onPhilanthropy: Articles: CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity

onPhilanthropy: Articles: CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity: "CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity
Thursday, January 21, 2010
By: Tom Watson

Socially-conscious social media is working up north: Alaskans have taken to the Pick. Click. Give. campaign, which is leveraging platforms from Facebook and Twitter to YouTube and Causecast to draw attention to and explain the Permanent Fund Charitable Contributions Program. The program began officially in 2009 to allow Alaskans to donate a portion of their PFD to qualifying Alaska nonprofits of their choice while they filed online for their PFD. An underlying goal is to encourage individual philanthropy in Alaska. Here’s a Q&A on the program with my friend Aliza Sherman, a veteran digital guru and co-founder of the social media firm Conversify! in Alaska, and Jordan Marshall, initiatives & special projects manager for the Rasmuson Foundation and project manager for Pick. Click. Give."

Penn receives $20 million endowment from trustee | The Daily Tell

Penn receives $20 million endowment from trustee | The Daily Tell: "University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann announced today that alumnus and trustee George A. Weiss has donated $20 million to the university for faculty support. Calling the gift a 'transformative moment' in Penn’s development, Gutmann said it is 'impossible to overstate George’s impact on the very basics of living, learning and teaching at Pen"

Ellen Friedman: Strapped Nonprofits Turn to "Shared Services" Programs

Ellen Friedman: Strapped Nonprofits Turn to "Shared Services" Programs: "Fortunately, as doing more with less becomes the new norm, budget-savvy nonprofits are wisely teaming up to share workspaces, technology resources and administrative services like accounting and human resources."

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000: "Less than nine days after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief (SDHR) surpassed their aim of raising $100,000 for Partners in Health (PIH) and have now increased their goal to $125,000. Dartmouth leads a national collegiate PIH fundraising challenge by a substantial margin, with donations totaling $107,858 as of Thursday at 4 p.m., as reported on PIH's Personal Fundraising website. Additionally, nearly $6,800 has been collected on the Dartmouth College campus to help support the two Dartmouth medical teams currently providing care at PIH clinics in Haiti."

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy: "Eight-year-old Skylar Camerlink performs a solo at the corner of King and Union streets Monday morning during a small fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti."

Tweed - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Tweed - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Yale, the (High School) Musical

When colleges try to appeal to prospective students through advertisements, they must walk a fine line between legitimate promotion and schmaltzy marketing that opens the way for genius satire (see last year's 'Harvard By the Numbers' and the hilarious parody video it spawned)."

Coke, Gates Partner to Aid African Farmers - Forbes.com

Coke, Gates Partner to Aid African Farmers - Forbes.com: "Fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya will participate in Coke's supply chain for the first time.

The Coca-Cola Co., nonprofit TechnoServe and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday launched an $11.5 million partnership aimed at helping 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya boost their productivity and double their incomes by 2014 amid growing global demand for fruit juice"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The State We're In: How Bad is it Out There?

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The State We're In: How Bad is it Out There?: "The daily news reports of state government budget impasses, deficits, and cuts hit nonprofits right where it hurts: that is, in their ability to deliver on the programs and services relied on by their constituents and communities across the nation."

First-Ever National Arts Index Measures Health and Vitality of Arts in the U.S. -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ --

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First-Ever National Arts Index Measures Health and Vitality of Arts in the U.S. -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ --: "WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, today announced the National Arts Index at a press conference held at the National Press Club and kicking-off its 50th anniversary year. The National Arts Index is the first study designed to measure the health and vitality of the arts industries in the United States. The National Arts Index is composed of 76 national-level research indicators produced by the federal government and private research organizations."

New York Volunteer Program Going National - Philanthropy.com

New York Volunteer Program Going National - Philanthropy.com: "New York Volunteer Program Going National

A New York effort that has enlisted 18,000 volunteers since starting last spring will spread to 10 more cities, The New York Times and Associated Press report."

Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $275-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds - Philanthropy.com

Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $275-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds - Philanthropy.com: "Contributions continue to pour in for relief efforts in Haiti. Seven days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $275-million to 29 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds."

The NonProfit Times - Keeping Up The Year-End Momentun

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Keeping Up The Year-End Momentun

The holiday season is be over, but now is not the time to sit on your laurels and congratulate yourself for a job well done. You need to keep up the momentum and reap the rewards of the hard work you invested in your year-end fundraising campaign.

Take a look at your recent results and then dig into the details. Did you engage a lot of first-time donors? Re-invigorate lapsed donors? Recruit more volunteers than ever before? Hopefully a combination of all the above! Now that you have your supporters’ attention, you should take several steps to take these important relationships to new levels."

Just dance: How nonprofits are raising funds :: The Courier News :: Lifestyles

Just dance: How nonprofits are raising funds :: The Courier News :: Lifestyles: "The dance competition is but one example of events local nonprofits put on in the hopes of grabbing attention and getting donations for their causes.

According to PADS Special Projects Coordinator Brittany Ann Mitchell, at three prior dance-offs 'the average amount earned by the dance competition has been between $8,000 and $10,000, which is raised by dancers through pledges or 'votes.' The event draws an average of between 250 and 275 attendees.'"