Palo Alto Online : Partners in Education raises $3.4M for Palo Alto schools

Palo Alto Online : Partners in Education raises $3.4M for Palo Alto schools: "Parent volunteers have raised a record-breaking $3.4 million to donate to Palo Alto's 17 public school campuses, the foundation Partners in Education (PiE) announced Tuesday."

Schools find new revenue source in foundations, non profits and corporations | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com

Schools find new revenue source in foundations, non profits and corporations | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com: "SOUTH PLAINFIELD — A weakened economy has taught community supporters of New Jersey's public schools a sobering lesson: If they want extras or pet projects to continue, they'll probably have to look beyond taxpayers to do it."

Philanthropists join to focus on best way to help schools - CharlotteObserver.com

Philanthropists join to focus on best way to help schools - CharlotteObserver.com: "Foundation for the Carolinas announced today the formation of a committee to explore the most effective and appropriate role for the philanthropic giving to play in the community’s quest to achieve key school system goals.

“This effort is an extraordinary opportunity for the private sector to deepen its support for public education,” said Catherine Bessant, the foundation’s governing board chair and a senior Bank of America executive."

Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation announces $100,000 donation in fundraising campaign - AnnArbor.com

Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation announces $100,000 donation in fundraising campaign - AnnArbor.com: "While it's unlikely the foundation will meet its goal, it announced a $100,000 donation from the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop today and said it's working on a $50,000 matching grant. In total, the campaign has raised $300,000 and will wrap up July 31.

“I think we have made a great first foray into major gift fundraising for private funding of public education in Ann Arbor,” Executive Director Wendy Correll said, adding AAPSEF usually brings in about $200,000 annually."

Fairfax public schools could get corporate donations through proposed nonprofit

Fairfax public schools could get corporate donations through proposed nonprofit: "The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce unveiled plans Tuesday for a new nonprofit foundation that would allow companies to donate money to benefit the county's public schools. Stuart Mendelsohn, the chamber's outgoing chairman and a partner with the law firm Holland & Knight, said during the group's annual luncheon that a 'more formal announcement' about the foundation would come this summer and that the new nonprofit would fill a 'much-needed' void."

New donors keep Dallas' 'I Have a Dream' Foundation alive | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

New donors keep Dallas' 'I Have a Dream' Foundation alive | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News: "The 'I Have a Dream' Foundation almost died in February when its chief benefactor pulled his financial support for the after-school program at the massive Cedar Springs Place public housing complex.

But a new roster of donors, large and small, stepped forward to make sure the 50-plus 'dreamers' still have a safe place to go after school and during the summer break."

Judge: UW-Madison's $15M donors can stay anonymous

Judge: UW-Madison's $15M donors can stay anonymous: "Based on that publicly available information, Internet sleuths may be able to guess the identity of the donors who promised $15 million to build a music performance facility at the university. But a judge has decided that their names can stay secret for now, a decision praised by university fundraisers.

'It's very important,' said Andrew 'Sandy' Wilcox, president of the UW Foundation, which raises money for the school. He said being forced to release the names of the donors 'would not only damage this proposal but a lot of others in the future. We would be seen as not being able to keep our word.'"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | New Nonprofits Now?

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | New Nonprofits Now?: "Welcome to the new world of nonprofits amidst state budget deficits. In response to Governor Chris Christie’s proposed cuts in K-12 education funding to close budget gaps in New Jersey, citizens in suburban Randolph Township, New Jersey, have revived a dormant nonprofit, the Randolph Education Foundation, to begin raising money for “innovative programs” and “high quality education” in the Township’s public schools."

Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - ISU receives ‘one of the largest philanthropic gifts from a private individual in school history’

Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - ISU receives ‘one of the largest philanthropic gifts from a private individual in school history’: "The ISU Foundation is making the recommendation. The gift “is one of the largest philanthropic gifts from a private individual in school history,” said Gene Crume, foundation president. The announcement comes as the university prepares to launch the public phase of its comprehensive March On! fundraising campaign."

Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums, 2009 Edition (Preservation, Library of Congress)

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The NonProfit Times - Major Gift Donors Having Second Thoughts

From the Nonprofit Times
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Major Gift Donors Having Second Thoughts

By Mark Hrywna

With a goal of $120 million, the Bowling Green State University Foundation (BGSUF) completed a six-year comprehensive capital campaign at the end of 2008 having raised $146.5 million. Early this past January, the school started getting calls from donors to cancel pledges because of their economic circumstances."

Fidelity program aims to nurture future philanthropists - The Boston Globe

Fidelity program aims to nurture future philanthropists - The Boston Globe: "Fidelity program encourages good will
BU among 5 colleges given $15,000 to seed philanthropy
By Sacha Pfeiffer
Globe Staff / December 14, 2007

In an effort to nurture a future generation of philanthropists, the charitable arm of Fidelity Investments is giving five colleges - including Boston University, the only school selected in Massachusetts - each a $15,000 fund students will decide how to distribute as grants.

The program, sponsored by the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the country's fourth-largest public charity, will put the students in the role of real-life philanthropists. Just as trustees at private foundations and other grant-making organizations do, they will have a chance to form boards of directors, create donor guidelines, research prospective grant recipients, choose which nonprofits should get money and how much they should receive."

A special issue on philanthropy. - - Slate Magazine

Slate has a Special Issue on Philanthropy

A special issue on philanthropy. - - Slate Magazine: "philanthropy: Who's giving, who's getting. Gifts for YouA special issue on philanthropy. Posted Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, at 7:30 AM ET Welcome to Slate's October 2007 special issue on philanthropy.

On Sunday and Monday at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Ark., we're hosting the Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy with our co-sponsors, the William J. Clinton Foundation and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The conference will feature philanthropists like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Eli Broad and public figures like Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer."

No secrets on school donors : Editorials : Commercial Appeal

No secrets on school donors : Editorials : Commercial Appeal: "No secrets on school donors Wednesday, September 5, 2007 University of Tennessee officials have a good reason for wanting to keep the names of their contributors secret. It's just not a good enough reason. Last spring, UT officials successfully lobbied the General Assembly to exempt donor lists and other information about contributions to the state's public universities, colleges and related foundations from the Open Records Act."

JewishJournal.com-Teens and philanthropy are a MATCH

JewishJournal.com: "Amy and I had a lot in common, as we grew up in the same community. Her plight made me realize the importance of what the rabbis have been telling me about for years: tikkun olam, my responsibility to help repair the world, and that even as one person, I can make a difference.

I felt compelled to help this brilliant and vibrant Jewish woman in her quest to stay alive. I just could not ignore her desperate need. I figured my best opportunity to raise awareness to the public, as well as funds to support her cause, was through my synagogue's MATCH program.

I am a member of the board of directors of MATCH: Money and Teenagers Creating Hope, a teen philanthropy foundation of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, made up of high school students. MATCH was started through an anonymous gift of $250,000, with slightly more than $10,000 of interest generated per year. By studying Jewish traditions surrounding tzedakah, meeting with philanthropists, learning how to research nonprofit organizations, making site visits, and meeting with representatives from organizations, our board chooses how that $10,000 should be donated. It is a hands-on experience of philanthropy that helps us prepare for a life-long commitment to tzedakah and tikkun olam."

The Half Moon Bay Review

The Half Moon Bay Review: "We can all help move toward this vision. The Cabrillo Education Foundation, formerly Back to Basics, has started an endowment fund to provide a sustaining source of funds to our schools to help continue to attract and retain the best teachers and fund strategic programs to make the biggest impact on our children's education. We are launching a second public phase of fundraising (called 'Students are Worth a Million Matching Campaign Challenge') to help CEF reach its goal of growing the endowment fund to $1 million by December. By the end of 2008, the Cabrillo Education Foundation hopes to realize its original dream and have the endowment fund hit the target of $2 million."