Charity rally stops off for outback camel races - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Charity rally stops off for outback camel races
Posted Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:30am AEST
* Map: Bedourie 4829
Almost 300 participants in a charity car rally will arrive in the outback Queensland town of Bedourie today and attend the town's annual camel races tomorrow.
The Great Endeavour rally has travelled from Toowoomba on a 10-day journey to raise money for people with intellectual disabilities.
Diamantina Shire Mayor Robbie Dare says they will be shown the best of outback hospitality.
'They're great for the outback and it's not only out here when they get here it's all the way along ... they raise money for a good cause and a lot of the little towns it's a big boost for them and a lot of the schools ... the children get involved and they get a lot of benefit out of it,' he said."
Friday, July 13, 2007
London Free Press - Dan Brown - Web Exclusive - Please, no more charity concerts
London Free Press - Dan Brown - Web Exclusive - Please, no more charity concerts: "It’s time for the world’s musicians to join together to make a change.
I’m calling on the likes of Madonna, John Mayer, the Police, Fall Out Boy and the Pussycat Dolls to take a solemn pledge"
I’m calling on the likes of Madonna, John Mayer, the Police, Fall Out Boy and the Pussycat Dolls to take a solemn pledge"
Thursday, July 12, 2007
The Cavalier Daily
The Cavalier Daily: "FINANCING the FUTURE
A lack of state funding brings a new focus to both the Capital Campaign and other fundraising efforts, forcing University officials to reconsider their roles and duties in higher education
David Moltz, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
When the University kicked off its first Capital Campaign in 1993, there was a serious conversation among senior administrators about the future. With only about 15 percent of the University's operating budget coming from state appropriations and the shadow of an already troubled economy looming, the University had to change its method of operation and look increasingly to private gifts to make up for this lack of funding."
A lack of state funding brings a new focus to both the Capital Campaign and other fundraising efforts, forcing University officials to reconsider their roles and duties in higher education
David Moltz, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
When the University kicked off its first Capital Campaign in 1993, there was a serious conversation among senior administrators about the future. With only about 15 percent of the University's operating budget coming from state appropriations and the shadow of an already troubled economy looming, the University had to change its method of operation and look increasingly to private gifts to make up for this lack of funding."
Fundraising success all in school of asking
Thanks for the heads up from Marc Pittman.
Coincidentally I'm in Maine myself at the moment.
Fundraising success all in school of asking: "WATERVILLE -- Sometimes to raise funds, you need to return the money you receive.
Fundraising expert Marc Pitman did that several years ago when he sent back a $40,000 check to a donor.
The donor, Pitman said, had contributed $40,000 annually to his former boarding school in recognition of a teacher who had changed his life."
Coincidentally I'm in Maine myself at the moment.
Fundraising success all in school of asking: "WATERVILLE -- Sometimes to raise funds, you need to return the money you receive.
Fundraising expert Marc Pitman did that several years ago when he sent back a $40,000 check to a donor.
The donor, Pitman said, had contributed $40,000 annually to his former boarding school in recognition of a teacher who had changed his life."
Slate 60 Conference announces lineup
Slate 60 Conference announces lineup: "Corrected Version
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton, actor Michael J- Fox and other luminaries will headline this year's Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy in Little Rock."
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton, actor Michael J- Fox and other luminaries will headline this year's Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy in Little Rock."
'Live Earth' Doesn't Play Well With Viewers - washingtonpost.com
We provide a sample of coverage of Live Earth here
'Live Earth' Doesn't Play Well With Viewers - washingtonpost.com: "'Live Earth' Doesn't Play Well With Viewers
By John Maynard
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 11, 2007; Page C07
'Live Earth' was dead weight for NBC this weekend.
The three-hour prime-time telecast of the event, designed to raise awareness of climate-change issues, drew just 2.8 million viewers to the network. It was the least watched show among the major broadcast networks Saturday night, trailing repeats of Fox's 'Cops,' which averaged 4.2 million, and 'America's Most Wanted' (4.7 million), and ABC's broadcast of the 2001 movie 'Monsters, Inc.' (3.4 million)."
'Live Earth' Doesn't Play Well With Viewers - washingtonpost.com: "'Live Earth' Doesn't Play Well With Viewers
By John Maynard
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 11, 2007; Page C07
'Live Earth' was dead weight for NBC this weekend.
The three-hour prime-time telecast of the event, designed to raise awareness of climate-change issues, drew just 2.8 million viewers to the network. It was the least watched show among the major broadcast networks Saturday night, trailing repeats of Fox's 'Cops,' which averaged 4.2 million, and 'America's Most Wanted' (4.7 million), and ABC's broadcast of the 2001 movie 'Monsters, Inc.' (3.4 million)."
www.kansascity.com | 07/10/2007 | PRO-CON: Were Live Earth concerts a good idea? NO
www.kansascity.com | 07/10/2007 | PRO-CON: Were Live Earth concerts a good idea? NO: "PRO-CON: Were Live Earth concerts a good idea? NO
Someone was missing from the lineup at Saturday’s Live Earth concerts, created by Al Gore to raise alarm about global warming.
If only 1980s flash-in-the-pan Buster Poindexter had been there to perform his 1987 hit “Hot! Hot! Hot!” more people would have better understood the dire situation in which humanity finds itself."
Someone was missing from the lineup at Saturday’s Live Earth concerts, created by Al Gore to raise alarm about global warming.
If only 1980s flash-in-the-pan Buster Poindexter had been there to perform his 1987 hit “Hot! Hot! Hot!” more people would have better understood the dire situation in which humanity finds itself."
`Live Earth' Concerts No Big TV Draw - Forbes.com
`Live Earth' Concerts No Big TV Draw - Forbes.com: "Given a choice between the Police, John Mayer and Madonna on television or a summer's night out, millions of Americans chose the latter.
The Live Earth concert, Al Gore's sprawling worldwide effort to raise environmental awareness, wasn't a big television draw. NBC's Saturday-night highlights show was seen by 2.75 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research, or fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision."
The Live Earth concert, Al Gore's sprawling worldwide effort to raise environmental awareness, wasn't a big television draw. NBC's Saturday-night highlights show was seen by 2.75 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research, or fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision."
NPT Instant Fundraising
NPT Instant Fundraising: "Donors Continue To Drop, Despite Growth In Dollars Raised
The first quarter of this year is the first in almost two years in which year-over-year index revenue growth was almost entirely unaffected by major disaster giving. Indications are that giving has now stabilized at relatively typical pre-disaster levels of growth and that cumulative long-term growth since 2004 is stabilizing at a level where it likely would have been expected had there been no disasters in the intervening period."
The first quarter of this year is the first in almost two years in which year-over-year index revenue growth was almost entirely unaffected by major disaster giving. Indications are that giving has now stabilized at relatively typical pre-disaster levels of growth and that cumulative long-term growth since 2004 is stabilizing at a level where it likely would have been expected had there been no disasters in the intervening period."
When charity survives a takeover - Newsday.com
When charity survives a takeover - Newsday.com: "When one company acquires another, one of the big questions besides job security is whether the acquirer will continue the community work of the acquired.
For the Family and Children's Association, the answer is 'yes.'
Two years ago the Mineola group received a $12,000 grant from Symbol Technologies in Holtsville to buy vocational educational software. Last month, the association received a $15,000 grant from Motorola, which bought Symbol."
For the Family and Children's Association, the answer is 'yes.'
Two years ago the Mineola group received a $12,000 grant from Symbol Technologies in Holtsville to buy vocational educational software. Last month, the association received a $15,000 grant from Motorola, which bought Symbol."
'Dallas' cast auctions clothes for children's charity - International Herald Tribune
'Dallas' cast auctions clothes for children's charity - International Herald Tribune: "PARIS: The Ewing family of 'Dallas' fame, graying but still together, showed up Tuesday for an auction of some 30 wardrobe items, like J.R.'s white Stetson, giving funds collected — a total of €12,500 (US$17,125) — to a children's charity."
The Chronicle: Daily News Blog: The Impact of a Campaign's Biggest Gifts
The Chronicle: Daily News Blog: The Impact of a Campaign's Biggest Gifts: "Colleges planning fund-raising campaigns may need to throw the old 80/20 rule out the window in favor of a new 50/10 rule, meaning that 50 percent of the money they seek to raise will probably come from their 10 biggest donations."
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Resisting Charity-Chic -- Courant.com
Resisting Charity-Chic -- Courant.com: "Resisting Charity-Chic
By JOANN KLIMKIEWICZ | Courant Staff Writer
July 11, 2007
Something about the celebrity-driven ad campaign didn't sit well with Ben Davis.
There they were, images of the famous and lovely wearing the trendy GAP T-shirts and palming the iPods among the line of (RED)-branded products launched last year to raise awareness and funds in the fight against Africa's AIDS pandemic.
'It just seemed an odd mix, linking consumerism to human suffering,' Davis says."
By JOANN KLIMKIEWICZ | Courant Staff Writer
July 11, 2007
Something about the celebrity-driven ad campaign didn't sit well with Ben Davis.
There they were, images of the famous and lovely wearing the trendy GAP T-shirts and palming the iPods among the line of (RED)-branded products launched last year to raise awareness and funds in the fight against Africa's AIDS pandemic.
'It just seemed an odd mix, linking consumerism to human suffering,' Davis says."
The Wealth Report - WSJ.com : More Giving, Fewer Plaques Please
The Wealth Report - WSJ.com : More Giving, Fewer Plaques Please: "More Giving, Fewer Plaques Please
Last week, I was walking down 65th Street in Manhattan and noticed an unusual building next to the Julliard School of Music. It wasn’t the architecture I noticed. It was all the plaques and honorary names stenciled on the side of the building.
The tower itself was called the Meredith Willson Residence Hall, since it was funded in part with a gift from Rosemary Willson, the widow of the composer and Julliard alum. And the name was spelled out in giant letters on the side of the building."
Last week, I was walking down 65th Street in Manhattan and noticed an unusual building next to the Julliard School of Music. It wasn’t the architecture I noticed. It was all the plaques and honorary names stenciled on the side of the building.
The tower itself was called the Meredith Willson Residence Hall, since it was funded in part with a gift from Rosemary Willson, the widow of the composer and Julliard alum. And the name was spelled out in giant letters on the side of the building."
The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper
The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper: "Katherine Heerbrandt
Nobody does it better
Originally published July 04, 2007
We don't have to travel outside our borders to hear how self-absorbed, materialistic, and morally bankrupt we are. Americans can beat themselves up better than anyone.
Every day we read reports of how we smoke, drink, eat and gamble too much. We gobble resources, don't recycle, and divorce and shoot each other at alarmingly high rates. We don't know current events, don't show up at the polls often enough, and give each other the finger on the highways.
It's enough to give us a national insecurity complex.
But when it comes to generosity, we are winners hands down."
Nobody does it better
Originally published July 04, 2007
We don't have to travel outside our borders to hear how self-absorbed, materialistic, and morally bankrupt we are. Americans can beat themselves up better than anyone.
Every day we read reports of how we smoke, drink, eat and gamble too much. We gobble resources, don't recycle, and divorce and shoot each other at alarmingly high rates. We don't know current events, don't show up at the polls often enough, and give each other the finger on the highways.
It's enough to give us a national insecurity complex.
But when it comes to generosity, we are winners hands down."
Beth's Blog: Bridge Conference Presentation: Mixing In Social Media
Beth is one of several who is blogging/posting presentations from the Bridge Conference. Thanks Beth.
Beth's Blog: Bridge Conference Presentation: Mixing In Social Media: "Bridge Conference Presentation: Mixing In Social Media"
Beth's Blog: Bridge Conference Presentation: Mixing In Social Media: "Bridge Conference Presentation: Mixing In Social Media"
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Second Thoughts on Fund Raising Targets
Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Second Thoughts on Fund Raising Targets: "Second Thoughts on Fund Raising Targets
In an era when it’s just not big news when a major university lands a $50 million gift or announces a billion-dollar campaign, you might expect fund raisers to be feeling pretty good about their ability to bring in the big gifts."
In an era when it’s just not big news when a major university lands a $50 million gift or announces a billion-dollar campaign, you might expect fund raisers to be feeling pretty good about their ability to bring in the big gifts."
Monday, July 09, 2007
www.kansascity.com | 07/09/2007 | BEN WENER: Will Live Earth have a lasting effect?
www.kansascity.com | 07/09/2007 | BEN WENER: Will Live Earth have a lasting effect?: "BEN WENER: Will Live Earth have a lasting effect?
Orange County Register
Tim Larsen
Maybe Bob Geldof was right after all about Live Earth.
Perhaps you read comments the rocker-turned-humanitarian made two months ago, when Al Gore and Geldof's Live Aid and Live 8 co-organizer Kevin Wall were still hammering out details for their worldwide series of 'concerts for a climate in crisis,' held from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai this past weekend."
Orange County Register
Tim Larsen
Maybe Bob Geldof was right after all about Live Earth.
Perhaps you read comments the rocker-turned-humanitarian made two months ago, when Al Gore and Geldof's Live Aid and Live 8 co-organizer Kevin Wall were still hammering out details for their worldwide series of 'concerts for a climate in crisis,' held from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai this past weekend."
Live Earth concert sets new record for internet views - BloggingStocks
Live Earth concert sets new record for internet views - BloggingStocks: "Live Earth concert sets new record for internet views
Posted Jul 9th 2007 2:07PM by Beth Gaston Moon
Filed under: Consumer experience, Internet, Microsoft (MSFT)
As comedians, personalities, and musicians worldwide joined together to promote the cause of environmental awareness, interested viewers took to their computers, collectively generating more than 9 million internet streams, according to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s MSN service."
Posted Jul 9th 2007 2:07PM by Beth Gaston Moon
Filed under: Consumer experience, Internet, Microsoft (MSFT)
As comedians, personalities, and musicians worldwide joined together to promote the cause of environmental awareness, interested viewers took to their computers, collectively generating more than 9 million internet streams, according to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s MSN service."
Tempel Receives National Honor - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
Tempel Receives National Honor - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick: "The executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University has been awarded the 2007 James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished Service to Education. Dr. Eugene Tempel was cited for promoting professionalism in the field of development and developing the study of philanthropy as an academic discipline. The Fisher Award recognizes extraordinary service to education of national and/or international significance, beyond service to a single institution or state. Tempel has led the Center on Philanthropy since 1997."
A view from Vacation in Maine
Thought some folks might like to see where I'm posting from for these two weeks.Thanks for your continued support of these AFP Blogs
Ex-school building's future use is debated
Ex-school building's future use is debated: "Perched on 1.5 acres in the heart of Munjoy Hill, the former
Adams School is prime real estate with plenty of potential.
Now if people only could agree on what to do with it.
A group of about 20 nonprofits known as the Community
Building Collaborative is advocating that the city convert the
school at 44 Moody St. into a community center where different
organizations could share overhead costs. The group proposes
educational programs, performance space, a cafe and
cooperative housing."
Adams School is prime real estate with plenty of potential.
Now if people only could agree on what to do with it.
A group of about 20 nonprofits known as the Community
Building Collaborative is advocating that the city convert the
school at 44 Moody St. into a community center where different
organizations could share overhead costs. The group proposes
educational programs, performance space, a cafe and
cooperative housing."
UMF rankings boycott sets no trend in Maine
UMF rankings boycott sets no trend in Maine: "UMF rankings boycott sets no trend in Maine
The 'Best Colleges' list is too subjective and turns admissions into a status contest, UMF says.
The University of Maine at Farmington has decided to boycott
the U.S. News & World Report rankings of higher-education
institutions, but officials at other Maine colleges that usually
make the popular list say they're not ready to bail out of it.
UMF President Theodora Kalikow announced last week her
university no longer will fill out the U.S. News survey, which asks
college presidents to rank their peers."
The 'Best Colleges' list is too subjective and turns admissions into a status contest, UMF says.
The University of Maine at Farmington has decided to boycott
the U.S. News & World Report rankings of higher-education
institutions, but officials at other Maine colleges that usually
make the popular list say they're not ready to bail out of it.
UMF President Theodora Kalikow announced last week her
university no longer will fill out the U.S. News survey, which asks
college presidents to rank their peers."
Don't Tell the Donor
Don't Tell the Donor will be covering the Bridge conference
Don't Tell the Donor: "Sunday, July 8
Bridge conference opens in Washington
The 2007 Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising conference starts today in Washington, DC and runs through Tuesday."
Don't Tell the Donor: "Sunday, July 8
Bridge conference opens in Washington
The 2007 Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising conference starts today in Washington, DC and runs through Tuesday."
AFP > Ethics | Emerging issues > Behavior of Management, Supervisors Critical in Reinforcing Ethics
AFP > Ethics | Emerging issues > Behavior of Management, Supervisors Critical in Reinforcing Ethics: "Behavior of Management, Supervisors Critical in Reinforcing Ethics
(July 9, 2007) Employed adults ranked the behavior of management and direct supervisors as the top two factors contributing to the promotion of an ethical workplace, according to a new survey by audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory firm Deloitte & Touche USA.
Behavior of top management was cited by 42 percent of respondents to the 2007 Deloitte & Touche USA Ethics & Workplace Survey, while actions of direct supervisors were chosen by 36 percent. Ranked below those two were positive enforcement of ethical behavior, compensation, behavior of peers, ethics training and criminal penalties for violations."
(July 9, 2007) Employed adults ranked the behavior of management and direct supervisors as the top two factors contributing to the promotion of an ethical workplace, according to a new survey by audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory firm Deloitte & Touche USA.
Behavior of top management was cited by 42 percent of respondents to the 2007 Deloitte & Touche USA Ethics & Workplace Survey, while actions of direct supervisors were chosen by 36 percent. Ranked below those two were positive enforcement of ethical behavior, compensation, behavior of peers, ethics training and criminal penalties for violations."
Main Page - Form 990 Wiki
NCCS wiki on 990
Main Page - Form 990 Wiki: "Form 990 Review: Let's Reason Together to Create the Best Possible Form
The revisions to the Form 990 this year represent a 'once in lifetime' opportunity help shape the development of the nonprofit sector. Here are a few of the ways that it could help the nonprofit sector:
* The 990 (or electronic reports derived from it) becomes a truly 'public-friendly' document, widely used by donors large and small.
* The governance questions spurs significant improvements in how nonprofits are managed and in the relationships between executives and boards.
* The document becomes the foundation for standardized reporting of program outcomes."
Main Page - Form 990 Wiki: "Form 990 Review: Let's Reason Together to Create the Best Possible Form
The revisions to the Form 990 this year represent a 'once in lifetime' opportunity help shape the development of the nonprofit sector. Here are a few of the ways that it could help the nonprofit sector:
* The 990 (or electronic reports derived from it) becomes a truly 'public-friendly' document, widely used by donors large and small.
* The governance questions spurs significant improvements in how nonprofits are managed and in the relationships between executives and boards.
* The document becomes the foundation for standardized reporting of program outcomes."
Alumni give to universities to get their kids admitted. - By Joel Waldfogel - Slate Magazine
Alumni give to universities to get their kids admitted. - By Joel Waldfogel - Slate Magazine: "Charitable giving is a puzzle to cynics and economists who believe only in selfish motivations. Why would people give money to strangers while expecting nothing in return? While some giving is clearly altruistic—witness the outpourings of generosity after 9/11, Katrina, and the Asian tsunami—other charitable giving seems less so. If you are giving out of a concern for others, it's clear why you might want to give alms for the poor: The dollar can buy him a lot more happiness than it will buy you. But what's altruistic about giving more money to a wealthy institution of higher education? Harvard's endowment is nearly $30 billion. Yet alumni and others gave the institution $595 million in 2006, which amounts to a fifth of its annual budget. Why do alumni give?"
Live Earth Lights Up Seven Continents
Live Earth Lights Up Seven Continents: "Live Earth Lights Up Seven Continents
NEW YORK, New York, July 9, 2007 (ENS) - Millions of viewers from around the world logged onto www.LiveEarth.MSN.com to experience Saturday’s Live Earth concerts happening on all seven continents and to confront the threat of global warming, while millions more watched the shows on television, and still more millions saw hundreds of entertainers live in eight concert venues.
As of 3:00 pm EDT on Saturday, MSN had a total of more than 10 million video streams and had the most simultaneous viewers of any online concert ever, the company said.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio on stage at Giants Stadium for the final Live Earth show. (Photo by JeffPulver)
'History is being made today,' said Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN. 'Millions of people around the world have joined together to fight the climate crisis.'"
NEW YORK, New York, July 9, 2007 (ENS) - Millions of viewers from around the world logged onto www.LiveEarth.MSN.com to experience Saturday’s Live Earth concerts happening on all seven continents and to confront the threat of global warming, while millions more watched the shows on television, and still more millions saw hundreds of entertainers live in eight concert venues.
As of 3:00 pm EDT on Saturday, MSN had a total of more than 10 million video streams and had the most simultaneous viewers of any online concert ever, the company said.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio on stage at Giants Stadium for the final Live Earth show. (Photo by JeffPulver)
'History is being made today,' said Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN. 'Millions of people around the world have joined together to fight the climate crisis.'"
Inside Philanthropy: Foundations need to reach out
From Todd Cohen
Inside Philanthropy: Foundations need to reach out: "Foundations need to reach out
A handful of U.S. foundations are turning to the public to help make some of their grants.
As The New York Times reports, the Case Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation all are asking the public for ideas they might invest in, and the Case Foundation even is inviting the public to vote on the best ideas."
Inside Philanthropy: Foundations need to reach out: "Foundations need to reach out
A handful of U.S. foundations are turning to the public to help make some of their grants.
As The New York Times reports, the Case Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation all are asking the public for ideas they might invest in, and the Case Foundation even is inviting the public to vote on the best ideas."
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