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Monday, August 16, 2004
Daily Review Online - More Local News: "But donations from youths are so rare that the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has given its award honoring young philanthropists only six times in the past 10 years, said O'Rourke, who belongs to the association.
Each year the award has been given, it has gone to a group of young people -- never an individual. "
Each year the award has been given, it has gone to a group of young people -- never an individual. "
The Herald-Mail ONLINE
Today, we seem to be fighting an unhealthy apathy about local charitable giving. Perhaps the "me" generation attitudes of the baby boomers and the Gen Xers are to blame.
Today, we seem to be fighting an unhealthy apathy about local charitable giving. Perhaps the "me" generation attitudes of the baby boomers and the Gen Xers are to blame.
Groups think twice before taking checksThe rule requires the more than 10,000 nonprofit organizations that participate in the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government's annual charity drive, to certify that they do not knowingly employ people whose names appear on three terrorist watch lists put out by the government.
Friday, August 13, 2004
Pepperelll Free Press - Today's HeadlinesPepperell Springs receives coveted honor
PEPPERELL -- Efforts of the Pepperell Springs Coalition to purchase the historic 265-acre property on Chestnut Street received major acknowledgment when the Catalogue for Philanthropy accepted the coalition's application to include the project in its annual publication
PEPPERELL -- Efforts of the Pepperell Springs Coalition to purchase the historic 265-acre property on Chestnut Street received major acknowledgment when the Catalogue for Philanthropy accepted the coalition's application to include the project in its annual publication
Cultural Restoration Project Changes Face of TourismSAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "Volunteer-tourism," a concept that allows travelers to get involved in the cultures they visit, is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism market. Increasingly, people worldwide are putting their hearts and hands to work while on vacation.
FreePint Newsletter 165 - Radio Frequency and eNewsletters
"E-Newsletters: What's the point? And how do you make it?"
By Robin Neidorf
"E-Newsletters: What's the point? And how do you make it?"
By Robin Neidorf
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Newsday.com - Entertainment: Long Island and New York City
He wants to be left alone
But that's not easy when you're H. John Heinz IV, the first son of a billionaire and the stepson of a nominee for president
He wants to be left alone
But that's not easy when you're H. John Heinz IV, the first son of a billionaire and the stepson of a nominee for president
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