Friday, October 17, 2008
Indian industrial foundation donates $50 million to Cornell | theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca Journal
Indian industrial foundation donates $50 million to Cornell | theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca Journal: "Cornell University has received $50 million from a foundation related to one of India’s largest businesses to pursue improvements in nutrition and agriculture in the country and to attract more of its top students, the university announced today."
Lucy Bernholz: The end of philanthropy as we know it?
Lucy Bernholz: The end of philanthropy as we know it?: "I'm going to start this post with two notes and build to a big finish....
* Smartlink has new giving guides for donors concerned about communities and the mortgage crisis.
* The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $68 million for mitigation and prevention of foreclosures in Chicago."
* Smartlink has new giving guides for donors concerned about communities and the mortgage crisis.
* The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced $68 million for mitigation and prevention of foreclosures in Chicago."
Strategy and Messaging: How to Make Your Ideas Stick | AFP Web/Audioconferences
An upcoming AFP Web/Audioconference
Strategy and Messaging: How to Make Your Ideas Stick | AFP Web/Audioconferences: "Why do some ideas stick with people and others go in one ear and out the other? As someone working for a nonprofit, you have some of the most important ideas around, but you may not be getting your ideas across as effectively as you could.
Chip Heath examines why certain ideas - ranging from urban legends to public health messages – survive and prosper in the social marketplace of ideas. Why is it that urban legends stick in the back of our minds? And why can’t anyone remember the last memo that they read? Chip will answer these questions and help you create messages that will break through the larger marketplace of ideas and stick to what's important."
Strategy and Messaging: How to Make Your Ideas Stick | AFP Web/Audioconferences: "Why do some ideas stick with people and others go in one ear and out the other? As someone working for a nonprofit, you have some of the most important ideas around, but you may not be getting your ideas across as effectively as you could.
Chip Heath examines why certain ideas - ranging from urban legends to public health messages – survive and prosper in the social marketplace of ideas. Why is it that urban legends stick in the back of our minds? And why can’t anyone remember the last memo that they read? Chip will answer these questions and help you create messages that will break through the larger marketplace of ideas and stick to what's important."
onPhilanthropy: Articles: Viral Video Volunteerism: A New Peak in Corporate Creativity
From onPhilanthropy
onPhilanthropy: Articles: Viral Video Volunteerism: A New Peak in Corporate Creativity: "Viral Video Volunteerism: A New Peak in Corporate Creativity
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
By: Shikha Dalal
As Web 2.0 continues to revolutionize corporate social engagement, corporate creativity is reaching dazzling new heights. Take Gap, Inc. for example; Gap recently launched a pilot contest called 'Press Play: Be the Change.' The company asked its North American store employees to highlight, via homemade videos, their volunteer efforts. The employee director acted as the 'storyteller', and with full creative control of the submission, illustrated his or her volunteer experience."
onPhilanthropy: Articles: Viral Video Volunteerism: A New Peak in Corporate Creativity: "Viral Video Volunteerism: A New Peak in Corporate Creativity
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
By: Shikha Dalal
As Web 2.0 continues to revolutionize corporate social engagement, corporate creativity is reaching dazzling new heights. Take Gap, Inc. for example; Gap recently launched a pilot contest called 'Press Play: Be the Change.' The company asked its North American store employees to highlight, via homemade videos, their volunteer efforts. The employee director acted as the 'storyteller', and with full creative control of the submission, illustrated his or her volunteer experience."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Crafting a First-Time Direct-Mail Appeal - Philanthropy.com
Crafting a First-Time Direct-Mail Appeal - Philanthropy.com: "Crafting a First-Time Direct-Mail Appeal
In August, Prospecting readers offered advice to the executive director of a Charlotte, N.C., ministry group who was attempting to create his organization’s first direct-mail campaign."
In August, Prospecting readers offered advice to the executive director of a Charlotte, N.C., ministry group who was attempting to create his organization’s first direct-mail campaign."
Foundations hope bailout provision boosts giving -
Foundations hope bailout provision boosts giving -: "Foundations and charities hope a provision tucked in the recent federal financial bailout will generate increased contributions via retirees' individual retirement accounts.
The provision extended for two years the ability of people 70-and-a-half years old and older to take a tax-free withdrawal of up to $100,000 annually from their IRA and donate it to charity."
The provision extended for two years the ability of people 70-and-a-half years old and older to take a tax-free withdrawal of up to $100,000 annually from their IRA and donate it to charity."
Colleges creating an education in philanthropy -
Colleges creating an education in philanthropy -: "Higher education often lags behind the marketplace when it comes to creating academic programs to meet the needs of emerging jobs, and philanthropic degrees are no exception, educators say.
'This is a relatively new area,' said Mark Hoffman, director of Grand Valley State University's School of Public and Nonprofit Administration. 'We're going to see a lot more market for people who have Ph.D.s in philanthropy.'"
'This is a relatively new area,' said Mark Hoffman, director of Grand Valley State University's School of Public and Nonprofit Administration. 'We're going to see a lot more market for people who have Ph.D.s in philanthropy.'"
Couple planning to raffle house
Couple planning to raffle house: "According state statutes, the couple is operating within the law as long as a qualifying nonprofit organization meets certain criteria and handles the entire raffle. Fundraising professionals say it's easier said than done. 'Any nonprofit that would just jump at this without doing the due diligence would be taking to great risk not just from a from a financial and a fiduciary responsibility, but also from a brand reputation, you know,' says Elaine Fogel, spokesperson for the Association of Fundraising Professionals."
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Retiring With a Windfall? How to Give It Away - washingtonpost.com
Retiring With a Windfall? How to Give It Away - washingtonpost.com: "n the mid-1990s, Barbara Harman and her husband, William Cain, enjoyed a spike in the value of some stocks they'd held for years. Longtime college professors, they'd already set aside enough money for their own retirement, so they decided to give away most of the unexpected windfall -- about $400,000. Then came the tough part: determining how best to donate their money."
Donor-advised funds grow in popularity | ScrippsNews
Donor-advised funds grow in popularity | ScrippsNews: "They are tactical philanthropists -- part of a growing group of socially conscious givers in the San Francisco area whose generosity accounts for more than half the $1 billion in assets at the San Francisco Foundation.
Otherwise known as 'charitable checking,' or 'giving while living,' donor-advised funds are quickly becoming the most popular way to invest social capital."
Otherwise known as 'charitable checking,' or 'giving while living,' donor-advised funds are quickly becoming the most popular way to invest social capital."
Who Is Giving Anonymous Gifts - Executive Articles - Portfolio.com
Who Is Giving Anonymous Gifts - Executive Articles - Portfolio.com: "Everyone—make that everyone in certain circles—knows that Michael Bloomberg donates anonymously to social-service and cultural organizations in New York City. Sumner Redstone is known to be an anonymous giver too. We tapped numerous philanthropy executives, including Melissa Berman, head of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and Harvey Dale, founding president of the Atlantic Philanthropies, for some clues to who else is behind some big anonymous donations of the past two years. Then we went out on a limb and made a few guesses of our own."
The Digital Storytelling Revolution For Nonprofits
From Nonprofit Times
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "The Digital Storytelling Revolution For Nonprofits
By Jennifer Gilomen
You’ve probably seen a lot of people in your field jumping onto the video bandwagon, producing everything from video conferences to digital stories to podcasts.
If you’re just getting started, you’ll find a dizzying array of formats and methods of distribution. But taking the first steps to producing and disseminating your own videos doesn’t have to be daunting; it just takes some solid identification of your goals, a prioritization of your audience(s), a reasonable assessment of the expenses involved, and a bit of training in the technology and practices of shooting and editing."
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "The Digital Storytelling Revolution For Nonprofits
By Jennifer Gilomen
You’ve probably seen a lot of people in your field jumping onto the video bandwagon, producing everything from video conferences to digital stories to podcasts.
If you’re just getting started, you’ll find a dizzying array of formats and methods of distribution. But taking the first steps to producing and disseminating your own videos doesn’t have to be daunting; it just takes some solid identification of your goals, a prioritization of your audience(s), a reasonable assessment of the expenses involved, and a bit of training in the technology and practices of shooting and editing."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Foundation Center Research Update
From The Foundation Center
Foundation Center Research Update: "Research Advisory
To address growing concerns about the impact of the current economic downturn on foundation giving and the nonprofit sector, the following piece provides historical context by examining foundation giving trends in prior recessionary periods and times of economic distress. Drawing upon existing data and research, Steven Lawrence offers perspectives on the future outlook in light of current conditions and explains factors that generally cause foundation giving to remain relatively stable even when economic conditions are turbulent."
Foundation Center Research Update: "Research Advisory
To address growing concerns about the impact of the current economic downturn on foundation giving and the nonprofit sector, the following piece provides historical context by examining foundation giving trends in prior recessionary periods and times of economic distress. Drawing upon existing data and research, Steven Lawrence offers perspectives on the future outlook in light of current conditions and explains factors that generally cause foundation giving to remain relatively stable even when economic conditions are turbulent."
SentinelSource.com | An Online Edition of The Keene Sentinel > Archives > Business > News > It’s better to give ...
SentinelSource.com | An Online Edition of The Keene Sentinel > Archives > Business > News > It’s better to give ...: "Three creative ways local businesses donate to the community beyond writing checks
By JOAN GEARY
Contributing Writer
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008
Anyone who runs a small (or even large) business has likely spent a lot of time responding to the never-ending stream of requests for donations. From youth sports to major nonprofit groups, there are a lot of worthwhile causes out there, and it can be cumbersome dealing with making countless small, cash donations to so many charitable organizations."
By JOAN GEARY
Contributing Writer
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008
Anyone who runs a small (or even large) business has likely spent a lot of time responding to the never-ending stream of requests for donations. From youth sports to major nonprofit groups, there are a lot of worthwhile causes out there, and it can be cumbersome dealing with making countless small, cash donations to so many charitable organizations."
Charities report slowdown in donations | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
Charities report slowdown in donations | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal: "A recent national survey by the market research firm Prince & Associates showed that 51 percent of 439 affluent American families polled planned to reduce giving this year.
'It has spread to all sorts of small, medium and large charities,' said Michael Nilsen, a Fundraising Professionals spokesman. 'It's already affecting the ability to deliver services.'
Still, studies show that U.S. charitable giving has grown every year but once since 1969, even during some economic slowdowns."
'It has spread to all sorts of small, medium and large charities,' said Michael Nilsen, a Fundraising Professionals spokesman. 'It's already affecting the ability to deliver services.'
Still, studies show that U.S. charitable giving has grown every year but once since 1969, even during some economic slowdowns."
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