The Steamboat Pilot: Group to study local nonprofits: "Group to study local nonprofits
By Autumn Phillips, Pilot & Today Staff
Friday, March 11, 2005
Yampa Valley Partners is using the success of the Community Indicators Project to clear the way for a second ambitious project.
On Thursday, 25 members of nonprofit arts and social service organizations gathered in the Steamboat Pilot & Today conference room to celebrate Colorado Nonprofit Week, discuss the results from the Indicators Project and create momentum for a new, comprehensive study of the economic effect the nonprofit sector has on Routt and Moffat counties.
Audrey Danner, executive director of Yampa Valley Partners, showed the nonprofit representatives how they could use the Community Indicators Project when applying for funding. She said the proposed nonprofit economic impact study could be used in similar ways."
Friday, March 11, 2005
APP.COM - Nonprofit arts groups help drive local economies
APP.COM - Nonprofit arts groups help drive local economies: "Nonprofit arts groups help drive local economies
Published in the Asbury Park Press 03/11/05
By KEN TARBOUS
GANNETT NEW JERSEY
The arts touch more than hearts and souls in the Garden State.
The economic impact of the nonprofit arts industry in 2000 was estimated to be $1 billion, according to the findings of the most recent study of economic activity published by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and ArtPRIDE New Jersey."
Published in the Asbury Park Press 03/11/05
By KEN TARBOUS
GANNETT NEW JERSEY
The arts touch more than hearts and souls in the Garden State.
The economic impact of the nonprofit arts industry in 2000 was estimated to be $1 billion, according to the findings of the most recent study of economic activity published by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and ArtPRIDE New Jersey."
News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | N.C. lawmaker draws 20 percent of charity's budget in salary
News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | N.C. lawmaker draws 20 percent of charity's budget in salary: "N.C. lawmaker draws 20 percent of charity's budget in salary
3/11/2005 10:38 AM
By: Associated Press
Rep. Mary McAllister (D-Cumberland)
Tax records show that a state lawmaker who heads a state- and federal-funded nonprofit organization drew more than 20 percent of the program's revenues as her salary.
Democratic State Representative Mary McAllister (D-Cumberland) runs Operation Sickle Cell.
The group's most recent federal tax return shows revenues of almost $528,000, of which McAllister reportedly received more than $108,000 in salary and benefits between July 2002 and June 2003. McCallister says she thinks the compensation is fair since she went unpaid in the early years of the 31-year-old program."
3/11/2005 10:38 AM
By: Associated Press
Rep. Mary McAllister (D-Cumberland)
Tax records show that a state lawmaker who heads a state- and federal-funded nonprofit organization drew more than 20 percent of the program's revenues as her salary.
Democratic State Representative Mary McAllister (D-Cumberland) runs Operation Sickle Cell.
The group's most recent federal tax return shows revenues of almost $528,000, of which McAllister reportedly received more than $108,000 in salary and benefits between July 2002 and June 2003. McCallister says she thinks the compensation is fair since she went unpaid in the early years of the 31-year-old program."
Manchester Journal of Manchester, Vermont: Weekly since 1861 AFP Mention
Manchester Journal of Manchester, Vermont: Weekly since 1861: "Stitchy Women co-owners Marlee Mason and Sue Publicover have teamed with local businessperson and knitter Mary Jeanne Packer to organize the 'knit-in'. Participants will make pink scarves to donate to breast cancer survivors and raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Since the Komen Foundation was established in 1982, it has raised $740 million for breast cancer research. The organization was named the 2005 Outstanding Foundation by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. "
Duluth News Tribune | 03/11/2005 | Charitable giving cuts taxes, but can be complicated
Duluth News Tribune | 03/11/2005 | Charitable giving cuts taxes, but can be complicated: "Charitable giving cuts taxes, but can be complicated
BY MARGARET STEEN
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
The South Asia tsunami put charitable giving in the spotlight. Donors who itemize their tax deductions are rewarded for their generosity with a tax break.
Like the rest of the tax code, though, the section on charitable giving is complex. Some questions will require a professional to answer. But here's a primer on what's "
BY MARGARET STEEN
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
The South Asia tsunami put charitable giving in the spotlight. Donors who itemize their tax deductions are rewarded for their generosity with a tax break.
Like the rest of the tax code, though, the section on charitable giving is complex. Some questions will require a professional to answer. But here's a primer on what's "
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Malcolm Dean: Charities' uncertain future
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Malcolm Dean: Charities' uncertain future
Fears of the Leviathan
This is a golden age for charities, but the future is not so clear, says Malcolm Dean
Wednesday March 9, 2005
The Guardian
Have voluntary organisations and community groups reached a heyday? In the last decade, the number of charities has risen from 98,000 to 166,000, backed up by 200,000 community and neighbourhood groups. The number of professional staff employed has grown to 1.5 million, while the number of volunteers are estimated to be 6 million. In a typical year, 6,000 new charities are born. Expenditure on services, advocacy and campaigning has almost doubled to £20bn and assets now total £70bn.
Fears of the Leviathan
This is a golden age for charities, but the future is not so clear, says Malcolm Dean
Wednesday March 9, 2005
The Guardian
Have voluntary organisations and community groups reached a heyday? In the last decade, the number of charities has risen from 98,000 to 166,000, backed up by 200,000 community and neighbourhood groups. The number of professional staff employed has grown to 1.5 million, while the number of volunteers are estimated to be 6 million. In a typical year, 6,000 new charities are born. Expenditure on services, advocacy and campaigning has almost doubled to £20bn and assets now total £70bn.
Tighter fists mean less money for Princeton U.
Tighter fists mean less money for Princeton U.: "Tighter fists mean less money for Princeton U.
Friday, March 11, 2005
By ROBERT STERN
Staff Writer
PRINCETON BOROUGH - Revenue from private donations to Princeton University plummeted by about $100 million - or 44 percent - from fiscal 2003 to 2004, according to a national survey on contributions to higher education.
The $125 million that Princeton received from private donations in fiscal 2004 is its lowest in eight years, according to the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). "
Friday, March 11, 2005
By ROBERT STERN
Staff Writer
PRINCETON BOROUGH - Revenue from private donations to Princeton University plummeted by about $100 million - or 44 percent - from fiscal 2003 to 2004, according to a national survey on contributions to higher education.
The $125 million that Princeton received from private donations in fiscal 2004 is its lowest in eight years, according to the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). "
The Michigan Daily -- 114 Years of Editorial Freedom - Interest group funding issue still in deliberation
The Michigan Daily -- 114 Years of Editorial Freedom - Interest group funding issue still in deliberation
MSA's judicial body has yet to reach a decision on providing student group funding to PIRGIM
By Karl Stampfl, Daily Staff Reporter
March 11, 2005
University general counsel Donica Varner has met with both membres of the Michigan Student Assembly and students advocating for the creation of a University chapter of the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan, and recommended MSA not fund Student PIRGIM because it would lose its tax-exempt status.
MSA's judicial body has yet to reach a decision on providing student group funding to PIRGIM
By Karl Stampfl, Daily Staff Reporter
March 11, 2005
University general counsel Donica Varner has met with both membres of the Michigan Student Assembly and students advocating for the creation of a University chapter of the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan, and recommended MSA not fund Student PIRGIM because it would lose its tax-exempt status.
News: Story Youth Grants
News: Story: "Grants target youth groups
-- Not-for-profit organizations serving Lenawee County's youth are eligible to apply for grant money.
By Ingrid Langsather -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer
ADRIAN -- The Lenawee Youth Council, a collaborative program of the Lenawee Community Foundation and Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center, has $34,000 in grants available to organizations serving Lenawee County youth."
-- Not-for-profit organizations serving Lenawee County's youth are eligible to apply for grant money.
By Ingrid Langsather -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer
ADRIAN -- The Lenawee Youth Council, a collaborative program of the Lenawee Community Foundation and Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center, has $34,000 in grants available to organizations serving Lenawee County youth."
Thursday, March 10, 2005
SACRAMENTO / $1.1 million in dubious spending by nonprofits / State auditors report grant funds used for questionable deals
SACRAMENTO / $1.1 million in dubious spending by nonprofits / State auditors report grant funds used for questionable deals: "SACRAMENTO
$1.1 million in dubious spending by nonprofits
State auditors report grant funds used for questionable deals
Christian Berthelsen, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Sacramento -- Administrators of nonprofit groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant funds on questionable deals, and in one case used taxpayer funds to pay for personal expenses, according to a state auditors' report released Wednesday.
The questionable deals included payment by one nonprofit administrator of $60,000 to an architecture firm he owns for work on a historic restoration project in Los Angeles, and payments of more than $586,000 from a Hemet (Riverside County) foundation "
$1.1 million in dubious spending by nonprofits
State auditors report grant funds used for questionable deals
Christian Berthelsen, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Sacramento -- Administrators of nonprofit groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant funds on questionable deals, and in one case used taxpayer funds to pay for personal expenses, according to a state auditors' report released Wednesday.
The questionable deals included payment by one nonprofit administrator of $60,000 to an architecture firm he owns for work on a historic restoration project in Los Angeles, and payments of more than $586,000 from a Hemet (Riverside County) foundation "
S. Korean Group Sponsored DeLay Trip (washingtonpost.com)
S. Korean Group Sponsored DeLay Trip (washingtonpost.com): "S. Korean Group Sponsored DeLay Trip
Visits May Have Broken House Rules
By Mike Allen and R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, March 10, 2005; Page A01
A delegation of Republican House members including Majority Leader Tom DeLay accepted an expense-paid trip to South Korea in 2001 from a registered foreign agent despite House rules that bar the acceptance of travel expenses from foreign agents, according to government documents and travel reports filed by the House members. "
Visits May Have Broken House Rules
By Mike Allen and R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, March 10, 2005; Page A01
A delegation of Republican House members including Majority Leader Tom DeLay accepted an expense-paid trip to South Korea in 2001 from a registered foreign agent despite House rules that bar the acceptance of travel expenses from foreign agents, according to government documents and travel reports filed by the House members. "
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
MSN Money - Free at last from telemarketing invasions - Financial privacy
MSN Money - Free at last from telemarketing invasions - Financial privacy: "Free at last from telemarketing invasions
Telemarketers say they'll honor the wildly popular but legally besieged Do-Not-Call list until the court battles are over. Here's what to do now, whether or not you're already on the registry.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Your home should be a lot quieter now -- especially around dinnertime.
Those whose telephone numbers have already been submitted to the national Do-Not-Call registry should have noticed a substantial decrease in calls starting Oct. 1, the date the law was to have gone into effect.
As the battle stands now, three court decisions block full implementation of the registry, but some telemarketers -- including the group that represents 80% of the industry"
Telemarketers say they'll honor the wildly popular but legally besieged Do-Not-Call list until the court battles are over. Here's what to do now, whether or not you're already on the registry.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
Your home should be a lot quieter now -- especially around dinnertime.
Those whose telephone numbers have already been submitted to the national Do-Not-Call registry should have noticed a substantial decrease in calls starting Oct. 1, the date the law was to have gone into effect.
As the battle stands now, three court decisions block full implementation of the registry, but some telemarketers -- including the group that represents 80% of the industry"
The Globe and Mail: WORKPLACE ETHICS 101
The Globe and Mail: WORKPLACE ETHICS 101:
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"Last week's question
You start a new job where you have the discretion to choose the charity to which your company donates. The charity with which your company has had a long association, however, contravenes your political beliefs, but the charity's budget assumes your company's donation and many recipients of its services would lose out if you stop the practice. What do you do?
Our choice
Corporate donations have too often been made on the basis of the personal beliefs of the person in charge. Decisions should not be influenced by whether or not the marketing department thinks sailing is trendy, the CEO has a child with a disease, the founder loved her alma mater or an employee with a new job has different political beliefs than her predecessor."
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"Last week's question
You start a new job where you have the discretion to choose the charity to which your company donates. The charity with which your company has had a long association, however, contravenes your political beliefs, but the charity's budget assumes your company's donation and many recipients of its services would lose out if you stop the practice. What do you do?
Our choice
Corporate donations have too often been made on the basis of the personal beliefs of the person in charge. Decisions should not be influenced by whether or not the marketing department thinks sailing is trendy, the CEO has a child with a disease, the founder loved her alma mater or an employee with a new job has different political beliefs than her predecessor."
WHDH-TV - helpmehank - Unsolicited Check Raises Concerns For Local Autism Organization
WHDH-TV - helpmehank - Unsolicited Check Raises Concerns For Local Autism Organization
Nannette Ohman knew bad things happen to good people, and she was worried, worried, worried when she opened an envelope.
"We got the check in the mail," Ohman said.
She'd seen the stories on fake foreign lotteries and Internet auction scams.
Nannette Ohman knew bad things happen to good people, and she was worried, worried, worried when she opened an envelope.
"We got the check in the mail," Ohman said.
She'd seen the stories on fake foreign lotteries and Internet auction scams.
SU joins effort to boost charities
SU joins effort to boost charities: "A Syracuse University associate professor who specializes in philanthropy took the stage Tuesday at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to help launch a major effort to increase charitable giving in the United States.
Arthur Brooks, of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, joined Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Rep. George Radanovich, R-Calif., in outlining their One Percent Plan, a multifaceted program to increase private philanthropy from 1.9 percent of the gross domestic product to 2.9 percent of the GDP.
Arthur Brooks, of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, joined Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Rep. George Radanovich, R-Calif., in outlining their One Percent Plan, a multifaceted program to increase private philanthropy from 1.9 percent of the gross domestic product to 2.9 percent of the GDP.
News | canada.com network-Former ad staffer tells inquiry he felt 'forced' to make Liberal donation
News | canada.com network: "Former ad staffer tells inquiry he felt 'forced' to make Liberal donation
Brian Daly
Canadian Press
March 8, 2005
MONTREAL -- The federal sponsorship inquiry took another twist Tuesday when a man who worked for an ad executive and Liberal fundraiser said he felt 'forced'' into writing a cheque to the federal Liberal party "
Brian Daly
Canadian Press
March 8, 2005
MONTREAL -- The federal sponsorship inquiry took another twist Tuesday when a man who worked for an ad executive and Liberal fundraiser said he felt 'forced'' into writing a cheque to the federal Liberal party "
Harassment Claims Roil Habitat for Humanity (washingtonpost.com)
Harassment Claims Roil Habitat for Humanity (washingtonpost.com): "Harassment Claims Roil Habitat for Humanity
As Founder's Supporters Rally, New Allegations Emerge
By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 9, 2005; Page A01
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Since Habitat for Humanity fired its founder and president, Millard Fuller, for sexual harassment six weeks ago, his supporters throughout the giant nonprofit housing organization have campaigned to reinstate him.
Calling the accusation unsubstantiated and the punishment excessive, Fuller's allies have created a Web site and an online petition signed by more than 3,600 donors and volunteers who work in many of Habitat for Humanity's 2,300 independent affiliates around the world. They have conducted weekly prayer vigils in Americus, organized symbolic work stoppages at Habitat construction sites and urged major contributors to withhold gifts. "
As Founder's Supporters Rally, New Allegations Emerge
By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 9, 2005; Page A01
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Since Habitat for Humanity fired its founder and president, Millard Fuller, for sexual harassment six weeks ago, his supporters throughout the giant nonprofit housing organization have campaigned to reinstate him.
Calling the accusation unsubstantiated and the punishment excessive, Fuller's allies have created a Web site and an online petition signed by more than 3,600 donors and volunteers who work in many of Habitat for Humanity's 2,300 independent affiliates around the world. They have conducted weekly prayer vigils in Americus, organized symbolic work stoppages at Habitat construction sites and urged major contributors to withhold gifts. "
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today-Group of charities to set up association
We recently came across this story from Feb 2005The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today: "Group of charities to set up association
National News - February 19, 2005
JAKARTA: A number of charities are planning to set up a fundraising association aimed at upgrading fund raising activities and making them more professional in terms of accountability and transparency.
The planned association will be established in April and affiliated to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, which has chapters in 174 countries and over 26,000 members. "
National News - February 19, 2005
JAKARTA: A number of charities are planning to set up a fundraising association aimed at upgrading fund raising activities and making them more professional in terms of accountability and transparency.
The planned association will be established in April and affiliated to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, which has chapters in 174 countries and over 26,000 members. "
Group Tied to McCain Got Cable Donation | ajc.com
Group Tied to McCain Got Cable Donation | ajc.com
WASHINGTON — A senator promotes a government policy sought by a corporation while a tax-exempt group closely tied to him solicits and gets $200,000 from the same company.
Campaign finance watchdogs say that creates the appearance of a conflict of interest. To their surprise, the senator is Arizona Republican John McCain, whom they usually praise for advocating campaign finance restrictions.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets reporters on Capitol Hill in this Jan. 13, 2005 file photo. McCain, who champions ridding politics of big money, pressed a cable company's case for pricing changes with regulators at the same time a tax-exempt group that he co-founded solicited $200,000 in contributions from the company.
WASHINGTON — A senator promotes a government policy sought by a corporation while a tax-exempt group closely tied to him solicits and gets $200,000 from the same company.
Campaign finance watchdogs say that creates the appearance of a conflict of interest. To their surprise, the senator is Arizona Republican John McCain, whom they usually praise for advocating campaign finance restrictions.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets reporters on Capitol Hill in this Jan. 13, 2005 file photo. McCain, who champions ridding politics of big money, pressed a cable company's case for pricing changes with regulators at the same time a tax-exempt group that he co-founded solicited $200,000 in contributions from the company.
Monday, March 07, 2005
TheStar.com - Editorial: Lift veil on donors
TheStar.com - Editorial: Lift veil on donors: "Editorial: Lift veil on donors
Why has it taken Premier Dalton McGuinty so long to act on a pledge made a year and a half ago to lift the veil of secrecy on political donations? The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats agree that donations should be disclosed on the Internet in 'real time,' meaning within a month or so."
Why has it taken Premier Dalton McGuinty so long to act on a pledge made a year and a half ago to lift the veil of secrecy on political donations? The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats agree that donations should be disclosed on the Internet in 'real time,' meaning within a month or so."
Recordnet.com Private Tuition accountability
Recordnet.com: "Anyone curious about how their tax dollars are spent at public schools has the legal right to examine district records, attend board meetings and vote for representatives.
But for parents paying private school tuition, there's far less accountability after the check is written.
Many parents of students attending the private 330-student Mokelumne River School near Lodi wondered why repairs to deteriorating buildings are minimal and why little came out of apparently successful fund-
raisers. Several complained that the school board -- composed of four brothers -- kept them in the dark. Parents alleged that not only did the brothers conduct school business by phone and without parent involvement, they also denied parents access to basic financial information that nonprofits are required by federal law to make available to the public. "
But for parents paying private school tuition, there's far less accountability after the check is written.
Many parents of students attending the private 330-student Mokelumne River School near Lodi wondered why repairs to deteriorating buildings are minimal and why little came out of apparently successful fund-
raisers. Several complained that the school board -- composed of four brothers -- kept them in the dark. Parents alleged that not only did the brothers conduct school business by phone and without parent involvement, they also denied parents access to basic financial information that nonprofits are required by federal law to make available to the public. "
Local News - The Coloradoan - www.coloradoan.com -Service learning is about giving back to the community
Local News - The Coloradoan - www.coloradoan.com
Service learning is about giving back to the community. And while it only takes a little to give a whole lot, successful service learning doesn’t come for free.
The eighth and ninth-graders in Michele Sanner’s current issues class at Webber Junior High School decided they wanted to do more than just talk about current events. They wanted to take what they’ve learned about community service issues and help to fill some of the gaps.
A minigrant from Poudre School District is helping them achieve that goal.
Service learning is about giving back to the community. And while it only takes a little to give a whole lot, successful service learning doesn’t come for free.
The eighth and ninth-graders in Michele Sanner’s current issues class at Webber Junior High School decided they wanted to do more than just talk about current events. They wanted to take what they’ve learned about community service issues and help to fill some of the gaps.
A minigrant from Poudre School District is helping them achieve that goal.
TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA | Business-It’s a giver’s market
TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA | Business
It’s a giver’s market
Just as a handful of South Sound organizations successfully conclude capital campaigns, another group turns up fund-raising efforts. Can they all succeed?
C.R. ROBERTS; The News Tribune
Last updated: March 6th, 2005 02:40 AM
The Girl Scouts raised more than just the $5.4 million.
Sometimes, that’s what capital campaigns do. They also raise consciousness. And confidence. They raise questions. They also offer the occasional surprise.
Before their recent campaign, the most money the Scouts’ Pacific Peaks Council had raised in a year was $108,000, said Executive Director Kathleen Houston.
The board of directors was considering a major campaign and commissioned a 1998 feasibility study. The results were positive, Houston said, but “we needed to do a little more to get ready.”
It’s a giver’s market
Just as a handful of South Sound organizations successfully conclude capital campaigns, another group turns up fund-raising efforts. Can they all succeed?
C.R. ROBERTS; The News Tribune
Last updated: March 6th, 2005 02:40 AM
The Girl Scouts raised more than just the $5.4 million.
Sometimes, that’s what capital campaigns do. They also raise consciousness. And confidence. They raise questions. They also offer the occasional surprise.
Before their recent campaign, the most money the Scouts’ Pacific Peaks Council had raised in a year was $108,000, said Executive Director Kathleen Houston.
The board of directors was considering a major campaign and commissioned a 1998 feasibility study. The results were positive, Houston said, but “we needed to do a little more to get ready.”
Charities Aid Foundation - News centre-Online giving is on the up
Charities Aid Foundation - News centre: "Online giving is on the up
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) has witnessed a staggering 89% increase in donations to charity through its online services over the past year. From December 2003 to 2004, online giving through CAF grew by �3.4 million to over �6.8 million.
During that time allaboutgiving.org, CAF�s website for regular tax-efficient donations, generated over �4.8 million for charity, a growth of 62% on the previous year; credit and debit card donations through www.givenow.org rose by 109% to over �201,000. In addition, 82% of the donations through givenow.org were Gift Aided - significantly higher than the national average of 30% for all UK donations"
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) has witnessed a staggering 89% increase in donations to charity through its online services over the past year. From December 2003 to 2004, online giving through CAF grew by �3.4 million to over �6.8 million.
During that time allaboutgiving.org, CAF�s website for regular tax-efficient donations, generated over �4.8 million for charity, a growth of 62% on the previous year; credit and debit card donations through www.givenow.org rose by 109% to over �201,000. In addition, 82% of the donations through givenow.org were Gift Aided - significantly higher than the national average of 30% for all UK donations"
National Youth Service Day: Youth Service America
National Youth Service Day: Youth Service America: "Youth Service America wants to provide you with the best resources possible to celebrate National Youth Service Day (NYSD) .
(Most files for download below are saved in Adobe Acrobat Reader file format (.pdf). You must have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the files. For a free download,
2005 National Youth Service Day Service-Learning Curriculum Guide
National Youth Service Day Service-Learning Curriculum Guide in Spanish
Use this 8-lesson curriculum guide to develop students' project management skills while planning projects for National Youth Service Day. This Guide is "
(Most files for download below are saved in Adobe Acrobat Reader file format (.pdf). You must have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the files. For a free download,
2005 National Youth Service Day Service-Learning Curriculum Guide
National Youth Service Day Service-Learning Curriculum Guide in Spanish
Use this 8-lesson curriculum guide to develop students' project management skills while planning projects for National Youth Service Day. This Guide is "
WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News - Audit finds UT trustees need to better monitor private foundation
WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News - Audit finds UT trustees need to better monitor private foundation: "Audit finds UT trustees need to better monitor private foundation
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A state audit criticizes University of Tennessee trustees for failing to take control of the private UT Foundation, which provided money for former big-spending president John Shumaker.
Responding to the audit, the board Wednesday asked the foundation for regular reports."
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A state audit criticizes University of Tennessee trustees for failing to take control of the private UT Foundation, which provided money for former big-spending president John Shumaker.
Responding to the audit, the board Wednesday asked the foundation for regular reports."
From honorable charity to shallow profiteering - The Trident - News
From honorable charity to shallow profiteering - The Trident - News: "Since Lance Armstrong's 'Livestrong' wristbands, countless copycat bracelets have been made and sold to raise funds and awareness for nearly every human adversity from cancer to tsunami relief. Many merchants have broken into the rubber wristband market, but it is often unclear how much money, if any, wristband retailers are donating to the charities the bands were made for.
Many companies sell charity-related wristbands online, but not all make it clear whether or not they actually donate money to the charities the wristbands were made to support.
Some online vendors have taken advantage of the rubber bracelets' popularity by buying bracelets directly from charities like the Lance Armstrong Foundation and selling them to consumers at an inflated price. On one such website, www.livestrongbracelets.net, the lower portion of the webpage says, '...we purchase the Livestrong bracelets from them [the Lance Armstrong Foundation] and resell them at a higher price, just like how other hundreds of other people do.' "
Many companies sell charity-related wristbands online, but not all make it clear whether or not they actually donate money to the charities the wristbands were made to support.
Some online vendors have taken advantage of the rubber bracelets' popularity by buying bracelets directly from charities like the Lance Armstrong Foundation and selling them to consumers at an inflated price. On one such website, www.livestrongbracelets.net, the lower portion of the webpage says, '...we purchase the Livestrong bracelets from them [the Lance Armstrong Foundation] and resell them at a higher price, just like how other hundreds of other people do.' "
CBN donors are growing as fiscal core of network (HamptonRoads.com/Pilot Online)
CBN donors are growing as fiscal core of network (HamptonRoads.com/Pilot Online): "CBN donors are growing as fiscal core of network
CBN founder Pat Robertson during a telethon.
By STEVEN G. VEG, The Virginian-Pilot
� March 5, 2005
VIRGINIA BEACH � It�s not unusual to find Pat Robertson, evangelistic founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, on the air mixing prayer with pleas for donations during his show, �The 700 Club.� In telethons that are a CBN tradition, he calls for God�s blessing and smoothly segues into a familiar pitch for pledges. �We want you to go to your phones right now.� "
CBN founder Pat Robertson during a telethon.
By STEVEN G. VEG, The Virginian-Pilot
� March 5, 2005
VIRGINIA BEACH � It�s not unusual to find Pat Robertson, evangelistic founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, on the air mixing prayer with pleas for donations during his show, �The 700 Club.� In telethons that are a CBN tradition, he calls for God�s blessing and smoothly segues into a familiar pitch for pledges. �We want you to go to your phones right now.� "
Germans off the hook if they give to charity
Germans off the hook if they give to charity: "Germans off the hook if they give to charity
BERLIN: The German football association (DFB) said on Friday that they would drop their case against the players and coach of a regional league side for accepting money from a Croatian gambling gang if they agreed to pay a fine to charity.
The decision is the latest step by the DFB in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked the country hosting the 2006 World Cup Finals.
SC Paderborn have been embroiled in the scandal after Robert Hoyzer, the referee at the centre of allegations, acknowledged he had engineered their victory over Hamburg SV in the first round of this season's German Cup. "
BERLIN: The German football association (DFB) said on Friday that they would drop their case against the players and coach of a regional league side for accepting money from a Croatian gambling gang if they agreed to pay a fine to charity.
The decision is the latest step by the DFB in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked the country hosting the 2006 World Cup Finals.
SC Paderborn have been embroiled in the scandal after Robert Hoyzer, the referee at the centre of allegations, acknowledged he had engineered their victory over Hamburg SV in the first round of this season's German Cup. "
Shelby Star Article-Is it OK to pitch to non-profits?
Shelby Star Article: "Is it OK to pitch to non-profits?
Joy Scott
Star Staff Writer
SHELBY � Should a non-profit organization contribute its donated money to economic development?
One nonprofit recently decided that is inappropriate after the Cleveland County Chamber asked for financial support. And the CEO of the United Way of Cleveland County agrees.
Chamber staff members approached several groups asking for an investment in the Cleveland 20/20 economic development fund-raiser."
Joy Scott
Star Staff Writer
SHELBY � Should a non-profit organization contribute its donated money to economic development?
One nonprofit recently decided that is inappropriate after the Cleveland County Chamber asked for financial support. And the CEO of the United Way of Cleveland County agrees.
Chamber staff members approached several groups asking for an investment in the Cleveland 20/20 economic development fund-raiser."
Contest for Non-Profit Executive Directors Offers $20,000 Office Renovation as Prize - Goodman's Eye for the Good Guy
Contest for Non-Profit Executive Directors Offers $20,000 Office Renovation as Prize - Goodman's Eye for the Good Guy: "Contest for Non-Profit Executive Directors Offers $20,000 Office Renovation as Prize - Goodman's Eye for the Good Guy
(PRWEB) March 4, 2005 -- Goodmans Interior Structures has begun Goodmans Eye for the Good Guy program, which will award an office renovation valued at $20,000 to the most dedicated and effective leader of a Maricopa County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Nominations will be accepted online through April 4, 2005, at www.goodmansgoodguy.com.
(PRWEB) March 4, 2005 -- Goodmans Interior Structures has begun Goodmans Eye for the Good Guy program, which will award an office renovation valued at $20,000 to the most dedicated and effective leader of a Maricopa County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Nominations will be accepted online through April 4, 2005, at www.goodmansgoodguy.com.
The Daily Princetonian - Legal fears lead to pBay renaming
The Daily Princetonian - Legal fears lead to pBay renaming: "Legal fears lead to pBay renaming
Eric Meng
Princetonian Staff Writer
The student auction service on the USG's Point website, formerly pBay, was renamed TigerTrade on Thursday after a University lawyer raised concerns about possible copyright violations.
Clay Bavor '05, who launched the pBay website this week, received a phone call on Wednesday afternoon from University counsel Clayton Marsh '85.
Marsh warned that legal consequences might result from use of the pBay name and logo. The pBay logo closely resembled that of eBay, the online auction company.
Meg Whitman '77, who donated $30 million to the University for construction of a sixth residential college, is the CEO of eBay."
Eric Meng
Princetonian Staff Writer
The student auction service on the USG's Point website, formerly pBay, was renamed TigerTrade on Thursday after a University lawyer raised concerns about possible copyright violations.
Clay Bavor '05, who launched the pBay website this week, received a phone call on Wednesday afternoon from University counsel Clayton Marsh '85.
Marsh warned that legal consequences might result from use of the pBay name and logo. The pBay logo closely resembled that of eBay, the online auction company.
Meg Whitman '77, who donated $30 million to the University for construction of a sixth residential college, is the CEO of eBay."
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 03/05/2005 | Ex-CEO sentenced in fraud
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 03/05/2005 | Ex-CEO sentenced in fraud: "Ex-CEO sentenced in fraud
Charitable organization loses gaming license
BY STEVE SCOTT
Pioneer Press
As the former president of a Little Canada charitable organization was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for defrauding the group of $450,000, the charity's new leadership fretted about its future.
Joon Kyu Kim, 69, of Dana Point, Calif., was sentenced in federal court in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to using the nonprofit organization's money to buy real estate for himself in Southern California."
Charitable organization loses gaming license
BY STEVE SCOTT
Pioneer Press
As the former president of a Little Canada charitable organization was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for defrauding the group of $450,000, the charity's new leadership fretted about its future.
Joon Kyu Kim, 69, of Dana Point, Calif., was sentenced in federal court in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to using the nonprofit organization's money to buy real estate for himself in Southern California."
The Australian: Donation becoming more structured [March 04, 2005]
The Australian: Donation becoming more structured [March 04, 2005]: "Donation becoming more structured
Ian McKean
March 04, 2005
FOLLOWING the recent tsunami, many businesses did more than just send a cheque to the nearest fundraising agency. In numerous cases employees were granted time and resources to undertake projects providing immediate assistance.
Increasingly organisations are becoming more involved in structured, employee-centred programs that help the disadvantaged in Australia, according to Bill Downing, chief executive officer of United Way Community Funds of Australia. "
Ian McKean
March 04, 2005
FOLLOWING the recent tsunami, many businesses did more than just send a cheque to the nearest fundraising agency. In numerous cases employees were granted time and resources to undertake projects providing immediate assistance.
Increasingly organisations are becoming more involved in structured, employee-centred programs that help the disadvantaged in Australia, according to Bill Downing, chief executive officer of United Way Community Funds of Australia. "
Bloomberg.com: Europe Europe's Corporate Art Sponsors Seek More Bang for Their Bucks
Bloomberg.com: Europe
Europe's Corporate Art Sponsors Seek More Bang for Their Bucks
March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Visitors to the Tate Modern are greeted with an eerie din as they amble down the entrance ramp to London's temple of contemporary art.
A chorus of shrieks, whispers and whooshes -- ``OK, OK, OK!'' ``Work, work, work!'' ``Think, think, think!'' -- seeps from parallel rows of suspended speakers.
Europe's Corporate Art Sponsors Seek More Bang for Their Bucks
March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Visitors to the Tate Modern are greeted with an eerie din as they amble down the entrance ramp to London's temple of contemporary art.
A chorus of shrieks, whispers and whooshes -- ``OK, OK, OK!'' ``Work, work, work!'' ``Think, think, think!'' -- seeps from parallel rows of suspended speakers.
Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Nonprofits are found to add to job market
Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Nonprofits are found to add to job market: "Nonprofits are found to add to job market
By Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent | March 6, 2005
While other areas of the economy have shrunk in Massachusetts, nonprofit organizations added tens of thousands of new jobs, outpacing all major sectors to become one of the leading sources of new, middle-class employment in the state, according to a new report."
By Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent | March 6, 2005
While other areas of the economy have shrunk in Massachusetts, nonprofit organizations added tens of thousands of new jobs, outpacing all major sectors to become one of the leading sources of new, middle-class employment in the state, according to a new report."
Georgia�s public colleges would no longer have to disclose their private contributions under a bill approved by the state House Thursday.
Georgia�s public colleges would no longer have to disclose their private contributions under a bill approved by the state House Thursday.: "Georgia�s public colleges would no longer have to disclose their private contributions under a bill approved by the state House Thursday.
Lawmakers voted 129-to-30 to exempt donors from the state�s open records laws. The exemption means public colleges and universities would not be required to say who gives them money or how much."
Lawmakers voted 129-to-30 to exempt donors from the state�s open records laws. The exemption means public colleges and universities would not be required to say who gives them money or how much."
Senator sees no conflict in probe
Senator sees no conflict in probe: "Senator sees no conflict in probe
Panel's vice chair got Indian funds
Jon Kamman
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 7, 2005 12:00 AM
The vice chairman of the U.S. Senate committee investigating an Indian lobbying scandal said he sees no conflict of interest in participating in the probe despite having received $47,000 in political support from interests connected with the man at the center of the case.
'Not at all,' said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. 'I'm very interested in finding out what the truth is with respect to all of these issues.'"
Panel's vice chair got Indian funds
Jon Kamman
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 7, 2005 12:00 AM
The vice chairman of the U.S. Senate committee investigating an Indian lobbying scandal said he sees no conflict of interest in participating in the probe despite having received $47,000 in political support from interests connected with the man at the center of the case.
'Not at all,' said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. 'I'm very interested in finding out what the truth is with respect to all of these issues.'"
The Harvard Crimson Online :: News Harvard Leads in Donations
The Harvard Crimson Online :: News
Harvard Leads in Donations
University reels in more than $500 million; Yale places distant 9th
By NICHOLAS M. CIARELLI
Crimson Staff Writer
Harvard led the nation’s universities in fundraising last year with $540.3 million in contributions, according to a RAND Corporation survey released last week.
The University, which is gearing up for a multibillion-dollar capital
Harvard Leads in Donations
University reels in more than $500 million; Yale places distant 9th
By NICHOLAS M. CIARELLI
Crimson Staff Writer
Harvard led the nation’s universities in fundraising last year with $540.3 million in contributions, according to a RAND Corporation survey released last week.
The University, which is gearing up for a multibillion-dollar capital
onPhilanthropy - Nonprofits Face Challenges from Washington
onPhilanthropy - Nonprofits Face Challenges from Washington: "Nonprofits Face Challenges from Washington
By: Rita O�Dea, 03/04/05
According to the old saying, �The only things certain are death and taxes.� However, today there is quite a bit of uncertainty with regards to taxes, especially for the nonprofit sector. There are competing opinions regarding the health of the sector in the current tax environment, and indeed, how the current tax environment will shape the health of the sector for the years ahead. In The State of Nonprofit America (Brooking Institution Press), Kirsten A. Gronberg of Indiana University and Lester M. Salamon of Johns Hopkins University identify how government affects nonprofit operations: through its spending decisions, its tax policies, its regulations, and its broader policy structure. And with tax policy as the �central economic policy focus of the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2004 with no fewer than five significant tax acts enacted,� tax policy is very important to"
By: Rita O�Dea, 03/04/05
According to the old saying, �The only things certain are death and taxes.� However, today there is quite a bit of uncertainty with regards to taxes, especially for the nonprofit sector. There are competing opinions regarding the health of the sector in the current tax environment, and indeed, how the current tax environment will shape the health of the sector for the years ahead. In The State of Nonprofit America (Brooking Institution Press), Kirsten A. Gronberg of Indiana University and Lester M. Salamon of Johns Hopkins University identify how government affects nonprofit operations: through its spending decisions, its tax policies, its regulations, and its broader policy structure. And with tax policy as the �central economic policy focus of the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2004 with no fewer than five significant tax acts enacted,� tax policy is very important to"
Chicago Tribune | Do you ever feel like giving up on giving?
Chicago Tribune | Do you ever feel like giving up on giving?: "Do you ever feel like giving up on giving?
Tsunami relief. AIDS in Africa. Girl Scout cookies. Red Cross. Salvation Army. StreetWise. Etc.
By Patrick Kampert
Tribune staff reporter
Published March 6, 2005
Maybe you can identify with Kevin Letz, who has fielded so many charitable requests in the last few months that he draws this unlikely comparison:
'Sometimes I feel that I'm hit on more than a knockout blond at a singles bar on a Friday night,' said the payroll manager from Palos Park. 'It is even happening to my children in grammar school with the countless food drives, pop-can collections, selling candy, two tsunami drives.'"
Tsunami relief. AIDS in Africa. Girl Scout cookies. Red Cross. Salvation Army. StreetWise. Etc.
By Patrick Kampert
Tribune staff reporter
Published March 6, 2005
Maybe you can identify with Kevin Letz, who has fielded so many charitable requests in the last few months that he draws this unlikely comparison:
'Sometimes I feel that I'm hit on more than a knockout blond at a singles bar on a Friday night,' said the payroll manager from Palos Park. 'It is even happening to my children in grammar school with the countless food drives, pop-can collections, selling candy, two tsunami drives.'"
Newsday.com - National News
Newsday.com - National News: "Giving trickles off
Americans are estimated to have donated nearly $1B for tsunami relief, but rate of giving has slowed
BY HENRY GILGOFF
STAFF WRITER. Staff writer Tina Susman contributed to this story.
March 7, 2005
Two months after horrifying images of the Dec. 26 tsunami spread round the world, Americans have donated $940 million to organizations responding to the disaster in southern Asia, but the pace of donations appears to have slowed.
Add medical supplies and other gifts, valued at more than $117 million, and the estimate, from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, rises to approximately $1 billion as of Feb. 25.
Gauges of non-government contributions vary, so, for example, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that tracks charities, put its estimate at $745 million, based on a Feb. 10 survey of at least 20 disaster-relief organizations. An update is expected as early as this week."
Americans are estimated to have donated nearly $1B for tsunami relief, but rate of giving has slowed
BY HENRY GILGOFF
STAFF WRITER. Staff writer Tina Susman contributed to this story.
March 7, 2005
Two months after horrifying images of the Dec. 26 tsunami spread round the world, Americans have donated $940 million to organizations responding to the disaster in southern Asia, but the pace of donations appears to have slowed.
Add medical supplies and other gifts, valued at more than $117 million, and the estimate, from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, rises to approximately $1 billion as of Feb. 25.
Gauges of non-government contributions vary, so, for example, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that tracks charities, put its estimate at $745 million, based on a Feb. 10 survey of at least 20 disaster-relief organizations. An update is expected as early as this week."
Crises create challenges for nonprofits - 2005-03-07
Crises create challenges for nonprofits - 2005-03-07: "Crises create challenges for nonprofits
Tracey Drury
Business First
The National Conference for Community and Justice is facing a crisis at the national level, with both financial and administrative issues that threaten the organization's future.
A report in the Feb. 17 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy described a dwindling endowment, the shutdown of more than one-third of the organization's 60 regional offices and the layoff of a quarter of all employees last year at the national office in New York City. Additionally, the organization's president resigned after nearly 11 years on the job amid strong criticism from some regional offices, the Chronicle reported. "
Tracey Drury
Business First
The National Conference for Community and Justice is facing a crisis at the national level, with both financial and administrative issues that threaten the organization's future.
A report in the Feb. 17 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy described a dwindling endowment, the shutdown of more than one-third of the organization's 60 regional offices and the layoff of a quarter of all employees last year at the national office in New York City. Additionally, the organization's president resigned after nearly 11 years on the job amid strong criticism from some regional offices, the Chronicle reported. "
The New York Times > New York Region > Democratic Donor Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence
The New York Times > New York Region > Democratic Donor Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence: "Democratic Donor Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence
By RONALD SMOTHERS
Published: March 5, 2005
EWARK, March 4 - Charles Kushner, a multimillionaire real estate executive, philanthropist and one of the top Democratic donors in the country, was sentenced on Friday to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign donations."
By RONALD SMOTHERS
Published: March 5, 2005
EWARK, March 4 - Charles Kushner, a multimillionaire real estate executive, philanthropist and one of the top Democratic donors in the country, was sentenced on Friday to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign donations."
Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle
Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle
While Hispanics in the Silicon Valley area may not define their activities as philanthropy, nine in 10 have participated in charitable giving and three in four have volunteered their time, a new report says.
The report, "Familia, Fé y Communidad – Giving and Volunteering among Silicon Valley Hispanics," commissioned by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley and the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley, found that Hispanics are among the most giving groups in the area.
While Hispanics in the Silicon Valley area may not define their activities as philanthropy, nine in 10 have participated in charitable giving and three in four have volunteered their time, a new report says.
The report, "Familia, Fé y Communidad – Giving and Volunteering among Silicon Valley Hispanics," commissioned by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley and the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley, found that Hispanics are among the most giving groups in the area.
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