Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The NonProfit Times - One Million Volunteer Hours For The Gulf

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - Nonprofit Postal Rates Targeted For Hike

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Nonprofit Postal Rates Targeted For Hike
By Mark Hrywna

As the nonprofit community determines just how much they might see postal rates increase next year, it's clear that Standard Mail Parcels will get hit with the largest increases – 23 percent – under an exigent rate case filed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) today.

How much the nonprofit rate for Standard Parcel or other categories used by nonprofits will increase is unclear, but USPS appears to be moving toward having categories cover more of their costs to handle."

massnonprofit.org ::Wyona Lynch-McWhite Aims to Make Art Available to Everyone

massnonprofit.org ::: "McWhite developed a number of principles to guide her work, including “Art is for everyone.” In mid-2009, she became director of Fuller Craft in Brockton, the only contemporary craft museum in New England, and uses her personal motto to make the museum as inclusive as possible."

Survey: Some nonprofit organizations more able to deal with recession than others | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press Gazette

Survey: Some nonprofit organizations more able to deal with recession than others | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press Gazette: "A recent survey shows the recession affected many local nonprofits last year, though not necessarily in the same ways."

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Microfinance Group Unitus Shuts Down, Eyes ‘Reinvention’ - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

From the Chronicle

Microfinance Group Unitus Shuts Down, Eyes ‘Reinvention’ - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Microfinance Group Unitus Shuts Down, Eyes ‘Reinvention’

Seattle-based microfinance provider Unitus will dissolve operations, lay off all 45 of its employees, and redirect its assets into a new antipoverty venture, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.

In a press statement, Unitus said that after fulfilling existing commitments, it will form a “reinvented organization” to work on “poverty-focused philanthropic activities.”"

Demand for Red Cross rises as donations fall | TuscaloosaNews.com

Demand for Red Cross rises as donations fall | TuscaloosaNews.com: "In the past year, the West Alabama chapter of the American Red Cross has responded to 181 local disasters, a record number in the organization’s 93-year history.

Unfortunately, the record comes in an economic climate in which residents across the region are doing the best they can to simply pay the bills, leaving little or nothing for charitable donations.

The local Red Cross chapter is funded entirely through donations and receives no funding from the government, said Oscar Barnes, the chapter’s executive director."

Over the Rockies, around the town, bicyclists prepare for Jake’s Ride | NJ.com

Over the Rockies, around the town, bicyclists prepare for Jake’s Ride | NJ.com: "MILLBURN — The Third Annual Jake’s Ride for Dystonia Research will be held on Sunday, Sept. 26, in Millburn-Short Hills."

Leadership in Focus: Janet Austin

Leadership in Focus: Janet Austin: "This month in our Leadership in Focus series we feature Janet Austin, CEO of YWCA Vancouver. Before joining the ranks of one of BC's largest, most diverse, and entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations, Janet served as executive director of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland and as the director of development services for BC Housing. Though she didn't start out in the nonprofit sector, Janet's unwavering passion for and commitment to volunteerism inspired a career shift. Thankfully, that passion is seemingly burning still."

Small and Midsize Foundations Exceed Payout Requirements in 2009, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Small and Midsize Foundations Exceed Payout Requirements in 2009, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "June 30, 2010
Small and Midsize Foundations Exceed Payout Requirements in 2009, Study Finds

By Debra E. Blum

Small and mid-sized foundations were more generous to charities than they had to be last year, according to a new study.

More than eight out of 10 small and midsize foundations spent more than the minimum distribution required by law—which is about 5 percent of investment assets each year—according to a study by Foundation Source, a company that provides services for family foundations and other philanthropies."