Nike event raises funds for seven nonprofits - 2005-02-25 - The Business Journal of Portland: "Nike event raises funds for seven nonprofits
An event organized by Nike Inc.'s six employee diversity networks raised $150,000 to benefit seven nonprofits -- six located in Oregon"
Friday, February 25, 2005
onPhilanthropy - Robin Hood in a Pin-Striped Suit?
onPhilanthropy - Robin Hood in a Pin-Striped Suit?: "Robin Hood in a Pin-Striped Suit?
By: Carolyn Cavicchio, 02/25/05
In the wake of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia in late December, a different kind of storm has blown up in Australia. It is a heated debate over corporate giving, and whether the tsunami-related giving of Australian companies actually violates the laws governing corporate behavior Down Under.
Although Australian law does not specifically define or control how companies should make charitable contributions in that country, there are specific corporate laws that require corporate leaders to make decisions in the best financial interests of the company�s shareholders. These laws have been interpreted by some � including the Australian Shareholders Association � as ruling out purely altruistic corporate giving. Instead, these critics argue, any charitable contributions made by Australian companies "
By: Carolyn Cavicchio, 02/25/05
In the wake of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia in late December, a different kind of storm has blown up in Australia. It is a heated debate over corporate giving, and whether the tsunami-related giving of Australian companies actually violates the laws governing corporate behavior Down Under.
Although Australian law does not specifically define or control how companies should make charitable contributions in that country, there are specific corporate laws that require corporate leaders to make decisions in the best financial interests of the company�s shareholders. These laws have been interpreted by some � including the Australian Shareholders Association � as ruling out purely altruistic corporate giving. Instead, these critics argue, any charitable contributions made by Australian companies "
baltimoresun.com - Balto. Co. offers seminar on nonprofit groups
baltimoresun.com - Balto. Co. offers seminar on nonprofit groups: "Balto. Co. offers seminar on nonprofit groups
Free event scheduled on March 12 in Randallstown
By Baltimoresun.com Staff
Originally published February 25, 2005, 2:58 PM EST
The Baltimore County Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs will sponsor a free seminar about nonprofit organizations on March 12 at the Liberty Family Resource Center in Randallstown, officials said today.
The seminar, titled 'How to Become a Non-profit/Tax-exempt Organization,' is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at 3525 Resource Drive, off Liberty Road. It will provide information for community leaders, civic groups and others on how to become a nonprofit or tax-exempt organization through topics such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, boards of directors and tax-exempt status."
Free event scheduled on March 12 in Randallstown
By Baltimoresun.com Staff
Originally published February 25, 2005, 2:58 PM EST
The Baltimore County Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs will sponsor a free seminar about nonprofit organizations on March 12 at the Liberty Family Resource Center in Randallstown, officials said today.
The seminar, titled 'How to Become a Non-profit/Tax-exempt Organization,' is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at 3525 Resource Drive, off Liberty Road. It will provide information for community leaders, civic groups and others on how to become a nonprofit or tax-exempt organization through topics such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, boards of directors and tax-exempt status."
The Resource Alliance (formerly known as The International Fund Raising Group)
The Resource Alliance (formerly known as The International Fund Raising Group): "
In this region, which covers Latin America & the Caribbean, there have been 12 events since the first one was held in 1992.
Recent events
The First Hemispheric Congress on Fundraising was a collaboration between the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Resource Alliance.
The Congress took place on 3-5th February 2005 at the Presidente InterContinental Hotel in Mexico City and attracted 455 delegates from across Latin America.
Delegates heard presentations and case studies from some of the leading fundraising practitioners in the region and from the US. Presentations and handouts from the sessions will be posted on the AFP website www.afpnet.org in Spanish, Portuguese and English. The Resource Alliance and AFP now plan to collaborate together on a second congress in 2006. The date and venue are yet to be agreed but will be announced in the next few months. "
In this region, which covers Latin America & the Caribbean, there have been 12 events since the first one was held in 1992.
Recent events
The First Hemispheric Congress on Fundraising was a collaboration between the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Resource Alliance.
The Congress took place on 3-5th February 2005 at the Presidente InterContinental Hotel in Mexico City and attracted 455 delegates from across Latin America.
Delegates heard presentations and case studies from some of the leading fundraising practitioners in the region and from the US. Presentations and handouts from the sessions will be posted on the AFP website www.afpnet.org in Spanish, Portuguese and English. The Resource Alliance and AFP now plan to collaborate together on a second congress in 2006. The date and venue are yet to be agreed but will be announced in the next few months. "
The Resource Alliance (formerly known as The International Fund Raising Group)
The Resource Alliance (formerly known as The International Fund Raising Group): "DOUTORES DA ALEGRIA: THE CHALLENGE OF TURNING JOY INTO A TANGIBLE SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Doutores da Alegria (Doctors of Happiness) is Brazil�s pioneer organisation devoted to bringing joy to the lives of hospitalized children, their parents and health care workers through the art of clowning. Twice a week, six hours a day forty-eight weeks a year, thirty-seven professional artists visit children in twelve major hospitals of Brazil: seven in S�o Paulo, three in Recife and two in Rio de Janeiro - performing delightful parodies of medical routines on a one-on-one basis. These �clown-doctors� undergo a specific six-month training period, followed by constant reviews in medical and artistic protocol, which enables them to work in special units such as bone-marrow transplant, intensive care, burn and other areas where access is usually restricted to major public. "
Doutores da Alegria (Doctors of Happiness) is Brazil�s pioneer organisation devoted to bringing joy to the lives of hospitalized children, their parents and health care workers through the art of clowning. Twice a week, six hours a day forty-eight weeks a year, thirty-seven professional artists visit children in twelve major hospitals of Brazil: seven in S�o Paulo, three in Recife and two in Rio de Janeiro - performing delightful parodies of medical routines on a one-on-one basis. These �clown-doctors� undergo a specific six-month training period, followed by constant reviews in medical and artistic protocol, which enables them to work in special units such as bone-marrow transplant, intensive care, burn and other areas where access is usually restricted to major public. "
Editorial: BSU's frats headed in right direction
Editorial: BSU's frats headed in right direction: "Editorial: BSU's frats headed in right direction
If Ball State University's fraternity system is truly at a crossroads - as a recent Star Press report suggested - then the Greeks have taken the right fork.
Signs indicate that what the fraternity system lacks in numbers - overall membership has declined rapidly in the past decade - it is healthier from the standpoint of understanding its mission and getting back to traditional values.
Recent years have not been kind to BSU fraternities. Financial difficulties have caused some houses to close down, while a few have lost their charters due to hazing or drinking incidents"
If Ball State University's fraternity system is truly at a crossroads - as a recent Star Press report suggested - then the Greeks have taken the right fork.
Signs indicate that what the fraternity system lacks in numbers - overall membership has declined rapidly in the past decade - it is healthier from the standpoint of understanding its mission and getting back to traditional values.
Recent years have not been kind to BSU fraternities. Financial difficulties have caused some houses to close down, while a few have lost their charters due to hazing or drinking incidents"
El Universal Online-Charity unclear on its finances
El Universal Online: "Charity unclear on its finances
BY SARA SILVER /The Financial Times
February 25, 2005
First Lady Marta Sahag�n, has repeatedly denied using her philanthropic foundation to advance political ambitions. So it may be nothing more than coincidence that as the country moves towards elections next year, Vamos Mexico's media campaign has moved into high gear."
BY SARA SILVER /The Financial Times
February 25, 2005
First Lady Marta Sahag�n, has repeatedly denied using her philanthropic foundation to advance political ambitions. So it may be nothing more than coincidence that as the country moves towards elections next year, Vamos Mexico's media campaign has moved into high gear."
Pushy fundraising 'causing aggro' - Breaking News - http://www.smh.com.au
Pushy fundraising 'causing aggro' - Breaking News - http://www.smh.com.au: "Pushy fundraising 'causing aggro'
February 25, 2005 - 1:04PM
Australians are happy to give to charity but are fed up with aggressive marketing by non-profit organisations, a new government report has found.
The preliminary findings of the federal government's report, Giving Australia: Research on Philanthropy in Australia, showed most individuals were keen on charities that made a difference to their local community.
'There is a tendency towards supporting community welfare organisations, especially if people are seen to be relatively innocent victims such as children (or) animals,' the report said.
'People in regional communities want to give locally.'"
February 25, 2005 - 1:04PM
Australians are happy to give to charity but are fed up with aggressive marketing by non-profit organisations, a new government report has found.
The preliminary findings of the federal government's report, Giving Australia: Research on Philanthropy in Australia, showed most individuals were keen on charities that made a difference to their local community.
'There is a tendency towards supporting community welfare organisations, especially if people are seen to be relatively innocent victims such as children (or) animals,' the report said.
'People in regional communities want to give locally.'"
The Record - News - 02/25/2005 - Common sense can cut cord for shoddy operators
The Record - News - 02/25/2005 - Common sense can cut cord for shoddy operators: "Common sense can cut cord for shoddy operators
The Record 02/25/2005
Countless news articles, editorials and public service announcements have attempted to warn people about the wily snares set by sleazy telemarketers, but still the crafty companies manage to bilk thousands upon thousands of dollars annually from people who must have missed the message.
And it's never excess to repeat a warning that can save people money, so here we go again.
If you get a phone call from a person who identifies himself as a member of a police force or fire department seeking donations for a good cause, do not pass go, do not let them collect $200"
The Record 02/25/2005
Countless news articles, editorials and public service announcements have attempted to warn people about the wily snares set by sleazy telemarketers, but still the crafty companies manage to bilk thousands upon thousands of dollars annually from people who must have missed the message.
And it's never excess to repeat a warning that can save people money, so here we go again.
If you get a phone call from a person who identifies himself as a member of a police force or fire department seeking donations for a good cause, do not pass go, do not let them collect $200"
A corporate citizen - Express Computer
A corporate citizen - Express Computer: "Hot Seat
A corporate citizen
Sanjiv Tandon, the head of BPO operations for Xansa India, lives and expounds the true spirit of corporate citizenship, says Sudipta Dev
Philanthropy might not be an uncommon trait among corporate leaders, but there are very few who have successfully managed to share their personal passion for social welfare in their organisation. The Noida centre head of Xansa India, Sanjiv Tandon, is among them. Tandon also heads the BPO operations of the company in India. For him, the greatest motivating factor is the strong sense of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that drives Xansa�s commitment to help create a thriving and prosperous society."
A corporate citizen
Sanjiv Tandon, the head of BPO operations for Xansa India, lives and expounds the true spirit of corporate citizenship, says Sudipta Dev
Philanthropy might not be an uncommon trait among corporate leaders, but there are very few who have successfully managed to share their personal passion for social welfare in their organisation. The Noida centre head of Xansa India, Sanjiv Tandon, is among them. Tandon also heads the BPO operations of the company in India. For him, the greatest motivating factor is the strong sense of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that drives Xansa�s commitment to help create a thriving and prosperous society."
Cheer for Charity benefits United Way
Cheer for Charity benefits United Way: "Cheer for Charity benefits United Way
By Dana Wallace
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Ever since she was a little girl, Chelsey Northern has been interested in charity work. Four years ago, she combined that interest with her love of cheerleading to create Cheer for Charity, an annual exhibition that benefits United Way.
The March 6 event at Robinson High School's gymnasium gives area cheerleading squads and dance teams an opportunity to perform for family and friends.
'There's no pressure on them because they don't have to do good for any judges,' said Chelsey, a senior at Robinson High. 'They're just out there to have fun.'
The event has continued to grow, she said, estimating last year's attendance at about 800 spectators. 'When we first got into it, we didn't think it was going to be nearly as big as (it is). It turned out it just kept growing and growing.' "
By Dana Wallace
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Ever since she was a little girl, Chelsey Northern has been interested in charity work. Four years ago, she combined that interest with her love of cheerleading to create Cheer for Charity, an annual exhibition that benefits United Way.
The March 6 event at Robinson High School's gymnasium gives area cheerleading squads and dance teams an opportunity to perform for family and friends.
'There's no pressure on them because they don't have to do good for any judges,' said Chelsey, a senior at Robinson High. 'They're just out there to have fun.'
The event has continued to grow, she said, estimating last year's attendance at about 800 spectators. 'When we first got into it, we didn't think it was going to be nearly as big as (it is). It turned out it just kept growing and growing.' "
Databases Called Lax With Personal Information (washingtonpost.com)
Databases Called Lax With Personal Information (washingtonpost.com): "Databases Called Lax With Personal Information
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 25, 2005; Page E01
The Social Security numbers of millions of Americans, including Vice President Cheney and celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, are available to many subscribers of a widely used information database company, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) charged yesterday.
Schumer called one feature offered by Westlaw an 'egregious' invitation to identity theft. The 'People-Find' feature lets some Westlaw users type in any name and receive personal data about that individual, culled from public records, including addresses and Social Security numbers. "
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 25, 2005; Page E01
The Social Security numbers of millions of Americans, including Vice President Cheney and celebrity heiress Paris Hilton, are available to many subscribers of a widely used information database company, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) charged yesterday.
Schumer called one feature offered by Westlaw an 'egregious' invitation to identity theft. The 'People-Find' feature lets some Westlaw users type in any name and receive personal data about that individual, culled from public records, including addresses and Social Security numbers. "
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Report hails commitment of volunteers
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Report hails commitment of volunteers: "Report hails commitment of volunteers
Rebecca Smithers, education editor
Wednesday February 23, 2005
An army of full-time adult volunteers is providing an essential, unpaid lifeline to public services such as health, social services and education, according to a new report published today.
More than 11,000 volunteers have committed the equivalent of 6,000 years of their time through the UK's largest volunteering and training charity, CSV, it claimed today.
The report showed the extent of volunteer support for young offenders, homeless people, adults with learning difficulties and carers. "
Rebecca Smithers, education editor
Wednesday February 23, 2005
An army of full-time adult volunteers is providing an essential, unpaid lifeline to public services such as health, social services and education, according to a new report published today.
More than 11,000 volunteers have committed the equivalent of 6,000 years of their time through the UK's largest volunteering and training charity, CSV, it claimed today.
The report showed the extent of volunteer support for young offenders, homeless people, adults with learning difficulties and carers. "
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | A question of trusts
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | A question of trusts: "A question of trusts
The voluntary sector should not have been given the green light to take a leading role in public service delivery, says Nick Cater
Friday February 25, 2005
The Charity Commission ruling that charities can take on the legally-required functions of local councils - including maintenance of graveyards - is a dangerous precedent for the public, voluntary and even private sector. "
The voluntary sector should not have been given the green light to take a leading role in public service delivery, says Nick Cater
Friday February 25, 2005
The Charity Commission ruling that charities can take on the legally-required functions of local councils - including maintenance of graveyards - is a dangerous precedent for the public, voluntary and even private sector. "
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Ten Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Start-Ups
Robert DeMartinis is an AFP member and this is his website column on http:// nonprofit.about.com
Ten Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Start-Ups: "Top 10 Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Start-Ups
Guide Picks
From Robert DeMartinis,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
Ten Common Mistakes of a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Start-Up:
1) Poor Initial Research
While passion for your cause may be strong, research is essential before determining if a need exists for a new organization to address it. Can the need be addressed if you partner with an existing organization? Do you have any idea of the operational aspects of a nonprofit organization? Would the organization qualify for tax-exempt status? Read everything you can before starting"
Ten Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Start-Ups: "Top 10 Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Start-Ups
Guide Picks
From Robert DeMartinis,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
Ten Common Mistakes of a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Start-Up:
1) Poor Initial Research
While passion for your cause may be strong, research is essential before determining if a need exists for a new organization to address it. Can the need be addressed if you partner with an existing organization? Do you have any idea of the operational aspects of a nonprofit organization? Would the organization qualify for tax-exempt status? Read everything you can before starting"
Press Release SFO Magazine to Host Barbara Bush on March 17, 2005
SFO Magazine to Host Barbara Bush on March 17, 2005: "CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--SFO(TM) magazine, the Official Journal for Personal Investing in Stocks, Futures and Options(TM), presents former first lady Barbara Bush in its 'American Heroes' series of keynote speakers at the annual Futures Industry Association (FIA) international conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Mrs. Bush will speak at an SFO-sponsored luncheon on Thursday, March 17.
Mrs. Bush has continued her longstanding commitment to philanthropy and will address the importance of corporate and personal support to charitable endeavors, as SFO magazine provides the platform for her to share her strong opinions of the importance of dedicating oneself to the greater good. Self described as 'Everybody's Grandmother,' Mrs. Bush chose promotion of literacy as her cause when her husband President George H.W. Bush was vice president. She has stated that a literate America is 'the most important issue we have.' Her dedication to this and to other critical causes including homelessness, AIDS, the elderly, and school volunteer programs is evidenced by her day-to-day involvement with them and by her role as Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy"
Mrs. Bush has continued her longstanding commitment to philanthropy and will address the importance of corporate and personal support to charitable endeavors, as SFO magazine provides the platform for her to share her strong opinions of the importance of dedicating oneself to the greater good. Self described as 'Everybody's Grandmother,' Mrs. Bush chose promotion of literacy as her cause when her husband President George H.W. Bush was vice president. She has stated that a literate America is 'the most important issue we have.' Her dedication to this and to other critical causes including homelessness, AIDS, the elderly, and school volunteer programs is evidenced by her day-to-day involvement with them and by her role as Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy"
Foreign Policy: Diagnosis for Disaster
Foreign Policy: Diagnosis for Disaster: "Diagnosis for Disaster
Page 1 of 2
Posted February 2004
While the rest of the aid community was holding concerts and fundraising drives for the victims of the recent tsunami in South Asia, Doctors Without Borders/M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF) called on the public to stop donating to its tsunami relief fund, as it had raised all the money it needed. FP spoke with Nicolas de Torrent�, executive director of MSF in the United States, about the public�s response to disaster relief, the dangerous world aid workers inhabit, and how the United States is inadvertently putting aid workers in the cross hairs.
FOREIGN POLICY: Why did MSF ask people to "
Page 1 of 2
Posted February 2004
While the rest of the aid community was holding concerts and fundraising drives for the victims of the recent tsunami in South Asia, Doctors Without Borders/M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF) called on the public to stop donating to its tsunami relief fund, as it had raised all the money it needed. FP spoke with Nicolas de Torrent�, executive director of MSF in the United States, about the public�s response to disaster relief, the dangerous world aid workers inhabit, and how the United States is inadvertently putting aid workers in the cross hairs.
FOREIGN POLICY: Why did MSF ask people to "
L.A. Daily News - News
L.A. Daily News - News: "SAN FERNANDO -- A proposal to strengthen the city's conflict of interest rules was temporarily quashed this week when the council majority voted to postpone any changes until after the March 8 election.
The council on Tuesday voted down a proposal 3-2 that would have prohibited council members from participating in or voting on contracts to nonprofits that they either work for or serve "
The council on Tuesday voted down a proposal 3-2 that would have prohibited council members from participating in or voting on contracts to nonprofits that they either work for or serve "
Douglas County Bank
Douglas County Bank: "SIR HENRY Raeburn's Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch would shiver - and not because of the cold. For this weekend, the Scottish art world will be getting terribly excited about a man who painted a few tins of soup.
Granted, that man was Andy Warhol - and he will be the focus of a huge party on Saturday night which aims to attract the next generation of art lovers with deep pockets - but the atmosphere, promised to be one of 'high camp', is still a far cry from the traditional, somewhat fusty image of The National Galleries of Scotland.
The party is a special pilot event which will see 250 of the country's young movers and shakers crowd the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Invited guests include the actor Ewen Bremner and Prince William's former girlfriend Kate Middleton. The new Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lord Matt Sinclair will also make up the numbers - Scottish bluebloods light-years from reaching their dotage. Should the event prove a success, then a pioneering membership scheme called 'The Associates' will be unveiled in May costing GBP 50 per year and directed at those in their twenties, thirties and forties. "
Granted, that man was Andy Warhol - and he will be the focus of a huge party on Saturday night which aims to attract the next generation of art lovers with deep pockets - but the atmosphere, promised to be one of 'high camp', is still a far cry from the traditional, somewhat fusty image of The National Galleries of Scotland.
The party is a special pilot event which will see 250 of the country's young movers and shakers crowd the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Invited guests include the actor Ewen Bremner and Prince William's former girlfriend Kate Middleton. The new Duke and Duchess of Argyll and Lord Matt Sinclair will also make up the numbers - Scottish bluebloods light-years from reaching their dotage. Should the event prove a success, then a pioneering membership scheme called 'The Associates' will be unveiled in May costing GBP 50 per year and directed at those in their twenties, thirties and forties. "
A Higher Reward - CFO.com -A Higher Reward Voluntarism Attracts a New Breed Of 'Financial Angel'
A Higher Reward - CFO.com: "A Higher Reward
Voluntarism Attracts a New Breed Of 'Financial Angel'
Joseph McCafferty, CFO Magazine
August 01, 1997
When the New York chapter of the Financial Executives Institute first made the phone call offering assistance to the city's Catholic school system, Monsignor Thomas Bergin was apprehensive. The FEI group was starting a volunteer program for its members, then�chapter president H. Stephen Grace Jr. told the archdiocese vicar for education, and wanted to lend the schools some financial expertise. 'Put it in writing,' was the priest's guarded response."
Voluntarism Attracts a New Breed Of 'Financial Angel'
Joseph McCafferty, CFO Magazine
August 01, 1997
When the New York chapter of the Financial Executives Institute first made the phone call offering assistance to the city's Catholic school system, Monsignor Thomas Bergin was apprehensive. The FEI group was starting a volunteer program for its members, then�chapter president H. Stephen Grace Jr. told the archdiocese vicar for education, and wanted to lend the schools some financial expertise. 'Put it in writing,' was the priest's guarded response."
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector: "Press ReleaseSource: Association of Fundraising Professionals
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
Thursday February 24, 11:02 am ET
OTTAWA, Feb. 24 /CNW/ -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today expressed disappointment about the lack of support related to charities and charitable fundraising contained in the 2005 federal budget released late yesterday."
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
Thursday February 24, 11:02 am ET
OTTAWA, Feb. 24 /CNW/ -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today expressed disappointment about the lack of support related to charities and charitable fundraising contained in the 2005 federal budget released late yesterday."
AP Wire | 02/24/2005 | Jacksonville couple gets 18 months for stealing from charity
AP Wire | 02/24/2005 | Jacksonville couple gets 18 months for stealing from charity: "Jacksonville couple gets 18 months for stealing from charity
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An employee who said she embezzled $200,000 from a charity to support her abusive husband's cocaine habit has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Her husband received the same sentence."
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An employee who said she embezzled $200,000 from a charity to support her abusive husband's cocaine habit has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Her husband received the same sentence."
Canada NewsWire Group-Attention Business Editor: New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
Canada NewsWire Group: "Attention Business Editor:
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
OTTAWA, Feb. 24 /CNW/ -- The Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) today expressed disappointment about the lack of support
related to charities and charitable fundraising contained in the 2005 federal
budget released late yesterday.
While AFP remains optimistic about the government's interest in charities
and its willingness to support them, the new budget barely mentions the sector
and ignores several proposals made by AFP and other representatives of the
nonprofit sector during recent Pre-Budget Consultations.
During the Consultations in November 2004, AFP recommended the complete
elimination of the capital gains tax on all gifts of qualified securities and
appreciated assets, including real estate, to charity. It also called for the
adoption of a government-sponsored day to recognize and increase public
awareness of philanthropy and charitable giving."
New Budget Contains Little Support for Canada's Charitable Sector
OTTAWA, Feb. 24 /CNW/ -- The Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) today expressed disappointment about the lack of support
related to charities and charitable fundraising contained in the 2005 federal
budget released late yesterday.
While AFP remains optimistic about the government's interest in charities
and its willingness to support them, the new budget barely mentions the sector
and ignores several proposals made by AFP and other representatives of the
nonprofit sector during recent Pre-Budget Consultations.
During the Consultations in November 2004, AFP recommended the complete
elimination of the capital gains tax on all gifts of qualified securities and
appreciated assets, including real estate, to charity. It also called for the
adoption of a government-sponsored day to recognize and increase public
awareness of philanthropy and charitable giving."
UNI : Corporate Social Responsibility: It is more than numbers
UNI : Corporate Social Responsibility: It is more than numbers: "Corporate Social Responsibility: It is more than numbers
Speaking at a major international conference in Vienna on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) UNI General Secretary, Philip J. Jennings, said the global business community is only just beginning its journey to become better corporate citizens.
In addressing the theme CSR and the information society he remembered that we had already seen two global business crashes since the birth of the information revolution. 'First we had the Asian financial crisis where overnight funds were withdrawn from nations bringing national economies to their knees. Then came the bursting of the hi-tech bubble in the USA, which set off another contagion in financial markets world wide.'"
Speaking at a major international conference in Vienna on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) UNI General Secretary, Philip J. Jennings, said the global business community is only just beginning its journey to become better corporate citizens.
In addressing the theme CSR and the information society he remembered that we had already seen two global business crashes since the birth of the information revolution. 'First we had the Asian financial crisis where overnight funds were withdrawn from nations bringing national economies to their knees. Then came the bursting of the hi-tech bubble in the USA, which set off another contagion in financial markets world wide.'"
Senate votes to require disclosure of gift card fees, expirations
Senate votes to require disclosure of gift card fees, expirations: "Senate votes to require disclosure of gift card fees, expirations
Paul Davenport
Associated Press
Feb. 23, 2005 02:53 PM
A bill passed by the Senate would require businesses selling gift cards to consumers in Arizona to clearly disclose any expiration dates and fees for not using the cards within a specified time.
The Senate's 26-4 vote on Wednesday sent the bill (SB1299) to the House.
Supporters, including the Arizona Consumers Council and Attorney General Terry Goddard, say the bill would protect consumers by letting them know, before they buy cards, that such provisions can apply. advertisement"
Paul Davenport
Associated Press
Feb. 23, 2005 02:53 PM
A bill passed by the Senate would require businesses selling gift cards to consumers in Arizona to clearly disclose any expiration dates and fees for not using the cards within a specified time.
The Senate's 26-4 vote on Wednesday sent the bill (SB1299) to the House.
Supporters, including the Arizona Consumers Council and Attorney General Terry Goddard, say the bill would protect consumers by letting them know, before they buy cards, that such provisions can apply. advertisement"
The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 24-Feb-05 - AG's office to assist state's many nonprofits
The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 24-Feb-05 - AG's office to assist state's many nonprofits: "AG's office to assist state's many nonprofits
By DENIS PAISTE
Union Leader Staff
CONCORD � Officials laid out a plan Monday to strengthen governance in the state's $12.5 billion nonprofit sector through a program of legal guidelines, training, consistency and continuing research.
'Clearly what's needed are high standards, effective oversight and transparency,' said Harold Janeway, chairman of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation board, at a news conference announcing results of work by the 21-member Excellence in Nonprofit Governance Committee. "
By DENIS PAISTE
Union Leader Staff
CONCORD � Officials laid out a plan Monday to strengthen governance in the state's $12.5 billion nonprofit sector through a program of legal guidelines, training, consistency and continuing research.
'Clearly what's needed are high standards, effective oversight and transparency,' said Harold Janeway, chairman of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation board, at a news conference announcing results of work by the 21-member Excellence in Nonprofit Governance Committee. "
The Tufts Daily - Seniors help the University out with their wallets
The Tufts Daily - Seniors help the University out with their wallets: "Seniors help the University out with their wallets
By Brain McPartland
Daily Editorial Board
The University is asking seniors for one more thing before graduation in May: financial donations.
The Senior Fund Committee promotes and encourages seniors throughout campus to donate money for the future of their school, so that talented incoming freshman in need of financial aid can enroll at Tufts. "
By Brain McPartland
Daily Editorial Board
The University is asking seniors for one more thing before graduation in May: financial donations.
The Senior Fund Committee promotes and encourages seniors throughout campus to donate money for the future of their school, so that talented incoming freshman in need of financial aid can enroll at Tufts. "
Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles
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Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles: "Press ReleaseSource: New Ventures in Philanthropy
Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles
Thursday February 24, 5:06 am ET
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Women across the country are changing the way Americans give to charity. Known as giving circles, small groups of friends and acquaintances are coming together to pool their money to make a real difference in their communities.
A new report by New Ventures in Philanthropy, an initiative of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, reveals that giving circles are a growing phenomenon. Giving circles involve thousands of women across the country who are donating millions of dollars to worthy causes."
Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles: "Press ReleaseSource: New Ventures in Philanthropy
Women Lead New Philanthropy Trend: Giving Back Through Giving Circles
Thursday February 24, 5:06 am ET
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Women across the country are changing the way Americans give to charity. Known as giving circles, small groups of friends and acquaintances are coming together to pool their money to make a real difference in their communities.
A new report by New Ventures in Philanthropy, an initiative of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, reveals that giving circles are a growing phenomenon. Giving circles involve thousands of women across the country who are donating millions of dollars to worthy causes."
Press-Telegram - News-"Grand Prix charity investigation continues
Press-Telegram - News: "Grand Prix charity investigation continues
No charges filed yet in probe of $120,000 missing from foundation.
By Felix Sanchez
Staff writer
LONG BEACH � Nearly a year after news reports that at least $120,000 was embezzled or missing from the Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach, an investigation by authorities has yet to produce criminal charges.
The case is still under review by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, which received the results of a Long Beach Police Department investigation at the end of October. A California attorney general's office inquiry is also still active"
No charges filed yet in probe of $120,000 missing from foundation.
By Felix Sanchez
Staff writer
LONG BEACH � Nearly a year after news reports that at least $120,000 was embezzled or missing from the Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach, an investigation by authorities has yet to produce criminal charges.
The case is still under review by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, which received the results of a Long Beach Police Department investigation at the end of October. A California attorney general's office inquiry is also still active"
BostonHerald.com - Star Tracks: Charity bounces Springer show cash
BostonHerald.com - Star Tracks: Charity bounces Springer show cash: "Charity bounces Springer show cash
By Inside Track
Thursday, February 24, 2005
JERRY SPRINGER, or actually just the London opera based on his show, is so abhorrent to Christian critics that money generated from its sales was rejected by cancer patients. According to the BBC, the Conservative group Christian Voice persuaded Scottish cancer charity Maggie's Centers to turn down $5,700 as ``tainted'' money when the show attempted to donate a portion of their sales to the organization. ``We explained that they were in grave risk of alienating Christian donors . . . and cancer patients, by accepting money that had been raised from a performance of filth and blasphemy,'' Christian Voice National Director Stephen Green told BBC Radio. "
By Inside Track
Thursday, February 24, 2005
JERRY SPRINGER, or actually just the London opera based on his show, is so abhorrent to Christian critics that money generated from its sales was rejected by cancer patients. According to the BBC, the Conservative group Christian Voice persuaded Scottish cancer charity Maggie's Centers to turn down $5,700 as ``tainted'' money when the show attempted to donate a portion of their sales to the organization. ``We explained that they were in grave risk of alienating Christian donors . . . and cancer patients, by accepting money that had been raised from a performance of filth and blasphemy,'' Christian Voice National Director Stephen Green told BBC Radio. "
Times Community Newspapers - Top Stories - 02/24/2005 - Rappahannock high school students fill 'Empty Bowls' for charity
Times Community Newspapers - Top Stories - 02/24/2005 - Rappahannock high school students fill 'Empty Bowls' for charity: "Rappahannock high school students fill 'Empty Bowls' for charity
By Jeanne Spath
02/24/2005
Forrest Judd of Amissville was excited with his choice of bowls as his sister, Paula Raney hands it to him. Their mother, Judith Judd and younger brother Wyatt look on.
Beautiful handmade bowls were filled for charity last Thursday as students of Rappahannock County High School raised over $800 for the Center for Hunger and Poverty. "
By Jeanne Spath
02/24/2005
Forrest Judd of Amissville was excited with his choice of bowls as his sister, Paula Raney hands it to him. Their mother, Judith Judd and younger brother Wyatt look on.
Beautiful handmade bowls were filled for charity last Thursday as students of Rappahannock County High School raised over $800 for the Center for Hunger and Poverty. "
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- E. County arts foundation CEO quits
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- E. County arts foundation CEO quits: "Zellner cites uncertain future of the nonprofit
By Liz Neely
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 24, 2005
EL CAJON � Dick Zellner, president and CEO of the nonprofit foundation that runs the East County Performing Arts Center, has resigned.
Citing the Arts Center Foundation's uncertain future as the operator of the downtown venue, Zellner said yesterday that he informed the executive committee of the board of directors of his decision Tuesday. He will remain in the position for up to 90 days. "
By Liz Neely
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 24, 2005
EL CAJON � Dick Zellner, president and CEO of the nonprofit foundation that runs the East County Performing Arts Center, has resigned.
Citing the Arts Center Foundation's uncertain future as the operator of the downtown venue, Zellner said yesterday that he informed the executive committee of the board of directors of his decision Tuesday. He will remain in the position for up to 90 days. "
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Council leaders welcome charity role change
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Council leaders welcome charity role change: "Council leaders welcome charity role change
Katherine Demopoulos
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Local authority leaders have welcomed the Charity Commission's change of position to allow the voluntary sector to take a leading role in core public service delivery.
'The decision is good news, because although local authorities work closely with charities at the moment, this will simply allow charities to also come into the market and be involved in direct delivery. That has to be a good thing,' said Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), a lobby group representing 500 authorities in England and Wales. "
Katherine Demopoulos
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Local authority leaders have welcomed the Charity Commission's change of position to allow the voluntary sector to take a leading role in core public service delivery.
'The decision is good news, because although local authorities work closely with charities at the moment, this will simply allow charities to also come into the market and be involved in direct delivery. That has to be a good thing,' said Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), a lobby group representing 500 authorities in England and Wales. "
Deborah Elizabeth Finn ::
Gifts Unkind
From Deborah's Blog
Deborah Elizabeth Finn ::
Gifts Unkind: "Gifts Unkind
by Deborah at 08:54AM (EST) on February 17, 2005 | Permanent Link
It's a powerful archetypal image - the baby left under cover of darkness on the doorstep of an orphanage.
Nowadays, we sometimes see a much less heartbreaking but thoroughly up to date version of this story: obsolete computers are left under cover of darkness on the doorstep of a nonprofit agency.
Here in Massachusetts, dumping computers into a landfill is prohibited, and these stealth donors may feel that they have hit upon a socially and environmentally responsible way of 'recycling' equipment that they no longer use. "
Deborah Elizabeth Finn ::
Gifts Unkind: "Gifts Unkind
by Deborah at 08:54AM (EST) on February 17, 2005 | Permanent Link
It's a powerful archetypal image - the baby left under cover of darkness on the doorstep of an orphanage.
Nowadays, we sometimes see a much less heartbreaking but thoroughly up to date version of this story: obsolete computers are left under cover of darkness on the doorstep of a nonprofit agency.
Here in Massachusetts, dumping computers into a landfill is prohibited, and these stealth donors may feel that they have hit upon a socially and environmentally responsible way of 'recycling' equipment that they no longer use. "
Star Community Newspapers - The Colony Courier-Leader - 02/23/2005 - Local Rotary 'small but dedicated'
Star Community Newspapers - The Colony Courier-Leader - 02/23/2005 - Local Rotary 'small but dedicated': "An insurance agent, a land developer and various businessmen pull away from their busy schedules to meet for lunch. Even an accountant working during tax season finds time to get away.
You gotta eat,' said Pat Johnson, sergeant at arms for The Colony Rotary Club. The 15 or so members meet every Tuesday at a local restaurant.
Rotarians across the country, including The Colony Rotary Club, are celebrating its centennial today with large-scale parties and 24-hour philanthropy efforts.
'It's a small but dedicated group of individuals who believe community service is an "
You gotta eat,' said Pat Johnson, sergeant at arms for The Colony Rotary Club. The 15 or so members meet every Tuesday at a local restaurant.
Rotarians across the country, including The Colony Rotary Club, are celebrating its centennial today with large-scale parties and 24-hour philanthropy efforts.
'It's a small but dedicated group of individuals who believe community service is an "
Rules changed for donating car
Rules changed for donating car: "Rules changed for donating car
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
By Frank Brieaddy
Staff writer
That beat-up, broken-down car in your driveway can't be donated to produce a hefty income tax deduction anymore.
The Internal Revenue Service got wise and changed the rules as of Jan. 1"
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
By Frank Brieaddy
Staff writer
That beat-up, broken-down car in your driveway can't be donated to produce a hefty income tax deduction anymore.
The Internal Revenue Service got wise and changed the rules as of Jan. 1"
Senate bill upsets Christian Coalition
Senate bill upsets Christian Coalition: "Senate bill upsets Christian Coalition
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
DAVID WHITE
News staff writer
MONTGOMERY - The Christian Coalition of Alabama or any other nonprofit group that spends more than $1,000 to influence an election would have to disclose the names and addresses of all its donors, under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Senate.
A nonprofit group now does not have to publicly list its donors if it puts out 'issue advocacy' voter guides or other campaign materials that "
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
DAVID WHITE
News staff writer
MONTGOMERY - The Christian Coalition of Alabama or any other nonprofit group that spends more than $1,000 to influence an election would have to disclose the names and addresses of all its donors, under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Senate.
A nonprofit group now does not have to publicly list its donors if it puts out 'issue advocacy' voter guides or other campaign materials that "
my.accenture.com -- Today's Headlines -Washington Mutual delved into its use of targeted philanthropy. "
my.accenture.com -- Today's Headlines:
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"We spoke with leaders at each of these institutions, asking them to discuss the most important element of their strategy. Commerce Bank talked about its retail approach. Wachovia explained how it goes beyond transaction accounts-by emphasizing financial planning for the middle market.
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"We spoke with leaders at each of these institutions, asking them to discuss the most important element of their strategy. Commerce Bank talked about its retail approach. Wachovia explained how it goes beyond transaction accounts-by emphasizing financial planning for the middle market.
Buffalo News - Spitzer suing charity telemarketer
Buffalo News - Spitzer suing charity telemarketer: "Spitzer suing charity telemarketer
By MICHAEL GORMLEY
Associated Press
2/22/2005
ALBANY - New York State Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer says the latest telemarketer in his enforcement sights made some bad choices, beginning with choosing its charity clients.
Spitzer's civil lawsuit to be announced today accuses Liberty Productions of Rhode Island and Massachusetts of failing to identify themselves as professional fund-raisers and lying when they said that all proceeds would go to the charities. Its clients: 16 police and firefighter charities. "
By MICHAEL GORMLEY
Associated Press
2/22/2005
ALBANY - New York State Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer says the latest telemarketer in his enforcement sights made some bad choices, beginning with choosing its charity clients.
Spitzer's civil lawsuit to be announced today accuses Liberty Productions of Rhode Island and Massachusetts of failing to identify themselves as professional fund-raisers and lying when they said that all proceeds would go to the charities. Its clients: 16 police and firefighter charities. "
Data Brokers Could Face More Regulation - from TBO.com
Data Brokers Could Face More Regulation - from TBO.com: "Data Brokers Could Face More Regulation
By Harry R. Weber The Associated Press
Published: Feb 22, 2005
ATLANTA (AP) - Data warehouser ChoicePoint Inc.'s stock price fell more than 9 percent on Tuesday amid predictions that a breach of company records that potentially affected more than 140,000 Americans will prompt tougher regulation of the data-brokering industry. "
By Harry R. Weber The Associated Press
Published: Feb 22, 2005
ATLANTA (AP) - Data warehouser ChoicePoint Inc.'s stock price fell more than 9 percent on Tuesday amid predictions that a breach of company records that potentially affected more than 140,000 Americans will prompt tougher regulation of the data-brokering industry. "
Nonprofit Leadership - Reducing Liability for Your Nonprofit Organization
Nonprofit Leadership - Reducing Liability for Your Nonprofit Organization: "How to Provide Good Nonprofit Leadership
From Robert DeMartinis,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
Good Practices in Nonprofit Governance
This is a summary of considerations for good nonprofit leadership. While not an exhaustive description, these are generally accepted practices for good stewardship of a nonprofit organization. Today more than ever, governance of corporations, including nonprofit corporations, is under greater scrutiny and directors and officers of these corporations should be concerned with liability issues. All nonprofit organizations should: "
From Robert DeMartinis,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
Good Practices in Nonprofit Governance
This is a summary of considerations for good nonprofit leadership. While not an exhaustive description, these are generally accepted practices for good stewardship of a nonprofit organization. Today more than ever, governance of corporations, including nonprofit corporations, is under greater scrutiny and directors and officers of these corporations should be concerned with liability issues. All nonprofit organizations should: "
National MultiCultural Institute > What's New
National MultiCultural Institute > What's New
NMCI Nonprofit Diversity Leader Awards
NMCI wishes to recognize the achievements of three distinguished nonprofit organizations in the Washington, DC metro area for their role as leaders in community diversity and multicultural inclusion. NMCI will honor those organizations that have implemented innovative outreach initiatives that serve as models for enhancing diversity and encouraging respect and inclusion in the communities they serve. NMCI will present three awards, each focusing on a specific area of the nonprofit sector. The three sectors
NMCI Nonprofit Diversity Leader Awards
NMCI wishes to recognize the achievements of three distinguished nonprofit organizations in the Washington, DC metro area for their role as leaders in community diversity and multicultural inclusion. NMCI will honor those organizations that have implemented innovative outreach initiatives that serve as models for enhancing diversity and encouraging respect and inclusion in the communities they serve. NMCI will present three awards, each focusing on a specific area of the nonprofit sector. The three sectors
Belfast Telegraph-Irritating? Perhaps, but chugging works and it's here to stay
Belfast Telegraph: "
Not everybody feels charitable about the clipboard wielding fundraisers that stand on our streets and persuade people to sign up for a monthly direct debit. The growing presence of these so-called 'chuggers' (charity muggers) in Northern Ireland's cities and towns, and the fact a majority are paid employees of outside agencies rather than committed volunteers, is a source of irritation for many. Who are they? How do they work and how much do charities benefit from this increasingly controversial method of fundraising? MARY FITZGERALD goes undercover to reveal the psychological hard sell used by street fundraisers.
By Mary Fitzgerald
mfitzgerald@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
23 February 2005
You've probably come across them on your way to work or while out on a shopping trip. Strategically positioned along the busiest stretches of your local main street, they are usually young, earnest and always smiling."
Not everybody feels charitable about the clipboard wielding fundraisers that stand on our streets and persuade people to sign up for a monthly direct debit. The growing presence of these so-called 'chuggers' (charity muggers) in Northern Ireland's cities and towns, and the fact a majority are paid employees of outside agencies rather than committed volunteers, is a source of irritation for many. Who are they? How do they work and how much do charities benefit from this increasingly controversial method of fundraising? MARY FITZGERALD goes undercover to reveal the psychological hard sell used by street fundraisers.
By Mary Fitzgerald
mfitzgerald@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
23 February 2005
You've probably come across them on your way to work or while out on a shopping trip. Strategically positioned along the busiest stretches of your local main street, they are usually young, earnest and always smiling."
Charity Commission Announces Landmark Decision
Charity Commission Announces Landmark Decision: "Charity Commission Announces Landmark Decision
In the course of the review, the Commission also looked again at the extent to which existing charities may carry out public services.
A landmark decision announced by the Charity Commission means that charities can now deliver public services which public authorities have a statutory duty to provide.
As a result, both the Trafford Community Leisure Trust and the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust have been registered as charities.
This decision changes our previous approach that charities could not usually use charitable funds to pay for public services - which a public authority had a duty to provide - but could only supplement them.
This was reconsidered when the two organisations asked us to review our original decision to reject their applications for charitable status. "
In the course of the review, the Commission also looked again at the extent to which existing charities may carry out public services.
A landmark decision announced by the Charity Commission means that charities can now deliver public services which public authorities have a statutory duty to provide.
As a result, both the Trafford Community Leisure Trust and the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust have been registered as charities.
This decision changes our previous approach that charities could not usually use charitable funds to pay for public services - which a public authority had a duty to provide - but could only supplement them.
This was reconsidered when the two organisations asked us to review our original decision to reject their applications for charitable status. "
In the Lead: Asked to be charitable, more CEOs aid their business
In the Lead: Asked to be charitable, more CEOs aid their business: "In the Lead: Asked to be charitable, more CEOs aid their business
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
By Carol Hymowitz, The Wall Street Journal
Many top executives are besieged these days by nonprofit groups seeking help for a myriad of causes. They realize that corporate efforts to improve society can enhance their company's reputation, but it isn't always easy to know which projects to support.
The old model of corporate philanthropy no longer works. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, for example, donated millions of dollars of his fortune to build libraries, universities and museums. But he also badly polluted towns where his steel mills operated and dealt harshly with workers, even hiring Pinkerton guards to shoot at strikers."
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
By Carol Hymowitz, The Wall Street Journal
Many top executives are besieged these days by nonprofit groups seeking help for a myriad of causes. They realize that corporate efforts to improve society can enhance their company's reputation, but it isn't always easy to know which projects to support.
The old model of corporate philanthropy no longer works. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, for example, donated millions of dollars of his fortune to build libraries, universities and museums. But he also badly polluted towns where his steel mills operated and dealt harshly with workers, even hiring Pinkerton guards to shoot at strikers."
The Cincinnati Post
The Cincinnati Post: "Nonprofits must focus message
Having volunteered to chair something called the 'business development committee' at Mt. Notre Dame High, Jeff Beckham was looking for ideas to establish links between Cincinnati's business community and the young women who attend the school.
We put him to the voice mail test: Hi, we're the Brain Brew crew, and we're not in. Leave a message. Beep!
'Hi, this is Jeff Beckham, and I wanted to talk to you about how Mt. Notre Dame and your company might be able to partner together to create better community awareness for our high school and. -- ' Blah blah blah, et cetera and so on. "
Having volunteered to chair something called the 'business development committee' at Mt. Notre Dame High, Jeff Beckham was looking for ideas to establish links between Cincinnati's business community and the young women who attend the school.
We put him to the voice mail test: Hi, we're the Brain Brew crew, and we're not in. Leave a message. Beep!
'Hi, this is Jeff Beckham, and I wanted to talk to you about how Mt. Notre Dame and your company might be able to partner together to create better community awareness for our high school and. -- ' Blah blah blah, et cetera and so on. "
February 28 is Corporate Philanthropy Day :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
February 28 is Corporate Philanthropy Day :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource: "February 28 is Corporate Philanthropy Day
Posted by: laurakujawski on Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Topic Conferences and Events
Business leaders, chairpersons, and CEOs representing America�s most generous corporations will gather at the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy�s (CECP) annual Members Meeting and Excellence Awards Luncheon in New York City on February 28, 2005. In honor of this event the day was proclaimed the first-ever Corporate Philanthropy Day by Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg, and US Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans to recognize and promote the tremendous philanthropic work of corporations in communities around the world."
Posted by: laurakujawski on Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Topic Conferences and Events
Business leaders, chairpersons, and CEOs representing America�s most generous corporations will gather at the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy�s (CECP) annual Members Meeting and Excellence Awards Luncheon in New York City on February 28, 2005. In honor of this event the day was proclaimed the first-ever Corporate Philanthropy Day by Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg, and US Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans to recognize and promote the tremendous philanthropic work of corporations in communities around the world."
The Harvard Crimson Online :: Opinion
The Harvard Crimson Online :: Opinion:
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"The recent call for seniors to boycott the Senior Gift until Harvard sells its stock in PetroChina is a rare and worthwhile attempt to get Harvard students to act."
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"The recent call for seniors to boycott the Senior Gift until Harvard sells its stock in PetroChina is a rare and worthwhile attempt to get Harvard students to act."
Press Release-Mott Foundation adds Staff to Foreign offices
Untitled Document: " Mott Foundation Adds Staff to Foreign Offices
FLINT, Mich., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has added four members to its foreign staff -- two in South Africa, one in London and one in Ireland. All four are working on the Civil Society program team.
FLINT, Mich., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has added four members to its foreign staff -- two in South Africa, one in London and one in Ireland. All four are working on the Civil Society program team.
Area Nonprofits Play Large Economic Role (washingtonpost.com)
Area Nonprofits Play Large Economic Role (washingtonpost.com): "Area Nonprofits Play Large Economic Role
Charitable Groups Generate Billions, Employ Hundreds of Thousands
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005; Page B03
The Washington area's charitable organizations -- its universities, nonprofit hospitals, homeless shelters, think tanks, theaters and national nonprofits -- are a potent economic force employing more than one of every 10 non-government workers in the area and generating about $33 billion in annual revenue, according to a study to be released today.
The study, by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, found that nonprofit employment grew nearly twice as fast as other business employment from 1995 to 2003, and that the average nonprofit worker made almost as much as the average commercial employee. "
Charitable Groups Generate Billions, Employ Hundreds of Thousands
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005; Page B03
The Washington area's charitable organizations -- its universities, nonprofit hospitals, homeless shelters, think tanks, theaters and national nonprofits -- are a potent economic force employing more than one of every 10 non-government workers in the area and generating about $33 billion in annual revenue, according to a study to be released today.
The study, by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, found that nonprofit employment grew nearly twice as fast as other business employment from 1995 to 2003, and that the average nonprofit worker made almost as much as the average commercial employee. "
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
sooeveningnews.com
sooeveningnews.com: "St. Ignace student campaign nets $3,062 for tsunami relief
By JACK STOREY/The Evening News
ST. IGNACE - A competitive fund-raising campaign for South Asian "
By JACK STOREY/The Evening News
ST. IGNACE - A competitive fund-raising campaign for South Asian "
Trump, Slurpees inspire teen charity
Trump, Slurpees inspire teen charity: "Donald Trump wrote a congratulatory letter to a group of Charleston, W.Va., teenagers who used the NBC reality show 'The Apprentice' as a model to raise about $23,000 for tsunami victims.
Teens from the B'Nai Jacob Synagogue Youth Discussion Group's project formed two corporations and competed to raise the most money. The winners' prize was to be dinner at a nice restaurant while the losers were to get Slurpees. In the end, only $2 separated the team, so everyone was treated to dinner.
Want fries with that?"
Teens from the B'Nai Jacob Synagogue Youth Discussion Group's project formed two corporations and competed to raise the most money. The winners' prize was to be dinner at a nice restaurant while the losers were to get Slurpees. In the end, only $2 separated the team, so everyone was treated to dinner.
Want fries with that?"
000 - SPRINGER SHOW DONATION REJECTED BY CANCER CHARITY
000 - SPRINGER SHOW DONATION REJECTED BY CANCER CHARITY: "SPRINGER SHOW DONATION REJECTED BY CANCER CHARITY
A $19,000 (GBP10,000) donation from controversial West End musical JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA has been rejected by a cancer charity.
MAGGIE'S CENTRES have refused to accept the money from producers of the expletive-laden London stage show following advice from moral group CHRISTIAN AID.
The charity warns accepting the cash would precipitate a religious boycott of their charitable work."
A $19,000 (GBP10,000) donation from controversial West End musical JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA has been rejected by a cancer charity.
MAGGIE'S CENTRES have refused to accept the money from producers of the expletive-laden London stage show following advice from moral group CHRISTIAN AID.
The charity warns accepting the cash would precipitate a religious boycott of their charitable work."
Mayor seeking charity overhaul
Mayor seeking charity overhaul: "SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Charles V. Ryan has warned the city's largest homeless charity that it will lose $200,000 in annual funding unless it overhauls its board of directors and makes other management reforms."
Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Spitzer: telemarketing scam targets police charity
Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Spitzer: telemarketing scam targets police charity: "Spitzer: telemarketing scam targets police charity
2/22/2005 8:53 AM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is expected to file a civil lawsuit today against a telemarketing operation based in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Spitzer said callers who work for Liberty Productions have failed to identify themselves as professional fundraisers, and lied that all proceeds would go to the charities."
2/22/2005 8:53 AM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is expected to file a civil lawsuit today against a telemarketing operation based in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Spitzer said callers who work for Liberty Productions have failed to identify themselves as professional fundraisers, and lied that all proceeds would go to the charities."
Deafening Silence: Corporate Political Contribution Non-Disclosure Impacts Shareowner Value
Deafening Silence: Corporate Political Contribution Non-Disclosure Impacts Shareowner Value: " Center for Political Accountability report documents corporate secrecy on political donations, and a Common Cause report reveals how mutual funds fail to support contribution transparency.
SocialFunds.com -- Sometimes absence speaks louder than presence, to paraphrase novelist Toni Morrison discussing the role of Blacks in American literature. And sometimes an appendix speaks louder than the report to which it is annexed. Such is the case on both counts for two related reports on corporate political contributions released by the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and Common Cause earlier this week. "
SocialFunds.com -- Sometimes absence speaks louder than presence, to paraphrase novelist Toni Morrison discussing the role of Blacks in American literature. And sometimes an appendix speaks louder than the report to which it is annexed. Such is the case on both counts for two related reports on corporate political contributions released by the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and Common Cause earlier this week. "
Rocklin and Roseville Today (Local Information & Services)
Rocklin and Roseville Today (Local Information & Services): "Establishing a corporate donation program
LILLIAN VERNON (Scripps Howard News Service)
I have always believed that among the many byproducts of success is the opportunity to help others who are less fortunate. Once a company reaches a size where it can afford to give back to the community, it's vital to develop a plan for social responsibility.
Careful planning _ the key to implementing any business strategy _ will help you help others more effectively.
Plan your program. The first step in creating your plan is to establish specific goals and objectives. Instead of simply reacting to requests for donations, decide what you want your contributions to accomplish. A good way to begin this is by determining where your company's interests and those of the community intersect. "
LILLIAN VERNON (Scripps Howard News Service)
I have always believed that among the many byproducts of success is the opportunity to help others who are less fortunate. Once a company reaches a size where it can afford to give back to the community, it's vital to develop a plan for social responsibility.
Careful planning _ the key to implementing any business strategy _ will help you help others more effectively.
Plan your program. The first step in creating your plan is to establish specific goals and objectives. Instead of simply reacting to requests for donations, decide what you want your contributions to accomplish. A good way to begin this is by determining where your company's interests and those of the community intersect. "
How to Measure the Success of Online Fundraising Using Key Metrics :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
How to Measure the Success of Online Fundraising Using Key Metrics :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource: "How to Measure the Success of Online Fundraising Using Key Metrics
Posted by: brandiellerbee on Friday, February 18, 2005
Topic Expert Opinion
Before launching a new fundraising campaign, a nonprofit must first determine its objectives and set metrics to ascertain whether the initiative was successful. Following are three objectives with corresponding key metrics and best practices any organization should consider when planning online fundraising campaigns and assessing success:
IMPROVE OUTREACH
A key component of a nonprofit�s online plan should be to build a base of supporters by growing an email address file. Key metrics include:
Web site traffic growth -- Increasing the number of people visiting a Web site ensures that an organization is increasing its exposure to potential donors.
Percentage of Web site visitors who register, also known as conversion rate �Equally important is getting visitors to register in order to capture their email addresses and begin developing online relationships with them.
Email address file growth � An increasing number of names in an organization�s email address file is critical since the pool of prospective donors must grow for online fundraising to grow. "
Posted by: brandiellerbee on Friday, February 18, 2005
Topic Expert Opinion
Before launching a new fundraising campaign, a nonprofit must first determine its objectives and set metrics to ascertain whether the initiative was successful. Following are three objectives with corresponding key metrics and best practices any organization should consider when planning online fundraising campaigns and assessing success:
IMPROVE OUTREACH
A key component of a nonprofit�s online plan should be to build a base of supporters by growing an email address file. Key metrics include:
Web site traffic growth -- Increasing the number of people visiting a Web site ensures that an organization is increasing its exposure to potential donors.
Percentage of Web site visitors who register, also known as conversion rate �Equally important is getting visitors to register in order to capture their email addresses and begin developing online relationships with them.
Email address file growth � An increasing number of names in an organization�s email address file is critical since the pool of prospective donors must grow for online fundraising to grow. "
WQED looks at cost-cutting - PittsburghLIVE.com
WQED looks at cost-cutting - PittsburghLIVE.com: "WQED tuning in to cost-cutting moves
By Bill Zlatos
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, February 19, 2005
WQED Multimedia is tightening its belt again.
'We're looking at everything we're doing at the station to save money and cut costs,' said George Miles, CEO of WQED, the nonprofit media group based in Pittsburgh. 'We're not hitting our goals in our fund-raising drive.'
Pittsburghers are concerned by the region's financial outlook, Miles said Friday, and that's making them reluctant to donate. Miles said that the company, parent of WQED-Channel 13, WQEX-Channel 16, WQED-89.3 FM and Pittsburgh magazine, missed its radio money-raising goal of $265,000 by $91,000. "
By Bill Zlatos
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, February 19, 2005
WQED Multimedia is tightening its belt again.
'We're looking at everything we're doing at the station to save money and cut costs,' said George Miles, CEO of WQED, the nonprofit media group based in Pittsburgh. 'We're not hitting our goals in our fund-raising drive.'
Pittsburghers are concerned by the region's financial outlook, Miles said Friday, and that's making them reluctant to donate. Miles said that the company, parent of WQED-Channel 13, WQEX-Channel 16, WQED-89.3 FM and Pittsburgh magazine, missed its radio money-raising goal of $265,000 by $91,000. "
King Center pays son's firm | ajc.com
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King Center pays son's firm | ajc.com: "King Center pays son's firm
By Ernie Suggs, Lucy Soto, Mae Genrry
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/20/05
Since 2000, the nonprofit Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta has paid at least $2.9 million to a for-profit business run by Dexter King, the younger son of the late civil rights leader.
The payments to Intellectual Properties Management escalated sharply in that time, the center's tax records show. By 2003, more than 50 cents of every dollar donated to the center was passed on to IPM, making it the center's largest single contractor, records show."
King Center pays son's firm | ajc.com: "King Center pays son's firm
By Ernie Suggs, Lucy Soto, Mae Genrry
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/20/05
Since 2000, the nonprofit Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta has paid at least $2.9 million to a for-profit business run by Dexter King, the younger son of the late civil rights leader.
The payments to Intellectual Properties Management escalated sharply in that time, the center's tax records show. By 2003, more than 50 cents of every dollar donated to the center was passed on to IPM, making it the center's largest single contractor, records show."
A Warning to Nonprofits from Economic Research Institute: IRS Has New Sanctions for Excessive Compensation
A Warning to Nonprofits from Economic Research Institute: IRS Has New Sanctions for Excessive Compensation: "A Warning to Nonprofits from Economic Research Institute: IRS Has New Sanctions for Excessive Compensation
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2005--According to the ERI Economic Research Institute, the Internal Revenue Service wants to know which executives at tax-exempt organizations (e.g., hospitals, charities, foundations, etc) are receiving excessive compensation. Once the IRS determines who those executives are and how much of their compensation is excessive, the IRS will impose costly intermediate sanctions, warns ERI. These intermediate sanctions can require that top executives at those organizations repay their employers (along with interest and excise penalties of up to 200%) for excessive compensation. In addition, Board members who approved of that excessive compensation and organization managers who knowingly participated in allowing the excessive compensation can be personally fined $10,000 per incident. Tax-exempt organizations have been put on notice, and a number of states are vigorously pursuing nonprofit organizations that pay their executives excessive compensation in advance of the IRS. California has passed a new Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004 and New York State has a Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, both of which require that tax-exempt organizations take the reviewing and approving of executive compensation seriously. If they do not, they will be subject to non-defensible challenges. "
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2005--According to the ERI Economic Research Institute, the Internal Revenue Service wants to know which executives at tax-exempt organizations (e.g., hospitals, charities, foundations, etc) are receiving excessive compensation. Once the IRS determines who those executives are and how much of their compensation is excessive, the IRS will impose costly intermediate sanctions, warns ERI. These intermediate sanctions can require that top executives at those organizations repay their employers (along with interest and excise penalties of up to 200%) for excessive compensation. In addition, Board members who approved of that excessive compensation and organization managers who knowingly participated in allowing the excessive compensation can be personally fined $10,000 per incident. Tax-exempt organizations have been put on notice, and a number of states are vigorously pursuing nonprofit organizations that pay their executives excessive compensation in advance of the IRS. California has passed a new Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004 and New York State has a Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, both of which require that tax-exempt organizations take the reviewing and approving of executive compensation seriously. If they do not, they will be subject to non-defensible challenges. "
NewsAdvance.com | Nonprofits looking to Richmond for dollars
NewsAdvance.com | Nonprofits looking to Richmond for dollars: "Nonprofits looking to Richmond for dollars
Kevin Crossett / kcrossett@newsadvance.com
February 20, 2005
RICHMOND - Now that Virginia�s finances appear to be moving into the black, local cultural and other nonprofit groups look to benefit.
For example, Richard Kordos, executive director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, hopes it will receive $600,000 to help with some delicate restoration work."
Kevin Crossett / kcrossett@newsadvance.com
February 20, 2005
RICHMOND - Now that Virginia�s finances appear to be moving into the black, local cultural and other nonprofit groups look to benefit.
For example, Richard Kordos, executive director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lynchburg, hopes it will receive $600,000 to help with some delicate restoration work."
Nashville City Paper -'Bleak' forecast for nonprofits
Nashville City Paper: "'Bleak' forecast for nonprofits
By Judith R. Tackett, jtackett@nashvillecitypaper.com
February 20, 2005
Local nonprofit organizations are being warned that federal budget cuts will paint a �frighteningly bleak� picture for future grants.
OMB Watch, a nonprofit federal budget watchdog based in Washington, D.C, said President Bush�s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2006 was �frighteningly bleak for nonprofit groups and the people and causes they serve.�
The watchdog group is specifically talking about proposed cuts in domestic discretionary funds, which could be as high as 8.7 percent. In monetary terms, that would mean estimated cuts of $137 billion."
By Judith R. Tackett, jtackett@nashvillecitypaper.com
February 20, 2005
Local nonprofit organizations are being warned that federal budget cuts will paint a �frighteningly bleak� picture for future grants.
OMB Watch, a nonprofit federal budget watchdog based in Washington, D.C, said President Bush�s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2006 was �frighteningly bleak for nonprofit groups and the people and causes they serve.�
The watchdog group is specifically talking about proposed cuts in domestic discretionary funds, which could be as high as 8.7 percent. In monetary terms, that would mean estimated cuts of $137 billion."
Audit: IRS Acted Properly In Probing Nonprofits - 22 Feb 2005
Audit: IRS Acted Properly In Probing Nonprofits - 22 Feb 2005: "Audit: IRS Acted Properly In Probing Nonprofits
AccountingWEB.com - Feb-22-2005 - The Internal Revenue Service did nothing improper in investigating inappropriate political activity by certain charity groups, although timing the probes so close to the presidential election looked suspicious, a new report says."
AccountingWEB.com - Feb-22-2005 - The Internal Revenue Service did nothing improper in investigating inappropriate political activity by certain charity groups, although timing the probes so close to the presidential election looked suspicious, a new report says."
Governor Fails to Curb Big Money
Governor Fails to Curb Big Money: "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ousted a sitting governor and entered elective politics by deploring a system in which 'the money comes in and the favors go out.'
But as he promotes his political agenda for 2005, Schwarzenegger has failed to curb big money in politics. Rather, he seeks the freedom to raise unlimited amounts. "
But as he promotes his political agenda for 2005, Schwarzenegger has failed to curb big money in politics. Rather, he seeks the freedom to raise unlimited amounts. "
HoustonChronicle.com - How the Baylor-Methodist 'love-affair' failed
HoustonChronicle.com - How the Baylor-Methodist 'love-affair' failed: "Divorce in the heart of Texas
How the great Baylor-Methodist love affair failed
Editor's note: For 50 years, it was a marriage of power and prestige, a relationship that nurtured superstar surgeons and groundbreaking research. Then it all fell apart. The Chronicle examines the disintegration of one of Houston's most storied relations
By TODD ACKERMAN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
GRAPHIC
� Baylor Clinic's revenue lags behind
One night last spring, Houston elite from Michael DeBakey to Jack Blanton to Paul Hobby sat down for dinner at the River Oaks home of Dr. Joseph Coselli.
Next to each attendee's plate of chicken piccata stood a table favor � a handpainted miniature ceramic lighthouse � whose symbolism was lost on no one. It would serve as a beacon of hope to guide Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital through the turbulent waters swirling around them.
One by one, the roughly 25 people there stood and spoke about the looming crisis, the institutions' shared history and the heartfelt plea they should send to governing board members to not let it end.
'Baylor and Methodist are stronger together than they are apart,' said Blanton, a Houston civic leader and oilman who is on Methodist's board. 'The sum of the parts is greater than the individual pieces.'
Nine days later, on April 21, 2004, the individual pieces fell apart. After 54 years together � some the stuff of legend � the two venerable nonprofits parted ways, squabbling, suspicious and, finally, unable to reach an agreement to extend the partnership in which Methodist served as one of Baylor's primary teaching hospitals. In the history of U.S. academic medicine, say historians, such a split has never occurred."
How the great Baylor-Methodist love affair failed
Editor's note: For 50 years, it was a marriage of power and prestige, a relationship that nurtured superstar surgeons and groundbreaking research. Then it all fell apart. The Chronicle examines the disintegration of one of Houston's most storied relations
By TODD ACKERMAN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
GRAPHIC
� Baylor Clinic's revenue lags behind
One night last spring, Houston elite from Michael DeBakey to Jack Blanton to Paul Hobby sat down for dinner at the River Oaks home of Dr. Joseph Coselli.
Next to each attendee's plate of chicken piccata stood a table favor � a handpainted miniature ceramic lighthouse � whose symbolism was lost on no one. It would serve as a beacon of hope to guide Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital through the turbulent waters swirling around them.
One by one, the roughly 25 people there stood and spoke about the looming crisis, the institutions' shared history and the heartfelt plea they should send to governing board members to not let it end.
'Baylor and Methodist are stronger together than they are apart,' said Blanton, a Houston civic leader and oilman who is on Methodist's board. 'The sum of the parts is greater than the individual pieces.'
Nine days later, on April 21, 2004, the individual pieces fell apart. After 54 years together � some the stuff of legend � the two venerable nonprofits parted ways, squabbling, suspicious and, finally, unable to reach an agreement to extend the partnership in which Methodist served as one of Baylor's primary teaching hospitals. In the history of U.S. academic medicine, say historians, such a split has never occurred."
Fannie Mae Foundation Focused on D.C. (washingtonpost.com)
Fannie Mae Foundation Focused on D.C. (washingtonpost.com): "Fannie Mae Foundation Focused on D.C.
By David S. Hilzenrath and Derek Willis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, February 21, 2005; Page E01
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams's recent broadside against Fannie Mae, after the District-based mortgage funding company abandoned its plan to become an anchor for redevelopment in Southwest Washington, reopened an old debate over Fannie Mae's commitment to the city.
In the mid-1990s, the D.C. Council sought to repeal the federally chartered company's exemption from District income tax, and Fannie Mae threatened to leave the city. Fannie Mae's lobbying of the D.C. Council and Congress killed the proposal. After that battle, the company pledged to boost its local philanthropy. "
By David S. Hilzenrath and Derek Willis
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, February 21, 2005; Page E01
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams's recent broadside against Fannie Mae, after the District-based mortgage funding company abandoned its plan to become an anchor for redevelopment in Southwest Washington, reopened an old debate over Fannie Mae's commitment to the city.
In the mid-1990s, the D.C. Council sought to repeal the federally chartered company's exemption from District income tax, and Fannie Mae threatened to leave the city. Fannie Mae's lobbying of the D.C. Council and Congress killed the proposal. After that battle, the company pledged to boost its local philanthropy. "
Girl power in grant giving - PittsburghLIVE.com
Girl power in grant giving - PittsburghLIVE.com: "Girl power in grant giving
By Bill Zlatos
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, February 18, 2005
Instead of deciding what's best for young people, three local foundations are taking a different approach: They're letting girls give money away to address their own problems.
The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, the Jewish Women's Foundation and the FISA Foundation are launching a Girls as Grantmakers program to let young women make their own grants"
By Bill Zlatos
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, February 18, 2005
Instead of deciding what's best for young people, three local foundations are taking a different approach: They're letting girls give money away to address their own problems.
The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, the Jewish Women's Foundation and the FISA Foundation are launching a Girls as Grantmakers program to let young women make their own grants"
India Infoline News -Govt needs pvt sectors' help to manage disasters:
India Infoline News: "Govt needs pvt sectors' help to manage disasters: Krishna Vatsa 2/19/2005 11:51:44 AM IST
Krishna Vatsa, Secretary, Relief & Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra said, 'In the recent years, the exposure risk to disasters in India has increased exponentially and investments to manage disasters have also grown. And in such a situation, government does not have the capacity to manage such large investments and undertake relief and rehabilitation on its own and so private partners have to be involved'. He cited the examples of the Latur and Bhuj earthquakes where such a partnership was forged to undertake relief and rehabilitation work.
Private sector plays a major role and 'the government cannot work without the involvement of the private sector to manage disasters'. Vatsa was speaking at the panel discussion on 'Public and Private Partnership in Disatster Management' recently organized by the Bombay Management Association (BMA) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies."
Krishna Vatsa, Secretary, Relief & Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra said, 'In the recent years, the exposure risk to disasters in India has increased exponentially and investments to manage disasters have also grown. And in such a situation, government does not have the capacity to manage such large investments and undertake relief and rehabilitation on its own and so private partners have to be involved'. He cited the examples of the Latur and Bhuj earthquakes where such a partnership was forged to undertake relief and rehabilitation work.
Private sector plays a major role and 'the government cannot work without the involvement of the private sector to manage disasters'. Vatsa was speaking at the panel discussion on 'Public and Private Partnership in Disatster Management' recently organized by the Bombay Management Association (BMA) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies."
Boing Boing: Jailed for using a nonstandard browser
Boing Boing: Jailed for using a nonstandard browser: "Thursday, January 27, 2005
Jailed for using a nonstandard browser
A Londonder made a tsnuami-relief donation using lynx -- a text-based browser used by the blind, Unix-users and others -- on Sun's Solaris operating system. The site-operator decided that this 'unusual' event in the system log indicated a hack-attempt, and the police broke down the donor's door and arrested him. From a mailing list:
For donating to a Tsunami appeal using Lynx on Solaris 10. BT [British Telecom] who run the donation management system misread an access log and saw hmm thats a non standard browser not identifying it's type and it's doing strange things. Trace that IP. Arrest that hacker. "
Jailed for using a nonstandard browser
A Londonder made a tsnuami-relief donation using lynx -- a text-based browser used by the blind, Unix-users and others -- on Sun's Solaris operating system. The site-operator decided that this 'unusual' event in the system log indicated a hack-attempt, and the police broke down the donor's door and arrested him. From a mailing list:
For donating to a Tsunami appeal using Lynx on Solaris 10. BT [British Telecom] who run the donation management system misread an access log and saw hmm thats a non standard browser not identifying it's type and it's doing strange things. Trace that IP. Arrest that hacker. "
Eight Basic Steps to Marketing Your NonProfit Organization
Eight Basic Steps to Marketing Your NonProfit Organization: "Eight Basic Steps to Marketing Your NonProfit Organization
From Laura Schneider,
Your Guide to Marketing.
FREE GIFT with Newsletter! Act Now!
Marketing is an unfamiliar concept for many nonprofit organizations. It's important that these organizations understand that marketing is more than just the old sense of making a sale or obtaining a donation. Marketing is a way to satisfying the consumer and donor needs, but where does the nonprofit organization start? Below are eight steps that will get you started in brainstorming marketing ideas that could make a significant difference in the bottom-line of your organization.
Define your target, research similar organizations and associations.
Determine the desired outcome of your marketing efforts. "
From Laura Schneider,
Your Guide to Marketing.
FREE GIFT with Newsletter! Act Now!
Marketing is an unfamiliar concept for many nonprofit organizations. It's important that these organizations understand that marketing is more than just the old sense of making a sale or obtaining a donation. Marketing is a way to satisfying the consumer and donor needs, but where does the nonprofit organization start? Below are eight steps that will get you started in brainstorming marketing ideas that could make a significant difference in the bottom-line of your organization.
Define your target, research similar organizations and associations.
Determine the desired outcome of your marketing efforts. "
CBC - Nova Scotia
CBC - Nova Scotia: "Supporters send money to Canso
WebPosted Feb 17 2005 08:54 AM AST
CBC News
CANSO, N.S. � The cash-strapped town of Canso has set up a bank account to handle the donations it's receiving from across Canada.
In a plebiscite last month, residents of the 400-year-old fishing port voted to keep their town status instead of cutting costs and merging with Guysborough County.
Since then, the town has been getting many letters of support. Then last week, a cheque arrived from a family in Pictou County.
'Never seen anything of this nature,' said Mayor Ray White.
The town has received other offers of help in the last few "
WebPosted Feb 17 2005 08:54 AM AST
CBC News
CANSO, N.S. � The cash-strapped town of Canso has set up a bank account to handle the donations it's receiving from across Canada.
In a plebiscite last month, residents of the 400-year-old fishing port voted to keep their town status instead of cutting costs and merging with Guysborough County.
Since then, the town has been getting many letters of support. Then last week, a cheque arrived from a family in Pictou County.
'Never seen anything of this nature,' said Mayor Ray White.
The town has received other offers of help in the last few "
Fredericksburg.com - Fawn Lake fund-raiser aids wounded Marines
Fredericksburg.com - Fawn Lake fund-raiser aids wounded Marines: "The threesome slowly entering the packed clubhouse at Fawn Lake Country Club yesterday afternoon were living testaments to the risk-taking required of a United States Marine.
Each man is less than 30, was seriously injured in Iraq and has spent months rebuilding a body shattered by attack.
Fawn Lake residents welcomed the injured Marines to a reception in their clubhouse yesterday. The Spotsylvania County community raised more than $45,000 for a fund that helps Marine families. "
Each man is less than 30, was seriously injured in Iraq and has spent months rebuilding a body shattered by attack.
Fawn Lake residents welcomed the injured Marines to a reception in their clubhouse yesterday. The Spotsylvania County community raised more than $45,000 for a fund that helps Marine families. "
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