International Giving Study Focused on High Net Worth Folk Projects 5% Increase in 2015 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

International Giving Study Focused on High Net Worth Folk Projects 5% Increase in 2015 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

What can fundraisers learn from different cultures' charitable giving? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

What can fundraisers learn from different cultures' charitable giving? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: The differences in fundraising and charitable giving in different countries and cultures can give fundraisers pause for thought. As many countries are throwing off the old orders, how can fundraisers take advantage of new opportunities?

Bill Gates sees philanthropy bug spreading - The Globe and Mail

Bill Gates sees philanthropy bug spreading - The Globe and Mail: "Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men and one of its best known philanthropists, said on Monday he hopes his passion for giving will soon start to take hold among the super-rich of China and India."

Funding London's Arts: A Delicate Balancing Act - Newsweek

Funding London's Arts: A Delicate Balancing Act - Newsweek: "This era owes itself largely to a dramatic shift in the way cultural institutions like museums and theaters are paid for. If the continental European and American models for funding the arts rest at either end of a spectrum—with the European model leaving cultural institutions completely state-funded, and the American relying almost entirely on private philanthropy—then Britain has positioned itself happily in the middle."

'Good Samaritan' survey shows charitable giving trends | Society | The Guardian

'Good Samaritan' survey shows charitable giving trends | Society | The Guardian: "A third of the world's population has given money to charity in the past month, the largest study ever carried out into global social conscience reveals today.

The 'World Giving Index' used Gallup surveys of 195,000 people in 153 nations and asked people whether they had volunteered or given money or help in the last month. It also asked respondents to rank how happy they are with life."

Channel NewsAsia - HK actress Rosamund Kwan gives up acting to do charity work - channelnewsasia.com

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Channel NewsAsia - HK actress Rosamund Kwan gives up acting to do charity work - channelnewsasia.com: "BEIJING: Hong Kong actress Rosamund Kwan announced on Thursday that she would retire from showbiz to do charity work, reported Chinese media."

BBC World Service - Business - Why it's good to give your money away

BBC World Service - Business - Why it's good to give your money away: "Are there really cultural differences in how different countries view charitable giving. For instance, are Indians different from Europeans and Americans in how they give?"

Just what is the ‘Rotary Club,’ anyway? - Winchester, MA - The Winchester Star

Just what is the ‘Rotary Club,’ anyway? - Winchester, MA - The Winchester Star: "Then I was exposed, for the first time really, to international philanthropy. Another nearby Rotary Club (there’s one in almost every town – maybe 32,000 clubs around the world, in 165 countries) was working to equip a school in Honduras, one of the world’s financially depressed countries. The Town of Winchester had closed a school and was storing student desks. One of our Rotarians, then-President Shirley Potts (now deceased), had retired from the School Department and knew about the desks. With the Club’s backing, she went to work to get Winchester desks into a Honduran classroom."

Hudson Institute > Fourth Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances Shows Private Philanthropy, Remittances Provide Lifeline to Developing Countries During Recession

Hudson Institute > Fourth Annual <I>Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances</I> Shows Private Philanthropy, Remittances Provide Lifeline to Developing Countries During Recession: "Fourth Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances Shows Private Philanthropy, Remittances Provide Lifeline to Developing Countries During Recession

April 27, 2009
by Hudson Institute

WASHINGTON—Despite the global recession, private giving and remittances are expected to be lifelines to help developing countries weather the economic storm, according to the new 2009 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances published by Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity (CGP)."

Asia Sentinel - China's Philanthropist

Asia Sentinel - China's Philanthropist: "Yu, according to a publication called th Hurun Report, is the most generous philanthropist in China, with 2007 donations totaling US$420 million, more than double the US$158 million given by Zhu Mengyi, a real estate developer, in second place. Yu has given HK$20-30 billion to charity, including schools, universities, hospitals, disaster relief and a program that has provided free cataract operations to 138,000 poor people."

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: Update on International Grantmaking Trends

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: Update on International Grantmaking Trends: "Update on International Grantmaking Trends

Estimated U.S. foundation giving for international purposes reached a record $5.4 billion in 2007, and 2008 giving is likely to top that record, according to International Grantmaking IV: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends. This new report, prepared by the Foundation Center in cooperation with the Council on Foundations, suggests that the prospects for international giving in the near term are also less pessimistic than current market conditions might suggest. View the report highlights [PDF], or borrow the report from our lending library."

The Associated Press: Clinton urges Asians to give more

The Associated Press: Clinton urges Asians to give more: "Clinton urges Asians to give more

By MIN LEE – 1 hour ago

HONG KONG (AP) — Asia is less likely to be hit hard by the global economic downturn because governments in the region took action to correct their financial systems in response to the crippling 1997-98 crisis, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at a meeting to promote his charitable foundation."

Jewish charities fear Wall Street chaos | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post

Jewish charities fear Wall Street chaos | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post: "US Jewish social service agencies and nonprofits say they expect this week's string of bankruptcies, buyouts and takeovers on Wall Street to severely cramp their end-of-year fund-raising as individuals curtail their donations and whole companies suspend their philanthropic programs."

Summit gets charities, donors together | CourierPostOnline.com | Courier-Post

Summit gets charities, donors together | CourierPostOnline.com | Courier-Post: "Now a New Yorker, he was the keynote speaker Thursday at South Jersey's first philanthropy summit, sponsored by the Philadelphia Business Journal. More than 300 people representing companies that want to help the needy, and nonprofit organizations that need their money, in-kind services and volunteer labor attended the breakfast at The Merion on Route 130.

Hoping to foster those relationships and to pool small individual charitable gifts is the newly formed Community Foundation of South Jersey. Chaired by Jack Tarditi of Connor Strong and Mindy Holman, CEO and president of Holman Enterprises, the foundation hopes to raise $5 million within the next three to five years."

Management by association::

Management by association::: "According to the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), association management companies provide management and administrative services to over 25,000 national organizations and over 65,000 local, state and regional ones. Over 500,000 professionals are involved in association management."

N.D. Red Cross asks for donations | The Jamestown Sun | Jamestown, North Dakota

N.D. Red Cross asks for donations |  The Jamestown Sun  | Jamestown, North Dakota: "American Red Cross Chapters across North Dakota are asking North Dakotans to help the 2008 hurricane victims by donating to the National Disaster Relief Fund in order to “Help us, Help them.”"

Arts Groups Fret the Woes Of Big Donors - washingtonpost.com

Arts Groups Fret the Woes Of Big Donors - washingtonpost.com: "Katy Clark knows that this is a deeply awkward moment to ask Lehman Brothers for $50,000 -- a bit like showing up in the smoldering aftermath of a Road Runner explosion and asking for a match.

But two years ago, the then-flush investment bank gave Manhattan's Orchestra of St. Luke's 50 grand for a music education program, and as the organization's vice president of operations, Clark is hoping that in its death throes, the company just might cut one last check. She has traded a few e-mails with her Lehman contacts in recent days, but she hasn't raised the subject."

News | Africa - Reuters.com

News | Africa - Reuters.com: "LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people living 'on the edge of emergency' in Africa has nearly doubled to 220 million in just two years, a leading charity said on Thursday.

CARE International said emergency aid to the impoverished and strife-ridden continent continued to arrive too late, was short-term and policies were targeted too heavily on saving lives rather than building resilience in the population."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Homeless charity's print venture

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Homeless charity's print venture: "The Cyrenians, one of the organisations hit hardest by Aberdeen City Council's funding cuts, has set up the Iceberg Arts Design and Print studio.

The new scheme is operated on a voluntary basis by homeless people who have needed the charity's help."

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Recession-proof Fundraising | The Extreme Fundraising Blog: "Recession-proof Fundraising

Recession-proof Fundraising

Turn on any news show and you’ll hear analysts and pundits forecasting economic doom and gloom. Their reports are filled with words and phrases like “economic downturn,” “soft economy,” and the dreaded “recession.” While the jury is still out about whether or not we’re really in a recession, now is a great time to recession-proof your fundraising effort."