KTLA.com | LA's WB | Television Los Angeles | State Wants Money Back From Nonprofit: "State Wants Money Back From Nonprofit
L.A. group is told to repay $150,000 as officials' oversight of grants is questioned.
By Dan Morain
Times Staff Writer
December 22, 2004
SACRAMENTO � Four years after securing $2.2 million from the state to buy land for a soccer complex, a nonprofit Los Angeles group is being asked to return money that went to the executive director's sons, and California officials' monitoring of taxpayer funds is being questioned."
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
WCFCourier.com | Film Captures the History of Giving in Waverly
WCFCourier.com | The Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier Online!: "Film captures history of giving in Waverly
By GLORIA ALEFF, Courier Correspondent
WAVERLY --- The spirit of giving transcends Christmas among people who care about their community. But the holiday season is an appropriate time of year to premiere a film devoted to philanthropy.
'Waverly --- A Legacy of Giving' will open at the Palace Theatre on Thursday and will continue through the end of December. Admission is free. The 20-minute film captures the history of giving by those who love the city.
'I have a passion for the town,' the film's producer Jim Infelt, a Waverly native, said."
By GLORIA ALEFF, Courier Correspondent
WAVERLY --- The spirit of giving transcends Christmas among people who care about their community. But the holiday season is an appropriate time of year to premiere a film devoted to philanthropy.
'Waverly --- A Legacy of Giving' will open at the Palace Theatre on Thursday and will continue through the end of December. Admission is free. The 20-minute film captures the history of giving by those who love the city.
'I have a passion for the town,' the film's producer Jim Infelt, a Waverly native, said."
KYW NewsRadio 1060 - Education Report Kids Giving
An article about Youth and Philanthropy
KYW NewsRadio 1060 - Education Report: "Kids Giving
by KYW's Dr. Marciene Mattleman
It�s holiday time, and kids eagerly await their presents. Many of them would be surprised to hear the old adage that it�s better to give than to receive.
To help them learn about the rewards of giving, youth philanthropy programs are growing throughout the country.
The Northland Foundation has been working for years to improve the lives of young people. And joining with Minnesota Power, it started 'Kids Plus.' Its board includes 14 young people, grades 8-12, who give grants to schools and organizations serving youths.
Youthonboard.org encourages non-profits to bring young people on their boards. "
KYW NewsRadio 1060 - Education Report: "Kids Giving
by KYW's Dr. Marciene Mattleman
It�s holiday time, and kids eagerly await their presents. Many of them would be surprised to hear the old adage that it�s better to give than to receive.
To help them learn about the rewards of giving, youth philanthropy programs are growing throughout the country.
The Northland Foundation has been working for years to improve the lives of young people. And joining with Minnesota Power, it started 'Kids Plus.' Its board includes 14 young people, grades 8-12, who give grants to schools and organizations serving youths.
Youthonboard.org encourages non-profits to bring young people on their boards. "
DenverPost.com - BUSINESS Gap to Donate Employees
DenverPost.com - BUSINESS: "Gap to donate employees
In Colorado and elsewhere, they'll be paid and divide their time between training and volunteer activities."
In Colorado and elsewhere, they'll be paid and divide their time between training and volunteer activities."
Chicago Tribune | Pritzker feud may be near a settlement
Chicago Tribune | Pritzker feud may be near a settlement: "Pritzker feud may be near a settlement
By Kathy Bergen and Susan Chandler
Tribune staff reporters
Published December 22, 2004
In the first sign of thawing in a two-year legal battle, members of the Pritzker family are working toward a settlement with the two youngest grandchildren of patriarch A.N. Pritzker, who were virtually cut out of the $15 billion family fortune."
By Kathy Bergen and Susan Chandler
Tribune staff reporters
Published December 22, 2004
In the first sign of thawing in a two-year legal battle, members of the Pritzker family are working toward a settlement with the two youngest grandchildren of patriarch A.N. Pritzker, who were virtually cut out of the $15 billion family fortune."
Putting money in local coffers Southwest Washington charities are seeing a dramatic increase in donations
Putting money in local coffers Southwest Washington charities are seeing a dramatic increase in donations: "Putting money in local coffers Southwest Washington charities are seeing a dramatic increase in donations
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
FOSTER CHURCH
VANCOUVER -- It's giving time, and giving in Southwest Washington is bigger than ever. "
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
FOSTER CHURCH
VANCOUVER -- It's giving time, and giving in Southwest Washington is bigger than ever. "
AOL News - African American Giving Comes of Age
AOL News - African American Giving Comes of Age: "African American Giving Comes of Age
It isn't new. But new wealth, education, and strategy create more impact
By Lauren Gard, BusinessWeek
When New York financier Alphonse Fletcher pledged $50 million to educational reform and fellowships on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in May, he was just putting a face to the facts: A new kind of African American philanthropy is on the rise."
It isn't new. But new wealth, education, and strategy create more impact
By Lauren Gard, BusinessWeek
When New York financier Alphonse Fletcher pledged $50 million to educational reform and fellowships on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in May, he was just putting a face to the facts: A new kind of African American philanthropy is on the rise."
blackenterprise.com
blackenterprise.com: "Funders Explain Giving
Source: Albuquerque Journal
Publication date: 2004-12-19
Arrival time: 2004-12-21
When donating to a charity, corporations look for stability in the organization, clarity of its role, vitality of its program, identity of its existing partnerships and whether the contribution will have a meaningful impact.
'We really want to make sure we are funding programs -- not just parties,' says Lydia T. Ashanin.
She is community and media relations manager for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico and also active in the Albuquerque Funders Group, a loosely knit collaboration representing a dozen or so people in the business world who coordinate charitable giving for their companies.
While corporations want to help the nonprofits, she said, economic conditions sometimes limit the amount of money available.
'We want to say yes, but sometimes we can't,' Ashanin said. 'How we get the nonprofits to understand the challenges we face is one of the goals of the Funders Group. Some nonprofits are very skilled, but others could use a little tutoring and support on how to do community outreach.'
To help this concept along, the Funders Group will explain charitable giving from the corporate perspective at the Jan. 13 luncheon meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals at the Sheraton Uptown. "
Source: Albuquerque Journal
Publication date: 2004-12-19
Arrival time: 2004-12-21
When donating to a charity, corporations look for stability in the organization, clarity of its role, vitality of its program, identity of its existing partnerships and whether the contribution will have a meaningful impact.
'We really want to make sure we are funding programs -- not just parties,' says Lydia T. Ashanin.
She is community and media relations manager for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico and also active in the Albuquerque Funders Group, a loosely knit collaboration representing a dozen or so people in the business world who coordinate charitable giving for their companies.
While corporations want to help the nonprofits, she said, economic conditions sometimes limit the amount of money available.
'We want to say yes, but sometimes we can't,' Ashanin said. 'How we get the nonprofits to understand the challenges we face is one of the goals of the Funders Group. Some nonprofits are very skilled, but others could use a little tutoring and support on how to do community outreach.'
To help this concept along, the Funders Group will explain charitable giving from the corporate perspective at the Jan. 13 luncheon meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals at the Sheraton Uptown. "
MediaDailyNews 12-22-04
MediaDailyNews 12-22-04: "Report: Visits To Charity Sites Down This Year
By Ross Fadner
Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Charity and humanitarian sites are not receiving much love this holiday season, according to new data from traffic monitor Hitwise.
For the week ending Dec. 18, 2004, the number of visits to charity and humanitarian sites dropped 6 percent compared to the week before Christmas last year, Hitwise says. Similarly, monthly traffic to charitable sites fell 15 percent this November versus November 2003. "
By Ross Fadner
Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Charity and humanitarian sites are not receiving much love this holiday season, according to new data from traffic monitor Hitwise.
For the week ending Dec. 18, 2004, the number of visits to charity and humanitarian sites dropped 6 percent compared to the week before Christmas last year, Hitwise says. Similarly, monthly traffic to charitable sites fell 15 percent this November versus November 2003. "
National Post This isn't Charity
National Post: "This isn't charity
Steve Coffin
National Post
December 22, 2004
NORTH VANCOUVER - I was surprised when my seven-year-old daughter returned from her North Vancouver school recently and told me what she had learned that day: 'The Home Depot song.' Then, wearing a Home Depot shirt she had inadvertently picked up from a parent volunteer at school, my daughter proceeded to march around our kitchen singing: Who are we? Home Depot! What do we do? We build playgrounds!
What the song also conveyed, although not in its lyrics, was that Home Depot does more than build playgrounds; it builds its brand by using school children."
Steve Coffin
National Post
December 22, 2004
NORTH VANCOUVER - I was surprised when my seven-year-old daughter returned from her North Vancouver school recently and told me what she had learned that day: 'The Home Depot song.' Then, wearing a Home Depot shirt she had inadvertently picked up from a parent volunteer at school, my daughter proceeded to march around our kitchen singing: Who are we? Home Depot! What do we do? We build playgrounds!
What the song also conveyed, although not in its lyrics, was that Home Depot does more than build playgrounds; it builds its brand by using school children."
The Cincinnati Post NKU Charity Effort reaches $255, 998
The Cincinnati Post: "NKU charity effort reaches $255,998
Post staff report
A unique project in which Northern Kentucky University students decide which charities receive money from a foundation has topped the quarter-million dollar mark.
Since fall 2000, NKU students have directed $255,998 to 179 charitable programs run by 130 non-profit agencies in Greater Cincinnati.
Most funds are donated by the Mayerson Foundation of Cincinnati. Students also raise money on their own and the foundation matches it"
Post staff report
A unique project in which Northern Kentucky University students decide which charities receive money from a foundation has topped the quarter-million dollar mark.
Since fall 2000, NKU students have directed $255,998 to 179 charitable programs run by 130 non-profit agencies in Greater Cincinnati.
Most funds are donated by the Mayerson Foundation of Cincinnati. Students also raise money on their own and the foundation matches it"
Salesforce.com Employees Finish Year of Community Service With Around-The-Clock Holiday Volunteer Effort
Salesforce.com Employees Finish Year of Community Service With Around-The-Clock Holiday Volunteer Effort: "Press ReleaseSource: Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com Employees Finish Year of Community Service With Around-The-Clock Holiday Volunteer Effort
Wednesday December 22, 8:30 am ET
Thousands Served around the World by Dedicated Volunteers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2004--Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM - News) and the salesforce.com/foundation, the leaders in integrating philanthropy and business, completed a year of community service with a spirited holiday volunteer drive. Salesforce.com employees have given more than 750 hours to community service activities in December, the equivalent of a full-time volunteer serving 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire month. "
Salesforce.com Employees Finish Year of Community Service With Around-The-Clock Holiday Volunteer Effort
Wednesday December 22, 8:30 am ET
Thousands Served around the World by Dedicated Volunteers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2004--Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM - News) and the salesforce.com/foundation, the leaders in integrating philanthropy and business, completed a year of community service with a spirited holiday volunteer drive. Salesforce.com employees have given more than 750 hours to community service activities in December, the equivalent of a full-time volunteer serving 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire month. "
baltimoresun.com - Judge rejects guilty plea in CAN-SPAM case
baltimoresun.com - Judge rejects guilty plea in CAN-SPAM case: "Judge rejects guilty plea in CAN-SPAM case
Theft of e-mail addresses may not be crime, he says
From Wire Reports
Originally published December 22, 2004
NEW YORK - A federal judge refused yesterday to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online software engineer accused of stealing 92 million e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, said he was not convinced that Jason Smathers, 24, had committed a crime under new federal CAN-SPAM legislation that took effect this year. "
Theft of e-mail addresses may not be crime, he says
From Wire Reports
Originally published December 22, 2004
NEW YORK - A federal judge refused yesterday to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online software engineer accused of stealing 92 million e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, said he was not convinced that Jason Smathers, 24, had committed a crime under new federal CAN-SPAM legislation that took effect this year. "
The Australian: Overwhelming charity [December 22, 2004]
The Australian: Overwhelming charity [December 22, 2004]: "Overwhelming charity
Peter Shadbolt
December 22, 2004
THE phenomenon is well known in church circles - the one-day-a-week parishioners - people who piously attend to their conscience on Sunday before rolling up their sleeves to get down to the hard-nosed business of mammon for the rest of the week.
Come Christmas Day and the pious parishioners are embraced by an ever growing band of one-day-a-year wonders who unite to show the world they truly care by rolling up their sleeves to help feed those less fortunate a festive lunch"
Peter Shadbolt
December 22, 2004
THE phenomenon is well known in church circles - the one-day-a-week parishioners - people who piously attend to their conscience on Sunday before rolling up their sleeves to get down to the hard-nosed business of mammon for the rest of the week.
Come Christmas Day and the pious parishioners are embraced by an ever growing band of one-day-a-year wonders who unite to show the world they truly care by rolling up their sleeves to help feed those less fortunate a festive lunch"
Proposed changes to Charities Bill | POLITICS | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz
Proposed changes to Charities Bill | POLITICS | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz: "Proposed changes to Charities Bill
Dec 22, 2004
The government is proposing significant changes to the Charities Bill in an effort to address concerns from community groups around New Zealand.
More than 700 submissions were received in response to the original bill, which was designed to set up the Charities Commission and regulate the sector"
Dec 22, 2004
The government is proposing significant changes to the Charities Bill in an effort to address concerns from community groups around New Zealand.
More than 700 submissions were received in response to the original bill, which was designed to set up the Charities Commission and regulate the sector"
FT.com / World / UK - Private schools urged to spend charity tax breaks on poorer pupils
FT.com / World / UK - Private schools urged to spend charity tax breaks on poorer pupils: "World / UKPrint article | Email article
Private schools urged to spend charity tax breaks on poorer pupils
By Miranda Green and Nicholas Timmins
Published: December 22 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 22 2004 02:00
Private schools should spend the �100m a year they receive in charitable tax breaks to educate pupils from poorer backgrounds, a minister said yesterday.
However, the Independent Schools Council insisted that a third of pupils in charitable schools were already given some help with fees amounting to three times the sum received in tax breaks."
Private schools urged to spend charity tax breaks on poorer pupils
By Miranda Green and Nicholas Timmins
Published: December 22 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 22 2004 02:00
Private schools should spend the �100m a year they receive in charitable tax breaks to educate pupils from poorer backgrounds, a minister said yesterday.
However, the Independent Schools Council insisted that a third of pupils in charitable schools were already given some help with fees amounting to three times the sum received in tax breaks."
Who are the nation's 'cheapstates'? Try the blue ones. | csmonitor.com
Who are the nation's 'cheapstates'? Try the blue ones. | csmonitor.com: "Who are the nation's 'cheapstates'? Try the blue ones.
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
At this time of the year, charities of every shape and size are hunting for the most generous donors. To find them, the Catalogue for Philanthropy has a counterintuitive suggestion: Look in the nation's poorest states. That's because the Catalogue's Generosity Index for 2004 shows that giving as a percentage of income is highest in states where folks have the least to give. Mississippi - the nation's poorest in terms of average household income - ranks No. 1 in generosity, followed by Arkansas, Oklahoma, and"
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
At this time of the year, charities of every shape and size are hunting for the most generous donors. To find them, the Catalogue for Philanthropy has a counterintuitive suggestion: Look in the nation's poorest states. That's because the Catalogue's Generosity Index for 2004 shows that giving as a percentage of income is highest in states where folks have the least to give. Mississippi - the nation's poorest in terms of average household income - ranks No. 1 in generosity, followed by Arkansas, Oklahoma, and"
Daily News Tribune - Local News Coverage
Daily News Tribune - Local News Coverage: "WARPed view: Waltham program brings students into fold of civic involvement
By Christopher Moore / Tribune Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
WALTHAM -- Through a course that combines academics with community service, six Waltham High School students are hoping to change the way we see our community -- and along the way, they may just change the way we see teenagers as well.
The Waltham Action Research Project is a six-student pilot class designed to teach academic concepts through hands-on community improvement projects, culminating in a series of grants given out by the students themselves totaling $7,500. "
By Christopher Moore / Tribune Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
WALTHAM -- Through a course that combines academics with community service, six Waltham High School students are hoping to change the way we see our community -- and along the way, they may just change the way we see teenagers as well.
The Waltham Action Research Project is a six-student pilot class designed to teach academic concepts through hands-on community improvement projects, culminating in a series of grants given out by the students themselves totaling $7,500. "
US deficit hits charity budgets - World - www.smh.com.au
Some International Coverage of US Charity News
US deficit hits charity budgets - World - www.smh.com.au: "US deficit hits charity budgets
December 23, 2004
In one of the first signs of the effects of the ever-tightening US federal budget, the Bush Administration has in the past two months cut its contributions to food aid programs.
With the budget deficit growing and President George Bush promising to reduce spending, the Administration has told representatives of several charities that it was unable to honour some promises.
The cutbacks, estimated by some charities at up to $US100million ($131million), come at a time when the number of hungry in the world is rising for the first time in years."
US deficit hits charity budgets - World - www.smh.com.au: "US deficit hits charity budgets
December 23, 2004
In one of the first signs of the effects of the ever-tightening US federal budget, the Bush Administration has in the past two months cut its contributions to food aid programs.
With the budget deficit growing and President George Bush promising to reduce spending, the Administration has told representatives of several charities that it was unable to honour some promises.
The cutbacks, estimated by some charities at up to $US100million ($131million), come at a time when the number of hungry in the world is rising for the first time in years."
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
MP slams Cabinet Office's email destruction - ZDNet UK News
MP slams Cabinet Office's email destruction - ZDNet UK News: "MP slams Cabinet Office's email destruction
Dan Ilett
ZDNet UK
December 21, 2004, 16:55 GMT
Tell us your opinion
Anti-spam lobbyist Derek Wyatt MP is angry that the Cabinet Office is deleting millions of emails just days before the Freedom of Information Act comes into force
The chairman of the All Party Internet Group has slammed the Cabinet Office for deleting millions of emails from its systems days before they would have been available to the public.
MP Derek Wyatt, who is currently leading a parliamentary charge to ban spam, said on Tuesday he would be disappointed if the government had resorted to clearing inboxes as a way of avoiding embarrassment from the Freedom of Information Act (FoI"
Dan Ilett
ZDNet UK
December 21, 2004, 16:55 GMT
Tell us your opinion
Anti-spam lobbyist Derek Wyatt MP is angry that the Cabinet Office is deleting millions of emails just days before the Freedom of Information Act comes into force
The chairman of the All Party Internet Group has slammed the Cabinet Office for deleting millions of emails from its systems days before they would have been available to the public.
MP Derek Wyatt, who is currently leading a parliamentary charge to ban spam, said on Tuesday he would be disappointed if the government had resorted to clearing inboxes as a way of avoiding embarrassment from the Freedom of Information Act (FoI"
Charitable giving becoming a trend
Charitable giving becoming a trend: "Charitable giving becoming a trend
By Wang Ying (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-12-22 01:02
The simple act of charity has become a new impetus to push forward social development in China, social science experts said yesterday in Beijing at the Second China Philanthropy Forum.
Charitable giving has become a trend of the times and will contribute more to the country's development, especially due to rapid economic development in recent years, participants said. "
By Wang Ying (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-12-22 01:02
The simple act of charity has become a new impetus to push forward social development in China, social science experts said yesterday in Beijing at the Second China Philanthropy Forum.
Charitable giving has become a trend of the times and will contribute more to the country's development, especially due to rapid economic development in recent years, participants said. "
Indiana Nonprofits: Affiliations, Collaborations & Competition
Indiana Nonprofits: Affiliations, Collaborations & Competition: "Nonprofit Survey Series:
Report #5
INDIANA NONPROFITS:
AFFILIATIONS, COLLABORATIONS & COMPETITION
November 2004
Kirsten A. Gr�nbjerg, Project Director
Curtis Child, Research Associate
Indiana University
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Center on Philanthropy "
Report #5
INDIANA NONPROFITS:
AFFILIATIONS, COLLABORATIONS & COMPETITION
November 2004
Kirsten A. Gr�nbjerg, Project Director
Curtis Child, Research Associate
Indiana University
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Center on Philanthropy "
BostonHerald.com - the Edge: What gives? Small charities struggle despite upturn in economy
BostonHerald.com - the Edge: What gives? Small charities struggle despite upturn in economy: "What gives? Small charities struggle despite upturn in economy
By Christopher Cox
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Even Santa Claus needs a Santa Claus.
While the kids were playing at the Eastern Service Workers Association holiday party, volunteers quietly put gifts in the hands of their parents, who then took them out the back door of a Dorchester church.
This way, more than 100 children will have a present to open on Christmas morning.
``It's a bitter pill to swallow if you can't give your kids toys,'' said Elisabeth Stevens, one of the founders of the private, mutual-benefit association in Roxbury. ``We put toys in the hands of parents. "
By Christopher Cox
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Even Santa Claus needs a Santa Claus.
While the kids were playing at the Eastern Service Workers Association holiday party, volunteers quietly put gifts in the hands of their parents, who then took them out the back door of a Dorchester church.
This way, more than 100 children will have a present to open on Christmas morning.
``It's a bitter pill to swallow if you can't give your kids toys,'' said Elisabeth Stevens, one of the founders of the private, mutual-benefit association in Roxbury. ``We put toys in the hands of parents. "
semissourian.com: Article
semissourian.com: Article: "Stanley - Charitable remainder unitrusts
'Tis more blessed to give than receive. Especially when charitable remainder unitrusts are involved.
Properly set up and administered, a charitable unitrust makes benefactors the beneficiaries - of reduced tax bills, periodic income, and perhaps even improved cash flow - while still allowing them to leave a legacy of at least 10 percent to the charities of their choice.
Under the most common unitrust scenario, donors irrevocably transfer assets out of their estates and into a trust created by an attorney. In doing so, they stipulate that what's left in the trust at a specified time in the future becomes the property of designated charitable organizations. Prior to that, however, the donors can arrange to have the trust make periodic payments (at least annually) to themselves or other named beneficiaries"
'Tis more blessed to give than receive. Especially when charitable remainder unitrusts are involved.
Properly set up and administered, a charitable unitrust makes benefactors the beneficiaries - of reduced tax bills, periodic income, and perhaps even improved cash flow - while still allowing them to leave a legacy of at least 10 percent to the charities of their choice.
Under the most common unitrust scenario, donors irrevocably transfer assets out of their estates and into a trust created by an attorney. In doing so, they stipulate that what's left in the trust at a specified time in the future becomes the property of designated charitable organizations. Prior to that, however, the donors can arrange to have the trust make periodic payments (at least annually) to themselves or other named beneficiaries"
The Advocate - Teens teach lesson of giving to children
The Advocate - Teens teach lesson of giving to children: "Teens teach lesson of giving to children
By Ryan Jockers
Staff Writer
December 21, 2004
NORWALK -- Each year after Christmas when stores offer big sales, high school students Caitlin and Erinn McGrath buy a cache of gifts -- 'candles, frames, anything Christmas-y,' Caitlin said."
By Ryan Jockers
Staff Writer
December 21, 2004
NORWALK -- Each year after Christmas when stores offer big sales, high school students Caitlin and Erinn McGrath buy a cache of gifts -- 'candles, frames, anything Christmas-y,' Caitlin said."
DenverPost.com - BUSINESS
DenverPost.com - BUSINESS: "Nonprofits get a cut of sales as Qwest �affinity partners�
By Robert Barba
Denver Post Staff Writer
Qwest has launched a program in which nonprofit groups can raise money for their organizations by selling Qwest telecommunication services. "
By Robert Barba
Denver Post Staff Writer
Qwest has launched a program in which nonprofit groups can raise money for their organizations by selling Qwest telecommunication services. "
Rules change would weaken do-not-call list
Rules change would weaken do-not-call list: "Rules change would weaken do-not-call list
By Dana Dratch � Bankrate.com
If you sign up for the Do Not Call registry, you probably think you've put a stop to telemarketing calls. Not necessarily.
Businesses can still phone if you are one of their customers, whether you're on the list or not. (The government's definition of a customer is anyone who has made a purchase or done business with a company in the last 18 months or made an application or inquiry within three months.)And your phone could be ringing a little more often in the near future."
By Dana Dratch � Bankrate.com
If you sign up for the Do Not Call registry, you probably think you've put a stop to telemarketing calls. Not necessarily.
Businesses can still phone if you are one of their customers, whether you're on the list or not. (The government's definition of a customer is anyone who has made a purchase or done business with a company in the last 18 months or made an application or inquiry within three months.)And your phone could be ringing a little more often in the near future."
MarketingSherpa.com : Practical News & Case Studies on Internet Advertising, Marketing & PR
MarketingSherpa.com : Practical News & Case Studies on Internet Advertising, Marketing & PR: "How Web Site Eyeball Studies Work & What You Can Learn From Them
Web analytics -- even the best of them -- lack a key ingredient in tracking visitors' behavior:
Say you have 100,000 visitors in a day, and your analytics program tells you that 3% clicked on a specific link. You're still faced with a question: Given that people won't click on something they don�t see, what percentage of those 100,000 visitors even saw that link?
Is the link failing because 80% of visitors saw it but only 3% clicked? Or, is the link in an under-performing spot of your page where only 6% of visitors' eyeballs registered its existence but 50% of those viewers clicked?"
Web analytics -- even the best of them -- lack a key ingredient in tracking visitors' behavior:
Say you have 100,000 visitors in a day, and your analytics program tells you that 3% clicked on a specific link. You're still faced with a question: Given that people won't click on something they don�t see, what percentage of those 100,000 visitors even saw that link?
Is the link failing because 80% of visitors saw it but only 3% clicked? Or, is the link in an under-performing spot of your page where only 6% of visitors' eyeballs registered its existence but 50% of those viewers clicked?"
E-Mail: Consumers Click Less, Convert More
E-Mail: Consumers Click Less, Convert More: "E-Mail: Consumers Click Less, Convert More
� � � ClickZ News
By Rob McGann | December 21, 2004
Both overall conversion rates and orders generated per e-mails delivered improved for e-mail marketers this year over 2003. There was a slight decline in open and click-through rates, according to DoubleClick's latest e-mail trend report.
'The top-line summary is we're seeing the continued evolution of e-mail, with improvement in deliverability across the board, based on better list hygiene practices,' said Kevin Mabley, DoubleClick's senior director of strategic services. 'It's a sign of how clean and well-kept customer lists are.' "
� � � ClickZ News
By Rob McGann | December 21, 2004
Both overall conversion rates and orders generated per e-mails delivered improved for e-mail marketers this year over 2003. There was a slight decline in open and click-through rates, according to DoubleClick's latest e-mail trend report.
'The top-line summary is we're seeing the continued evolution of e-mail, with improvement in deliverability across the board, based on better list hygiene practices,' said Kevin Mabley, DoubleClick's senior director of strategic services. 'It's a sign of how clean and well-kept customer lists are.' "
AMNews: Dec. 27, 2004. Scrushy on trial: He's sure he'll win ... American Medical News
AMNews: Dec. 27, 2004. Scrushy on trial: He's sure he'll win ... American Medical News: "The Scrushy name
For Scrushy, the trial is literally about saving his good name. Thanks to generous charitable and corporate giving, it's all over Birmingham, from the Vestavia Hills Richard M. Scrushy Library to the Jefferson State Community College Richard M. Scrushy Campus. He said regaining a good reputation at home could be difficult, but, of course, he believes it will be done.
'I don't know where you go to get your name back after you've been so brutally attacked by so many people,' he said '[But] we believe that people just as quickly as they attack you, they will forgive. Once the truth comes out, I think they can very quickly turn the other way.
'I think there will be a lot of sympathy. People will say that's horrible and that could happen to me.'"
For Scrushy, the trial is literally about saving his good name. Thanks to generous charitable and corporate giving, it's all over Birmingham, from the Vestavia Hills Richard M. Scrushy Library to the Jefferson State Community College Richard M. Scrushy Campus. He said regaining a good reputation at home could be difficult, but, of course, he believes it will be done.
'I don't know where you go to get your name back after you've been so brutally attacked by so many people,' he said '[But] we believe that people just as quickly as they attack you, they will forgive. Once the truth comes out, I think they can very quickly turn the other way.
'I think there will be a lot of sympathy. People will say that's horrible and that could happen to me.'"
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