WAVY TV 10 - News, Weather, Traffic, Sports for Hampton Roads, Virginia - North Eastern North Carolina - Toy recalls effect holiday donations

WAVY TV 10 - News, Weather, Traffic, Sports for Hampton Roads, Virginia - North Eastern North Carolina - Toy recalls effect holiday donations: "By mid November the organization has usually collected half the amount of toys needed. This year, the organization has not received any toys. 'I've been making calls to our previous donors. They're skeptical about what to donate,' said Arlette Johnson, the party's organizer, 'nobody wants to buy a toy that may possibly make a child sick or injure a child or anything like that.'"

Wealthy buyers gobble down 210,000 US dollar truffle in Hong Kong - Asia-Pacific

Wealthy buyers gobble down 210,000 US dollar truffle in Hong Kong - Asia-Pacific: "The three buyers paid 143,000 euros for the 750-gram truffle in a global charity auction on Sunday, breaking all previous records in the annual auction which is often won by Hong Kong bidders."

Tips on Wise Giving: Ensuring Your Contribution is Used Appropriately - Press Release

Tips on Wise Giving: Ensuring Your Contribution is Used Appropriately - Press Release: "The last two months of the year are extremely important for charities. Some organizations might receive up to 50 percent of their overall annual gifts during this time,' said Paulette V. Maheara, CFRE, CAE, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). 'So it's vital that donors feel confident about the charities they support, and these tips can help the public spot potential problems.'"

MyrtleBeachOnline.com | 11/10/2007 | To encourage giving, Gates foundation backs survey of the rich

MyrtleBeachOnline.com | 11/10/2007 | To encourage giving, Gates foundation backs survey of the rich: "To encourage giving, Gates foundation backs survey of the rich By Robert Frank - The Wall Street Journal As the economist John Kenneth Galbraith once wrote, 'of all the classes, the wealthy are the most noticed and the least studied.' Now, the richest man in America aims to change that. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is co-funding a study that is believed to be the largest and broadest survey of the American rich ever conducted. The questions will target American households worth $25 million or more, and the study aims to have at least 1,000 respondents - a massive sample size for people of such a high net-worth level."

Nonprofits are checking holiday toy donations twice | TuscaloosaNews.com

Nonprofits are checking holiday toy donations twice | TuscaloosaNews.com: "We’ve also been instructed not to take recalled toys from them,” he said.

Smith said the Salvation Army headquarters has kept the local wing of the organization up-to-date on the recalled toy list.

So even if a toy that the Salvation Army bought or received as a donation was on the recall list, Salvation Army toy checkers would catch it before it was given to a child, Smith said. “When we get a toy, we check it,” Smith said. “But so far, we’ve gotten no recalled toys.”

delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ The future of the arts in Delaware

delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ The future of the arts in Delaware: "But now some arts organizations are failing to bring in the money necessary for their long-term survival, and normally reserved Delaware arts leaders are sounding the alarm: Without community support, some institutions could disappear.

'The whole future of the arts in Delaware is at stake now,' said Tatiana Brandt Copeland,"

Pursuit of meaningful work blurs the business, nonprofit culture gap - The Boston Globe

Pursuit of meaningful work blurs the business, nonprofit culture gap - The Boston Globe: "Jobs in the nonprofit sector are growing at a faster rate than jobs in the business sector. But this might not even be the big news. The big news is that the difference between the two sectors is fading.
The gap between the nonprofit sector and the business sector is shrinking, according to nonprofit veteran Seth Rosen who blogs at technovist.com."

This Philanthropic Act Is Brought to You by Doritos - Advertising Age - News

This Philanthropic Act Is Brought to You by Doritos - Advertising Age - News: "New Jersey teen Erika Ferguson just last week was awarded a $500 grant. But there was no stuffy foundation she needed to convince. All the 15-year-old had to do was log on to DoSomething.org and post her idea to take 24 women and children living at a homeless shelter near her home in Atlantic City on a field trip to the Cape May Zoo. Retailer Game Stop provided the funding."

Inside Philanthropy: Nonprofits’ role central in economy, society

Inside Philanthropy: Nonprofits’ role central in economy, society: "Nonprofits’ role central in economy, society The economic impact of nonprofits is huge, the social role they play is critical, and the organizational challenges they face are daunting. “Nonprofit Awareness Month,” being celebrated during November in North Carolina, is a great time to nonprofits to promote the work they do and confront the obstacles they face. Roughly 1.4 million nonprofits, including 949,000 charitable organizations, are registered with the IRS and account for 5.2 percent of gross domestic product and 8.3 percent of salaries and wages paid in the U.S., according to the Nonprofit Almanac 2007 published by The Urban Institute."

toledoblade.com -- Wait nights on menu

toledoblade.com -- Wait nights on menu: "Celebrity wait nights are here to stay as a fund-raising tool. They became popular more than a decade ago, thanks to philanthropist Nan Chezek, and now nearly every organization has the idea on their menu. After all, everyone has to eat!"

www.wbjournal.com - Money-Making For Do-Gooders

www.wbjournal.com - Money-Making For Do-Gooders: "Now, two major institutions in the North Central Massachusetts nonprofit landscape are suggesting a new way for charities to come up with money: grow your own."

Program links endowed scholars with donors - News

Program links endowed scholars with donors - News: "Along with these financial changes, however, the endowed scholars program has also seen a recent transformation that is more personal and human. Joanne Goggins, executive director of stewardship and donor relations, said the program has become more about making connections through the generations, and putting faces to dollar signs.
The program, managed by the Office of University Advancement, encourages student-donor relations now more than ever, and is more proactive in making such connections possible."

Charity for its own sake? What a concept - Opinion

Charity for its own sake? What a concept - Opinion: "A seemingly ridiculous concept became a reality when, over the past two years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business raised over $85 million in donations from 13 alumni in return for a promise not to rename the school for any donor over the next 20 years.

When Michael Knetter became dean in 2002, he looked to significantly increase the school's budget. He began by offering up the naming rights to the entire school for a one-time $50 million donation."

clarionledger.com - Opinion | It's not too late to become a great Mississippi philanthropist

clarionledger.com - Opinion | It's not too late to become a great Mississippi philanthropist: "Our state is almost always rated the 'Most Generous State' in surveys reported in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Our total giving is not at the top, naturally, but in per capita giving, we always prevail. In other words, Mississippians stretch when they give. Many of them 'give till it hurts.' '

Philanthropy' is such an important-sounding word. In Latin it means 'the love of humankind.'

Today, it simply means 'giving'-voluntary giving for the common good. Giving feels good to the donor not just because it's the right thing to do, but because each person makes the choice to do it. And charitable giving benefits everyone."

Nonprofits need to get creative in quest for funds - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Nonprofits need to get creative in quest for funds - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star: "Every time you open your mail, turn on your TV or listen to radio, some worthy cause is seeking some of your hard-earned money. They need some for a conservatory in Sinnissippi Park to replace the old greenhouses. They’re raising some more for the Burpee Museum. Every outfit that has “nonprofit” attached to its name seeks to extract cash from our pocketbooks with a pink, green or blue ball, chocolate extravaganza or an amazing variety of “-athons.”"

State lauded for faith-based help | IndyStar.com

State lauded for faith-based help | IndyStar.com: "ndiana has become one of the national leaders in bringing faith-based groups and nonprofits into the equation for solving problems that government cannot fix alone, a White House official said Monday."

Philanthropy Day event slated for LI Marriott -- Newsday.com

Philanthropy Day event slated for LI Marriott -- Newsday.com: "You and I may not spend much time wondering about just how and why wealthy people make charitable donations. But that's a subject of considerable interest to those who would like to be on the receiving end of those gifts.
That's why the Long Island chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals is planning a session for Philanthropy Day, Nov. 16, to hear the results of the Bank of America High Net-Worth Philanthropy Study."

Judge grants temporary injuction against sale of college's art -- dailypress.com

Judge grants temporary injuction against sale of college's art -- dailypress.com: "LYNCHBURG, Va. - A Lynchburg Circuit Court judge on Thursday granted a temporary injunction that prevents the sale of four paintings owned by Randolph College's Maier Museum of Art until litigation against the school is settled. The ruling was in response to motions filed by a group of students, alumnae, art donors and former employees seeking to stop the financially ailing and formerly all-female school from selling the paintings to beef up the school's endowment."

SMU to receive $20M from Dallas philanthropists | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | News: Education

SMU to receive $20M from Dallas philanthropists | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | News: Education: "SMU to receive $20M from Dallas philanthropists Gift will go toward education school, fellowships, recruitment 07:48 PM CST on Thursday, November 8, 2007 By KAREN AYRES SMITH / The Dallas Morning News kayres@dallasnews.com Harold and Annette Simmons, well-known Dallas philanthropists, will announce a $20 million gift to Southern Methodist University today to support the growing education and human development school. It is one of the largest gifts in the university's history."

The Tech - Senior Gift Aims for 55 Percent Donation Level

The Tech - Senior Gift Aims for 55 Percent Donation Level: "The Senior Gift campaign kicked off last night, challenging seniors to donate to MIT and reach 55 percent participation rate. This year’s senior project, a fund for students taking unpaid externships over the Independent Activities Period, was also unveiled."

The Daily Princetonian - New campaign is first ever with a goal over $1 billion

The Daily Princetonian - New campaign is first ever with a goal over $1 billion: "New campaign is first ever with a goal over $1 billion By Matt Westmoreland Princetonian Staff Writer Tonight's launch of 'Aspire: A Plan for Princeton' will mark the public start of the University's fourth and largest formal capital campaign in its 261-year history. Each of the last three University presidents — Harold Shapiro GS '64, William Bowen GS '58 and Robert Goheen '40 — have conducted major fundraising campaigns during their tenures, urging alumni and others to give to the University."

Inside Bay Area - Nonprofits organize holiday fundraisers Local nonprofit groups plan holiday fundraisers

Inside Bay Area - Nonprofits organize holiday fundraisers Local nonprofit groups plan holiday fundraisers: "Nonprofits organize holiday fundraisers Local nonprofit groups plan holiday fundraisers By Cheryl Winkelman, STAFF WRITER
Article Last Updated: 11/09/2007 02:34:09 AM PST
Tis the season to give, and there are plenty of opportunities to spread ones generous holiday cheer."

New life seen for Yuletide charity - The Boston Globe

New life seen for Yuletide charity - The Boston Globe: "New life seen for Yuletide charity Nonantum party slated, despite feud Email|Print| Text size – + By Erica Noonan Globe Staff / November 8, 2007 For more than three decades, Christmas in Nonantum meant strings of lights and a giant plastic Santa in Magni Park on Watertown Street. more stories like this The neighborhood's patron of the holiday, Anthony 'Fat' Pellegrini, died in 2004. But his son, Anthony Jr., said this week that despite a family fight over his late father's charity, the tradition will go on as planned this year."

Charity group studies Grizzlies' giving : Business News : Commercial Appeal

Charity group studies Grizzlies' giving : Business News : Commercial Appeal: "Some admirers of the Grizzlies came to town this weekend from across the country to witness first-hand the team's flair for that most giving of basketball acts -- the assist. Oh, and they planned to take in a game, too. Committee members of the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy -- of which the Grizzlies were named a 2007 winner this summer -- arrived in Memphis on Friday to visit partner organizations of the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation. The foundation has given more than $19 million to charitable causes since the franchise relocated here in 2001, but ..."

Reopening night - Crain's Detroit Business

Reopening night - Crain's Detroit Business: "Despite its magnitude, the DIA’s 2007 black-tie gala isn’t likely to detract from other local fundraisers, said Richard Martin, director of development at the Southgate-based Guidance Center and president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Detroit Chapter. “One thing about philanthropists is they are very sophisticated in how they give,” he said."

Charity effort is vintage | IndyStar.com

Charity effort is vintage | IndyStar.com: "NEW ORLEANS -- Add wine to the growing list of goodwill projects on the table for New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Brees' wine, called 'Vintage Brees Chardonnay,' is described as a complex and rich wine with a touch of melon and lemon zest. It goes on the market next week, and proceeds from each bottle will go to a charity he has established."

Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - Help ISU fill a bus with food donations

Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - Help ISU fill a bus with food donations: "Help ISU fill a bus with food donations TERRE HAUTE — The Terre Haute community is invited to join with Indiana State University alumni, students, staff and faculty in an effort to fill an entire Sycamore Bus with non-perishable food items to help those in need this holiday season."

DesMoinesRegister.com-Executives benefit nonprofits, employers

DesMoinesRegister.com: "Rod Patterson, a 10-year employee of MidAmerican Energy, knew about United Way's Loaned Executive Program through the company's past participation. He knew the program benefited the United Way of Central Iowa by lending executive-level talent to its annual campaign."

GoErie.com: Building on credibility shapes future

GoErie.com: Building on credibility shapes future: "On Thursday, more than 300 leaders from the region's nonprofit community gathered in Erie to observe the Seventh Annual Northwest Pennsylvania Nonprofit Day, a day of learning and exchange sponsored by the Nonprofit Partnership, the Erie Community Foundation, the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield."

Charitable giving reached $8.5B in 2006: StatsCan

Charitable giving reached $8.5B in 2006: StatsCan: "Canadians were more generous in 2006, giving charitable donations tallying about $8.5 billion in 2006, Statistics Canada said Thursday. 'The amount of donations increased in all provinces and territories,' the federal agency said. 'The highest increases occurred in Alberta (+15.5 per cent), the Yukon (+15.2 per cent), and Newfoundland and Labrador (+13.9 per cent)'."