Hong Kong but not forgotten (From Stroud News and Journal): ENVIRONMENTAL science graduate Micheil Gordon has arrived back in Stroud after completing a gruelling 9,780-mile charity bicycle ride from the UK to Hong Kong.
The 25-year-old cycling enthusiast undertook the nine-month journey with the aim of raising �30,000 for WaterAid,
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Charitable giving at the holidays plays important role in the community - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Charitable giving at the holidays plays important role in the community - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Charity has always been a big part of holiday traditions in all faiths, and 20 percent of all giving and volunteering in the U.S. happens over the holidays.
It's true that high unemployment, rising poverty and the recession mean that more members of our community are challenged simply to meet their family's basic needs; celebrations, feasts and gifts are well beyond their reach.
It's true that high unemployment, rising poverty and the recession mean that more members of our community are challenged simply to meet their family's basic needs; celebrations, feasts and gifts are well beyond their reach.
When giving a little becomes a lot: Jarvis DeBerry | NOLA.com
When giving a little becomes a lot: Jarvis DeBerry | NOLA.com: In New Orleans, a group of women inspired by McCarty's philanthropy decided to get into the giving business themselves. They started a giving circle and called it, Zawadi, a Swahili word for gift.
Aalfs Auditorium’s new fees for student use - News - The Volante - University of South Dakota
Aalfs Auditorium’s new fees for student use - News - The Volante - University of South Dakota: Organizations like Strollers are taking notice to the new regulations. Strollers is USD's largest philanthropy event and has been held annually since 1924. Although the university will require organizations to pay more for facility use, Strollers President Drake Bachmeier is confident the event will still succeed.
"It's going to be tough, but we will fight through it," Bachmeier said.
"It's going to be tough, but we will fight through it," Bachmeier said.
How can charities adapt to difficult economic conditions? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional
How can charities adapt to difficult economic conditions? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: t's not often a chief executive is brave enough to seriously spring-clean their organisation. It takes a lot of courage for a team to face up to problems and deal with them, rather than burying their heads further into fast-shifting sand.
Three years ago ask, a Wiltshire-based charity that supports parents and carers, was a content, jogging-along organisation with a single local authority funder. Then everything changed: funding was drastically reduced and suddenly it was time to decide whether to throw up their hands and give up, or stay and fight to survive. Linda Cantillon-Guyatt, ask's resourceful chief executive, decided that her personal optimism was critical to drive the team to redesign themselves.
Three years ago ask, a Wiltshire-based charity that supports parents and carers, was a content, jogging-along organisation with a single local authority funder. Then everything changed: funding was drastically reduced and suddenly it was time to decide whether to throw up their hands and give up, or stay and fight to survive. Linda Cantillon-Guyatt, ask's resourceful chief executive, decided that her personal optimism was critical to drive the team to redesign themselves.
Struggling Saint Paul's College gets two major gifts | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Struggling Saint Paul's College gets two major gifts | Richmond Times-Dispatch: With the gift of a $500,000 challenge grant, Saint Paul's College has launched an effort to raise $5 million by the end of June to ensure the survival of the historically black school in Lawrenceville.
Without the grant from philanthropist Jane Batten, "we probably wouldn't have a chance" of meeting the requirements necessary to retain accreditation, the college's new interim president, Eddie N. Moore Jr., said Monday after a luncheon in Richmond honoring Batten.
Without the grant from philanthropist Jane Batten, "we probably wouldn't have a chance" of meeting the requirements necessary to retain accreditation, the college's new interim president, Eddie N. Moore Jr., said Monday after a luncheon in Richmond honoring Batten.
Ronald McDonald House Charities awards $90k to Maine nonprofits | Sun Journal
Ronald McDonald House Charities awards $90k to Maine nonprofits | Sun Journal: LEWISTON — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine has awarded grant funding totaling $90,149 to eight Maine nonprofit organizations.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Inside Philanthropy: Philanthropy without borders emerging
Inside Philanthropy: Philanthropy without borders emerging: he players are shifting and the lines are blurring in the “social economy,” creating big challenges and opportunities for people who care about social change.
At stake is the way private assets will be used for public good, whether through charitable giving, “impact investing” in the capital markets, or political advocacy and policy work.
At stake is the way private assets will be used for public good, whether through charitable giving, “impact investing” in the capital markets, or political advocacy and policy work.
News from Cambridge UK
News from Cambridge UK: Pioneering Cambridge campaign reaches record US$2 billion
The University of Cambridge has raised more than US$2.0 billion (�1.17 billion) during its 800th Anniversary Campaign,The University of Cambridge announced it has raised more than US$2.0 billion (�1.17 billion) during the course of its 800th Anniversary Campaign, the largest fundraising total ever announced by a European university. This total places Cambridge in the top rank of fundraising institutions worldwide.
The University of Cambridge has raised more than US$2.0 billion (�1.17 billion) during its 800th Anniversary Campaign,The University of Cambridge announced it has raised more than US$2.0 billion (�1.17 billion) during the course of its 800th Anniversary Campaign, the largest fundraising total ever announced by a European university. This total places Cambridge in the top rank of fundraising institutions worldwide.
SOI Tax Stats - SOI Bulletin: Fall 2011
SOI Tax Stats - SOI Bulletin: Fall 2011: Charities, Fraternal Beneficiary Societies, and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations, 2008
by Paul Arnsberger and Mike Graham
For 2008, nonprofit charitable organizations (excluding private foundations) tax exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3) reported $2.5 trillion in total assets and $1.4 trillion in revenue, both decreases from 2007. The number of returns filed by these organizations was 315,184, including 148,821 Forms 990 and 166,363 Forms 990-EZ. There were major changes in both the content of Form 990 and the filing threshold between Tax Years 2007 and 2008. Excel Tables:
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by Paul Arnsberger and Mike Graham
For 2008, nonprofit charitable organizations (excluding private foundations) tax exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3) reported $2.5 trillion in total assets and $1.4 trillion in revenue, both decreases from 2007. The number of returns filed by these organizations was 315,184, including 148,821 Forms 990 and 166,363 Forms 990-EZ. There were major changes in both the content of Form 990 and the filing threshold between Tax Years 2007 and 2008. Excel Tables:
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UC Merced fraternity breaks records with food donations by the ton - UC Merced - MercedSun-Star.com
UC Merced fraternity breaks records with food donations by the ton - UC Merced - MercedSun-Star.com: But this year the program, put on by the UC Merced chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, broke the record for most food donated to the food bank by a single local group.
The goods weighed more than a ton -- 2,296 pounds with an estimated value of $2,218.62
The goods weighed more than a ton -- 2,296 pounds with an estimated value of $2,218.62
Supporting Partnership - RE:Philanthropy
Supporting Partnership - RE:Philanthropy: By helping food pantries deepen their partnerships, we thought we just might be able to create stronger emergency food delivery in specific communities. With help from two generous donor partners, we were able to invest in three collaborative groups of food pantries and support 18 month-long projects. Each member of each collaborative had one thing in common: a focus on the needs of their community-just like community foundations.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Tech climbs ladder in fundraising | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Tech climbs ladder in fundraising | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: In a recent ranking of the most successful nonprofit fundraisers, the Texas Tech System recorded the largest increase of all universities in the Big 12 Conference.
Year-End Fund Raising: What You Need to Know - Fund-Raising Fundamentals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Year-End Fund Raising: What You Need to Know - Fund-Raising Fundamentals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: In a new episode of Fund-Raising Fundamentals, Daniel Watson, executive director of Restoration House of East Tennessee, and Sandy Rees, a fund-raising consultant, answer such questions and offer other advice on how to handle year-end appeals.
Listen to the podcast by clicking on the icon at the top or subscribe using iTunes.
Listen to the podcast by clicking on the icon at the top or subscribe using iTunes.
4 E-mail Fundraising Campaign Best Practices : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success
4 E-mail Fundraising Campaign Best Practices : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: One organization that found tremendous e-mail response in the past year was amfAR, The Foundation for AIDs ResearchOpens in a new window. Earlier this year, amfAR took home the E-mail Renewal Package of the YearOpens in a new window awarded by the Direct Marketing Fundraisers AssociationOpens in a new window for its holiday/year-end renewal e-mail.
The e-mail, which we’ll break down next week in Today in Fundraising, was created with the help of online nonprofit marketing agency SankyNetOpens in a new window. Here Paul Habig, executive vice president of SankyNet, shares some best practices for a successful fundraising e-mail campaign.
The e-mail, which we’ll break down next week in Today in Fundraising, was created with the help of online nonprofit marketing agency SankyNetOpens in a new window. Here Paul Habig, executive vice president of SankyNet, shares some best practices for a successful fundraising e-mail campaign.
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