Friday, June 16, 2006

PBC's United Way sets donation record

PBC's United Way sets donation record: "PBC's United Way sets donation record

By Tim O'Meilia

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Thursday, June 15, 2006

WEST PALM BEACH — Despite Hurricane Wilma's interruption of its annual money-raising campaign, the United Way of Palm Beach County raised more cash in 2005-06 than ever before and will distribute $14.9 million to community agencies.

The local allocation is an 8 percent increase over last year and the most ever. The money comes from workplace campaigns, corporate giving and foundation grants."

BostonHerald.com - Business News: Lewis sees giving as ‘a core strategy’

BostonHerald.com - Business News: Lewis sees giving as ‘a core strategy’: "Alan E. Lewis, chairman and chief executive of Boston-based Grand Circle Corp., has a message for corporate America: “Make giving a core strategy.”
New England Entrepreneurs Of The Year:
Why?
“It’s good for business,” Lewis said.
Most CEOs are confused about charitable contributions, said Lewis, 57. “They’re not sure why they’re giving; who they’re serving first.” "

Art of fundraising key to Scottsdale council | EastValleyTribune.com

Art of fundraising key to Scottsdale council | EastValleyTribune.com: "rt of fundraising key to Scottsdale council
By Lindsay Butler, Tribune
June 15, 2006
The council that governs the city’s art programs is looking for someone with a knack for raising money to replace its former CEO, who resigned unexpectedly this week."

Philanthropy Made Easy: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Philanthropy Made Easy: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Kiplinger Magazine
Philanthropy Made Easy
Friday June 16, 7:51 am ET
By Knight Kiplinger

Like most Americans, I get great joy from charitable giving--sharing my material blessings with organizations that make this a better world. But a few years ago, as my list of charities grew longer and longer, I began to feel overwhelmed by the complexities of active philanthropy."

Philanthropy plays growing role at IU center | IndyStar.com

Philanthropy plays growing role at IU center | IndyStar.com: "Philanthropy plays growing role at IU center

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By Daniel Lee
daniel.lee@indystar.com
The Indiana University Cancer Center is reeling in record donations, but still has a way to go before it's among the leaders of the pack.

In recent weeks the center has landed its two largest-ever single gifts, with pledges of $7.5 million from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation and $6.8 million from the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer.
By comparison, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York also just landed its biggest gift: a $100 million commitment from the charitable trust of media and real estate tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman."

Thursday, June 15, 2006

tulsaworld.com: News-Gift keeps organizations rolling

tulsaworld.com: News: "Gift keeps organizations rolling
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
6/15/2006


A 14-foot van is being put to good use by several local groups.
A moving van may seem like an unusual choice for philanthropy, but it meets a genuine need, explains Accent Realtors owner Paul Wheeler.

Nonprofits and community groups can use the 14-foot van without charge for any function.

Wheeler said he wanted to do more than write checks and volunteer time.

'I called volunteer groups and nonprofits and asked what they needed,' Wheeler said. 'They said they get a lot of stuff donated to them, but no way to move that stuff. So we thought of the community truck for anyone to use.'

Marin Independent Journal - Marin nonprofits could lose millions in funding from Marin Community Foundation

Marin Independent Journal - Marin nonprofits could lose millions in funding from Marin Community Foundation: "Marin nonprofits could lose millions in funding from Marin Community Foundation
Richard Halstead


Nonprofit organizations that serve some of Marin's neediest residents stand to lose millions of dollars in funding due to a policy change by the Marin Community Foundation.

The foundation, which gave nearly $26 million to Marin organizations during the fiscal year ending June 30, has decided to begin balancing the amount of money it gives to underwrite existing programs with the grants it makes to new programs."

The Checkout - A Consumer Report By Caroline Mayer

The Checkout - A Consumer Report By Caroline Mayer: "Still Pestered by Telemarketing Calls?

Has your phone been pretty silent lately? Or is it still ringing regularly with unsolicited calls from telemarketers--even though you've posted your phone number on the national do-not-call list?

I don't know about you, but we still get a fair number of calls from telemarketers even though our phone number is on the anti-telemarketing registry--at least one a day, sometimes more. True, that's far fewer than before, but many still seem to be getting through. Of course, most of those calls are from politicians and nonprofit groups, both exempt from the do-not-call rules. We also get several calls a week from marketing/survey firms. I highly doubt that many companies are actually doing surveys! But usually I'm dashing off somewhere and decline to take the survey. So I never have really found out how many of these calls are just a ploy to sell goods and services."

Online Giving On the Rise Among Charities | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News

Online Giving On the Rise Among Charities | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News: "More Americans are venturing on electronic giving with the nation's largest charities seeing steep climbs in online fundraising. Electronic donations increased by at least 50 percent in the past year for much of the organizations, according to a recent survey.

Online Giving On the Rise Among Charities

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported a total of $911.9 million collected from online gifts among 167 organizations in 2005. For 162 groups that provided figures for the past two years, collected sums were up 148.1 percent. While major disasters like Katrina and the South East tsunami prompted much of the online boost, charities that did not raise funds for the disasters saw jumps in online revenue as well"

The Art Newspaper -- News-US museums trounce European institutions

The Art Newspaper -- News:
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"Terence Riley, the director of the Miami Art Museum (MAM), said that “patrons and trustees will be at Art Basel to collect for themselves, but as museum supporters, MAM’s collection is never far from their minds”. Purchases by patrons take place more quickly than acquisitions by museums, which are often subject to approval by committee.

As in the US, some European museums—such as François Pinault’s Palazzo Grassi, Charles Saatchi’s gallery and the Portuguese José Berardo’s forthcoming institution in Lisbon—benefit from having a rich collector behind them. There was speculation yesterday that a collector, possibly Christie’s owner François Pinault, has paid $900,000 for Bruce Nauman’s Three Heads Fountain (Three Andrews), 2005, although this was not confirmed by the Donald Young Gallery (E4). German collector Heinz Ackermans, whose collection forms the backbone of the K21 museum in Düsseldorf, purchased a room by artist Gregor Schneider from Cologne gallery Luis Campaña (M8).

But even the largest, state-funded European museums are expressing fears that they are being left behind in the current boom. Most do not enjoy such a rich tradition of philanthropy or such generous tax breaks as US museums, while across Europe governments are squeezing cultural budgets. "

USATODAY.com - Charity bingo trying 'to reinvent itself'

USATODAY.com - Charity bingo trying 'to reinvent itself': "Charity bingo trying 'to reinvent itself'
Posted 6/14/2006 11:43 PM ET
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
Julia Eddy has volunteered at bingo games for more than 20 years. She remembers the glory days.

'It used to be 180 to 200 (people) whenever you opened the doors. It didn't matter what time of day,' says Eddy, 39, who manages three charity bingo games a week in Aurora, Colo., near Denver.

Now on a Saturday morning, fewer than half that number show up. Several bingo halls in the area have closed in the past year for lack of business, she says."

How much will you inherit? - Jun. 14, 2006

How much will you inherit? - Jun. 14, 2006: "- Coming into money has never gone out of fashion. Just page through the novels of Austen or Dickens or Wharton to see how inheritance shaped social destiny.

Fast-forward to 2006, and inheritance is as heated a topic as ever. (Witness the Murdoch family or Anna Nicole Smith.)

The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth ever is now underway, measuring $45 trillion (the low estimate from the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College)."

Democrat & Chronicle: Business-Wegman's will leaves a legacy of charity

Democrat & Chronicle: Business: "Wegman's will leaves a legacy of charity

Family foundation that supports education gets company stock

Ben Rand
Staff writer

(June 15, 2006) — In life, Robert B. Wegman was one of Monroe County's most prominent philanthropists, donating tens of millions of dollars to a range of causes. That legacy of generosity will continue after his death.

The late patriarch of Wegmans Food Markets Inc. left most of his estate to a foundation that carries the family name, according to a copy of his will filed in Monroe County Surrogate's Court in Rochester.

The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation focuses on projects that support young people and education, one of Wegman's cherished interests."

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

PND The Sustainable Nonprofit - The Ten Immutable Laws of the (Fundraising) Universe

PND The Sustainable Nonprofit - The Ten Immutable Laws of the (Fundraising) Universe: "The Sustainable Nonprofit (TSN) examines critical issues related to nonprofit sustainability through the eyes of nonprofit leaders, practitioners, and consultants. For more information, contact Mitch Nauffts, PND's publisher and editorial director, at mfn@fdncenter.org.

Carl Richardson The Ten Immutable Laws of the (Fundraising) Universe
by Carl Richardson"

Skilled volunteers have much to give nonprofit organizations - The Business Journal of Phoenix:

Skilled volunteers have much to give nonprofit organizations - The Business Journal of Phoenix:: "Skilled volunteers have much to give nonprofit organizations
The Business Journal of Phoenix -
by Michelle Kerrick


Today, there are more than 1 million nonprofits operating in America, offering volunteers a dizzying array of choices to make a difference in their communities and beyond.

But there's one choice volunteers often aren't seeking and are rarely offered: the chance to put their professional and workplace skills to good use at the charities they want to support."

Editorial: Measuring results is a good start at United Way of Central Maryland - Examiner.com

Editorial: Measuring results is a good start at United Way of Central Maryland - Examiner.com: "editorial: Measuring results is a good start at United Way of Central Maryland

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Jun 13, 2006 7:00 AM (1 day ago)
BALTIMORE - Let’s all join in applauding United Way of Central Maryland for overhauling the way it distributes money on behalf of all those who donate to it.

The organization decided to focus its charity on four areas where it says United Way can help the most people in need. Those areas are helping the poor and homeless; preparing young children for school; protecting people from family violence; and helping 6- to 18-year-olds achieve their “potential.”

Good start."

TurnTo10 - Local News - Study: Rhode Islanders Not Stepping Up As Volunteers

TurnTo10 - Local News - Study: Rhode Islanders Not Stepping Up As Volunteers: "hode Islanders are among the stingiest in the nation when it comes to volunteering, according to a new national report.

Less than a quarter -- 24.9 percent -- of Rhode Islanders 16 and older served as volunteers between 2003 and 2005, according to a study conducted by the Corporation for National and Community Service. That ranked Rhode Island 45th in the nation. It tied with Arizona."

AP Wire | 06/13/2006 | Column: Couples create charity registries

AP Wire | 06/13/2006 | Column: Couples create charity registries: "JustGive.org executive director Kendall Webb said wedding-related giving accounted for roughly 2 percent of the $17 million raised in total by the charity-oriented Web site in 2005, though she emphasized that the market has huge growth potential. In 2003, just 120 couples used JustGive's service, compared with 540 in 2005.

By comparison, the I Do Foundation, which focuses solely on wedding-related charity, has raised $1.5 million since it was founded in 2002, with more than two-thirds of that coming in the past year."

Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee-57 cellos sold for nonprofits

Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee: "57 cellos sold for nonprofits

BEE STAFF REPORTS
Last Updated: June 14, 2006, 03:46:15 AM PDT

The Modesto Symphony Orchestra's Cellobration auction of decorated cellos grossed $33,000, said orchestra President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Jan Zdunek.

Seventy-five cellos transformed by area artists were put up for bid on eBay in honor of the orchestra's 75th anniversary. By the time the auction ended Saturday, 57 instruments were purchased, with the highest for $10,000 (Modesto City Councilman Brad Hawn bought his own) and the lowest for $50."

At PBS helm, Paula Kerger must seek solvency - Yahoo! News

At PBS helm, Paula Kerger must seek solvency - Yahoo! News: "CHICAGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Paula Kerger's mission as the new chief of the Public Broadcasting Service is to give the endearing and endangered institution financial autonomy in a digital media world that desperately needs what PBS has to offer.

A 13-year veteran of New York's flagship PBS station WNET and the Educational Broadcasting Corp., Kerger has been driven her first three months on the job by high-energy intensity and an unspoken acceptance that PBS' rebirth or collapse could occur on her watch.

She is driven by knowing first-hand the value of a national public television connection to grassroots artists, culture, politics and issues."

Time honours local women

Time honours local women: "Time honours local women
Magazine features Canadian heroes

Janani Gopal, The StarPhoenix
Published: Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Two Saskatoon grandmothers who are raising money for their counterparts in Africa are featured as one of 12 groups of Canadian Heroes in the current Canadian edition of Time magazine.

But Sharon Maher, chair of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers, said she doesn't consider herself a hero when compared with African grandmothers who deal with the deaths of their own children and who take on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren.

'What they do -- with no resources at all -- holds their communities, their families and their countries together,' she said. 'I mean, that's heroic.'"

Monday, June 12, 2006

dBusinessNews :: Boston College Students Win Dodge High Caliber Challenge Road Trip for Charity

dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop: "Boston College Students Win Dodge High Caliber Challenge Road Trip for Charity
South Florida -

South Florida -- Three Boston College students were named the winners of the Dodge High Caliber Challenge, the five-day charity road trip that covered 4,500 miles, passed through 20 states and 13 cities to raise awareness of Global Music Project and funds for Doctors Without Borders.

Captain Stefanie Sitzer, along with team members Woody Tondorf and Jennifer Cowperthwait represented Boston College as they competed against teams from Northwestern University and Texas Christian University to see who could raise the most money for charity by giving away free music downloads from Global Music Project. Each of the three winning team members will receive a 24-month lease on an all-new 2007 Dodge Caliber."

Alumni have much more to offer than money

Alumni have much more to offer than money: "Students currently attending UCLA, alumni often seem distant and disconnected. But soon the Class of 2006 will be alumni themselves, and if you haven't yet realized how much former Bruins have contributed to your experiences here, now is the perfect time to find out.

Former Bruins donate their time, their money and their spirit to enrich our collegiate experiences. No student graduates from UCLA without having personally benefitted from the wide range of contributions from alumni. Alumni created your favorite student group, donated money for student facilities, cheered on the basketball team this season from their living rooms, and in some cases even taught some of your best courses. "

Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/12/2006 | Univest sees charitable giving as investment

Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/12/2006 | Univest sees charitable giving as investment: "Univest sees charitable giving as investment
The firm donates 3 percent of its pre-tax profit, which is three times the rate of most companies.
By Joseph N. DiStefano
Inquirer Staff Writer

The typical U.S. corporation gives a little more than 1 percent of its pre-tax profits to charity, says the corporate-funded Giving USA Foundation.

Univest Corp., known for most of the last 130 years as Union National Bank & Trust Co. of Souderton, says the million dollars it expects to give away this year equals 3 percent of its pre-tax profits - triple the national rate."

The Sun Herald | 06/12/2006 | Favre, wife not sure of future of charity events

The Sun Herald | 06/12/2006 | Favre, wife not sure of future of charity events: "Favre, wife not sure of future of charity events
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. - Could this be the final year of Brett Favre's celebrity softball game?

The man behind the charitable event acknowledged its future is about as uncertain as his own; no one knows at this point whether the upcoming season will be Favre's last as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.

Favre said it would be difficult to put on the game if he's done playing football.

'It's tough while I'm playing,' he conceded. 'I don't know what's going to happen after this, but we'll see.'"

Scottsdale-Based Nonprofit to Debut Nationally Televised Celebrity Fete Honoring Famous Philanthropists: Golden Karma Awards(TM) Show to Rally Audienc

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Scottsdale-Based Nonprofit to Debut Nationally Televised Celebrity Fete Honoring Famous Philanthropists: Golden Karma Awards(TM) Show to Rally Audiences toward Volunteerism: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Scottsdale-Based Nonprofit to Debut Nationally Televised Celebrity Fete Honoring Famous Philanthropists: Golden Karma Awards(TM) Show to Rally Audiences toward Volunteerism
Monday June 12, 8:01 am ET

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2006--Look for the tell-tale red carpet and the anticipated entrances of glamorous attendees, while cameras snap and entertainment show hosts clamor for a brief word from each or any of the well-known faces alighting the scene unfolding at the Grand Coronado Ballroom at Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center December 2, 2006 -- but it's not to recognize the most talked-about film or performance, and the honorees won't be asked who they're wearing. It's about those celebrities who channel their fame into creating a better world through their talent for giving.


The inaugural, nationally-televised Golden Karma Awards show will include beautiful awards for honorees when it airs this holiday season. The point, according to Founding Director Annette Marino, is to craft a national platform that recognizes exceptional philanthropic efforts of celebrated figures in America, and to inspire millions of viewers across the country into taking action themselves."
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