BBC News - Tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after massive quake

BBC News - Tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after massive quake: "The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan since records began has hit the country's north-east and triggered a devastating tsunami.

Japanese TV showed cars, ships and buildings swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude quake.

A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant but officials said there were no radiation leaks."

Light on Leadership: Service deserts in nonprofit-land - Paul Light

Light on Leadership: Service deserts in nonprofit-land - Paul Light: "The nation's nonprofit sector is a leading indicator of economic collapse and recovery. It tightens first as anxious donors hold onto their dollars, and rebounds last as anxieties finally fade."

Eric Clapton Charity Auction Totals $2.2 Million as Prices Top Estimates - Bloomberg

Eric Clapton Charity Auction Totals $2.2 Million as Prices Top Estimates - Bloomberg: "The tally for the sale, benefiting the U.K. musician’s Crossroads Center Antigua for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, was almost four times its presale total of $400,000 to $600,000."

Russian Charity Event Drew Putin, but Perhaps No Money - NYTimes.com

Russian Charity Event Drew Putin, but Perhaps No Money - NYTimes.com: "But in December, viewers saw his softer side. Mr. Putin, though not previously known to be musically gifted, sang a sweetly rendered version of “Blueberry Hill” in English, accompanied by a live jazz band. He also played a grand piano.

The occasion was billed as a charity event for hospitals treating children with cancer. But three months later, the mother of a 13-year-old girl with cancer who believed her daughter would benefit from the event is saying that no money ever made its way to the hospitals."

Nonprofit Pay Improving with the Economy

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Nonprofit Pay Improving with the Economy: "The overall salary adjustment for staff positions in nonprofit organizations is starting to recover. In a study of 760 unique organizations, salary budgets for 2010 were 3.1% and they are increasing to 3.5% for 2011 according to a new study released by Total Compensation Solutions (TCS) a human resources consulting firm"

Sporting KC names stadium for Livestrong foundation - KansasCity.com

Sporting KC names stadium for Livestrong foundation - KansasCity.com: "Armstrong thought the concept of naming a stadium after his nonprofit organization — which is exactly what some Major League Soccer team in Kansas City was pitching to them — sounded, you know, a little bit crazy. After all, he isn’t exactly what you would call a “soccer guy.”"

Help on the Hard Court - WSJ.com

Help on the Hard Court - WSJ.com: "On Thursday night, some of the city's biggest players on Wall Street will meet on the basketball court for an event to raise money for Youth, I.N.C., an organization that provides training and mentorship to nonprofits serving New York City children."

Nonprofit Sector Continues to Grow, Despite Recession -- BALTIMORE, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Nonprofit Sector Continues to Grow, Despite Recession -- BALTIMORE, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: "BALTIMORE, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2010 Nonprofits by the Numbers report by Maryland Nonprofits shows that nonprofit organizations in Maryland continued to add jobs in 2009, despite the recession. Nonprofit employment grew 2% in 2009, compared to a statewide drop in total employment of 3.2%. Nonprofits sustained the growth trend throughout the last five years delivering a robust 9.5% nonprofit employment growth, or 22,205 new jobs in Maryland from 2004-2009, while total employment contracted from 2004-2009 by 2.1% in the same period. Nonprofits in Maryland employ 255,408 people or 10.6% of the state's workforce, and account for 10% of all wages paid statewide. This is up from 9.5% of the workforce and 8.6% of wages in 2004. An early look at the first six months of 2010 employment data indicates that the growth trend continued and accelerated last year, as well."

No two charities alike

No two charities alike: "After holiday food drives become a faint memory, St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, for example, bets on a bump in contributions around tax time.

But with 304 nonprofits in Flagstaff (counting schools, churches and all others), how does one choose?"

Fundamentals of Donor Retention : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Fundamentals of Donor Retention : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "Donor-retention programs are designed to keep supporters engaged annually, and they can be one of the most effective strategies to improve donor lifetime value. The better you can retain donors, the more you can cultivate them and develop deep, meaningful relationships with them. The ultimate goal is to grow the donor file with the most loyal and long-term donors."

New bill drafted to simplify charity law - Third Sector

New bill drafted to simplify charity law - Third Sector: "Charities Bill brings together existing statutes but leaves out unused legislation that would make the Charity Commission the lead regulator for street and door-to-door fundraising

A new Charities Bill, aimed at consolidating existing areas of charity law, has been put before parliament.

The bill will include law from the Recreational Charities Act 1958, the Charities Act 1993 and the Charities Act 2006.

It brings together existing charity law with the exception of part 3 of the 2006 act, which would make the Charity Commission the lead regulator of public charitable collections but has never been activated."

70 flights of stairs climbed for charity in Mich. - chicagotribune.com

70 flights of stairs climbed for charity in Mich. - chicagotribune.com: "DETROIT —
About 700 people climbed 70 flights of stairs inside Detroit's Renaissance Center to raise money for the American Lung Association.

Organizers say more than $140,000 was raised at the fifth annual Fight For Air Climb on Sunday."

Why ABC's 'Secret Millionaire' sends the wrong message - CNN.com

Why ABC's 'Secret Millionaire' sends the wrong message - CNN.com: "Needless to say, I have mixed feelings about the show, which formerly aired on Fox in 2008. While it's admirable that ABC is giving deserving non-profit organizations much-needed publicity that they wouldn't receive otherwise, the narrative impulse of the series -- based largely around rich folks encountering the less fortunate -- reveals much about how lacking our national dialogue on poverty remains."