NEW YORK: J.K. Rowling launches US arm of her Lumos nonprofit | Entertainment News | Idahostatesman.com

NEW YORK: J.K. Rowling launches US arm of her Lumos nonprofit | Entertainment News | Idahostatesman.com: "NEW YORK — "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is hoping to tap into America's philanthropy and international reach as she launches the U.S. arm of her nonprofit Lumos that works to keep disadvantaged children with their families and out of institutions worldwide."



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DSO’s “Symphony in D”: A Participatory Experiment to Watch - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

DSO’s “Symphony in D”: A Participatory Experiment to Watch - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett pays a visit to charity event at Nebraska Furniture Mart - Dallas Business Journal

Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett pays a visit to charity event at Nebraska Furniture Mart - Dallas Business Journal: "A Wednesday charity event at Nebraska Furniture Mart drew legendary businessman Warren Buffett to North Texas, where he gave a little advice, sang a couple of songs and raised a lot of money for charity."



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One benchmark Chicago can be proud of: Philanthropy - Opinion - Crain's Chicago Business

One benchmark Chicago can be proud of: Philanthropy - Opinion - Crain's Chicago Business: "A study commissioned by the Chicago Community Trust, our region's community foundation, and just released by Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy shows that Chicagoans are, indeed, more philanthropic than the national average. "



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WATCH: John Legend Sings at Dog’s Wedding for Charity | Ecorazzi

WATCH: John Legend Sings at Dog’s Wedding for Charity | Ecorazzi: "John Legend usually plays for sold out arenas but he’s willing to play your wedding or any other special event for the sake of charity."



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Government vs. charity: Does public spending crowd out private giving?

Government vs. charity: Does public spending crowd out private giving?: "ill, I recently found a chart that I think at least complicates the idea that government necessairly cannibalizes philanthropy. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard of the Peterson Institute for International Economics notes that people in countries with higher rates of government social spending aren't consistently any less likely to donate money or spend time volunteering. If anything, they're slightly more likely to, though the trend isn't very strong."



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Do You Give Back? - 101fundraising

Do You Give Back? - 101fundraising: "Responses to the survey “How Philanthropic are Fundraisers?” came in from 19 countries from places as diverse at Nepal, Greece, Brazil, Canada, Australia and South Africa. In all, 591 responses conveying why it is important for fundraisers to not only ask for gifts, but to make them as well."



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How will David Cameron's volunteering plan affect charities? Open thread | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian

How will David Cameron's volunteering plan affect charities? Open thread | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian: "Prime minister says employees will have the right to take three days off for volunteer work under a Conservative government"



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Real-Estate Heir Blows $3.5M Meant for Charity on Cars, Hotels: Suit : FundRaising Success

Real-Estate Heir Blows $3.5M Meant for Charity on Cars, Hotels: Suit : FundRaising Success: "The heir to a Manhattan real-estate fortune squandered millions of dollars that was supposed to go to a Jewish charity, going on a spending spree that included fancy cars and posh hotels, according to court papers."



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Video: Advice for New Fundraisers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Video: Advice for New Fundraisers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "What do you wish you had known when you were beginning your fundraising career? What advice would you give people just starting out?

We caught up with several people who raise money for a variety of groups at the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference in Baltimore and asked them those questions."



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More Thinking about Contest Philanthropy: Market-Based Approaches - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

More Thinking about Contest Philanthropy: Market-Based Approaches - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

In the wake of the Council on Foundation’s modification of its original plan to host a “pitch competition” at its annual meeting this year, two people associated with the Case Foundation wrote a blog post on the foundation’s website to defend the notion of nonprofits “playing by market-based approaches” or rules—as though they don’t all the time because of the structure of the U.S. economy. Trying to make their point that the criticism of the COF competition was a nonprofit reaction against the wisdom of “markets…[that] have this uncanny way of being candid, sending demand signals that companies need to pay attention and adapt to in order to thrive, if not survive,” the two authors stretched some points that were made in the criticism of the COF program.

Minneapolis Foundation turns 100, throws a party | Star Tribune

Minneapolis Foundation turns 100, throws a party | Star Tribune: "Now the Minneapolis Foundation is celebrating its 100th anniversary, marking its place in history as one of the world’s oldest community foundations.

On Monday, the foundation kicked off the first of several events scheduled to showcase its support for anti-poverty initiatives, the arts, health care and more. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges was on hand at a news conference to declare “Minneapolis Foundation Century Day,” speaking alongside an art project commissioned in the IDS Center courtyard depicting the Minneapolis of the future."



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Solid payoff from arts funding - Winnipeg Free Press

Solid payoff from arts funding - Winnipeg Free Press: "Investing in arts and culture is good for business, the results of a new national survey say.

The survey of Canadians and Canadian businesses, which was conducted on behalf of Toronto-based Business for the Arts (BftA), found more than half (52 per cent) of Canadians said they favour businesses that invest in arts and culture."



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Surprise Gifts From Patriots Owner Buoying Boston Charities - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Surprise Gifts From Patriots Owner Buoying Boston Charities - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is quietly putting an unusually personal imprint on this family's philanthropy, picking up the mantle from his late wife, The Boston Globe writes. In recent months Mr. Kraft has been regularly calling small Boston-area charities to reveal surprise six-figure donations."



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Opinion: Controversy Over Grant-Maker Competition Exposed Divide Over Role of Markets - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: Controversy Over Grant-Maker Competition Exposed Divide Over Role of Markets - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Controversy Over Grant-Maker Competition Exposed Divide Over Role of Markets
By Allyson Burns and Sheila Herrling
After the Council on Foundations planned an experiment to host a $40,000 pitch competition to identify new organizations and approaches to drive social change, the recent feeding frenzy of articles criticizing the move wasn’t the normal tussle between grant seekers and grant makers. Instead, the controversy exposed a deep divide in the nonprofit world, and its discomfort in embracing the best ideas of commercial markets."



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massnonprofit news ::: "Two Massachusetts nonprofit organizations that serve national constituencies, one with less than two dozen employees, have been cited as among the top 50 nonprofits to work for in the United States – for the third consecutive year."



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Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors : Shots - Health News : NPR

Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors : Shots - Health News : NPR: "You can walk, run, bike, swim or even roll around in the mud to raise money for a cause. But some of the bigger, more established events aren't doing as well as they used to, and charities are trying to adjust.

Last year, the 30 largest walkathons and similar events raised $41 million less overall than they did the year before, according to a recent study by the Peer to Peer Professional Forum, a group for professionals who organize fundraising events."



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Joyce Mitchell-Antoine Honored with Barbara Marion Award for Leadership to AFP - About AFP - AFP

Joyce Mitchell-Antoine Honored with Barbara Marion Award for Leadership to AFP - About AFP - AFP: "Joyce Mitchell-Antoine Honored with Barbara Marion Award for Leadership to AFP
(April 8, 2015) AFP has bestowed the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Leadership to AFP, the association’s highest volunteer and leadership recognition, to Joyce Mitchell-Antoine, CFRE, of Raleigh, N.C."



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Privacy vs. Transparency »Blog

Privacy vs. Transparency »Blog: "Secretary Clinton’s “EmailGate” got me pondering the perpetual tension between transparency and privacy. Yes, yes I know she is a public figure and she might have handled the matter more artfully, but nevertheless there are important questions to consider in the tension between when transparency should be the abiding principle and when privacy ought to be protected. I guess one might as well ask: in this age, is anything ever private anymore? And does it matter?"



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What It Will Take To Get A Nonprofit Job In 2020 | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

What It Will Take To Get A Nonprofit Job In 2020 | Fast Company | Business + Innovation:



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College pitcher donating bone marrow to sick child - Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5

College pitcher donating bone marrow to sick child - Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5: "Jason Boulais, a senior pitcher on the University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team, is forgoing part of his final season to give a young boy a chance at survival.

Boulais explained on "Fox and Friends Weekend" that he was walking to the library one day last October and passed a tent set up for Be the Match, an organization that helps people with life-threatening blood cancers find matches for bone marrow transplants."



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Michael Bloomberg: Philanthropy should 'embolden government' - Mike Allen - POLITICO

Michael Bloomberg: Philanthropy should 'embolden government' - Mike Allen - POLITICO: "Michael Bloomberg, who has become one of the world’s most ambitious philanthropists since leaving the New York mayor’s office last year, says modern philanthropies should work with governments to encourage them to experiment and take risks that they can’t or won’t take on their own."



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Saved from the edge: 16 nonprofits rescued by $1 million from S.F. program | Bay Area | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner

Saved from the edge: 16 nonprofits rescued by $1 million from S.F. program | Bay Area | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner: "The first nonprofits to benefit from a new San Francisco government lifeline have been spared from displacement.
A music recording studio operated by women, legal services for people living with HIV/AIDS and a performing arts theater were among the nonprofits threatened with closure amid a climate of soaring commercial real estate rents. The funding contributes to expected long-term solutions for the organizations."



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Girls on the Run running faster « Philanthropy North Carolina

Girls on the Run running faster « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Juliellen Simpson-Vos did not start running until after college, and while she is not fast, she “can put in the miles, go the distance,” she says, and has learned through training for several marathons that “you have to have multiple strategies to approach the challenge, but can be successful, which isn’t measured by winning but by how you approach it.”

That philosophy helps drive Girls on the Run of the Triangle, a Durham nonprofit Simpson-Vos heads that uses physical activity and running as tools to help girls throughout the region build character and courage."



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