BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Charity reforms pass first hurdle: "Charity reforms pass first hurdle
There are more than 25,000 charities in Scotland
A committee of MSPs has backed the government's planned charity reforms.
Holyrood's Community Committee welcomed the new Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill in a report it published on Wednesday.
However, the politicians also urged ministers to make some changes to ease its impact across the sector.
The legislation was unveiled last year and will bring in stricter controls for charities in the wake of a spate of scandals across the industry. "
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda (washingtonpost.com)
Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda (washingtonpost.com): "Bush Stresses Support for 'Faith-Based' Agenda
By Peter Baker and Alan Cooperman
Washington post Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page A04
President Bush renewed his commitment yesterday to promoting social welfare through religious groups with taxpayer funds, calling on a balky Congress to lift its 'roadblocks' and implicitly rebutting critics who say he has shirked his 'compassion agenda.'
Setting out a second-term blueprint for advancing his faith-based initiative, Bush highlighted legislation, heading to the House floor today, that would allow religious charities to hire and fire based on religious beliefs even while receiving federal funding. If Congress does not follow his lead, Bush warned that he would try to circumvent lawmakers by using executive powers. "
By Peter Baker and Alan Cooperman
Washington post Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page A04
President Bush renewed his commitment yesterday to promoting social welfare through religious groups with taxpayer funds, calling on a balky Congress to lift its 'roadblocks' and implicitly rebutting critics who say he has shirked his 'compassion agenda.'
Setting out a second-term blueprint for advancing his faith-based initiative, Bush highlighted legislation, heading to the House floor today, that would allow religious charities to hire and fire based on religious beliefs even while receiving federal funding. If Congress does not follow his lead, Bush warned that he would try to circumvent lawmakers by using executive powers. "
Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse (washingtonpost.com)
Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse (washingtonpost.com): "Charities, Nonprofits Propose Steps to Curb Tax Abuse
By Albert B. Crenshaw
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page E02
A group of charities and nonprofits from across the country yesterday handed Congress a list of steps that the group said could help improve legal compliance with tax rules and weed out fraud in their industry.
The 'interim report' to the Senate Finance Committee by a specially convened Panel on the Nonprofit Sector comes in the wake of a series of scandals involving charities and in the face of threats by committee chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) to clamp down hard on the entire sector"
By Albert B. Crenshaw
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page E02
A group of charities and nonprofits from across the country yesterday handed Congress a list of steps that the group said could help improve legal compliance with tax rules and weed out fraud in their industry.
The 'interim report' to the Senate Finance Committee by a specially convened Panel on the Nonprofit Sector comes in the wake of a series of scandals involving charities and in the face of threats by committee chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) to clamp down hard on the entire sector"
Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics
Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics: "Panel: Nonprofits need higher ethics
More government oversight, financial disclosure urged for charities, foundations.
Recommendations sought for charities
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which includes leaders of nonprofit groups from across the country, issued recommendations Tuesday for Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the nation's 1.3 million charities and foundations:
Nonprofits should:
� Adopt conflict-of-interest policies.
� Recruit board members with financial literacy skills.
� Develop procedures to protect whistle-blowers.
Congress and the IRS should:
� Increase IRS resources for oversight.
� Suspend the tax-exempt status of groups that repeatedly fail to file tax forms.
� Require nonprofit officials to certify that their tax forms -- which are open to public inspection -- are correct.
� Require electronic filing of tax forms.
� Expand financial reporting rules.
Source: Independent Sector
By John Strauss
john.strauss@indystar.com
March 2, 2005
A panel of national nonprofit groups on Tuesday called for higher ethical standards and greater federal oversight of charities and foundations.
Nonprofits should adopt conflict-of-interest policies and recruit more business-savvy board members, said the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which also recommended more government oversight and financial disclosure."
More government oversight, financial disclosure urged for charities, foundations.
Recommendations sought for charities
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which includes leaders of nonprofit groups from across the country, issued recommendations Tuesday for Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the nation's 1.3 million charities and foundations:
Nonprofits should:
� Adopt conflict-of-interest policies.
� Recruit board members with financial literacy skills.
� Develop procedures to protect whistle-blowers.
Congress and the IRS should:
� Increase IRS resources for oversight.
� Suspend the tax-exempt status of groups that repeatedly fail to file tax forms.
� Require nonprofit officials to certify that their tax forms -- which are open to public inspection -- are correct.
� Require electronic filing of tax forms.
� Expand financial reporting rules.
Source: Independent Sector
By John Strauss
john.strauss@indystar.com
March 2, 2005
A panel of national nonprofit groups on Tuesday called for higher ethical standards and greater federal oversight of charities and foundations.
Nonprofits should adopt conflict-of-interest policies and recruit more business-savvy board members, said the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, which also recommended more government oversight and financial disclosure."
Boston.com / News / Nation / Nonprofits outline plans for reform
Boston.com / News / Nation / Nonprofits outline plans for reform: "Nonprofits outline plans for reform
By Beth Healy and Michael Rezendes, Globe Staff | March 2, 2005
Leaders of the nation's nonprofits, singed by news reports of self-dealing and extravagant spending, unveiled a sweeping list of reforms yesterday designed to force greater accountability and boost penalties for misuse of funds at 1.3 million private foundations and public charities across the country."
By Beth Healy and Michael Rezendes, Globe Staff | March 2, 2005
Leaders of the nation's nonprofits, singed by news reports of self-dealing and extravagant spending, unveiled a sweeping list of reforms yesterday designed to force greater accountability and boost penalties for misuse of funds at 1.3 million private foundations and public charities across the country."
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
World Peace Herald
World Peace Herald: "Analysis: Top charity donors giving big
By Al Swanson
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Published March 1, 2005
WASHINGTON -- An inventor and businessman who pledged $100 million to endow a biomedical institute in Israel says 'you only need so much.'
Alfred E. Mann, co-chief executive officer of Advanced Bionics Corp. of Sylmar, Calif., is giving the money to the American Technion Society in New York for the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He wants to establish a dozen bioengineering institutes affiliated with universities in the United States.
'I don't understand people who amass so much wealth and then don't do anything with it except amass more,' Mann said. 'You only need so much. In my case, I wanted to do something useful with it.' "
By Al Swanson
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Published March 1, 2005
WASHINGTON -- An inventor and businessman who pledged $100 million to endow a biomedical institute in Israel says 'you only need so much.'
Alfred E. Mann, co-chief executive officer of Advanced Bionics Corp. of Sylmar, Calif., is giving the money to the American Technion Society in New York for the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He wants to establish a dozen bioengineering institutes affiliated with universities in the United States.
'I don't understand people who amass so much wealth and then don't do anything with it except amass more,' Mann said. 'You only need so much. In my case, I wanted to do something useful with it.' "
The Chronicle, 3/1/2005: Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate
The Chronicle, 3/1/2005: Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate: "Coalition of Charities and Foundations Makes Recommendations on Nonprofit Accountability to Senate
By Brad Wolverton
Washington
A coalition of nonprofit leaders today pledged to members of the U.S. Senate that charities and foundations would take steps to tighten their financial operations, and recommended changes in federal law they believed could prevent legal abuses in the nonprofit world. But the report steered clear of some of the most divisive issues in the nonprofit world, including whether nonprofit groups should be limited in how much they can pay their top executives and whether new rules are needed to crack down on fraudulent fund-raising solicitations."
By Brad Wolverton
Washington
A coalition of nonprofit leaders today pledged to members of the U.S. Senate that charities and foundations would take steps to tighten their financial operations, and recommended changes in federal law they believed could prevent legal abuses in the nonprofit world. But the report steered clear of some of the most divisive issues in the nonprofit world, including whether nonprofit groups should be limited in how much they can pay their top executives and whether new rules are needed to crack down on fraudulent fund-raising solicitations."
Blogging and RSS Make the Event
Library Stuff: "Blogging and RSS Make the Event
Neville Hobson writes:
'If I were organizing a conference right now, at the very top of the list of communication channels that I'd be thinking about in my communication planning would be blogs and RSS. Yes, I'd also be thinking of all the traditional ways to communicate - the website, the press releases, the flyers, etc - but top of my list are the new media channels.'"
Neville Hobson writes:
'If I were organizing a conference right now, at the very top of the list of communication channels that I'd be thinking about in my communication planning would be blogs and RSS. Yes, I'd also be thinking of all the traditional ways to communicate - the website, the press releases, the flyers, etc - but top of my list are the new media channels.'"
FORMER AFP CHAIR RON CARROLL, CFRE, HAS PASSED AWAY
Association of Fundraising Professionals | About AFP | AFP news & press releases: "FORMER AFP CHAIR RON CARROLL, CFRE, HAS PASSED AWAY
(Feb. 28, 2005) Ron Carroll, CFRE, a past chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and one of the top fundraisers in the United States for the Boy Scouts of America, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2005.
Ron had battled brain cancer since December, 2003. The illness forced his early retirement as Scout Executive for the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, in the fall of 2004.
Ron was a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America for almost 35 years. He got his first taste of fundraising as a nine-year old Cub Scout, raising money for St. Jude�s Hospital in Mississippi. His first professional assignment was as district Scout executive in Laurel, Miss. "
(Feb. 28, 2005) Ron Carroll, CFRE, a past chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and one of the top fundraisers in the United States for the Boy Scouts of America, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2005.
Ron had battled brain cancer since December, 2003. The illness forced his early retirement as Scout Executive for the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, in the fall of 2004.
Ron was a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America for almost 35 years. He got his first taste of fundraising as a nine-year old Cub Scout, raising money for St. Jude�s Hospital in Mississippi. His first professional assignment was as district Scout executive in Laurel, Miss. "
Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks: "
Help Support Mighty Ducks Care
3/1/2005 Tuesday
Mighty Ducks Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, begins a Spring Donor Advised Giving (DAG) campaign today to assist five Orange County-based non-profit groups. The campaign allows supporters of the participating non-profit organizations to make a tax-deductible contribution to Mighty Ducks Care that will earn a match of 40 percent from the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
Help Support Mighty Ducks Care
3/1/2005 Tuesday
Mighty Ducks Care, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, begins a Spring Donor Advised Giving (DAG) campaign today to assist five Orange County-based non-profit groups. The campaign allows supporters of the participating non-profit organizations to make a tax-deductible contribution to Mighty Ducks Care that will earn a match of 40 percent from the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need
Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need: "Fact Sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans Most in Need
Today's Presidential Action
Today, President Bush addressed the White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Leadership Conference, hailing the progress being made to help Americans most in need.
The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative levels the playing field for some of America's most effective social service providers to compete for Federal funding to serve those most in need while retaining their religious identity. These charities are making a real difference in the lives of our most vulnerable citizens. "
Today's Presidential Action
Today, President Bush addressed the White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Leadership Conference, hailing the progress being made to help Americans most in need.
The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative levels the playing field for some of America's most effective social service providers to compete for Federal funding to serve those most in need while retaining their religious identity. These charities are making a real difference in the lives of our most vulnerable citizens. "
KOIN.com: Local News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment and Health
KOIN.com: Local News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment and Health: "House OKs Texas Hold 'Em For Charity Casino Nights
Bill Moves To Senate
SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon House has approved a bill that would allow poker game Texas Hold 'Em to be played at charitable casino nights.
Texas Hold 'Em has become a national phenomenon, gaining a rabid following on cable television, spreading to homes, casinos and the Internet.
Under current law, the only games allowed are those in which players are betting against the house, such as craps or blackjack. House Bill 231l would change that to allow games where players bet against one another."
Bill Moves To Senate
SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon House has approved a bill that would allow poker game Texas Hold 'Em to be played at charitable casino nights.
Texas Hold 'Em has become a national phenomenon, gaining a rabid following on cable television, spreading to homes, casinos and the Internet.
Under current law, the only games allowed are those in which players are betting against the house, such as craps or blackjack. House Bill 231l would change that to allow games where players bet against one another."
Arizona Daily Sun-More than money
Arizona Daily Sun-: "
By BETSEY BRUNER
Community Editor
03/01/2005
United Way of Northern Arizona is mobilizing to wage an all-out war on community problems, and it's doing it with more than just money.
'Our board said we want to be community builders,' UWNA Executive Director Kerry Blume said. 'The old United Way was seen more as a fund-raiser. Our board said fund-raising is not our only mission. Our mission is to improve lives, mobilize communities and change conditions. We've become much more focused on this. We're not abandoning the old work; we are simply expanding.' "
By BETSEY BRUNER
Community Editor
03/01/2005
United Way of Northern Arizona is mobilizing to wage an all-out war on community problems, and it's doing it with more than just money.
'Our board said we want to be community builders,' UWNA Executive Director Kerry Blume said. 'The old United Way was seen more as a fund-raiser. Our board said fund-raising is not our only mission. Our mission is to improve lives, mobilize communities and change conditions. We've become much more focused on this. We're not abandoning the old work; we are simply expanding.' "
Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - March 01, 2005
Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive - The Washington Times: Metropolitan - March 01, 2005: "Ron L. Carroll, 59,Scout executive
Ron L. Carroll, who retired last year as Scout executive for the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, died Feb. 28 at his home in Wilmington, N.C., after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 59.
Mr. Carroll raised millions of dollars for the Boy Scouts and trained hundreds of full-time executives to further the Scouting movement. In 1997, the Boy Scouts' National Council awarded him the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award to note his achievements. "
Ron L. Carroll, who retired last year as Scout executive for the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, died Feb. 28 at his home in Wilmington, N.C., after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 59.
Mr. Carroll raised millions of dollars for the Boy Scouts and trained hundreds of full-time executives to further the Scouting movement. In 1997, the Boy Scouts' National Council awarded him the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award to note his achievements. "
Online Information Sellers: How to Opt Out
Online Information Sellers: How to Opt Out: "Online Data Brokers:
How Consumers Can Opt Out of
Directory Assistance and Non-public Information
There are many websites that sell or provide for free, personal information about individuals. This information is gathered from many sources including white pages listings (directory assistance), publicly-available sources and public records.
Directory Listings: To prevent the cross-referencing of your address with your phone number, you can choose to not have your information available in the phone book or through directory assistance. If your number is 'unlisted,' your name, address and phone number will not be printed in the phone book, but the information is available through both directory assistance and reverse directory assistance. If your number is 'unpublished,' your information will not be printed in the phone book and is not available through directory assistance or reverse directory assistance. Or you can list your name and phone number, but not your address. Telephone companies usually charge a monthly fee to be unlisted or unpublished."
How Consumers Can Opt Out of
Directory Assistance and Non-public Information
There are many websites that sell or provide for free, personal information about individuals. This information is gathered from many sources including white pages listings (directory assistance), publicly-available sources and public records.
Directory Listings: To prevent the cross-referencing of your address with your phone number, you can choose to not have your information available in the phone book or through directory assistance. If your number is 'unlisted,' your name, address and phone number will not be printed in the phone book, but the information is available through both directory assistance and reverse directory assistance. If your number is 'unpublished,' your information will not be printed in the phone book and is not available through directory assistance or reverse directory assistance. Or you can list your name and phone number, but not your address. Telephone companies usually charge a monthly fee to be unlisted or unpublished."
Business loses a day a week to e-mail | Tech News on ZDNet
Business loses a day a week to e-mail | Tech News on ZDNet: "The average business owner spends an hour and a half each day processing e-mail, according to new research--and that figure is set to increase.
Business owners from the Philippines, Hong Kong, India and the United States are the most prolific e-mailers, spending two hours or more on average dealing with spam and legitimate e-mail alike, while their Russian and Greek counterparts spend just 48 minutes a day sorting out their e-mail, a report from Grant Thornton says. "
Business owners from the Philippines, Hong Kong, India and the United States are the most prolific e-mailers, spending two hours or more on average dealing with spam and legitimate e-mail alike, while their Russian and Greek counterparts spend just 48 minutes a day sorting out their e-mail, a report from Grant Thornton says. "
Slugger O'Toole: Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...
Slugger O'Toole: Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...: "Charity Commissions begin somewhere else...
ONE little-reported story that I missed was that the Government is holding a consultation to review the administration of charities and relevant legislation in Northern Ireland. The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report. But will a UK-style Charity Commission be enough to take on the scams in Northern Ireland? The Irish Government has also promised to examine the issue, though I've seen nothing. Cross-border co-operation would seem the sensible way to go towards enhancing accountability and preventing fraud. "
ONE little-reported story that I missed was that the Government is holding a consultation to review the administration of charities and relevant legislation in Northern Ireland. The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report. But will a UK-style Charity Commission be enough to take on the scams in Northern Ireland? The Irish Government has also promised to examine the issue, though I've seen nothing. Cross-border co-operation would seem the sensible way to go towards enhancing accountability and preventing fraud. "
USATODAY.com - Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits
USATODAY.com - Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits: "Changes sought to improve oversight of non-profits
By Edward Iwata, USA TODAY
Non-profit watchdogs and federal lawmakers on Tuesday will recommend sweeping reform measures in the $900 billion non-profit sector, which has been troubled by financial scandals and weak oversight in recent years.
The recommendations, part of a draft report to the Senate Finance Committee, come as Congress, the IRS, state regulators and non-profit experts push for stronger regulation of charities in the post-Enron era."
By Edward Iwata, USA TODAY
Non-profit watchdogs and federal lawmakers on Tuesday will recommend sweeping reform measures in the $900 billion non-profit sector, which has been troubled by financial scandals and weak oversight in recent years.
The recommendations, part of a draft report to the Senate Finance Committee, come as Congress, the IRS, state regulators and non-profit experts push for stronger regulation of charities in the post-Enron era."
KRT Wire | 03/01/2005 | Did Bush lose faith?
KRT Wire | 03/01/2005 | Did Bush lose faith?: "Did Bush lose faith?
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
(KRT) - The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Feb. 26:
X X X
As far back as his 2000 campaign, President Bush made government partnerships with religious organizations a centerpiece of his 'compassionate conservative' approach to social welfare programs."
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
(KRT) - The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, Feb. 26:
X X X
As far back as his 2000 campaign, President Bush made government partnerships with religious organizations a centerpiece of his 'compassionate conservative' approach to social welfare programs."
NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story-Tsunami Charities: Enough Already
NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story: "Tsunami Charities: Enough Already
Aid groups raising cash for South Asia's tsunami victims have collected so much in donations that many have stopped actively soliciting tsunami contributions.
In the two months since the disaster, U.S. tsunami donations alone have topped $1 billion in relief, according to the Wall Street Journal - which cited estimates from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University in Indianapolis. "
Aid groups raising cash for South Asia's tsunami victims have collected so much in donations that many have stopped actively soliciting tsunami contributions.
In the two months since the disaster, U.S. tsunami donations alone have topped $1 billion in relief, according to the Wall Street Journal - which cited estimates from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University in Indianapolis. "
Monday, February 28, 2005
AP Wire | 02/28/2005 | Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles
AP Wire | 02/28/2005 | Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles: "Lawmaker proposes amendment to legalize charity raffles
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. - State Rep. John Graham Altman says charity raffles are not organized crime and the state Constitution should exempt them from antigambling laws.
'The way our laws are headed, grandmothers are being turned into gun molls and knitting is a felony,' the Charleston Republican said."
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. - State Rep. John Graham Altman says charity raffles are not organized crime and the state Constitution should exempt them from antigambling laws.
'The way our laws are headed, grandmothers are being turned into gun molls and knitting is a felony,' the Charleston Republican said."
It's all business in filling charity boards - 2005-02-28 - Boston Business Journal
It's all business in filling charity boards - 2005-02-28 - Boston Business Journal: "It's all business in filling charity boards
Naomi R. Kooker
Journal Staff
R. William Burgess Jr. has been immersed in the business world for 25 years. As managing general partner of ABS Ventures in Waltham and formerly with Deutsche Bank, he's well-versed in what it takes to run a company. More recently, Burgess has morphed that VC experience into what he sees as his civic duty -- since 1996, he's served on the board of trustees for the New England Aquarium. Earlier this month, the aquarium named Burgess its newest board chairman. "
Naomi R. Kooker
Journal Staff
R. William Burgess Jr. has been immersed in the business world for 25 years. As managing general partner of ABS Ventures in Waltham and formerly with Deutsche Bank, he's well-versed in what it takes to run a company. More recently, Burgess has morphed that VC experience into what he sees as his civic duty -- since 1996, he's served on the board of trustees for the New England Aquarium. Earlier this month, the aquarium named Burgess its newest board chairman. "
WHO TV - Des Moines: New checkoff will fund training for firefighters
WHO TV - Des Moines: New checkoff will fund training for firefighters: "DES MOINES Volunteer firefighters are hoping that Iowa taxpayers will give them thousands of dollars for training programs.
Iowans filing their personal income tax returns will have the option of donating one-dollar or more to the Volunteer Firefighter Preparedness Fund.
The Iowa Legislature last year approved the checkoff program."
Iowans filing their personal income tax returns will have the option of donating one-dollar or more to the Volunteer Firefighter Preparedness Fund.
The Iowa Legislature last year approved the checkoff program."
The 2004 Slate 60 list.
The Ninth Annual Slate 60
America's most generous philanthropists, and where they gave.
By Jodie T. Allen
Updated Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at 2:29 AM PT
The 2004 Slate 60 list.
Philanthropists who made donations.
Philanthropists who made pledges.
In this, the ninth annual compendium of the country's 60 biggest givers, let us take stock of the State of the Turner Sweepstakes. Back in 1996, when CNN founder Ted Turner, provided the inspiration for Slate's list of top givers, he expressed the hope that the competitive juices that have nourished America's great fortunes might spill over more generously into the cup of human kindness. If you made a list, perhaps the rich would compete to top it. Turner himself has done much to set a good example. A perennial on Slate's lists of top donors, helpfully compiled for the magazine in recent years by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, he secures the No. 18 spot in 2004 with paid gifts totaling $68.1 million spread among foundations and initiatives dedicated to global causes, plus a few educational institutions. But have his fellow magnates been spurred to new heights of generosity?
TIME.com: Givers Who Mean Business -- Mar. 07, 2005
TIME.com: Givers Who Mean Business -- Mar. 07, 2005: "Givers Who Mean Business
THE HEART OF WALL STREET
By BARBARA KIVIAT
Monday, Mar. 07, 2005
The ninth-floor offices of the Acumen Fund, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs in developing countries build businesses, overlook Trinity Church in New York City's Financial District. Consider it a case of Wall Street crossing Hope Road. 'It's a good metaphor,' says Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen's founder. Some call it venture philanthropy, but Novogratz prefers the phrase 'private equity for the poor.' What that means is that a small company in India gets a $185,000 loan to make and sell affordable water filters. And that a Pakistani firm receives more than $260,000 in grants and loans to develop housing for urban squatters. All told, since its start in 2001, Acumen has raised more than $24 million from private donors and corporations and has invested in 16 projects in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt and Tanzania. "
THE HEART OF WALL STREET
By BARBARA KIVIAT
Monday, Mar. 07, 2005
The ninth-floor offices of the Acumen Fund, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs in developing countries build businesses, overlook Trinity Church in New York City's Financial District. Consider it a case of Wall Street crossing Hope Road. 'It's a good metaphor,' says Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen's founder. Some call it venture philanthropy, but Novogratz prefers the phrase 'private equity for the poor.' What that means is that a small company in India gets a $185,000 loan to make and sell affordable water filters. And that a Pakistani firm receives more than $260,000 in grants and loans to develop housing for urban squatters. All told, since its start in 2001, Acumen has raised more than $24 million from private donors and corporations and has invested in 16 projects in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt and Tanzania. "
TIME.com: Secret Sharers -- Mar. 07, 2005
TIME.com: Secret Sharers -- Mar. 07, 2005: "Secret Sharers
By CAROLINA A. MIRANDA
Monday, Mar. 07, 2005
Some of philanthropy's greatest heroes have secret identities. In an age when every seat at the local arts center seems to have a patron's name mounted on it, it may come as a surprise that some people may not want to be recognized for their giving. While it is difficult to know the precise scale of anonymous giving, Leslie Lenkowsky, professor at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, believes that about 1% of all donations in the U.S. are made anonymously. The most significant secret giver to come to light in recent years is Charles Feeney, a duty-free-shopping mogul who gave away more than $2 billion to educational and human-rights causes over almost two decades--all of it anonymously. 'He's not a person who goes to glitzy events,' says John Healy, CEO of Feeney's foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies. 'He would abhor the idea of his name being attached to a building.' "
By CAROLINA A. MIRANDA
Monday, Mar. 07, 2005
Some of philanthropy's greatest heroes have secret identities. In an age when every seat at the local arts center seems to have a patron's name mounted on it, it may come as a surprise that some people may not want to be recognized for their giving. While it is difficult to know the precise scale of anonymous giving, Leslie Lenkowsky, professor at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, believes that about 1% of all donations in the U.S. are made anonymously. The most significant secret giver to come to light in recent years is Charles Feeney, a duty-free-shopping mogul who gave away more than $2 billion to educational and human-rights causes over almost two decades--all of it anonymously. 'He's not a person who goes to glitzy events,' says John Healy, CEO of Feeney's foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies. 'He would abhor the idea of his name being attached to a building.' "
The Chronicle, 3/3/2005: The Giving Spree
The Chronicle, 3/3/2005: The Giving Spree: "The Giving Spree
60 most-generous donors gave $10-billion in 2004
By Maria Di Mento and Nicole Lewis
America's 60 largest donors contributed a total of more than $10-billion to charity last year, a big increase from 2003, when the top 60 donors contributed $5.9-billion, a new Chronicle survey has found."
60 most-generous donors gave $10-billion in 2004
By Maria Di Mento and Nicole Lewis
America's 60 largest donors contributed a total of more than $10-billion to charity last year, a big increase from 2003, when the top 60 donors contributed $5.9-billion, a new Chronicle survey has found."
Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award
Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award: "Press ReleaseSource: Pearson
Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award
Monday February 28, 12:01 am ET
Real Winners are Preschoolers from Low-income Communities
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preschoolers from low-income communities across the U.S. will be the real winners today when Jumpstart CEO Rob Waldron accepts the Directors Nonprofit Excellence Award given annually by the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy."
Pearson Congratulates Jumpstart on Prestigious Philanthropy Award
Monday February 28, 12:01 am ET
Real Winners are Preschoolers from Low-income Communities
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preschoolers from low-income communities across the U.S. will be the real winners today when Jumpstart CEO Rob Waldron accepts the Directors Nonprofit Excellence Award given annually by the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy."
Omaha.com-Susan Buffett ranked 2nd in 2004 donations
Omaha.com: "Susan Buffett ranked 2nd in 2004 donations
BY STEVE JORDON
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Susan T. Buffett was the second-most generous donor to charitable causes in 2004, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports in its March 3 issue, behind Bill and Melinda Gates. "
BY STEVE JORDON
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Susan T. Buffett was the second-most generous donor to charitable causes in 2004, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports in its March 3 issue, behind Bill and Melinda Gates. "
Boston.com / Business / Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy
Boston.com / Business / Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy: "Peter Lynch's guide to philanthropy
By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff | February 27, 2005
Peter S. Lynch has more money than most people can imagine, but these days he's spending his time on the phone, dialing for dollars.
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Best known for the spectacular returns he generated during 13 years as manager of the Fidelity Magellan fund, Lynch now focuses much of his "
By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff | February 27, 2005
Peter S. Lynch has more money than most people can imagine, but these days he's spending his time on the phone, dialing for dollars.
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Best known for the spectacular returns he generated during 13 years as manager of the Fidelity Magellan fund, Lynch now focuses much of his "
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