Thursday, March 03, 2005

For eBay, charity begins at home page | Tech News on ZDNet

For eBay, charity begins at home page | Tech News on ZDNet: "For eBay, charity begins at home pageBy CNET News.com Staff, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: March 3, 2005, 8:30 AM PT

E-commerce Financial Ebay Inc
eBay will donate its fees for charity-related auctions, the company said Thursday.
The program applies to auctions if the full proceeds from the deal are given away to a certified nonprofit. eBay's donation will go to the same charity, the online auction house said.
The same benefit will be available to nonprofit groups that use eBay's Giving Works platform for auctioning items. "

EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits - 2005-03-03 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits - 2005-03-03 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: "EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits
Internet auction site eBay Inc. says it's expanding its 'charity platform' which has been used since 2000 to raise more than $40 million for nonprofit organizations through listings on the eBay Marketplace. "

EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits - 2005-03-03 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits - 2005-03-03 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: "EBay to donate some selling fees to help nonprofits
Internet auction site eBay Inc. says it's expanding its 'charity platform' which has been used since 2000 to raise more than $40 million for nonprofit organizations through listings on the eBay Marketplace. "

briefs (washingtonpost.com)-Professional Scholarships

briefs (washingtonpost.com): "Professional Scholarships

County nonprofit organizations have until March 18 to apply for professional scholarships from the Community Foundation of the Chesapeake. Scholarships can be used to subsidize the cost of admission to this year's Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference.
Admission to the conference ranges from $595 to $795. Community Foundation of the Chesapeake will subsidize admission for up to 10 nonprofit organizations. "

Time Magazine Names Idealist.org Founder a ''Philanthropy Innovator''

Time Magazine Names Idealist.org Founder a ''Philanthropy Innovator'': "Press ReleaseSource: Idealist.org

Time Magazine Names Idealist.org Founder a ''Philanthropy Innovator''
Wednesday March 2, 12:53 pm ET
NYC Resident Ami Dar One of Four Nonprofit Trailblazers Profiled in March 7th Issue
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2005--The newest installment of Time Magazine's 'Innovator' series highlights men and women whose ingenuity, entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication to improving the lives of others have had a significant impact on their own communities and the world at large. "

The New York Times > Education > Harvard at Top of List of Donations to Colleges

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The New York Times > Education > Harvard at Top of List of Donations to Colleges: "Harvard at Top of List of Donations to Colleges
By KAREN W. ARENSON

Published: March 3, 2005


Contributions to colleges and universities rose $800 million last year, to $24.4 billion, led by Harvard and Stanford with more than $500 million each, the Council for Aid to Education reported yesterday.
The donations amounted to an increase of 3.4 percent for all colleges and universities for the year that ended June 30, 2004. After adjusting for inflation the increase amounted to only 0.7 percent."

Herald Sun: Charles launches corporate charity [03mar05]

Herald Sun: Charles launches corporate charity [03mar05]: "
Fresh approach: Prince Charles chats with a stall owner during a walk through a fresh produce market in Melbourne.
Picture: AP
Charles launches corporate charity

03mar05

PRINCE Charles has launched a corporate volunteering charity in Melbourne modelled on the one he presides over in Britain.

The Melbourne Cares organisation with 14 founding members aims to match volunteers with business skills and experience, with the needy in the community. "

FT.com / World / Americas - Fox reveals $7.5m came from Coca-Cola Foundation

FT.com / World / Americas - Fox reveals $7.5m came from Coca-Cola Foundation: "Fox reveals $7.5m came from Coca-Cola Foundation
By Sara Silver in Mexico City
Published: March 2 2005 22:31 | Last updated: March 2 2005 22:31

Marta Sahag�n de Fox, Mexico's first lady, has revealed that the $7.5m in assets amassed by a foundation she established in the US come from a promised grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation.
The disclosure about the money, given through her US and Mexican foundations to a charitable programme run in part by Coca-Cola's Mexican foundation, followed a Financial Times article about the big donations made to Vision Mexico."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Elections: Small-dollar donors had mixed impact

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Elections: Small-dollar donors had mixed impact: "Small-dollar donors had mixed impact
By SHARON THEIMER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic and Republican national committees raised more money than ever from people giving $200 or less in the last election, but low-dollar donations still accounted for less than half the money the parties collected from individuals.
The Democratic National Committee saw the biggest increase in contributions from $200-and-under donors in 2003-04. It took in nearly $166 million worth, compared with about $38 million in the 2002 election cycle, a Federal Election Commission analysis released Wednesday shows."

Donations to universities hit a record $24.4 billion

Donations to universities hit a record $24.4 billion: "Donations to universities hit a record $24.4 billion
Thursday, March 03, 2005
ASSOCIATED PRESS
After two years without growth, charitable contributions to U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.4 percent last year to a record $24.4 billion, according to a report released yesterday.
The increase was driven by a 9.7 percent increase in giving from individual donors, including a 21.5 percent surge in giving by non-alumni individuals. That offset a 6.1 percent decline in giving by foundations"

Canadian Jewish News YIP

Canadian Jewish News
Foundation program attracts young philanthropists



The Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF) has launched a new initiative to give a group of young of young adults funds for innovative philanthropic endeavours.

The venture philanthropy program was created to involve young people from 25 to 40 in the JCF, particularly in the allocations process. The group was given a wide-ranging mandate to find alternative projects that might not be funded through traditional means and to invest in them. The “return” would be improved quality of life for the beneficiaries.

Rather than advertise for grant proposals, the foundation decided to tap into group members’ personal experiences for ideas

Professional Fundraising -Charity wristbands could be in breach of safety rules

Professional Fundraising: "Charity wristbands could be in breach of safety rules

Charity wristbands have come under fire for potentially contravening health and safety regulations after a school in Wales banned them.

The wristbands first appeared in 2004 to support American cyclist Lance Armstrong's Foundation for its 'LiveStrong' appeal - these first ones bright yellow. "

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Global Philanthropy Forum-See and hear the 2005 Conference On Borderless Giving LIVE through our internet broadcast.

Global Philanthropy Forum: "See and hear the 2005 Conference On Borderless Giving LIVE through our internet broadcast.
Courtesy of Webcast in a Box

Tune in at 6:40 PM on Wednesday, March 2.

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IRS to focus on executives' tax returns -- WSJ - Mar. 2, 2005

IRS to focus on executives' tax returns -- WSJ - Mar. 2, 2005: "IRS said to focus on executives

WSJ: Scrutiny added after pilot program turned up significant problems.
March 2, 2005: 7:51 AM EST

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service has begun routinely looking at tax returns of executives at hundreds of big U.S. corporations, after a pilot program covering two dozen companies turned up significant problems, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The initiative is part of a broader IRS focus on the well-to-do, including highly compensated executives, entrepreneurs and others, after years of relative neglect of those groups. The IRS is also extending its scrutiny to executives of big charities and other nonprofits. "

The Chronicle Online - Alumni giving rates rise across schools

The Chronicle Online - Alumni giving rates rise across schools: "Alumni giving rates rise across schools
by Tracy Ke
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As a young institution with a relatively modest endowment, Duke is always hoping its alumni stay happy�especially the folks in the Development Office.
The amount alumni give to the Duke Annual Fund and other restricted funds has grown steadily over the past six or seven years, but the percentage of alumni who participate has been inconsistent."

El Paso Times Local news-"Area women's aid groups given $40,000

El Paso Times Local news: "Area women's aid groups given $40,000

Diana Washington Valdez
El Paso Times

Emerging and established border organizations that help girls and women who are victims of violence, have lost their jobs or are just getting started in life are among the nonprofit groups that got grants from the Frontera Focused Women's Fund in El Paso.

The fund granted a total of $40,000 for its first funding cycle, with half the money raised by the foundation remaining in El Paso.

'We are dedicated to increasing resources, expanding opportunities and promoting positive social change for women and girls from Las Cruces to Brownsville within 67 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border,' Chris Worley, the foundation's executive director, said. 'The priority for this funding cycle was the prevention of violence against girls and women.'"

USATODAY.com - Non-profit reforms aim for tougher penalties

USATODAY.com - Non-profit reforms aim for tougher penalties: "Non-profit reforms aim for tougher penalties
By Edward Iwata, USA TODAY
The non-profit sector � troubled by financial scandals in recent years � could face tougher regulation if Congress likes the sweeping reforms called for Tuesday by charity watchdogs and the head of the Senate Finance Committee."

The Chronicle, 3/2/2005: Bush Administration Will Not Ask Congress to Pass a Giving Incentive Many Charities Sought

The Chronicle, 3/2/2005: Bush Administration Will Not Ask Congress to Pass a Giving Incentive Many Charities Sought: "Bush Administration Will Not Ask Congress to Pass a Giving Incentive Many Charities Sought
By Grant Williams
The Bush administration no longer supports legislation that would provide a charitable deduction to people who do not itemize their deductions on their tax returns because it decided Congress was 'not going to budge,' according to the White House.
About 70 percent of taxpayers currently do not itemize. Many charities have long been lobbying Congress to allow those taxpayers to deduct their charitable gifts because they expect that such a change would significantly increase donations to charity."

Bush pushes his faith initiative - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 02, 2005

Bush pushes his faith initiative - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 02, 2005: "Bush pushes his faith initiative


By James G. Lakely
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Bush yesterday called for the expansion of his multibillion-dollar faith-based initiative, urging Congress to increase funding and pass 'one of the tests of character for America"

Bush Says Faith Should Figure in Charity Jobs

Bush Says Faith Should Figure in Charity Jobs: "Bush Says Faith Should Figure in Charity Jobs
The House will vote on a measure that would allow religious groups that receive federal grants to consider an applicant's beliefs.
By Peter Wallsten and Tom Hamburger, Times Staff Writer


WASHINGTON � President Bush on Tuesday threatened to impose controversial new policies to let federally funded religious charities make hiring decisions based on the religious beliefs of potential employees.

Calling for an expansion of his faith-based initiative, Bush said that if Congress did not vote for the changes in hiring law this year, he would consider doing it himself through 'executive action.' Administration officials later said it remained unclear what powers the president had to affect hiring laws through executive order."

Bush keeps faith with religious charity grants - World - www.smh.com.au

Bush keeps faith with religious charity grants - World - www.smh.com.au: "Bush keeps faith with religious charity grants
March 3, 2005

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Practising what he preaches ... George Bush tells religious groups at a conference in Washington that they can seek government money for social programs as long as their services are available to everyone.
Photo: AP
The US President, George Bush, has announced that his Administration awarded $US2 billion ($2.5 billion) in grants last year to religious charities as part of his 'faith-based initiative'.
The White House believes it is the most money the Government has given in one year to such charities."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Charity reforms pass first hurdle

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Charity reforms pass first hurdle: "Charity reforms pass first hurdle

There are more than 25,000 charities in Scotland
A committee of MSPs has backed the government's planned charity reforms.
Holyrood's Community Committee welcomed the new Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill in a report it published on Wednesday.
However, the politicians also urged ministers to make some changes to ease its impact across the sector.
The legislation was unveiled last year and will bring in stricter controls for charities in the wake of a spate of scandals across the industry. "

Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda (washingtonpost.com)

Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda (washingtonpost.com): "Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda
By Peter Baker and Alan Cooperman
Washington post Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page A04
President Bush renewed his commitment yesterday to promoting social welfare through religious groups with taxpayer funds, calling on a balky Congress to lift its 'roadblocks' and implicitly rebutting critics who say he has shirked his 'compassion agenda.'
Setting out a second-term blueprint for advancing his faith-based initiative, Bush highlighted legislation, heading to the House floor today, that would allow religious charities to hire and fire based on religious beliefs even while receiving federal funding. If Congress does not follow his lead, Bush warned that he would try to circumvent lawmakers by using executive powers. "

Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse (washingtonpost.com)

Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse (washingtonpost.com): "Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse
By Albert B. Crenshaw
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page E02
A group of charities and nonprofits from across the country yesterday handed Congress a list of steps that the group said could help improve legal compliance with tax rules and weed out fraud in their industry.
The 'interim report' to the Senate Finance Committee by a specially convened Panel on the Nonprofit Sector comes in the wake of a series of scandals involving charities and in the face of threats by committee chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) to clamp down hard on the entire sector"

Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics

Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics: "Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics
More government oversight, financial disclosure urged for charities, foundations.

Recommendations sought for charities
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which includes leaders of nonprofit groups from across the country, issued recommendations Tuesday for Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the nation's 1.3 million charities and foundations:
Nonprofits should:
� Adopt conflict-of-interest policies.
� Recruit board members with financial literacy skills.
� Develop procedures to protect whistle-blowers.
Congress and the IRS should:
� Increase IRS resources for oversight.
� Suspend the tax-exempt status of groups that repeatedly fail to file tax forms.
� Require nonprofit officials to certify that their tax forms -- which are open to public inspection -- are correct.
� Require electronic filing of tax forms.
� Expand financial reporting rules.
Source: Independent Sector
By John Strauss
john.strauss@indystar.com
March 2, 2005
A panel of national nonprofit groups on Tuesday called for higher ethical standards and greater federal oversight of charities and foundations.
Nonprofits should adopt conflict-of-interest policies and recruit more business-savvy board members, said the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which also recommended more government oversight and financial disclosure."

Boston.com / News / Nation / Nonprofits outline plans for reform

Boston.com / News / Nation / Nonprofits outline plans for reform: "Nonprofits outline plans for reform
By Beth Healy and Michael Rezendes, Globe Staff | March 2, 2005
Leaders of the nation's nonprofits, singed by news reports of self-dealing and extravagant spending, unveiled a sweeping list of reforms yesterday designed to force greater accountability and boost penalties for misuse of funds at 1.3 million private foundations and public charities across the country."

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

World Peace Herald

World Peace Herald: "Analysis: Top charity donors giving big
By Al Swanson
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Published March 1, 2005


WASHINGTON -- An inventor and businessman who pledged $100 million to endow a biomedical institute in Israel says 'you only need so much.'

Alfred E. Mann, co-chief executive officer of Advanced Bionics Corp. of Sylmar, Calif., is giving the money to the American Technion Society in New York for the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He wants to establish a dozen bioengineering institutes affiliated with universities in the United States.

'I don't understand people who amass so much wealth and then don't do anything with it except amass more,' Mann said. 'You only need so much. In my case, I wanted to do something useful with it.' "

The Chronicle, 3/1/2005: Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate

The Chronicle, 3/1/2005: Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate: "Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate
By Brad Wolverton
Washington
A coalition of nonprofit leaders today pledged to members of the U.S. Senate that charities and foundations would take steps to tighten their financial operations, and recommended changes in federal law they believed could prevent legal abuses in the nonprofit world. But the report steered clear of some of the most divisive issues in the nonprofit world, including whether nonprofit groups should be limited in how much they can pay their top executives and whether new rules are needed to crack down on fraudulent fund-raising solicitations."

Blogging and RSS Make the Event

Library Stuff: "Blogging and RSS Make the Event
Neville Hobson writes:

'If I were organizing a conference right now, at the very top of the list of communication channels that I'd be thinking about in my communication planning would be blogs and RSS. Yes, I'd also be thinking of all the traditional ways to communicate - the website, the press releases, the flyers, etc - but top of my list are the new media channels.'"

FORMER AFP CHAIR RON CARROLL, CFRE, HAS PASSED AWAY

Association of Fundraising Professionals | About AFP | AFP news & press releases: "FORMER AFP CHAIR RON CARROLL, CFRE, HAS PASSED AWAY


(Feb. 28, 2005) Ron Carroll, CFRE, a past chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and one of the top fundraisers in the United States for the Boy Scouts of America, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2005.
Ron had battled brain cancer since December, 2003. The illness forced his early retirement as Scout Executive for the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, in the fall of 2004.
Ron was a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America for almost 35 years. He got his first taste of fundraising as a nine-year old Cub Scout, raising money for St. Jude�s Hospital in Mississippi. His first professional assignment was as district Scout executive in Laurel, Miss. "

Mighty Ducks

Mighty Ducks: "
Help Support Mighty Ducks Care
3/1/2005 Tuesday
Mighty Ducks Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, begins a Spring Donor Advised Giving (DAG) campaign today to assist five Orange County-based non-profit groups. The campaign allows supporters of the participating non-profit organizations to make a tax-deductible contribution to Mighty Ducks Care that will earn a match of 40 percent from the McCormick Tribune Foundation.

Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need

Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need: "Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need

Today's Presidential Action
Today, President Bush addressed the White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Leadership Conference, hailing the progress being made to help Americans most in need.
The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative levels the playing field for some of America's most effective social service providers to compete for Federal funding to serve those most in need while retaining their religious identity. These charities are making a real difference in the lives of our most vulnerable citizens. "

KOIN.com: Local News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment and Health

KOIN.com: Local News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment and Health: "House OKs Texas Hold 'Em For Charity Casino Nights
Bill Moves To Senate
SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon House has approved a bill that would allow poker game Texas Hold 'Em to be played at charitable casino nights.
Texas Hold 'Em has become a national phenomenon, gaining a rabid following on cable television, spreading to homes, casinos and the Internet.
Under current law, the only games allowed are those in which players are betting against the house, such as craps or blackjack. House Bill 231l would change that to allow games where players bet against one another."

Arizona Daily Sun-More than money

Arizona Daily Sun-: "

By BETSEY BRUNER
Community Editor
03/01/2005

United Way of Northern Arizona is mobilizing to wage an all-out war on community problems, and it's doing it with more than just money.
'Our board said we want to be community builders,' UWNA Executive Director Kerry Blume said. 'The old United Way was seen more as a fund-raiser. Our board said fund-raising is not our only mission. Our mission is to improve lives, mobilize communities and change conditions. We've become much more focused on this. We're not abandoning the old work; we are simply expanding.' "

Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - March 01, 2005

Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - March 01, 2005: "Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive
Ron L. Carroll, who retired last year as Scout executive for the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, died Feb. 28 at his home in Wilmington, N.C., after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 59.
Mr. Carroll raised millions of dollars for the Boy Scouts and trained hundreds of full-time executives to further the Scouting movement. In 1997, the Boy Scouts' National Council awarded him the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award to note his achievements. "

Online Information Sellers: How to Opt Out

Online Information Sellers: How to Opt Out: "Online Data Brokers:
How Consumers Can Opt Out of
Directory Assistance and Non-public Information
There are many websites that sell or provide for free, personal information about individuals. This information is gathered from many sources including white pages listings (directory assistance), publicly-available sources and public records.
Directory Listings: To prevent the cross-referencing of your address with your phone number, you can choose to not have your information available in the phone book or through directory assistance. If your number is 'unlisted,' your name, address and phone number will not be printed in the phone book, but the information is available through both directory assistance and reverse directory assistance. If your number is 'unpublished,' your information will not be printed in the phone book and is not available through directory assistance or reverse directory assistance. Or you can list your name and phone number, but not your address. Telephone companies usually charge a monthly fee to be unlisted or unpublished."

Business loses a day a week to e-mail | Tech News on ZDNet

Business loses a day a week to e-mail | Tech News on ZDNet: "The average business owner spends an hour and a half each day processing e-mail, according to new research--and that figure is set to increase.
Business owners from the Philippines, Hong Kong, India and the United States are the most prolific e-mailers, spending two hours or more on average dealing with spam and legitimate e-mail alike, while their Russian and Greek counterparts spend just 48 minutes a day sorting out their e-mail, a report from Grant Thornton says. "

Slugger O'Toole: Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...

Slugger O'Toole: Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...: "Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...
ONE little-reported story that I missed was that the Government is holding a consultation to review the administration of charities and relevant legislation in Northern Ireland. The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report. But will a UK-style Charity Commission be enough to take on the scams in Northern Ireland? The Irish Government has also promised to examine the issue, though I've seen nothing. Cross-border co-operation would seem the sensible way to go towards enhancing accountability and preventing fraud. "

USATODAY.com - Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits

USATODAY.com - Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits: "Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits
By Edward Iwata, USA TODAY
Non-profit watchdogs and federal lawmakers on Tuesday will recommend sweeping reform measures in the $900 billion non-profit sector, which has been troubled by financial scandals and weak oversight in recent years.
The recommendations, part of a draft report to the Senate Finance Committee, come as Congress, the IRS, state regulators and non-profit experts push for stronger regulation of charities in the post-Enron era."

KRT Wire | 03/01/2005 | Did Bush lose faith?

KRT Wire | 03/01/2005 | Did Bush lose faith?: "Did Bush lose faith?

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service


(KRT) - The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Feb. 26:
X X X
As far back as his 2000 campaign, President Bush made government partnerships with religious organizations a centerpiece of his 'compassionate conservative' approach to social welfare programs."

NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story-Tsunami Charities: Enough Already

NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story: "Tsunami Charities: Enough Already
Aid groups raising cash for South Asia's tsunami victims have collected so much in donations that many have stopped actively soliciting tsunami contributions.

In the two months since the disaster, U.S. tsunami donations alone have topped $1 billion in relief, according to the Wall Street Journal - which cited estimates from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University in Indianapolis. "

Monday, February 28, 2005

AP Wire | 02/28/2005 | Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles

AP Wire | 02/28/2005 | Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles: "Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles

Associated Press


CHARLESTON, S.C. - State Rep. John Graham Altman says charity raffles are not organized crime and the state Constitution should exempt them from antigambling laws.
'The way our laws are headed, grandmothers are being turned into gun molls and knitting is a felony,' the Charleston Republican said."

It's all business in filling charity boards - 2005-02-28 - Boston Business Journal

It's all business in filling charity boards - 2005-02-28 - Boston Business Journal: "It's all business in filling charity boards
Naomi R. Kooker
Journal Staff
R. William Burgess Jr. has been immersed in the business world for 25 years. As managing general partner of ABS Ventures in Waltham and formerly with Deutsche Bank, he's well-versed in what it takes to run a company. More recently, Burgess has morphed that VC experience into what he sees as his civic duty -- since 1996, he's served on the board of trustees for the New England Aquarium. Earlier this month, the aquarium named Burgess its newest board chairman. "

WHO TV - Des Moines: New checkoff will fund training for firefighters

WHO TV - Des Moines: New checkoff will fund training for firefighters: "DES MOINES Volunteer firefighters are hoping that Iowa taxpayers will give them thousands of dollars for training programs.
Iowans filing their personal income tax returns will have the option of donating one-dollar or more to the Volunteer Firefighter Preparedness Fund.
The Iowa Legislature last year approved the checkoff program."

The 2004 Slate 60 list.



The Ninth Annual Slate 60
America's most generous philanthropists, and where they gave.
By Jodie T. Allen
Updated Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at 2:29 AM PT

The 2004 Slate 60 list.


Philanthropists who made donations.

Philanthropists who made pledges.

In this, the ninth annual compendium of the country's 60 biggest givers, let us take stock of the State of the Turner Sweepstakes. Back in 1996, when CNN founder Ted Turner, provided the inspiration for Slate's list of top givers, he expressed the hope that the competitive juices that have nourished America's great fortunes might spill over more generously into the cup of human kindness. If you made a list, perhaps the rich would compete to top it. Turner himself has done much to set a good example. A perennial on Slate's lists of top donors, helpfully compiled for the magazine in recent years by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, he secures the No. 18 spot in 2004 with paid gifts totaling $68.1 million spread among foundations and initiatives dedicated to global causes, plus a few educational institutions. But have his fellow magnates been spurred to new heights of generosity?

TIME.com: Givers Who Mean Business -- Mar. 07, 2005

TIME.com: Givers Who Mean Business -- Mar. 07, 2005: "Givers Who Mean Business
THE HEART OF WALL STREET
By BARBARA KIVIAT
Monday, Mar. 07, 2005

The ninth-floor offices of the Acumen Fund, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs in developing countries build businesses, overlook Trinity Church in New York City's Financial District. Consider it a case of Wall Street crossing Hope Road. 'It's a good metaphor,' says Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen's founder. Some call it venture philanthropy, but Novogratz prefers the phrase 'private equity for the poor.' What that means is that a small company in India gets a $185,000 loan to make and sell affordable water filters. And that a Pakistani firm receives more than $260,000 in grants and loans to develop housing for urban squatters. All told, since its start in 2001, Acumen has raised more than $24 million from private donors and corporations and has invested in 16 projects in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt and Tanzania. "

TIME.com: Secret Sharers -- Mar. 07, 2005

TIME.com: Secret Sharers -- Mar. 07, 2005: "Secret Sharers
By CAROLINA A. MIRANDA



Monday, Mar. 07, 2005

Some of philanthropy's greatest heroes have secret identities. In an age when every seat at the local arts center seems to have a patron's name mounted on it, it may come as a surprise that some people may not want to be recognized for their giving. While it is difficult to know the precise scale of anonymous giving, Leslie Lenkowsky, professor at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, believes that about 1% of all donations in the U.S. are made anonymously. The most significant secret giver to come to light in recent years is Charles Feeney, a duty-free-shopping mogul who gave away more than $2 billion to educational and human-rights causes over almost two decades--all of it anonymously. 'He's not a person who goes to glitzy events,' says John Healy, CEO of Feeney's foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies. 'He would abhor the idea of his name being attached to a building.' "

The Chronicle, 3/3/2005: The Giving Spree

The Chronicle, 3/3/2005: The Giving Spree: "The Giving Spree
60 most-generous donors gave $10-billion in 2004

By Maria Di Mento and Nicole Lewis
America's 60 largest donors contributed a total of more than $10-billion to charity last year, a big increase from 2003, when the top 60 donors contributed $5.9-billion, a new Chronicle survey has found."

Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award

Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award: "Press ReleaseSource: Pearson

Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award
Monday February 28, 12:01 am ET
Real Winners are Preschoolers from Low-income Communities
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preschoolers from low-income communities across the U.S. will be the real winners today when Jumpstart CEO Rob Waldron accepts the Directors Nonprofit Excellence Award given annually by the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy."

Omaha.com-Susan Buffett ranked 2nd in 2004 donations

Omaha.com: "Susan Buffett ranked 2nd in 2004 donations
BY STEVE JORDON


WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER


Susan T. Buffett was the second-most generous donor to charitable causes in 2004, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports in its March 3 issue, behind Bill and Melinda Gates. "

Boston.com / Business / Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy

Boston.com / Business / Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy: "Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy
By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff | February 27, 2005
Peter S. Lynch has more money than most people can imagine, but these days he's spending his time on the phone, dialing for dollars.
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Best known for the spectacular returns he generated during 13 years as manager of the Fidelity Magellan fund, Lynch now focuses much of his "