Warsaw Business Journal Online - business in poland,warsaw,polish companies,companies database: "9th September 2004
PKN orlen donated zl.350,000 to the President's wife charity
From Poland A.M.
Poland's first lady, Jolanta Kwasniewska, yesterday held a press conference to reveal all connections between her charity organization 'Porozumienie bez barier' and oil giant PKN Orlen which is currently being investigated by a special Sejm Commission. "
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Seminar to Address Issues Facing Foundations and Endowments :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource
Seminar to Address Issues Facing Foundations and Endowments :: PNNOnline :: the nonprofit news and information resource: "Seminar to Address Issues Facing Foundations and Endowments
Posted by: laurakujawski on Thursday, September 9, 2004
Topic Conferences and Events
Consulting Group, the managed money unit of Smith Barney, and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University will co-sponsor a national seminar focused on 'Contemporary Issues Facing Foundation and Endowment Executives and Trustees' on October 19, 2004. The seminar, which is open to foundation trustees, nonprofit leaders, fundraisers and interested media, will be held at the University Place Conference Center in Indianapolis.
According to Eugene R. Tempel, Executive Director of the Center on Philanthropy, 'Foundations today are compelled to make decisions of increasing complexity, due to the state of the financial markets, the growing needs of grantees, a renewed emphasis on governance and accountability, and other issues. This seminar will provide a large number of foundations with an opportunity to discuss these issues in an in-depth, constructive manner.'"
Posted by: laurakujawski on Thursday, September 9, 2004
Topic Conferences and Events
Consulting Group, the managed money unit of Smith Barney, and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University will co-sponsor a national seminar focused on 'Contemporary Issues Facing Foundation and Endowment Executives and Trustees' on October 19, 2004. The seminar, which is open to foundation trustees, nonprofit leaders, fundraisers and interested media, will be held at the University Place Conference Center in Indianapolis.
According to Eugene R. Tempel, Executive Director of the Center on Philanthropy, 'Foundations today are compelled to make decisions of increasing complexity, due to the state of the financial markets, the growing needs of grantees, a renewed emphasis on governance and accountability, and other issues. This seminar will provide a large number of foundations with an opportunity to discuss these issues in an in-depth, constructive manner.'"
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
TCS: Tech Central Station - Thinking Outside the Tank
TCS: Tech Central Station - Thinking Outside the Tank: "Let us take Lithuania, one of the new member states, as an example. To analyze financial conditions of think tanks and other NGOs in Lithuania, just like in other Central and Eastern European countries, is a difficult task. This is mainly due to a lack of data. In the past ten years scant research has been done on the financing of NGOs in general and think tanks in particular. As a result, there are few sources of data about NGO financing, while the quantity and quality of available information are fairly modest. Some foundations, think tanks and NGOs in Lithuania have conducted research to explore the motives and legal conditions of, and the trends in, giving. Yet, analysis of the scope of giving has never been attempted, so the only source of this type of information in Lithuania is the Department of Statistics."
Frito-Lay Official Responds
Frito-Lay Official Responds
Ed Lorenz, Manufacturing ManagerTo the editor:As Clinton County’s largest employer, taxpayer and source of charitable giving, we at Frito-Lay were dismayed by Managing Editor Jim Bush’s column criticizing the integrity of our company and its long and positive history in the Frankfort community.Most of all, we are disappointed by Mr. Bush’s contention that somehow Frito-Lay is not a community-oriented company. I can assure you that our employees have a deep and abiding commitment to Frankfort and Clinton County.And as our company has grown, the contributions of our family of employees to the local community have grown as well.Let’s touch on just a few facts:— Each year, employee contributions to the local United Way — matched by Frito-Lay and PepsiCo — generate between $120,000 and $200,000 for local community and charitable programs. This amount is roughly 35 percent of the total amount raised by the local United Way in all of Clinton County.
Ed Lorenz, Manufacturing ManagerTo the editor:As Clinton County’s largest employer, taxpayer and source of charitable giving, we at Frito-Lay were dismayed by Managing Editor Jim Bush’s column criticizing the integrity of our company and its long and positive history in the Frankfort community.Most of all, we are disappointed by Mr. Bush’s contention that somehow Frito-Lay is not a community-oriented company. I can assure you that our employees have a deep and abiding commitment to Frankfort and Clinton County.And as our company has grown, the contributions of our family of employees to the local community have grown as well.Let’s touch on just a few facts:— Each year, employee contributions to the local United Way — matched by Frito-Lay and PepsiCo — generate between $120,000 and $200,000 for local community and charitable programs. This amount is roughly 35 percent of the total amount raised by the local United Way in all of Clinton County.
USPS finalizes Rules on Nonprofit Insurance
DMNews.com News Article:
Sept. 08, 2004
By: Melissa Campanelli
Senior Editor
melissa@dmnews.com
The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule yesterday in the Federal Register that lets nonprofit groups mail ads offering general types of insurance -- such as homeowners, property, casualty, marine and professional liability -- at the Nonprofit Standard rate, even if the insurance is underwritten by the nonprofit organization itself.
The ruling came about after the "
Sept. 08, 2004
By: Melissa Campanelli
Senior Editor
melissa@dmnews.com
The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule yesterday in the Federal Register that lets nonprofit groups mail ads offering general types of insurance -- such as homeowners, property, casualty, marine and professional liability -- at the Nonprofit Standard rate, even if the insurance is underwritten by the nonprofit organization itself.
The ruling came about after the "
Charity Screening
Charity Screening: "Charity Screening
Post-9/11 rules could stifle legitimate giving
September 8, 2004
When Congress takes up renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the review should include a hard look at what the law, and related actions by the federal government, have done to charitable giving. "
Post-9/11 rules could stifle legitimate giving
September 8, 2004
When Congress takes up renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the review should include a hard look at what the law, and related actions by the federal government, have done to charitable giving. "
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Brand Strategy
The Globe and Mail: "TORONTO -- At a brand strategy session at a Toronto ad agency, Alison Gordon confesses to her colleagues that she's kept awake at night by fears of what the competition might do.
It's not a rival corporation that has her scared. Ms. Gordon is the marketing director of Rethink Breast Cancer, an edgy charity that targets young people. Her competition is the more mainstream and better-funded Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation."
It's not a rival corporation that has her scared. Ms. Gordon is the marketing director of Rethink Breast Cancer, an edgy charity that targets young people. Her competition is the more mainstream and better-funded Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation."
Not just `appearance' of conflict of interest
Not just `appearance' of conflict of interest: "Judges in Jefferson and St. Clair counties want to take control of DUI schools away from a Birmingham nonprofit agency that now both decides what level of classes offenders must take and then provides the classes. The classes range in cost between $125 and $600 for each offender, depending of how much educating is needed. "
ABCNEWS.com : Employers Focus on Applicant Backgrounds
ABCNEWS.com : Employers Focus on Applicant Backgrounds: "'Middle-market companies are asking for checks more than they used to, and nontraditional organizations like nonprofits and religious groups that haven't run checks in the past are doing it now,' said James Lee, ChoicePoint's chief marketing officer. 'People want to know who they're hiring.'"
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Church charity closed down
SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Church charity closed down: "The charities watchdog has shut down the charity behind an evangelical church after an investigation found evidence of misconduct and mismanagement, including unauthorised payments to its pastor, it has emerged.
Pastor Douglas Goodman, of the Victory Christian Centre, north London - who along with his wife and a number of the trustees received 'significant unauthorised salary payments' - was jailed for three years in May for sex attacks on members of his congregation."
Pastor Douglas Goodman, of the Victory Christian Centre, north London - who along with his wife and a number of the trustees received 'significant unauthorised salary payments' - was jailed for three years in May for sex attacks on members of his congregation."
MSNBC - B of A's community promises still unclear
MSNBC - B of A's community promises still unclear: "B of A's community promises still unclear"
State taxpayers a little less giving
State taxpayers a little less giving: "If a two-year trend continues, several New Jersey charities could get less help from taxpayers who had a chance to contribute on April 15.
On state tax forms, the Department of Treasury lists 8 to 10 organizations that are seeking donations. Taxpayers can 'check off' a specific group and contribute any amount of money, from $1 on up. That amount will either be deducted from the refund owed to a taxpayer or will increase the sum to be paid, officials said.
While state accountants are still calculating the contributions for tax year 2003, figures from 2001 and 2002 show that six of the eight charitable, educational, or medical organizations listed on tax forms saw decreases in the number of contributors as well as the sizes of the donations. "
On state tax forms, the Department of Treasury lists 8 to 10 organizations that are seeking donations. Taxpayers can 'check off' a specific group and contribute any amount of money, from $1 on up. That amount will either be deducted from the refund owed to a taxpayer or will increase the sum to be paid, officials said.
While state accountants are still calculating the contributions for tax year 2003, figures from 2001 and 2002 show that six of the eight charitable, educational, or medical organizations listed on tax forms saw decreases in the number of contributors as well as the sizes of the donations. "
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | McConnell's legislative speech
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | McConnell's legislative speech: "The Charity Law Bill will increase public confidence in charitable giving. Scotland has a large charitable sector and a strong tradition of volunteering. We have to nurture it - charities build community infrastructure, they create opportunities, they deliver vital public services, often to our most vulnerable people, they intervene when the market fails and they make a significant contribution to growing our economy. "
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Former friends clash in lawsuit over charity - Tuesday, 09/07/04
Former friends clash in lawsuit over charity - Tuesday, 09/07/04: "Maddox Foundation's 2 board members at odds over investments and relocation
Frustrated by what she felt was a lack of information and cooperation, Tommye Maddox Working walked into the headquarters of the charitable Maddox Foundation last month and asked to see its financial records."
Frustrated by what she felt was a lack of information and cooperation, Tommye Maddox Working walked into the headquarters of the charitable Maddox Foundation last month and asked to see its financial records."
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Broadcasters help charity channel
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Broadcasters help charity channel: "Broadcasters help charity channel
The plans have united the heads of many TV bodies
Britain's biggest broadcasters are getting together to encourage people to give time and money to charities.
They are promoting a television channel which broadcasts appeals and information about charities. "
The plans have united the heads of many TV bodies
Britain's biggest broadcasters are getting together to encourage people to give time and money to charities.
They are promoting a television channel which broadcasts appeals and information about charities. "
Brewing up for Charity Success
Isle of Man Online: "BREWING UP FOR CHARITY SUCCESS
04 September 2004
CUPS and saucers are at the ready as Macmillan Cancer Relief prepares for the World's Biggest Coffee Morning this month."
04 September 2004
CUPS and saucers are at the ready as Macmillan Cancer Relief prepares for the World's Biggest Coffee Morning this month."
Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome: "Youth is the most beautiful time in which good can be done. St. Philip Neri said to the young people of his time: 'Lucky you, young people, who have so much time to do good!' Alberto Marvelli, whom John Paul II described as the 'engineer of charity,' understood 'this well and reminds young people precisely of this truth,' the archbishop added on Vatican Radio. "
Channelnewsasia.com
Channelnewsasia.com: "Two-day camp held at Downtown East to teach families volunteerism the fun way
By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia"
By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia"
Meeting the needs
Meeting the needs: "Finding volunteers -- and hanging on to the qualified and reliable ones -- is an issue a number of nonprofit groups struggle with, according to a study by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
In the study, 40 percent of the 2,200 Indiana nonprofits surveyed said keeping and retaining volunteers is a major challenge. Overall, a relatively small percentage of Americans volunteer. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last December that about 63.8 million people -- or 28.8 percent -- did some volunteer work between September 2002 and September 2003"
In the study, 40 percent of the 2,200 Indiana nonprofits surveyed said keeping and retaining volunteers is a major challenge. Overall, a relatively small percentage of Americans volunteer. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last December that about 63.8 million people -- or 28.8 percent -- did some volunteer work between September 2002 and September 2003"
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