Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation

Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation: "The Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Foundation today recognized 84 nonprofit organizations for their contributions to community development and improvement with its annual Silicon Valley Impact Grants, a program that provides funding to nonprofit organizations within 50 miles of Cisco headquarters in San Jose.

Each organization received a $15,000 grant to further educational opportunities, community development, and mental and physical health programs in underserved communities. In total, the Cisco Foundation awarded $1,260,000 in Silicon Valley Impact Grants this year to assist well-run, innovative Bay Area nonprofits."

Meg Styles aims to loan budding nurses the money to train in their own countries

Meg Styles aims to loan budding nurses the money to train in their own countries: "Two years ago, Meg Styles quit commercial real estate to enter the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser. Now Styles, who is 40 and lives in Danville, is raising funds for her own nonprofit organization to increase the worldwide supply of nurses."

University offers free iTunes downloads to concert-goers

University offers free iTunes downloads to concert-goers: "University offers free iTunes downloads to concert-goers

By Jeff Smykil | Published: June 13, 2008 - 10:59AM CT

Card Concert halls at colleges and universities face an interesting dilemma. While one would think that their primary audience would be the students attending the institution, that isn't always the case. It seems like in most instances, the music and speakers only appeal to a small portion of the student body, leaving alumni and townsfolk to make up the bulk of the audienc"

Women's Giving Circle awards $300K in grants - Baltimore Business Journal:

Women's Giving Circle awards $300K in grants - Baltimore Business Journal:: "The Baltimore Women's Giving Circle has chosen 19 local organizations to receive $300,000 in grants this year."

Bloomberg to Give Out $60 Million - NYTimes.com

Bloomberg to Give Out $60 Million - NYTimes.com: "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is funneling another enormous set of ostensibly anonymous grants to hundreds of arts and social services groups through the Carnegie Corporation, spreading them over the next two years as he begins establishing his own philanthropic foundation.

The grants, announced on Thursday by the Carnegie Corporation, total more than $60 million for 542 organizations, from small neighborhood groups to some of the city’s most venerable cultural institutions."

United Way aims to make your charity work harder | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

United Way aims to make your charity work harder | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press: "The United Way for Southeastern Michigan began a change of course about four years ago, a shift from collecting and distributing money to area service agencies to becoming an investor in solving the area's problems. It has not been easy. More than a few oxen have been gored.

But the allocations announced this week by United Way President and CEO Michael Brennan reflect real change in thinking."

Advertising - Red Cross Reaches Out to Nascar - NYTimes.com

Advertising - Red Cross Reaches Out to Nascar - NYTimes.com: "In late April, the Red Cross announced its first national campaign, supplementing a patchwork of local marketing initiatives. The umbrella effort, called Red Cross Racing, aims to turn the more than 75 million fans of the Nascar racing circuit into regular blood donors."

Build a doghouse to benefit local nonprofits | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal

Build a doghouse to benefit local nonprofits | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal: "Visit www.spcanevada.org and click on 'Habitat for Hounds' to download a flyer, rules and a registration form to join in on a joint fundraising effort of the SPCA of Northern Nevada and Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity."

Race track invites you to take a lap for charity | thedailyjournal.com | The Daily Journal

Race track invites you to take a lap for charity | thedailyjournal.com | The Daily Journal: "The New Jersey Motorsports Park will start an annual Run-Ride-Walk to benefit the Lance Armstrong and South Jersey Healthcare foundations."

Grateful Dead, ungrateful recipients - 06/13/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

Grateful Dead, ungrateful recipients - 06/13/2008 - MiamiHerald.com: "The University of California, Santa Cruz recently landed one of the great prizes in college fundraising: a treasure trove of Grateful Dead memorabilia. The collection spans 30 years, from 1965 when the band was formed, to 1995, when Jerry Garcia, the band's lead guitarist, vocalist and spiritual leader, died.

The gift, as the Wall Street Journal noted, is expected by many to turn the Silicon Valley campus into 'a mecca for scholars and . . . `Deadhead' fans.'' And, of course, it should generate additional contributions."

Philanthropy: How the Economy Is Hurting Donations | Newsweek Voices - Daniel Gross | Newsweek.com

Philanthropy: How the Economy Is Hurting Donations | Newsweek Voices - Daniel Gross | Newsweek.com: "The latest victims of the sagging economy: charities. In May the annual gala of the Robin Hood Foundation, an event at which a few thousand hedge fund magnates and leveraged buyout titans conspicuously display their wealth and commitment to social justice while rocking out to A-list musical guests (Shakira, John Legend, Sheryl Crow), raised $56.5 million, down 21.5 percent from $72 million the year before. (Tom Wolfe profiled the 2006 gala in Portfolio.) No surprise here. Many of the regulars have seen their net worths crushed in the past year."

Pa. player donates poker winnings to educational charity | AP | 06/12/2008

Pa. player donates poker winnings to educational charity | AP | 06/12/2008: "Pa. player donates poker winnings to educational charity

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BRYN MAWR, Pa. - A Pennsylvania businessman says he'll donate $415,856 in poker winnings to a California educational charity."

Harnessing The Growing Wealth Of Women

Harnessing The Growing Wealth Of Women: "Harnessing The Growing Wealth Of Women
Seizing on a national trend, new federation effort will sharpen focus on women’s giving."

FOXNews.com - Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment

FOXNews.com - Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment: "Movie star Paul Newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in Newman’s Own — the company that makes salad dressing and cookies — to charity.

Completed over a two-year period in 2005 and 2006, the amount of his donations to Newman’s Own Foundation Inc. comes to an astounding $120 million."

Students collect and clean shoes all in the name of charity | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz

Students collect and clean shoes all in the name of charity | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz: "Cobham Intermediate students have been collecting and cleaning old footwear, so they can be sent for use in impoverished countries.

Over 2000 pairs of shoes, slippers, boots, jandals and pretty much shoes of all different sizes and colours have been collected, all in the name of charity."

Ban balloon releases, says marine charity - Nature, Environment - The Independent

Ban balloon releases, says marine charity - Nature, Environment - The Independent: "Mass balloon releases can be lethal to animals and should be banned, a marine conservation charity said today.

Balloon releases have long been popular with charities or to remember people who have died or gone missing."

Alfond institute to take hiatus

Alfond institute to take hiatus: "According to the Maine Philanthropy Center, Mainers give less during their lifetimes than the average American does, but give more generously upon their deaths than national averages. In Maine, 27 percent of estates include a charitable gift, compared to 20 percent nationally.

'We’ve really seen in this decade a real growth in the number of larger foundations with significant philanthropic assets that bring about change in the state,' Henry said. 'They address broad [interests] across the spectrum from health and the environment to social services.'"

Launching the next wave of philanthropy -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY

Launching the next wave of philanthropy -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY: "The Stakeholders, as the group is called, says its 'Young Philanthropists' effort will involve convincing at least 500 young professionals to donate $100 to the cause. It then will challenge area baby boomers to match the effort."

WMU News - Senior wins American Humanics award

WMU News - Senior wins American Humanics award: "KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University student Lateshia Agnew was one of 66 students nationwide identified as future leaders in nonprofit work and philanthropy."

Daily Herald | Charity race highlights Elgin's amazin' locales

Daily Herald | Charity race highlights Elgin's amazin' locales: "Some 100 Elgin-area residents tried to get good sleep Friday night.

That's because they took part in Elgin's first Amazin' Race, a fundraiser -- inspired by the TV show -- that took teams on a grueling adventure through downtown Elgin."

The Modesto Bee | John Rogers is a high flier in charitable giving in the Modesto area

The Modesto Bee | John Rogers is a high flier in charitable giving in the Modesto area: "ohn S. Rogers spent 26 years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of colonel.

When his mother, Carnation heiress Mary Stuart Rogers, died in 1993, he suddenly found himself piloting a completely different type of vehicle: the philanthropic foundation she'd quietly established in 1985 to use her fortune to help others. Quietly, indeed."

Charitable donations expected to rise | Golf | Star-Telegram.com

Charitable donations expected to rise | Golf | Star-Telegram.com: "Officials at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial expect to generate more than $5 million in charitable donations from their 2008 event, tournament director Peter Ripa said Saturday.

The figure would be a tournament record, surpassing last year's $4.2 million mar"

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GazetteXtra -: "JANESVILLE — When General Motors employees walk out of the Janesville plant for the last time, they’ll be closing the door on community support that will echo through the community for years.

Among the hardest hit will be nonprofit organizations."

State to benefit from Alfond's estate

State to benefit from Alfond's estate: "This is a real tipping point in Maine for philanthropy,' said Janet Henry, president of the Maine Philanthropy Center. 'We now have some critical mass here in philanthropy to make some things happen.'"

Maine philanthropist's foundation to exceed $500M in assets

Maine philanthropist's foundation to exceed $500M in assets: "PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The assets of a foundation established more than 50 years ago by philanthropist Harold Alfond are poised to exceed more than $500 million, a sum its chairman says could have a 'transformative effect' on Maine.

Alfond, the founder of Dexter Shoe Co., died in November, leaving his life savings to the foundation that bears his name. The foundation’s current assets stand at $140 million, a fraction of the total it will have when Alfond’s estate is settled."

Beyond The Bake Sale: School Fundraisers Raising Their Sights -- Courant.com

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Beyond The Bake Sale: School Fundraisers Raising Their Sights -- Courant.com: "Now these two mothers, along with other education boosters in Simsbury, are setting their sights significantly higher: They have launched a campaign, complete with a professionally produced marketing video and what amounts to a schoolhouse version of naming rights, to raise $1.5 million."

Tulsa World: 3 years. $50,000. One big difference.

Tulsa World: 3 years. $50,000. One big difference.: "graduate decided on a different course after he joined a teen-led philanthropy program his junior year.

Tulsa's Youth Philanthropy Initiative is a student-run organization dedicated to highlighting teen obstacles and providing solutions"

Teaching China How To Help Itself - Forbes.com

Teaching China How To Help Itself - Forbes.com: "For a country without a modern history of philanthropy, China has been generous in the aftermath of its recent earthquakes. People with poverty fresh in their memories quickly donated some $186 million in just days, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Chinese Red Cross Foundation's Web site was so besieged by givers that it had to be closed."

Aussies break record for world's longest pizza line!

Aussies break record for world's longest pizza line!: "However, after the Guinness World Record adjudicator confirmed that the record was broken; all the pizzas were given away in charity to the food rescue organisation, OzHarvest, for giving them to Sydney's homeless and disadvantaged.

The event was sponsored by Italian cruise ship company Costa Cruises, and donated 10 dollars for every metre of pizza to the children's charity, Variety."

A leading philanthropist gives his top reasons for giving

A leading philanthropist gives his top reasons for giving: "He wants the Hunter Foundation to give away £1bn mainly in his native Scotland and Africa: “We can do anything, but we can’t do everything,” he said. Hunter recently told networking group Pi Capital of the rules which guide his philanthropic projects."

UN helicopters deliver aid to Myanmar delta - World on The Huffington Post

UN helicopters deliver aid to Myanmar delta - World on The Huffington Post: "YANGON, Myanmar — United Nations helicopters fanned out across Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta Monday, a U.N. official said, ferrying critical supplies to villages struggling to survive since a devastating cyclone struck more than five weeks ago.

Four of five helicopters arrived over the weekend and started shuttling food and other emergency supplies on Monday to villages around the hardest-hit towns of Bogale and Labutta, said U.N. World Food Program spokesman Paul Risley. He said the helicopters reached four remote villages Monday morning."

Institute of Fundraising | Top Stories | New Conference Examines Global Impact and Implications of Major Donors

Institute of Fundraising | Top Stories | New Conference Examines Global Impact and Implications of Major Donors: "New Conference Examines Global Impact and Implications of Major Donors

The first-ever joint conference between the Association of Fundraising Professionals (‘AFP’) and Institute of Fundraising (‘Institute’) will explore the increasing importance of major donors around the world and how charities can tap into these donors’ vision and support.

Attracting an international audience of speakers and delegates from North America, Europe and Asia, the senior-level conference will take place at Hotel Russell in London on Thursday 6 – Friday 7 November 2008."

The ubiquitous charitable golf tourney: Hole-in-one or vicious slice?

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "CRA’s staggering numbers
CharityVillage asked the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for a breakdown of the most recent figures on charitable golf tournaments in Canada. The agency informed us that there was no specific category for “golf tournament” in their reporting measures. However, the numbers they were able to provide - from 2006 - offer a glimpse into how potentially profitable golf tournaments are for the sector.

The following numbers represent “the list of all charities that filed a 2006 Annual Registered Charity Information Return (T3010) as of April 2008 that checked box 2630 (Tournaments/Sporting events) in Section C8 and the total amount of revenue collected from fundraising captured on Line 4630,” according to Catherine Jolicoeur, a spokesperson for the CRA."