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NewTithing Group, the leading developer of current-year philanthropic planning resources, today announced 'high-performance guidelines' to help donors identify outstanding charities. Available at http://www.newtithing.org/content/evaluating.html the guidelines provide nineteen probing questions to help donors strengthen their evaluative skills and determine which non-profits might make the best use of their charitable dollars.
'Delving more deeply into even standard themes can give donors new insight into the direction and quality of a non-profit's "
TownOnline.com - Medfield Press - Opinion & Letters Editorial: Be creative with charitable giving
TownOnline.com - Medfield Press - Opinion & Letters: "
Home > Medfield Press > Opinion & Letters
Editorial: Be creative with charitable giving
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Christmas is a joyful time for Medfield.
Trees, houses and shops all glow with festive lights.
Inside these houses people are warm and celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and the like.
Earlier in the month Santa pays a visit to town during the annual parade. The Christmas tree in Baxter Park is lit. Clubs, churches and organizations hold holiday sales, fairs, festive bazaars and cookie walks."
Home > Medfield Press > Opinion & Letters
Editorial: Be creative with charitable giving
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Christmas is a joyful time for Medfield.
Trees, houses and shops all glow with festive lights.
Inside these houses people are warm and celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and the like.
Earlier in the month Santa pays a visit to town during the annual parade. The Christmas tree in Baxter Park is lit. Clubs, churches and organizations hold holiday sales, fairs, festive bazaars and cookie walks."
Scotsman.com News - Features - So, why do we give gifts?
Scotsman.com News - Features - So, why do we give gifts?: "So, why do we give gifts?
There are hidden motives wrapped in all that fancy paper under the tree. MARGARET COOK decodes their meanings
MARGARET COOK
THE ESSENCE of goodwill to all men at Christmas is embodied in the tradition of gift-giving. But just as the offerings of the three wise men, gold, frankincense and myrrh, were tokens of something else, or even predictions of future events, so are ordinary seasonal presents indicative of something far removed from altruism. "
There are hidden motives wrapped in all that fancy paper under the tree. MARGARET COOK decodes their meanings
MARGARET COOK
THE ESSENCE of goodwill to all men at Christmas is embodied in the tradition of gift-giving. But just as the offerings of the three wise men, gold, frankincense and myrrh, were tokens of something else, or even predictions of future events, so are ordinary seasonal presents indicative of something far removed from altruism. "
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Charitable giving is back, with an activist twist
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Charitable giving is back, with an activist twist: "Charitable giving is back, with an activist twist
By Phyllis Campbell
Special to The Times
Guest columnist
The end of the year is traditionally the peak season for charitable giving and the good news is that, after a few slow years, contributions are on the rebound here in King County and nationally. Some exciting changes are also emerging in how people give, with the goal of maximizing their impact. "
By Phyllis Campbell
Special to The Times
Guest columnist
The end of the year is traditionally the peak season for charitable giving and the good news is that, after a few slow years, contributions are on the rebound here in King County and nationally. Some exciting changes are also emerging in how people give, with the goal of maximizing their impact. "
Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Letters / Generosity Index was misrepresented
Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Letters / Generosity Index was misrepresented: "Generosity Index was misrepresented
December 26, 2004
THE CATALOGUE for Philanthropy's Generosity Index (GI) was badly and unfairly misrepresented in 'Scrooged' (Ideas, Dec. 19).
The article alleged that the GI measures generosity, by reference to a generosity gap; that it is bad science because it ignores many factors determining generosity; its logic is so thoroughly flawed as to make it almost meaningless. Professor Paul Schervish alleges that the GI tells a story that is a quality of soul explanation. 'Scrooged' concludes that our own description of the GI as crude but telling is half right. All these assertions are false."
December 26, 2004
THE CATALOGUE for Philanthropy's Generosity Index (GI) was badly and unfairly misrepresented in 'Scrooged' (Ideas, Dec. 19).
The article alleged that the GI measures generosity, by reference to a generosity gap; that it is bad science because it ignores many factors determining generosity; its logic is so thoroughly flawed as to make it almost meaningless. Professor Paul Schervish alleges that the GI tells a story that is a quality of soul explanation. 'Scrooged' concludes that our own description of the GI as crude but telling is half right. All these assertions are false."
Atlanta Daily World African-Americans in Atlanta are giving and volunteering in record numbers according to recent studies
Atlanta Daily World: "African-Americans in Atlanta are giving and volunteering in record numbers according to recent studies.
A Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta poll, entitled 'Giving: A Shared Inheritance,' revealed African Americans in Atlanta are eagerly donating time and money to organizations that uphold their beliefs. Most of their philanthropy goes toward church-related programs, education and social services.
Lesley Grady, vice president of community partnerships for the Community Foundation said the organization conducted the poll to learn more about the giving and volunteering trends, habits and motivators of African Americans in metropolitan Atlanta.
'The Foundation recognizes African Americans as a compelling and potentially under tapped resource for community development,' says Grady. 'Atlanta's non-profit community is going to have to diversify if it is going to stay"
A Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta poll, entitled 'Giving: A Shared Inheritance,' revealed African Americans in Atlanta are eagerly donating time and money to organizations that uphold their beliefs. Most of their philanthropy goes toward church-related programs, education and social services.
Lesley Grady, vice president of community partnerships for the Community Foundation said the organization conducted the poll to learn more about the giving and volunteering trends, habits and motivators of African Americans in metropolitan Atlanta.
'The Foundation recognizes African Americans as a compelling and potentially under tapped resource for community development,' says Grady. 'Atlanta's non-profit community is going to have to diversify if it is going to stay"
Altruism? Bah, Humbug
Altruism? Bah, Humbug: "Altruism? Bah, Humbug
by Radley Balko
Radley Balko is a policy analyst for the Cato Institute.
In the United States, the post-Enron professional and political world buzzes with phrases like 'corporate governance,' 'corporate citizenship,' and 'social responsibility.' The same, I am sad to hear, is becoming true of Hong Kong. Corporations today are regularly scolded by consumer activists and politicians who implore them to eschew profit-seeking every now and then for more conscientious endeavors. The implication is that there is something cold and inhumane about the raw and rugged free market -- that the profit motive alone isn't sufficiently altruistic to turn loose on polite society.
by Radley Balko
Radley Balko is a policy analyst for the Cato Institute.
In the United States, the post-Enron professional and political world buzzes with phrases like 'corporate governance,' 'corporate citizenship,' and 'social responsibility.' The same, I am sad to hear, is becoming true of Hong Kong. Corporations today are regularly scolded by consumer activists and politicians who implore them to eschew profit-seeking every now and then for more conscientious endeavors. The implication is that there is something cold and inhumane about the raw and rugged free market -- that the profit motive alone isn't sufficiently altruistic to turn loose on polite society.
Cleveland crackdown may send charity gambling to the suburbs
Cleveland crackdown may send charity gambling to the suburbs: "Cleveland crackdown may send charity gambling to the suburbs
Monday, December 27, 2004
Mark Rollenhagen
Plain Dealer Reporter
By cracking down on charity gambling, Cleveland may be dealing its suburbs a bad hand.
Communities from Parma to Euclid expect Las Vegas night organizers to flee the big city at a time when Texas Hold 'Em poker games pack VFW"
Monday, December 27, 2004
Mark Rollenhagen
Plain Dealer Reporter
By cracking down on charity gambling, Cleveland may be dealing its suburbs a bad hand.
Communities from Parma to Euclid expect Las Vegas night organizers to flee the big city at a time when Texas Hold 'Em poker games pack VFW"
Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com: "Students learn about charity
VALPARAISO: Cook Corners classes encourage others to help elderly
BY PHILIP POTEMPA
ppotempa@nwitimes.com
219.852.4327
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Sunday, December 26, 2004 12:24 AM CST
VALPARAISO | Students at Cooks Corners Elementary School have an idea for parents and children who don't know what to give their teachers each year.
Second-grade teachers Kay Exley and Karen Huguenard worked with students this month to raise $550 to donate to this year's Christmas for the Elderly charity program."
VALPARAISO: Cook Corners classes encourage others to help elderly
BY PHILIP POTEMPA
ppotempa@nwitimes.com
219.852.4327
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Sunday, December 26, 2004 12:24 AM CST
VALPARAISO | Students at Cooks Corners Elementary School have an idea for parents and children who don't know what to give their teachers each year.
Second-grade teachers Kay Exley and Karen Huguenard worked with students this month to raise $550 to donate to this year's Christmas for the Elderly charity program."
Donate unwanted gifts to charity
Donate unwanted gifts to charity: "Donate unwanted gifts to charity
Sunday, December 26, 2004
By Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Did Santa deliver a gift that just isn't right? Instead of waiting in long lines to return it, you may prefer to donate the item to Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh.
And, the agency advises, you may get a tax break in the process."
Sunday, December 26, 2004
By Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Did Santa deliver a gift that just isn't right? Instead of waiting in long lines to return it, you may prefer to donate the item to Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh.
And, the agency advises, you may get a tax break in the process."
Times Online - Sunday Times Charity street campaigns face stricter controls
Times Online - Sunday Times: "Charity street campaigns face stricter controls
Stephen O�Brien
THE ability of charities to solicit direct debits on the street is to be reduced significantly. New laws will require special permits for such campaigns and will insist on a �cooling-off period� in which people "
Stephen O�Brien
THE ability of charities to solicit direct debits on the street is to be reduced significantly. New laws will require special permits for such campaigns and will insist on a �cooling-off period� in which people "
Donation box fraud suspect arrested 2nd time in 2 days
Donation box fraud suspect arrested 2nd time in 2 days: "Donation box fraud suspect arrested 2nd time in 2 days
Paul Gustafson, Star Tribune
December 24, 2004 FRAUD1224
Raees Chohan was watching his television Wednesday when he saw a woman he had seen on the news the night before. She had been arrested for setting up phony charity donation boxes marked for the Salvation Army.
But this time Chohan wasn't watching her on the TV news; he was at his home in "
Paul Gustafson, Star Tribune
December 24, 2004 FRAUD1224
Raees Chohan was watching his television Wednesday when he saw a woman he had seen on the news the night before. She had been arrested for setting up phony charity donation boxes marked for the Salvation Army.
But this time Chohan wasn't watching her on the TV news; he was at his home in "
The Record
Re Board Governance
The Record: "SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is adapting 'as quickly and responsibly as possible' to ensure its viable future, board Chairman Stephen Serlin wrote Dec. 20 in a letter responding to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's scathing audit released Nov. 22.
According to a news release issued Thursday, Serlin noted that the state's document offered 'many worthwhile suggestions and recommendations that the board will implement.' In his letter to Paul Laudato, OPRHP chief counsel, Serlin wrote that board members see 'no advantage in engaging in a protracted audit process or debate to question or confirm a set of findings with which the board essentially agrees.'
The board responded to the audit's three main findings, agreeing with them:
The Record: "SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is adapting 'as quickly and responsibly as possible' to ensure its viable future, board Chairman Stephen Serlin wrote Dec. 20 in a letter responding to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's scathing audit released Nov. 22.
According to a news release issued Thursday, Serlin noted that the state's document offered 'many worthwhile suggestions and recommendations that the board will implement.' In his letter to Paul Laudato, OPRHP chief counsel, Serlin wrote that board members see 'no advantage in engaging in a protracted audit process or debate to question or confirm a set of findings with which the board essentially agrees.'
The board responded to the audit's three main findings, agreeing with them:
No-call rule's hit less than feared
No-call rule's hit less than feared: "No-call rule's hit less than feared
But telemarketers cut jobs and newspapers have lost subscribers.
By David Ho
Palm Bach Post-Cox News Service
Monday, December 27, 2004
WASHINGTON � The telemarketers' vision of the national do-not-call list's aftermath was apocalyptic: millions out of work and billions in lost sales rippling through the economy.
More than a year after the free government service for blocking telemarketing calls went into effect, the result is not as bleak as industry officials had predicted."
But telemarketers cut jobs and newspapers have lost subscribers.
By David Ho
Palm Bach Post-Cox News Service
Monday, December 27, 2004
WASHINGTON � The telemarketers' vision of the national do-not-call list's aftermath was apocalyptic: millions out of work and billions in lost sales rippling through the economy.
More than a year after the free government service for blocking telemarketing calls went into effect, the result is not as bleak as industry officials had predicted."
Donors urged to research charities - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - December 27, 2004
Donors urged to research charities - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - December 27, 2004: "Before writing that check to a favorite charity, one potential recipient wishes more people would look hard to see whether a charity is naughty or nice.
Although most charities have the best of intentions, some run operations that perpetuate dependency, said Robert Egger, founder of the D.C. Central Kitchen.
'Nirvana was a great band, but it's a terrible nonprofit mission statement,' "
Although most charities have the best of intentions, some run operations that perpetuate dependency, said Robert Egger, founder of the D.C. Central Kitchen.
'Nirvana was a great band, but it's a terrible nonprofit mission statement,' "
Teeter hasn't wavered in his goal to help nonprofits - PittsburghLIVE.com
Teeter hasn't wavered in his goal to help nonprofits - PittsburghLIVE.com: "Twenty years ago, Bob Teeter saw a problem that still exists today: Nonprofit organizations have great ideas, excellent causes, dedicated, gung-ho volunteers -- and little money.
While requiring financial resources, many nonprofits often have little knowledge of the proper way to approach a potential donor and what to ask if an approach is made.
Having worked for nonprofits until the early 1980s, including being in charge of all fund-raising for Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Teeter felt he had some ideas to assist nonprofits in raising funds. But he had no reputation, no calling card -- nothing to make him stand out from numerous fund-raisers both in the region and working at the national level.
So Teeter hit the road. 'It took much travel until I was able to establish my reputation,' Teeter said. 'I concentrated on Southwestern Pennsylvania, and all my advertising came from word of mouth of satisfied customers"
While requiring financial resources, many nonprofits often have little knowledge of the proper way to approach a potential donor and what to ask if an approach is made.
Having worked for nonprofits until the early 1980s, including being in charge of all fund-raising for Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Teeter felt he had some ideas to assist nonprofits in raising funds. But he had no reputation, no calling card -- nothing to make him stand out from numerous fund-raisers both in the region and working at the national level.
So Teeter hit the road. 'It took much travel until I was able to establish my reputation,' Teeter said. 'I concentrated on Southwestern Pennsylvania, and all my advertising came from word of mouth of satisfied customers"
Charity That Defies Economics (washingtonpost.com)
Charity That Defies Economics (washingtonpost.com): "Charity That Defies Economics
By Steven Pearlstein
Friday, December 24, 2004; Page E01
O ne of the blind spots of classical economics is that it cannot explain why people give money and time to charity. This is particularly true of supposedly profit-maximizing companies, which year after year -- often without much fanfare or publicity -- provide the crucial base of support for many of the nonprofit organizations in the Washington region that provide necessities of life to those most in need.
Neither time nor space permit a definitive accounting of this 'irrational' corporate generosity, but consider these examples: "
By Steven Pearlstein
Friday, December 24, 2004; Page E01
O ne of the blind spots of classical economics is that it cannot explain why people give money and time to charity. This is particularly true of supposedly profit-maximizing companies, which year after year -- often without much fanfare or publicity -- provide the crucial base of support for many of the nonprofit organizations in the Washington region that provide necessities of life to those most in need.
Neither time nor space permit a definitive accounting of this 'irrational' corporate generosity, but consider these examples: "
: "Middle school students raise money for youth shelter
By Janet F. Reeder
Stillwater NewsPress
More than 140 of Stillwater Middle School�s seventh-grade Quasar team members have spent the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas learning about the ways that people donate time, talent and money to help others.
�We have an interdisciplinary unit,� said Marian Hardin, a geography teacher. The project is a unit on philanthropy taught by the four instructors of the Quasar team: Janet Sorenson, math; Becky James, language arts; Kristy VanDorn, science; and Hardin. "
By Janet F. Reeder
Stillwater NewsPress
More than 140 of Stillwater Middle School�s seventh-grade Quasar team members have spent the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas learning about the ways that people donate time, talent and money to help others.
�We have an interdisciplinary unit,� said Marian Hardin, a geography teacher. The project is a unit on philanthropy taught by the four instructors of the Quasar team: Janet Sorenson, math; Becky James, language arts; Kristy VanDorn, science; and Hardin. "
Sometimes Lobbyists' Advice Really Is Priceless (washingtonpost.com)
Sometimes Lobbyists' Advice Really Is Priceless (washingtonpost.com): "Sometimes Lobbyists' Advice Really Is Priceless
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Monday, December 27, 2004; Page E01
Katherine D. Brodie's good deed began with sushi and green tea. She and a colleague went to lunch at Sakana Japanese Restaurant near DuPont Circle with a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Hundreds of hours of pro-bono lobbying later, Native American museums around the country stood to receive a half-million extra dollars a year.
Brodie and her cohorts at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP pounded the hallways on Capitol Hill until they found allies in the offices of Sens. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), among others. After many months, they forged a provision in law that allocates to small, underfunded tribal museums a portion of the money dispensed each year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal grant-making agency. "
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Monday, December 27, 2004; Page E01
Katherine D. Brodie's good deed began with sushi and green tea. She and a colleague went to lunch at Sakana Japanese Restaurant near DuPont Circle with a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Hundreds of hours of pro-bono lobbying later, Native American museums around the country stood to receive a half-million extra dollars a year.
Brodie and her cohorts at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP pounded the hallways on Capitol Hill until they found allies in the offices of Sens. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), among others. After many months, they forged a provision in law that allocates to small, underfunded tribal museums a portion of the money dispensed each year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal grant-making agency. "
Spitzer study: Charities don't get most money donated
Spitzer study: Charities don't get most money donated: "Spitzer study: Charities don't get most money donated
By ALLAN DRURY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: December 23, 2004)
Only 34 cents of every dollar New Yorkers gave to charitable organizations that used telemarketers went to the charities, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said in a report released yesterday. "
By ALLAN DRURY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: December 23, 2004)
Only 34 cents of every dollar New Yorkers gave to charitable organizations that used telemarketers went to the charities, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said in a report released yesterday. "
Chicago Tribune | Court rejects state use of charity fund
Chicago Tribune | Court rejects state use of charity fund: "Court rejects state use of charity fund
Published December 23, 2004
A federal appeals court in Chicago on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was wrong to try to tap the funds of an environmental foundation to help solve the state's fiscal crisis.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that favored the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, a private charitable trust run by trustees who are mostly appointed by the governor and legislative leaders."
Published December 23, 2004
A federal appeals court in Chicago on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was wrong to try to tap the funds of an environmental foundation to help solve the state's fiscal crisis.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that favored the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, a private charitable trust run by trustees who are mostly appointed by the governor and legislative leaders."
Tax-Exempt Organizations Face Scrutiny - from TBO.com
Tax-Exempt Organizations Face Scrutiny - from TBO.com: "Tax-Exempt Organizations Face Scrutiny
By KEITH EPSTEIN kepstein@tampatrib.com
Published: Dec 23, 2004
WASHINGTON - These days, even a good cause doesn't always keep its good name.
Charities and foundations - once regarded as above reproach - are targets of unparalleled scrutiny from Congress and a crackdown by the Internal Revenue Service. "
By KEITH EPSTEIN kepstein@tampatrib.com
Published: Dec 23, 2004
WASHINGTON - These days, even a good cause doesn't always keep its good name.
Charities and foundations - once regarded as above reproach - are targets of unparalleled scrutiny from Congress and a crackdown by the Internal Revenue Service. "
Ventura County Star: County News Quote from Michael Nilsen
This article may require registration
Ventura County Star: County News:
snip snip
" don't see any problem with that,' he said. 'People love President Reagan and they want his story to be told.'
The group's plans won't take away from the library's fund-raising efforts, he said.
'I think many people give to both,' he said.
That may be the case, said Michael Nilsen, public affairs director of the Virginia-based Association of Fundraising Professionals. "
Ventura County Star: County News:
snip snip
" don't see any problem with that,' he said. 'People love President Reagan and they want his story to be told.'
The group's plans won't take away from the library's fund-raising efforts, he said.
'I think many people give to both,' he said.
That may be the case, said Michael Nilsen, public affairs director of the Virginia-based Association of Fundraising Professionals. "
Journal Gazette | 12/25/2004 | Collection plate use dwindling
Journal Gazette | 12/25/2004 | Collection plate use dwindling: "Collection plate use dwindling
By Rosa Salter
The Journal Gazette
With the advent of the Christmas season, many Christians are exhorted to open their hearts to the needs of their churches and the less fortunate.
However, their wallets haven�t always opened as well.
A major new report finds that members of two large American Protestant groups gave a smaller portion of their after-tax income to their churches in 2002 than in 1968."
By Rosa Salter
The Journal Gazette
With the advent of the Christmas season, many Christians are exhorted to open their hearts to the needs of their churches and the less fortunate.
However, their wallets haven�t always opened as well.
A major new report finds that members of two large American Protestant groups gave a smaller portion of their after-tax income to their churches in 2002 than in 1968."
CRM Today - CRM News - Corporate Performance
CRM Today - CRM News - Corporate Performance: "Red Herring Names Salesforce.com One of 2004's Top 100 Innovative Companies
Salesforce.com Recognized for Creating a New Standard for Building and Delivering On-Demand Applications, and Ushering in a New Era of Customer Success
Friday, 24 December 2004
Salesforce.com, a market and technology provider of on-demand customer relationship management (CRM), announced that it has been named one of the Top 100 Innovators by Red Herring, a media company whose mission is to cover innovation and entrepreneurial activity. The award honors 100 companies that have made their mark with critical contributions in technology, marketing, sales, service, financing or human relations. Salesforce.com has helped to create a tipping point for on-demand computing with its award-winning CRM service and approximately 12,500 customers and 195,000 subscribers worldwide"
Salesforce.com Recognized for Creating a New Standard for Building and Delivering On-Demand Applications, and Ushering in a New Era of Customer Success
Friday, 24 December 2004
Salesforce.com, a market and technology provider of on-demand customer relationship management (CRM), announced that it has been named one of the Top 100 Innovators by Red Herring, a media company whose mission is to cover innovation and entrepreneurial activity. The award honors 100 companies that have made their mark with critical contributions in technology, marketing, sales, service, financing or human relations. Salesforce.com has helped to create a tipping point for on-demand computing with its award-winning CRM service and approximately 12,500 customers and 195,000 subscribers worldwide"
The New Yorker
This article was referenced in Paul Pribbenow's Notes for the Reflective Practicioner Vol. 6. No. 2 (December 2004)
The New Yorker: "THE GIFT
Zell Kravinsky gave away millions
But somehow it wasn't enough
IAN PARKER
Last summer, not long after Zell Kravinsky had given almost his entire forty-five-million-dollar real-estate fortune to charity, he called Barry Katz, an old friend in Connecticut, and asked for help with an alibi. Would Katz call Kravinsky's wife, Emily, in Philadelphia, and say that the two men were about to take a weeklong trip to Katz's ski condominium in Vermont? This untruth would help Kravinsky do something that did not have his wife's approval: he would be able to leave home, check into the Albert Einstein Medical Center, in Philadelphia, for a few days, and donate a kidney to a woman whose name he had only just learned.
Katz refused, and Kravinsky became agitated. He said that the intended recipient of his gift would die without the kidney, and that his wife's reluctance to support this 'nondirected' donation-it would be only the hundred and thirty-fourth of its kind in the United States-would make her culpable in that death. 'I can't allow her to take this person's life!' Kravinsky said. He was, at forty-eight, a former owner of shopping malls and distribution centers, and a man with a single thrift-store suit that had cost him twenty dollars.
'You think she'd be taking a life?' Katz asked.
"
The New Yorker: "THE GIFT
Zell Kravinsky gave away millions
But somehow it wasn't enough
IAN PARKER
Last summer, not long after Zell Kravinsky had given almost his entire forty-five-million-dollar real-estate fortune to charity, he called Barry Katz, an old friend in Connecticut, and asked for help with an alibi. Would Katz call Kravinsky's wife, Emily, in Philadelphia, and say that the two men were about to take a weeklong trip to Katz's ski condominium in Vermont? This untruth would help Kravinsky do something that did not have his wife's approval: he would be able to leave home, check into the Albert Einstein Medical Center, in Philadelphia, for a few days, and donate a kidney to a woman whose name he had only just learned.
Katz refused, and Kravinsky became agitated. He said that the intended recipient of his gift would die without the kidney, and that his wife's reluctance to support this 'nondirected' donation-it would be only the hundred and thirty-fourth of its kind in the United States-would make her culpable in that death. 'I can't allow her to take this person's life!' Kravinsky said. He was, at forty-eight, a former owner of shopping malls and distribution centers, and a man with a single thrift-store suit that had cost him twenty dollars.
'You think she'd be taking a life?' Katz asked.
"
Marin Independent Journal - California-Telemarketers rake in donation cash
Marin Independent Journal - California: "Telemarketers rake in donation cash
Charities rarely see more than a fraction of actual take collected by pros
By Michael Gormley, Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. - Diana Mey remembers the telemarketing call for a charity that pushed her 'over the edge.'
'I remember getting a hard sell,' said the mother of three from her Wheeling, W.Va., home. 'A telemarketer told me, 'C'mon, can't you spare $20? How about $10? These people are really counting on you.'' "
Charities rarely see more than a fraction of actual take collected by pros
By Michael Gormley, Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. - Diana Mey remembers the telemarketing call for a charity that pushed her 'over the edge.'
'I remember getting a hard sell,' said the mother of three from her Wheeling, W.Va., home. 'A telemarketer told me, 'C'mon, can't you spare $20? How about $10? These people are really counting on you.'' "
newsobserver.com | Local & State
newsobserver.com | Local & State: "Trust hits giving milestone
Duke Endowment has awarded $2 billion in charitable grants to programs in Carolinas
By JANE STANCILL, Staff Writer
This month, the Duke Endowment handed out $54 million in grants, bringing its total giving to more than $2 billion since the Charlotte-based charitable trust was established in 1924.
It's a milestone that only a few U.S. foundations have reached"
Duke Endowment has awarded $2 billion in charitable grants to programs in Carolinas
By JANE STANCILL, Staff Writer
This month, the Duke Endowment handed out $54 million in grants, bringing its total giving to more than $2 billion since the Charlotte-based charitable trust was established in 1924.
It's a milestone that only a few U.S. foundations have reached"
TheStar.com - Smaller charities have larger woes
TheStar.com - Smaller charities have larger woes: "Smaller charities have larger woes
Low costs, high expectations don't mix
Bigger is better in the non-profit sector
MAUREEN MURRAY
STAFF REPORTER
Olympic cycling medallist Curt Harnett had anticipated that it would be easy getting sponsors to rally around the cause of helping disadvantaged kids participate in organized sports.
But in the past four years Harnett has discovered that getting a small grassroots charity off the ground is a Herculean task, regardless of how worthwhile the cause."
Low costs, high expectations don't mix
Bigger is better in the non-profit sector
MAUREEN MURRAY
STAFF REPORTER
Olympic cycling medallist Curt Harnett had anticipated that it would be easy getting sponsors to rally around the cause of helping disadvantaged kids participate in organized sports.
But in the past four years Harnett has discovered that getting a small grassroots charity off the ground is a Herculean task, regardless of how worthwhile the cause."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)