Ministers warned over cost of charity law change - The Herald: "Ministers warned over cost of charity law change
DOUGLAS FRASER, Scottish Political EditorJanuary 04 2005
Copyright � 2005 Newsquest (Herald & Times) Limited. All Rights Reserved
SCOTLAND'S national library, museums, galleries and arts council are warning that ministers' plans to reform charity law stand to lose them millions of pounds."
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Haphazard Charity (washingtonpost.com)
Haphazard Charity (washingtonpost.com): "Haphazard Charity
Tuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A14
PRESIDENT BUSH stepped up his response to the tsunami yesterday, announcing that flags would be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims, and enlisting his two immediate predecessors to campaign for private donations to disaster relief groups. After a tragedy that has killed an estimated 150,000 people and left as many as 5 million homeless, this response is welcome, as is the outpouring of international generosity that has generated $2 billion of promised contributions in just over one week. But it's hard to avoid marveling at the haphazard pattern of global empathy. Around the world, disasters that cut short hundreds of thousands of lives unfold constantly -- malaria kills 1 million people a year, AIDS kills about 3 million and the current genocide in Darfur has claimed perhaps 300,000 lives so far. Moreover, the tsunami is not the sort of disaster for which outside help is most crucial. "
Tuesday, January 4, 2005; Page A14
PRESIDENT BUSH stepped up his response to the tsunami yesterday, announcing that flags would be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims, and enlisting his two immediate predecessors to campaign for private donations to disaster relief groups. After a tragedy that has killed an estimated 150,000 people and left as many as 5 million homeless, this response is welcome, as is the outpouring of international generosity that has generated $2 billion of promised contributions in just over one week. But it's hard to avoid marveling at the haphazard pattern of global empathy. Around the world, disasters that cut short hundreds of thousands of lives unfold constantly -- malaria kills 1 million people a year, AIDS kills about 3 million and the current genocide in Darfur has claimed perhaps 300,000 lives so far. Moreover, the tsunami is not the sort of disaster for which outside help is most crucial. "
Need for donations is always constant
Need for donations is always constant: "Need for donations is always constant
By BILL VIRGIN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST
Seattle Post-Intelligencer readers came through for the P-I's Readers Care Fund. That's good news for the organizations -- New Futures, the Forgotten Children's Fund, Powerful Voices, Rise n' Shine, Southwest Youth and Family Services and First Place -- that are the beneficiaries of the fund's donations.
It's also a big challenge and potential headache.
Not that the dollars aren't wanted or needed. The challenge -- one faced by nearly every social service, educational, health and arts organization in the non-profit world -- is one best thought of through a business-world term: cash-flow management."
By BILL VIRGIN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST
Seattle Post-Intelligencer readers came through for the P-I's Readers Care Fund. That's good news for the organizations -- New Futures, the Forgotten Children's Fund, Powerful Voices, Rise n' Shine, Southwest Youth and Family Services and First Place -- that are the beneficiaries of the fund's donations.
It's also a big challenge and potential headache.
Not that the dollars aren't wanted or needed. The challenge -- one faced by nearly every social service, educational, health and arts organization in the non-profit world -- is one best thought of through a business-world term: cash-flow management."
Drowned in Sound - News - Charity single planned for Asian Tsunami
Drowned in Sound - News - Charity single planned for Asian Tsunami: "Charity single planned for Asian Tsunami
The date: 4th January 2005 A charity single, to be called 'Grief Never Grows Old', is in the pipeline, with proceeds to go towards the aid effort in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami."
The date: 4th January 2005 A charity single, to be called 'Grief Never Grows Old', is in the pipeline, with proceeds to go towards the aid effort in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami."
Bush gives congressional rookies agenda pep talk
Bush gives congressional rookies agenda pep talk:
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"The president wants to make sweeping changes to the tax code and to simplify it. He also wants Congress to rubber-stamp his plan to give federal aid to religious groups that do charitable work; to limit abortion and gay marriage; to add to the federal bench numerous new judges who agree that they should not be 'activist,' which critics interpret to mean not being liberal; and to win passage of an energy bill that would permit oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
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"The president wants to make sweeping changes to the tax code and to simplify it. He also wants Congress to rubber-stamp his plan to give federal aid to religious groups that do charitable work; to limit abortion and gay marriage; to add to the federal bench numerous new judges who agree that they should not be 'activist,' which critics interpret to mean not being liberal; and to win passage of an energy bill that would permit oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
Tsunami scams beset Internet - The Washington Times: Business - January 04, 2005
Tsunami scams beset Internet - The Washington Times: Business - January 04, 2005: "Tsunami scams beset Internet
By Chris Baker
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Internet scammers have pounced on the outpouring of good will toward the victims of the Asian tsunami in their latest scheme to con people out of their money.
Fake fund-raising messages have landed in the e-mail boxes of Internet users in the United States and other countries since the Dec. 26 catastrophe. Some of the messages appear to be direct appeals from the survivors; others "
By Chris Baker
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Internet scammers have pounced on the outpouring of good will toward the victims of the Asian tsunami in their latest scheme to con people out of their money.
Fake fund-raising messages have landed in the e-mail boxes of Internet users in the United States and other countries since the Dec. 26 catastrophe. Some of the messages appear to be direct appeals from the survivors; others "
USATODAY.com - Inspired to give? Make sure charity is legitimate before writing check
USATODAY.com - Inspired to give? Make sure charity is legitimate before writing check: "Inspired to give? Make sure charity is legitimate before writing check
Nature has, in a sense, taught man what he has stubbornly refused to face up to: Unite or fall apart.
� From an editorial in the Sri Lanka Daily News
The horrific images from areas devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami have unleashed a tidal wave of charitable giving. Across the country, religious groups, businesses and individuals are scrambling to help victims who lack the most basic necessities for survival. (Related: As contributions pour in, officials offer conflicting advice to public) "
Nature has, in a sense, taught man what he has stubbornly refused to face up to: Unite or fall apart.
� From an editorial in the Sri Lanka Daily News
The horrific images from areas devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami have unleashed a tidal wave of charitable giving. Across the country, religious groups, businesses and individuals are scrambling to help victims who lack the most basic necessities for survival. (Related: As contributions pour in, officials offer conflicting advice to public) "
Cape Argus - Now a wave of sharks
Cape Argus - Now a wave of sharks: "Now a wave of sharks
Tsunami victims preyed on
January 4, 2005
As the world reaches out helping hands to victims of the tsunami, the ugly side of humanity has started to prey on them.
Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and cruel hoaxers are targeting survivors and families of victims.
Reports and warnings came yesterday from a host of countries, including Britain, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Hong Kong, of criminals taking advantage of the chaos to rape survivors in Sri Lanka or plunder homes of Europeans reported missing."
Tsunami victims preyed on
January 4, 2005
As the world reaches out helping hands to victims of the tsunami, the ugly side of humanity has started to prey on them.
Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and cruel hoaxers are targeting survivors and families of victims.
Reports and warnings came yesterday from a host of countries, including Britain, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Hong Kong, of criminals taking advantage of the chaos to rape survivors in Sri Lanka or plunder homes of Europeans reported missing."
Rocky Mountain News: Opinion
Rocky Mountain News: Opinion: "Making right moves on disaster relief
After slight delay, U.S. takes lead in aid effort
January 4, 2005
The Bush administration may not have been as fast off the mark as one would have liked in responding to the killer tsunami, but the president and other top officials have more than made up for it since. "
After slight delay, U.S. takes lead in aid effort
January 4, 2005
The Bush administration may not have been as fast off the mark as one would have liked in responding to the killer tsunami, but the president and other top officials have more than made up for it since. "
Tech firms lead tsunami aid donations - silicon.com
Tech firms lead tsunami aid donations - silicon.com: "Tech firms lead tsunami aid donations
January 04 2005
by Steven Musil
As the death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunami continues to mount, technology companies, technology workers and web surfers are rallying to raise millions for the relief effort.
On Monday, software maker Kintera estimated that more than $350m has been donated online since a massive earthquake launched a series of tsunamis on 26 December."
January 04 2005
by Steven Musil
As the death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunami continues to mount, technology companies, technology workers and web surfers are rallying to raise millions for the relief effort.
On Monday, software maker Kintera estimated that more than $350m has been donated online since a massive earthquake launched a series of tsunamis on 26 December."
India, US could gain from tsunami diplomacy
India, US could gain from tsunami diplomacy: "India, US could gain from tsunami diplomacy
Reuters
Posted online: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 1623 hours IST
Updated: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 1626 hours IST
Tokyo, January 4: The huge aid effort for tsunami-hit areas of the Indian Ocean rim gives the United States, Japan, China and India a chance to improve their images as compassionate 'soft powers' in a region where they compete for influence.
All four have pledged large amounts of aid in cash or kind and are sending top officials to Thursday's tsunami aid summit in Jakarta.
But some analysts said Bush's failure to speak publicly about the disaster and an early pledge of only $15 million meant a lost opportunity to repair an American image tarnished globally by post-Sept. 11 policies and the Iraq war. "
Reuters
Posted online: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 1623 hours IST
Updated: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 1626 hours IST
Tokyo, January 4: The huge aid effort for tsunami-hit areas of the Indian Ocean rim gives the United States, Japan, China and India a chance to improve their images as compassionate 'soft powers' in a region where they compete for influence.
All four have pledged large amounts of aid in cash or kind and are sending top officials to Thursday's tsunami aid summit in Jakarta.
But some analysts said Bush's failure to speak publicly about the disaster and an early pledge of only $15 million meant a lost opportunity to repair an American image tarnished globally by post-Sept. 11 policies and the Iraq war. "
Monday, January 03, 2005
MSNBC - Ex-presidents to lead tsunami charity drive
MSNBC - Ex-presidents to lead tsunami charity drive: "Ex-presidents
to lead tsunami charity drive
Bush senior, Clinton will
solicit private donations
The Associated Press
Updated: 2:47 p.m. ET Jan. 3, 2005WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday named former Presidents Clinton and Bush to lead a nationwide charitable "
to lead tsunami charity drive
Bush senior, Clinton will
solicit private donations
The Associated Press
Updated: 2:47 p.m. ET Jan. 3, 2005WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday named former Presidents Clinton and Bush to lead a nationwide charitable "
True Compassion Versus Liberal Grandstanding - Charles Cole
True Compassion Versus Liberal Grandstanding - Charles Cole: "Article
Click to listen! (Updated December 31)
True Compassion Versus Liberal Grandstanding
By Charles Cole (01/03/05)
As we enter 2005 on the heels of the devastating natural disaster in Asia, it might be a good time to reflect on the matter of compassion. Our liberal friends are forever claiming that they �care� about people to a much greater extent than do conservatives, who are often portrayed in the �mainstream� media as being greedy, selfish misers, wholly insensitive to the plight of their fellow humans.
This is another issue on which the facts simply do not corroborate the media�s distortion. Each year the Catalog for Philanthropy publishes a �Generosity Index� which portrays in graphic form the relative generosity of Americans. Average adjusted income of each state�s taxpayers is compared with the average itemized charitable contributions reported by those who itemize their deductions. This comparison produces a ranking of the states into a �generosity index�. "
Click to listen! (Updated December 31)
True Compassion Versus Liberal Grandstanding
By Charles Cole (01/03/05)
As we enter 2005 on the heels of the devastating natural disaster in Asia, it might be a good time to reflect on the matter of compassion. Our liberal friends are forever claiming that they �care� about people to a much greater extent than do conservatives, who are often portrayed in the �mainstream� media as being greedy, selfish misers, wholly insensitive to the plight of their fellow humans.
This is another issue on which the facts simply do not corroborate the media�s distortion. Each year the Catalog for Philanthropy publishes a �Generosity Index� which portrays in graphic form the relative generosity of Americans. Average adjusted income of each state�s taxpayers is compared with the average itemized charitable contributions reported by those who itemize their deductions. This comparison produces a ranking of the states into a �generosity index�. "
The New York Times > Sports > College Football > Sports of The Times: Big Boosters Calling the Shots on Campus
The New York Times > Sports > College Football > Sports of The Times: Big Boosters Calling the Shots on Campus:
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"The expectations of boosters and trustees are pushing athletic directors for a larger and larger rate of increase in expenditures,' Brand said. 'And that's where they are getting in trouble.'
Some athletic czars are being devoured by their own design. At one point, setting up athletic departments and booster groups as separate nonprofit 501C3 charities seemed ingenious at universities like Clemson, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana State, Florida State and, most recently, Auburn."
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"The expectations of boosters and trustees are pushing athletic directors for a larger and larger rate of increase in expenditures,' Brand said. 'And that's where they are getting in trouble.'
Some athletic czars are being devoured by their own design. At one point, setting up athletic departments and booster groups as separate nonprofit 501C3 charities seemed ingenious at universities like Clemson, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana State, Florida State and, most recently, Auburn."
Ottawa Citizen - canada.com network
Thanks to Tamera for this Youth in Philantthropy story
Ottawa Citizen - canada.com network: "12-year-old Ottawa student raises $2,072 in two days
Boy decided to do something useful during his Christmas holidays
Heba Aly
The Ottawa Citizen
January 3, 2005
For Christmas, 12-year-old Justin Ng received X-box games, computer games and a rain check for a new computer. A day later, a huge tsunami struck south Asia. He began reading the newspapers and decided he wanted to do something about it"
Ottawa Citizen - canada.com network: "12-year-old Ottawa student raises $2,072 in two days
Boy decided to do something useful during his Christmas holidays
Heba Aly
The Ottawa Citizen
January 3, 2005
For Christmas, 12-year-old Justin Ng received X-box games, computer games and a rain check for a new computer. A day later, a huge tsunami struck south Asia. He began reading the newspapers and decided he wanted to do something about it"
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - President, CEO of Kellogg Foundation plans to retire at year's end
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - President, CEO of Kellogg Foundation plans to retire at year's end: "President, CEO of Kellogg Foundation plans to retire at year's end
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. William Richardson has been running the Kellogg Foundation since 1995. He plans to retire at the end of the year.
Richardson served as president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore before joining the Battle Creek philanthropy.
The foundation's board has formed a search committee and has hired an outside firm to identify candidates to replace Richardson. The board hopes to complete its search by the end of the summer.
Will Keith Kellogg used money from the cereal business to start the foundation in 1930.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. William Richardson has been running the Kellogg Foundation since 1995. He plans to retire at the end of the year.
Richardson served as president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore before joining the Battle Creek philanthropy.
The foundation's board has formed a search committee and has hired an outside firm to identify candidates to replace Richardson. The board hopes to complete its search by the end of the summer.
Will Keith Kellogg used money from the cereal business to start the foundation in 1930.
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Scotsman.com News - Latest News - British Charity Chief to Launch Tsunami Appeal
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - British Charity Chief to Launch Tsunami Appeal: "British Charity Chief to Launch Tsunami Appeal
By David Stringer, PA
The British head of a leading international charity was today flying to India to launch a �28 million fundraising drive for victims of the Indian Ocean disaster.
Charles Badenoch, chief executive of World Vision UK, said the relief effort will be the largest in the organisation�s 54-year history.
�This is the greatest human emergency of our time,� said Mr Badenoch.
�World Vision has mobilised its entire international network to help, both in the relief work across the affected countries and in raising vital funds."
By David Stringer, PA
The British head of a leading international charity was today flying to India to launch a �28 million fundraising drive for victims of the Indian Ocean disaster.
Charles Badenoch, chief executive of World Vision UK, said the relief effort will be the largest in the organisation�s 54-year history.
�This is the greatest human emergency of our time,� said Mr Badenoch.
�World Vision has mobilised its entire international network to help, both in the relief work across the affected countries and in raising vital funds."
Corporate governance rules coming to nonprofits - 2005-01-03 - San Francisco Business Times
Corporate governance rules coming to nonprofits - 2005-01-03 - San Francisco Business Times: "Corporate governance rules coming to nonprofits
Sarah Duxbury
The nonprofit sector will start to look more like the for-profit world in 2005.
A new Sarbanes-Oxley-esque law governing nonprofits' accounting, board structure and fund-raising standards will require new efforts by organizations -- and their lawyers and accountants -- to remain compliant. Signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state's Nonprofit Integrity Act may also show if future Pipevine scandals can be prevented. "
Sarah Duxbury
The nonprofit sector will start to look more like the for-profit world in 2005.
A new Sarbanes-Oxley-esque law governing nonprofits' accounting, board structure and fund-raising standards will require new efforts by organizations -- and their lawyers and accountants -- to remain compliant. Signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state's Nonprofit Integrity Act may also show if future Pipevine scandals can be prevented. "
Charlotte Observer | 01/03/2005 | Charities get more from fewer dollars
Charlotte Observer | 01/03/2005 | Charities get more from fewer dollars: "Charities get more from fewer dollars
N.C. residents cut back on gifts but less given to go-betweens
HOWIE PAUL HARTNETT
Staff Writer
There is mixed news for charitable giving in North Carolina, a new state report shows.
North Carolinians gave charities throughout the United States less than half the amount they did last year. But a greater percentage of those donations went to the nonprofits themselves instead of the professional solicitors who raised money for them, the N.C. secretary of state's office reports.
Between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, charitable fund-raising campaigns grossed more than $145 million. Of that figure, organizations netted 55 percent of every dollar raised.
In the same period the year before, receipts totaled more than $316 million, and charities received about 52 percent."
N.C. residents cut back on gifts but less given to go-betweens
HOWIE PAUL HARTNETT
Staff Writer
There is mixed news for charitable giving in North Carolina, a new state report shows.
North Carolinians gave charities throughout the United States less than half the amount they did last year. But a greater percentage of those donations went to the nonprofits themselves instead of the professional solicitors who raised money for them, the N.C. secretary of state's office reports.
Between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, charitable fund-raising campaigns grossed more than $145 million. Of that figure, organizations netted 55 percent of every dollar raised.
In the same period the year before, receipts totaled more than $316 million, and charities received about 52 percent."
Channelnewsasia.com Call for one platform so relief groups can work together as a Singapore team
Channelnewsasia.com: "Call for one platform so relief groups can work together as a Singapore team
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre is calling for a single coordinated relief platform so the various relief groups here can work together under the Singapore flag in the tsunami-hit countries. "
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre is calling for a single coordinated relief platform so the various relief groups here can work together under the Singapore flag in the tsunami-hit countries. "
Tsunami Prompts Online Outpouring (washingtonpost.com)
Tsunami Prompts Online Outpouring (washingtonpost.com): "Tsunami Prompts Online Outpouring
By Robert MacMillan
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Monday, January 3, 2005; 10:08 AM
The Internet performed at the top of its game since the Indian Ocean tsunami struck last week, prompting unprecedented amounts of giving and kindness from people around the world. But even as it brings the immediacy of the disaster home to readers around the world, it also is providing opportunities for cons and questionable information.
The cruelest case is that of Christopher Pierson, 37, who pleaded guilty to sending more than 30 e-mails to friends and relatives telling them that their loved ones were confirmed dead after the tsunami hit on Dec. 26, Reuters reported. 'Pierson is accused of posing as a British official from the 'Foreign Office Bureau' in Thailand in his emails. All the messages came from one bogus email address, ukgovfoffice@aol.com.' The friends and family had posted details on the missing tourists at the Sky News Web site. 'Sky News said it was 'disgusted' that its Web site had been abused and contacted police as soon as it found out,' Reuters said. "
By Robert MacMillan
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Monday, January 3, 2005; 10:08 AM
The Internet performed at the top of its game since the Indian Ocean tsunami struck last week, prompting unprecedented amounts of giving and kindness from people around the world. But even as it brings the immediacy of the disaster home to readers around the world, it also is providing opportunities for cons and questionable information.
The cruelest case is that of Christopher Pierson, 37, who pleaded guilty to sending more than 30 e-mails to friends and relatives telling them that their loved ones were confirmed dead after the tsunami hit on Dec. 26, Reuters reported. 'Pierson is accused of posing as a British official from the 'Foreign Office Bureau' in Thailand in his emails. All the messages came from one bogus email address, ukgovfoffice@aol.com.' The friends and family had posted details on the missing tourists at the Sky News Web site. 'Sky News said it was 'disgusted' that its Web site had been abused and contacted police as soon as it found out,' Reuters said. "
Chicago Tribune | Web offers easy way to research aid groups
Chicago Tribune | Web offers easy way to research aid groups: "Web offers easy way to research aid groups
By M. Daniel Gibbard
Tribune staff reporter
Published December 30, 2004
Moved and transfixed by horrible images from tsunami-devastated areas of Asia, Americans in droves are calling aid agencies with offers of help. But to do the most good, educate yourself first, experts warn.
'Everyone is touched--you wouldn't be human if you weren't,' said charity watchdog Daniel Borochoff. But 'knee-jerk reactions could result in you throwing your money in the garbage.'
Whether donating money, time or materials, research is key, said Borochoff, president of the Chicago-based American Institute of Philanthropy, which grades hundreds of charities on an A to F scale.
The group's Web site, http://www.charitywatch.org, contains a section on the tsunami disaster, listing top-rated charities involved in the relief effort."
By M. Daniel Gibbard
Tribune staff reporter
Published December 30, 2004
Moved and transfixed by horrible images from tsunami-devastated areas of Asia, Americans in droves are calling aid agencies with offers of help. But to do the most good, educate yourself first, experts warn.
'Everyone is touched--you wouldn't be human if you weren't,' said charity watchdog Daniel Borochoff. But 'knee-jerk reactions could result in you throwing your money in the garbage.'
Whether donating money, time or materials, research is key, said Borochoff, president of the Chicago-based American Institute of Philanthropy, which grades hundreds of charities on an A to F scale.
The group's Web site, http://www.charitywatch.org, contains a section on the tsunami disaster, listing top-rated charities involved in the relief effort."
Boom Times for Director Emeritus
: "Corporate Board Member January/February 2005
Feature Story
Boom Times for the Director Emeritus
by John R. Engen
A growing number of board members are finding a new afterlife that sometimes comes with pay, benefits�and best of all, a chance to hang in long enough for all your options to vest.
Malcolm MacKay has joined one of corporate America�s semi-hidden clubs: He�s a director emeritus. A managing director of the search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, MacKay spent 23 years on the board of Independence Community Bank Corp. in Brooklyn, New York. When the company agreed last April to merge with Staten Island Bancorp, the combined board would have had a whopping 21 members�far too many, even by community-bank standards. Rather than push some of the Independence folk out entirely�they had voted for the deal, after all, and had valuable experience�the new company made MacKay and four other Independence board members an offer they didn�t refuse, the status of director emeritus. �It was part of the merger agreement,� says MacKay, 64. �To make leaving easier, we were given the title of emeritus.� As further easement, the five will collect annual retainers of $25,000 and meeting fees of $2,000�the same as regular board members�until their original elected terms would have expired, through 2005 for MacKay. "
Feature Story
Boom Times for the Director Emeritus
by John R. Engen
A growing number of board members are finding a new afterlife that sometimes comes with pay, benefits�and best of all, a chance to hang in long enough for all your options to vest.
Malcolm MacKay has joined one of corporate America�s semi-hidden clubs: He�s a director emeritus. A managing director of the search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, MacKay spent 23 years on the board of Independence Community Bank Corp. in Brooklyn, New York. When the company agreed last April to merge with Staten Island Bancorp, the combined board would have had a whopping 21 members�far too many, even by community-bank standards. Rather than push some of the Independence folk out entirely�they had voted for the deal, after all, and had valuable experience�the new company made MacKay and four other Independence board members an offer they didn�t refuse, the status of director emeritus. �It was part of the merger agreement,� says MacKay, 64. �To make leaving easier, we were given the title of emeritus.� As further easement, the five will collect annual retainers of $25,000 and meeting fees of $2,000�the same as regular board members�until their original elected terms would have expired, through 2005 for MacKay. "
Fake email donation requests circulating - (United Press International)
Fake email donation requests circulating - (United Press International): "Fake email donation requests circulating
Hong Kong, China, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Hong Kong police and charity workers have issued a warning against fake emails asking for donations for tsunami victims. "
Hong Kong, China, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Hong Kong police and charity workers have issued a warning against fake emails asking for donations for tsunami victims. "
TIME Magazine: Where Should Your Money Go?
TIME Magazine: Where Should Your Money Go?: "Where Should Your Money Go?
TIME looks at how you can help aid the tsunami relief effort
By BILL POWELL
Posted Sunday, January 2, 2005
As the world's hearts go out to the victims of the tsunami disaster, countless people around the globe are eager to do what they can to assist relief efforts.
So, how can you ensure that your contributions are put to the best possible use?
The World Health Organization says up to 5 million victims lack the basic necessities, such as medical supplies and sanitation facilities, to stay alive. Relief efforts are moving at full speed. But more money doesn't necessarily equal smart money. Whether the aid is effective will depend on how it's distributed and whether it "
TIME looks at how you can help aid the tsunami relief effort
By BILL POWELL
Posted Sunday, January 2, 2005
As the world's hearts go out to the victims of the tsunami disaster, countless people around the globe are eager to do what they can to assist relief efforts.
So, how can you ensure that your contributions are put to the best possible use?
The World Health Organization says up to 5 million victims lack the basic necessities, such as medical supplies and sanitation facilities, to stay alive. Relief efforts are moving at full speed. But more money doesn't necessarily equal smart money. Whether the aid is effective will depend on how it's distributed and whether it "
Deluged with money, charity says stop - Asia Tsunami - www.smh.com.au
Deluged with money, charity says stop - Asia Tsunami - www.smh.com.au: "Deluged with money, charity says stop
By Justin Norrie and Lisa Pryor
January 4, 2005
The Australian branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has become possibly the first aid agency in the world to ask donors to stop pledging money to its tsunami appeal.
Public donations to Australian charities yesterday topped $75 million, but while most aid groups continued to plead for financial help, MSF paused its appeal after reaching its $1 million target. Any donations beyond that limit could not be used, a spokeswoman said.
'We can only send a certain number of people at a time. We can't rush more over because we have to co-ordinate with MSF teams from other countries,' Dorothy Griffiths said."
By Justin Norrie and Lisa Pryor
January 4, 2005
The Australian branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has become possibly the first aid agency in the world to ask donors to stop pledging money to its tsunami appeal.
Public donations to Australian charities yesterday topped $75 million, but while most aid groups continued to plead for financial help, MSF paused its appeal after reaching its $1 million target. Any donations beyond that limit could not be used, a spokeswoman said.
'We can only send a certain number of people at a time. We can't rush more over because we have to co-ordinate with MSF teams from other countries,' Dorothy Griffiths said."
Beijing makes, and breaks, charity plans - (United Press International)
Beijing makes, and breaks, charity plans - (United Press International): "Beijing makes, and breaks, charity plans
Beijing, China, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A plan for China's first charity banquet featuring top officials fell through five days after it was announced, quashed by complex procedures, organizers say. "
Beijing, China, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A plan for China's first charity banquet featuring top officials fell through five days after it was announced, quashed by complex procedures, organizers say. "
HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: 'Stingy' Americans and the Charity Racket by Patrick J. Buchanan
HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: 'Stingy' Americans and the Charity Racket by Patrick J. Buchanan:
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"But this 0.7 percent figure neglects two factors. First is the U.S. spending for defense that provides security for all the Western democracies, plus Japan, Korea and dozens of nations. Defense consumes 4 percent of U.S. GDP. In the Cold War, it was 9 percent under Ike and 6 percent under Reagan. Then, there is the private giving of Americans, who are the most charitable people on earth. Perhaps 10 percent of the $240 billion that Americans annually give to charity goes abroad. "
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"But this 0.7 percent figure neglects two factors. First is the U.S. spending for defense that provides security for all the Western democracies, plus Japan, Korea and dozens of nations. Defense consumes 4 percent of U.S. GDP. In the Cold War, it was 9 percent under Ike and 6 percent under Reagan. Then, there is the private giving of Americans, who are the most charitable people on earth. Perhaps 10 percent of the $240 billion that Americans annually give to charity goes abroad. "
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