Former director of CIA to speak on philanthropy

Former director of CIA to speak on philanthropy: "Former CIA director R. James Woolsey will be one of four keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Philanthropy Roundtable.
The three-day event, What Unites Us: The Principles of American Philanthropy, will take place Thursday through Saturday at The Breakers.
Woolsey will speak on Philanthropy and the War on Terrorism as part of Friday night's dinner session. Former presidential hopeful and Delaware governor Pierre 'Pete' duPont will introduce Woolsey."

CBC Ottawa - Parents' fundraising under scrutiny

CBC Ottawa - Parents' fundraising under scrutiny: "Parents' fundraising under scrutiny

TORONTO - Some parents in Ontario are worried about losing control over how money from fundraising gets spent in their children's schools. Under new provincial rules, school councils must report how much money they raise, so that school boards can include it as part of their annual revenues.
Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education, says parents are being relied upon too heavily to raise funds for underfunded schools. She's worried that, if the government considers those dollars as part of a board's revenue, it may give the boards less money. "

News-Sun, Evening Star & Herald-Republican

News-Sun, Evening Star & Herald-Republican: "AUBURN � Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, a day designated to celebrate giving.

First observed in 1986, National Philanthropy Day celebrates the daily contributions individuals and organizations across the world make to countless causes and missions.

When many people think of philanthropy, Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates, even Eli Lilly and Peyton Manning come to mind. People tend to think only millionaires are able to give significantly to worthwhile causes. But, thanks to Indiana�s unique network of giving, that notion is becoming a thing of the past.

Indiana now has more than 92 community foundations. Every county has its own foundation already established as a service to Hoosiers who want to give. The DeKalb County Community Foundation began in 1996 to serve DeKalb County."

Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle

Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle: "Planned giving an untapped resource for nonprofits.
11.04.2004 -

By Todd Cohen
Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., decided in 2000 to outsource its planned giving after Don Mann, its associate pastor for communication and development, found during his graduate studies that many churches are 'not now, or likely to be prepared' to operate planned-giving programs.
'It was really one of the most significant untapped resources of the church,' he says."

Pre-Budget Submission November 2004

Pre-Budget Submission November 2004: "Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Voluntary Sector Forum, November 2004
The Voluntary Sector Forum
Context
The Issues / The Forum's Recommendations
Ensure long-term support for outcomes of the Voluntary Sector Initiative
Change legislative and regulatory restrictions on charities' involvement in public policy development
Facilitate 'smart funding' and appropriate accountability
Provide leadership in the area of liability insurance
Find a place for the nonprofit /voluntary sector in the 'communities' agenda
Recommendations "

Cashing in on donations - 2004-11-08 - San Francisco Business Times

Cashing in on donations - 2004-11-08 - San Francisco Business Times: "Cashing in on donations
Software for nonprofits becomes very for-profit
Sarah Duxbury
'Donate Now.'

Almost every nonprofit web site makes that one-click pitch to visitors. A host of software companies -- both for-profit and not-for-profit -- are rushing to help them make it, and investors are seeing market opportunities. "

Small foundations make impact by targeting funding - 2004-11-08 - Triangle Business Journal

Small foundations make impact by targeting funding - 2004-11-08 - Triangle Business Journal: "Small foundations make impact by targeting funding
Denise Sherman
RALEIGH - Many corporations and individuals in the Triangle have created small foundations that give money away to many institutions each year. "

Fundraising challenge: Stand out in crowded special events market - 2004-11-08 - San Antonio Business Journal

Fundraising challenge: Stand out in crowded special events market - 2004-11-08 - San Antonio Business Journal: "Fundraising challenge: Stand out in crowded special events market
Debi Pfitzenmaier
Changes in our economy and culture have changed the fundraising environment. Necessity has forced many charities to take a hard look at the way they structured their events after the funding drought of the last few years. They began to look at nontraditional ways of reaching new audiences while infusing existing events with more excitement "

WFMY News 2 - Local & State News

WFMY News 2 - Local & State News: "Helms Center Spending Outside Recommended Levels
Pete Bowne , Web Producer
Last Updated: 11/8/2004 6:20:27 AM
Wingate, NC -- The foundation created to preserve the papers and legacy of Jesse Helms has spent more on fund raising and administration and less on programs than recommended by organizations that monitor nonprofits, according to a newspaper report.

The Jesse Helms Center Foundation has $11.1 million in assets, including a $3.3 million building it opened in 2001. The center is best known for its lecture series, which draws such speakers as National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. "

Social entrepreneurship: St. Louis leads the way - 2004-11-08 - St. Louis Business Journal

Social entrepreneurship: St. Louis leads the way - 2004-11-08 - St. Louis Business Journal: "Social entrepreneurship: St. Louis leads the way
Kathy Osborn
I recently returned from the International Conference of Social Venture Partners in San Francisco and the Venture Philanthropy Conference at Stanford. What I learned will interest those who consistently quote statistics about where St. Louis falls short. For in social entrepreneurship, we are leading the way. "

U.S. Eyes Money Trails of Saudi-Backed Charities (washingtonpost.com)

U.S. Eyes Money Trails of Saudi-Backed Charities (washingtonpost.com): "U.S. Eyes Money Trails of Saudi-Backed Charities
By David B. Ottaway
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 19, 2004; Page A01
SAN DIEGO -- Omar Abdi Mohamed, a lanky, soft-spoken political refugee from war-ruined Somalia in East Africa, had been preaching the word of Islam in the United States for the past nine years. Two things make him unusual.
In January, U.S. immigration authorities arrested him, saying they suspected him of being a conduit for terrorist funds, federal court records "

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Court battle could destroy Diana fund

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Court battle could destroy Diana fund: "Court battle could destroy Diana fund

Debbie Andalo and agencies
Friday November 5, 2004

The �16m legal battle which threatens the future of the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial fund is due to begin in Los Angeles on Monday.
The fund, which in July last year suspended all donations to charities because of the lawsuit launched against it, is being sued for malicious prosecution by an American souvenir firm, the Franklin Mint."

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Top 100 firms give less than 1% of profits to charity

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Top 100 firms give less than 1% of profits to charity: "Top 100 firms give less than 1% of profits to charity

Murray Armstrong
Monday November 8, 2004
The Guardian

The top 100 companies on the London stock exchange gave 0.97% of their pre-tax profits to charities and community projects, according to the Guardian's annual survey of corporate responsibility, The Giving List, published today. "

Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle

Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change - newsarticle: "E-philanthropy consolidation


Network for Good acquires Direct Help.
11.08.2004 -

By Todd Cohen
Network for Good is acquiring Direct Help, a nonprofit in Norwalk, Conn., that provide e-philanthropy tools nonprofits can use for managing data, relationships with donors and clients, email campaigns and websites.
'They've got the tools and we've got the customers,' says Ken Weber, president of Network For Good at networkforgood.org. 'We're really doing this to help our nonprofits make the most of their internet programs. We want to help them expand and deepen their ability to cultivate their relationships.'"

'Herblock' Legacy Begets a Growing Foundation (washingtonpost.com)

'Herblock' Legacy Begets a Growing Foundation (washingtonpost.com): "The nice thing about getting started when you have $50 million is that everyone wants to help you, they all couldn't be nicer. When you're in the business of giving money away, everyone tells you you're handsome and thin and you don't have to wear a necktie. It's nice, but we didn't even know that much yet. "

Lawmakers to debate 'Charitable Immunity Act'

Lawmakers to debate 'Charitable Immunity Act': "Lawmakers to debate 'Charitable Immunity Act'
Sunday, November 07, 2004
By Terrence Dopp
gcnews@sjnewsco.com
TRENTON - Lawmakers on Monday are scheduled to debate a measure that would strip non-profit groups of so-called charitable immunity, a 1958 law detractors contend has been a roadblock to victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. "

Republicans gearing up to take over state Legislature

Republicans gearing up to take over state Legislature: "n a constitutional amendment allowing religious organizations to use state money to deliver charitable services."

Chicago Tribune | U.S. charity closing office in sex scandal

Chicago Tribune | U.S. charity closing office in sex scandal: "U.S. charity closing office in sex scandal
Items compiled from Tribune news services
Published November 7, 2004
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA -- An American children's rights organization said Friday it will close its Costa Rica office in the wake of a sex scandal involving its local director."

Make Charity a Budget Item (washingtonpost.com)

Make Charity a Budget Item (washingtonpost.com): "Make Charity a Budget Item
By Michelle Singletary
The Washington Post
Sunday, November 7, 2004; Page F01
'The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.' -- Walt Whitman
Why is the subject of giving such a difficult one to discuss? Some folks would rather ask someone for a kidney than for a donation to a charitable cause. "

BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Mid | Charity adapts to attract young

BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Mid | Charity adapts to attract young: "Charity adapts to attract young

St John says it is moving with the times
St John Cymru is undergoing a revamp to make it more appealing to young people.
The charity, which trains volunteers in life-saving skills, said it was moving with the times and taking a fresh look at its young volunteers in Wales.
Around 100 youths from across the country are being introduced to a new range of exciting activities. "

onPhilanthropy - Proving the Win-Win Strategy of Cause Related Marketing

onPhilanthropy - Proving the Win-Win Strategy of Cause Related Marketing: "In 2004, American companies are expected to spend nearly $1 billion on cause related marketing campaigns, according to the IEG Sponsorship Report. A growing philanthropic strategy, cause related marketing helped American Express raise $1.7 million in 1983 for the Statue of Liberty restoration; it was behind $9 million McDonald�s gathered for the Ronald McDonald house in 1994; and it�s also the engine through which Avon has generated over $300 million to date to fight breast cancer worldwide. "

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business: " Nonprofits looking more like private businesses
By EMMET KELLY
News-Journal Correspondent
Last update: November 07, 2004
DAYTONA BEACH -- Traditional barriers rigidly separating nonprofits and private business have started to come tumbling down.
More small- to medium-sized nonprofit agencies are morphing into businesslike organizations using entrepreneurial procedures and methods, or are starting for-profit outlets to supplement their flagging nonprofit sources of revenue."

A Business Expert for Nonprofits (washingtonpost.com)

A Business Expert for Nonprofits (washingtonpost.com): "When Melissa Williams lived in San Francisco, she began volunteering with a group called Community Partners, using skills she learned at the Harvard Business School to help nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. When she moved to Chevy Chase in the summer of 2000, she found no such program in the Washington area. So, she started her own.
Williams, 35, now serves as executive director of Compass, www.compassdc.org, a group of volunteer consultants with master's of business administration degrees. The MBAs lend their services to local nonprofits that need help with everything from putting together a board of directors to doing market research to developing a funding strategy. The volunteers wind up spending time over the course of six to eight months with the executive directors of the groups. "

Economy, Election Strain Nonprofits (washingtonpost.com)

Economy, Election Strain Nonprofits (washingtonpost.com): "Economy, Election Strain Nonprofits
By Griff Witte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 7, 2004; Page F01
The line begins to form outside the squat brick building with the bars on the windows before 8 a.m.
When the doors finally open more than half an hour later, in they come: the woman toting a bundle of blankets and a feverish baby; the man failed first by his kidneys, then by a lack of health insurance; the teenager seeking psychological counseling in Spanish; the grandmother learning to read English. "

Nola.com: NewsFlash - New magazine targets Louisiana nonprofits

Nola.com: NewsFlash - New magazine targets Louisiana nonprofits: "New magazine targets Louisiana nonprofits
11/7/2004, 3:55 p.m. CT
The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) � Louisiana, which consistently ranks among the most generous states, now has its own philanthropy magazine.
The first issue of 'Imagine: The Magazine of Louisiana Philanthropy' is due out this week."

The Chronicle, 11/11/2004: What Nonprofit Leaders Want

The Chronicle, 11/11/2004: What Nonprofit Leaders Want: "What Nonprofit Leaders Want
Charity and foundation leaders offer advice on the best ways for the president to help philanthropy

As President Bush was re-elected to his second term last week, The Chronicle asked nonprofit leaders to recommend what steps he could take as he begins the new term to help charities

The advice was wide-ranging, but many in the nonprofit world urged President Bush to step up enforcement of laws to ensure that nonprofit groups operate within the bounds of the law. Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator, a watchdog group, suggested that Mr. Bush set up an agency like the Securities and Exchange Commission to monitor charities. 'Charities are big business,' he said. 'They need to be regulated like "

Charity's New Look (washingtonpost.com)

Charity's New Look (washingtonpost.com)
Maryland Korean American Jeong H. Kim has donated millions of dollars to educational institutions in the United States. Alexine and Aaron Jackson, who are African American, give tens of thousands of dollars each year to arts groups, health organizations and women's causes in the Washington area. Cuban American John Fitzgerald directs his philanthropic largess to small ethnic theater troupes in this area.

News-Leader.com | News | Student project will fund youth charities

News-Leader.com | News | Student project will fund youth charities: "Student project will fund youth charities
Logan-Rogersville students will control process, decide which groups receive money.

Students help out
By Donna Baxter
For the News-Leader

Rogersville � Learning how to give effectively is the goal of a newly formed project of the student council at Logan-Rogersville High School.
A Youth Empowerment Project � sponsored by the Logan-Rogersville Educational Foundation through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks � will help fund youth-created and youth-driven service projects in the Rogersville area."

Reflect on Personal Interests to Find the Right Charity (washingtonpost.com)

Reflect on Personal Interests to Find the Right Charity (washingtonpost.com): "Try it. You'll like it,' says Kae Dakin, president of Washington Grantmakers.
She is talking about first-timers pondering giving time and money to Washington area nonprofit organizations and charities. But newcomers first have to choose the nonprofits and charities in which to invest time and money. And that can be a bigger, more complicated decision than many people expect. "

The Daily Camera: Broomfield

The Daily Camera: Broomfield: "Foundation building teen grant council
By Alisha Jeter, Enterprise Staff Writer
November 6, 2004
One of the largest centers for philanthropy in Broomfield wants to hear from teens about how best to fund projects and engage the city's youth.
The Broomfield Community Foundation is recruiting Broomfield and Legacy high school students in ninth through 11th grades to serve on a board to consider grant applications for youth projects. Other local high schools might be added as the program matures, foundation officials said, adding they hope to cap the group at 20. "