Washington Square News - Training for a life in nonprofiteering

Washington Square News - Training for a life in nonprofiteering: "Training for a life in nonprofiteering

By Ashlee Spinoso
Staff Writer

April 11, 2006
NYU’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising has launched a new preprofessional summer program for undergraduates who want to pursue careers in these fields.

The program, created for juniors and seniors studying liberal arts and sciences, is part of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies and currently offers certificate programs and intensive summer programs. It will begin to offer Master’s of Science degrees in fund raising this fall."

Tags: Educational Programs

Billy Graham wins public service award - News

Billy Graham wins public service award - News: "The Rev. Billy Graham said he was initially reluctant to accept the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service because he thought the award should go to someone active in government or philanthropy."

Two views on philanthropy, from two who know it well

Two views on philanthropy, from two who know it well: "Two views on philanthropy, from two who know it well
John and Sage Cowles spent a year studying philanthropy at the Humphrey Institute.
Robert Franklin, Star Tribune

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He's a rich guy who favors the estate tax, a former chief executive who says 'CEO compensation has gotten crazy' and a former foundation leader who would force all private foundations to go out of business in 25 or 30 years."

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Elton clears closet for charity

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Elton clears closet for charity: "Elton clears closet for charity
Sir Elton John
Sir Elton John is known for his flamboyant wardrobe
Sir Elton John is clearing out his wardrobe as he sells off more than 10,000 items of his and partner David Furnish's clothing for charity.

The collection is on sale for five days at a New York shop, Elton's Closet.

Prices start from $15 (£8.50) for a T-shirt to $5,000 (£2,900) for a full-length cashmere coat.

The sale has become an annual event, with money going towards the Elton John Aids Foundation, which has raised more than $90m (£51.5m)"

Tags: Celebrity auctions, Nonprofit auctions

Boston Business Journal: Boston museums scoring big in capital campaigns - 2006-04-10

Boston Business Journal: Boston museums scoring big in capital campaigns - 2006-04-10: "Boston museums scoring big in capital campaigns
Boston Business Journal - April 7, 2006
by Naomi R. Kooker
Journal Staff

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The four-piece jazz ensemble strikes up as Boston Children's Museum president and CEO Lou Casagrande coos over a baby. Business and nonprofit leaders chat amiably.

There's cause for celebration. On Wednesday, the waterfront museum announced it raised more than 80 percent of its $45 million expansion and renovations costs, the largest campaign in the museum's 93-year history.

The part"

Tags: Museum-fundraising

WSFA TV Montgomery, AL - Television Show Helps Alabama Zoo's Attendance, Donations Swell

WSFA TV Montgomery, AL - Television Show Helps Alabama Zoo's Attendance, Donations Swell: "The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is living up to the title of its Animal Planet television show, 'The Little Zoo That Could.'
The nonprofit zoo has broken attendance records and seen a deluge of donations as the hit show tracks the zoo's struggle to reopen following its 2004 evacuation as Hurricane Ivan approached.

On March 22nd, the zoo had its best day in 16 years with 491 paying guests. Two days later, it the record with 692 visitors."

Tags: zoo fundraising

CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Nonprofits can get tips on mission strategy, teamwork from military, for-profits

CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Nonprofits can get tips on mission strategy, teamwork from military, for-profits:
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"in the nonprofit world, there is a greater emphasis on collaboration because how these organizations identify their mission is different. In a for-profit business, the mission is to sell this product and service in order to make a financial profit. In a nonprofit organization, the mission is something less easy to quantify. It is change in people or society. So, your competitor is identified as that person or group that makes it more difficult to achieve that change. However, your competitor could be something beyond a person or an organization. It could be a perception or a cultural practice that makes it more difficult to achieve the change you desire."

Tags: Nonprofit strategy, Nonprofit collaboration

cbs2chicago.com - Wisconsin Wire-Program to teach nonprofit board members their roles

cbs2chicago.com - Wisconsin Wire: "A new initiative will help the thousands of people learn how to serve on boards of nonprofit organizations.

The program through the Nonprofit Management Fund will help people learn how to serve on boards, said Patricia Wyzbinski, adviser to group, which is a consortium of private funders from throughout the area.

``If you agree to serve on a board, it's a very serious job, and you need to learn how to do that job,'' she said.

There are an estimated 35,000 to 45,000 people in the area who serve as directors on boards for nonprofits. These volunteers oversee charitable and taxpayer money worth hundreds of millions of dollars and services for many people.

The program, BoardStar, will be a program of the management fund and operate initially with a $150,000 budget from several local foundations."

Tags: Nonprofit board training

The Business Journal of Phoenix: On another note, Preston McMurry, founder of the McMurry Family of Cos., recently won the Philanthropist of the Year

The Business Journal of Phoenix: Amtrak chooses McMurry for magazine relaunch - 2003-01-27: "On another note, Preston McMurry, founder of the McMurry Family of Cos., recently won the Philanthropist of the Year award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He focuses on children and domestic violence with his 'Theresa's Fund,' named after his former wife who was abused as a child. McMurry employees and vendors also contribute, and every five years the fund gives away $5 million."

The Enquirer - Noe generous, but with whose money?

The Enquirer - Noe generous, but with whose money?: "Noe generous, but with whose money?
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOLEDO - Charities that received donations from a coin dealer at the center of Ohio's investment scandal are worried they might have to return the money.

Indicted coin dealer Tom Noe was a giant on the Toledo-area charity circuit, giving frequently to organizations that help cancer patients, Catholic school and church causes as well as Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo.

A youth soccer field - built with the help of Noe's $50,000 donation - even bears his name."

Buffalo News - Catholic Charities Appeal enters 'overtime'

Buffalo News - Catholic Charities Appeal enters 'overtime': "Catholic Charities Appeal enters 'overtime'

'Drive that never fails' falls more than $764,000 short of $10.9 million goal

By ANTHONY CARDINALE
News Staff Reporter
4/10/2006
The Catholic Charities Appeal reached 93 percent of its $10.9 million goal Sunday night, falling short by $764,739.

The last time the appeal didn't reach its goal by Palm Sunday was in 1995, when it took an extra four days to do so.

'The appeal has become known as the drive that never fails,' Bishop Edward U. Kmiec told volunteers who had gathered at the Catholic Charities offices for the tally. 'We hope you recognize that we have not failed. We are just in overtime. The appeal will succeed, because there are a lot of people who depend on us.'"

Tags: Giving Trends

Worcester Telegram & Gazette News-"Teeter-totter fundraiser at WPI to aid children

Worcester Telegram & Gazette News: "Teeter-totter fundraiser at WPI to aid children

By Kerry A. Sullivan SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM & GAZETTE


WORCESTER— For five consecutive days, Lambda Chi Alpha brothers and Alpha Gamma Delta sisters at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will brave the elements on a giant teeter-totter in the college quadrangle to help children with juvenile diabetes.

At noon yesterday, one Lambda Chi Alpha brother and one Alpha Gamma Delta sister climbed aboard the large yellow, green and red wooden teeter-totter built five years ago for the fraternity and sorority’s annual Teeter-Totter-A-Thon philanthropy event. Every half-hour, 24 hours a day through Wednesday, a different fraternity brother and sorority sister pair will take a turn on the teeter-totter to raise awareness and money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, nationally sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. Approximately 60 young men and 70 young women will take shifts. "

Tags: Special event

Philanthropist Vilar to face trial on Oct 3- The Economic Times

Philanthropist Vilar to face trial on Oct 3- The Economic Times: "Philanthropist Vilar to face trial on Oct 3

REUTERS[ SATURDAY, APRIL 08, 2006 09:00:04 AM]
NEW YORK: An October 3 trial date was set on Friday for former high-flying philanthropist and technology stocks investor Alberto Vilar and his co-defendant Gary Tanaka, who are accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars.

Vilar, 65, and Tanaka, 62, co-founders of Amerindo Investors Inc, are accused of spending clients' funds for personal and business use.

US District Judge Kenneth Karas set the trial date during a hearing at federal court in Manhattan.
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Want to be philanthropist? Click here.

Want to be philanthropist? Click here.: "Want to be philanthropist? Click here.
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Sunday, April 09, 2006

Suzy French knew her students could be better readers if they had new books they could borrow and take home. The teacher at Sugar Grove Elementary School in Houston wanted 100 books filled with stories and illustrations that would appeal to the special-education students in her class. She knew the students' families couldn't afford them.

Now, if you know anything about Texas' system for supplying books to schools, then you know that process can take years. You might also know that it would be the teacher who would be most likely to pay for special readers that weren't on the school's required textbook list. French turned to the Internet and requested the books from DonorsChoose at www.donors choose.org. Three weeks later, the books were delivered to her classroom. Several anonymous small donors, and some well-known ones, read French's proposal online and contributed $762.66 for the books."

Winston-Salem Journal | Long Term: Leaving gifts to favorite causes helps many

Winston-Salem Journal | Long Term: Leaving gifts to favorite causes
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One of the encouraging trends in our society today is that more and more people are considering charitable gifts in their financial and estate planning.

As we plan where our assets will go at our death, it makes sense that we provide for the very causes to which we have contributed during our lifetime.

Interestingly, however, although roughly 70 percent of Americans give to charities during their lifetime, less than 6 percent give to charities at their death."

- toledoblade.com -"Prize can't guarantee happiness

- toledoblade.com -: "Prize can't guarantee happiness
Sudden wealth is good for most lottery winners, but not all

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By RYAN E. SMITH
BLADE STAFF WRITER

For some people, winning the big jackpot can turn out to be a big mistake.

William 'Bud' Post III called it the 'lottery of death.'

The Pennsylvania man, who died in January at 66, hit a $16.2 million lottery jackpot in 1988. After that, his sixth wife left him, a woman sued for a third of the winnings, he failed at business ventures with siblings, and spent time in jail for firing a gun over a bill collector's head."

Nonprofit work isn't about pay

Nonprofit work isn't about pay: "Nonprofit work isn't about pay


Saturday, April 8, 2006 10:50 PM EDT

Amaris Elliott-Engel / The Citizen

AUBURN - Six months into her job caring for adult consumers with multiple diagnoses of severe to profound mental retardation, autism, epilepsy and other conditions, Jenn St. Mire-Zammett knew she had found her calling.

“I may only be 30 years old, but I'm a lifer here,” St. Mire-Zammett says.

St. Mire-Zammett, of Auburn, has an intense job as the day habilitation coordinator for a program at the nonprofit Seneca-Cayuga ARC. St. Mire-Zammett's program helps its high-needs consumers work on productive outcomes for a number of skill sets. All the participants either live with relatives or are in a certified house providing 24/7 care.

Part of her commitment to spend the rest of her life in this field is the desire to provide continuity with the consumers."

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SDSUniverse | Campaign Update

SDSUniverse | Campaign Update: "Every gift to San Diego State University makes it a better university. Gifts directly benefit the program, department, college, faculty or student identified as the beneficiary of a gift. Each gift leverages other gifts through the leadership example they set by demonstrating a level of support for SDSU that inspires others to do the same.

Recognizing the transformational potential of increased philanthropy, SDSU has increased its investment in University Development. Central to this decision was the establishment of gift fees, which the university began assessing in October 2005 on donations and other funds deposited with The Campanile Foundation, the university's philanthropic arm."

Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability

Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability: "Lawmakers turn to IT for grant accountability
Bill proposes a database to provide transparency in the grant-making process



— Matthew Weigelt
BY Matthew Weigelt
Published on Apr. 10, 2006

Several House leaders want to create a public database to track federal grants and help curb any questionable practices surrounding the federal grant process. Although many agencies already make such information available, some experts familiar with the grant-making process say a consolidated Web site could improve accountability.

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced legislation March 30 that would require agencies to post specific information about every federal grant award. The bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to work with the General Services Administration and other agencies to ensure that the information is publicly available on a central Web site within 30 days of a grant being awarded."

File taxes, check; give to charity, check

File taxes, check; give to charity, check: "File taxes, check; give to charity, check
A growing number of causes receive donations through tax form checkoff boxes.
Monday, April 10, 2006
By Sara Smith
Contributing writer

Next Monday's state income tax deadline won't just help fill up New York's treasury. It will also produce about $1.7 million for a growing list of charities with checkoff boxes on the state's tax form.

This year, as usual, the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund will be the big winner. Last year it brought in $549,153 about a third of all the checkoff contributions and it is leading the list again this year. The money is distributed, in the form of grants, among medical institutions and other public and private organizations throughout New York."

NWAnews.com ::American Cancer Society Inc. : Plan now to take a bite out of 2006 tax bill

NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source: "As many Americans engage in writing big checks for their 2005 tax bills, it may be time to look for ways to avoid the same pain again next April.

One strategy that may substantially reduce income taxes — eliminating the need to write the Internal Revenue Service a bonus check on April 15, 2007, or increasing the amount of the refund — is charitable gift planning."

SOI Tax Stats - SOI Bulletin: Winter 2005-2006

SOI Tax Stats - SOI Bulletin: Winter 2005-2006: "SOI Tax Stats - SOI Bulletin: Winter 2005-2006


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Select the entire publication (in PDF) or one of the studies below"

Culverhouse Divorce Could Affect Local Charities

Culverhouse Divorce Could Affect Local Charities: "Culverhouse Divorce Could Affect Local Charities
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By GRETCHEN PARKER gparker@tampatrib.com
Published: Apr 8, 2006
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TBO.com Site Search | Tribune archive from 1990TAMPA - The soap-operalike yarn of one of Tampa's most prominent families is snarling new tangles, as the matriarch declares in court papers that she is divorcing the man whose involvement in her philanthropy sparked a legal battle by Tampa-area nonprofits.
Joy McCann Culverhouse, the 86-year-old widow of former Bucs owner Hugh Culverhouse Sr., has filed a brief petition for divorce from Robert Daugherty Jr., a former dean of University of South Florida's medical school who is 15 years her junior. The split raises questions about whether she will continue a court fight she began last year to shift millions of dollars from her late husband's hand-picked causes to her new husband's alma mater and other causes "

AP Wire | 04/08/2006 | Red Cross in daunting, 2-track overhaul

AP Wire | 04/08/2006 | Red Cross in daunting, 2-track overhaul: "Red Cross in daunting, 2-track overhaul
DAVID CRARY
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Assailed for its many missteps in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross is plunging into a daunting, two-track effort to overhaul its entire disaster response system and the often cumbersome way it governs itself.
There is pressure to move quickly and convincingly."

The Daily, Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Access to Statistics Canada's electronic publications at no charge

The Daily, Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Access to Statistics Canada's electronic publications at no charge: "Access to Statistics Canada's electronic publications at no charge

Effective April 24, all electronic publications on Statistics Canada's Web site will be available free of charge.

The Agency has been steadily increasing the volume of free content on its Web site to respond to the information needs of Canadians. This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged."

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$10M gift for Colgate

$10M gift for Colgate: "$10M gift for Colgate
Anonymous donation will pay for operating costs for two new campus buildings.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
By Sapna Kollali
Staff writer

Colgate University has received a $10 million anonymous gift, one of the largest in the school's history, and the 10th largest to a Central New York college in the past two decades.

'This means everything to us,' said David Hale, Colgate's financial vice president and treasurer. 'To have a donor make this kind of contribution to us is incredibly special and important to the current and long-term needs of the university.'"

Penn State Live-Penn State Erie students' efforts worth thousands

Penn State Live: "Penn State Erie students' efforts worth thousands
Friday, April 7, 2006

Students at Penn State Erie donated more than 1,000 pounds of food, volunteered thousands of hours and raised tens of thousands of dollars for multiple charitable organizations during the 2005-06 academic year. The Center for Service Leadership recognized these and other achievements by its students and staff at the annual service awards recognition ceremony in early April.

'This has been an outstanding year of generosity from Penn State Erie's students,' said Kelly Shrout, coordinator of community service and the Smith Chapel. 'Collectively, Penn State Erie students donated 1,356 pounds of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank, accumulated 6,522 hours of volunteer services and raised more than $20,500 for charitable organizations.'

The eight awards granted were based on the 135 submitted community service reports."

Article: News - Fundraising company to cease operations

Article: News - Fundraising company to cease operations: "Fundraising company to cease operations

By JENNIFER MUIR
The Orange County Register

A fundraising company that owes local schools and nonprofit groups more than $220,000 announced plans today to temporarily end operations.

Scrip Advantage of Fresno will close its doors in the coming weeks. It remains unclear whether the schools and nonprofits will be reimbursed, Scrip board member Jeff Hensley said.

The company’s board of directors will continue searching for equity investors to carry them through a Chapter 11 reorganization, he said."

The ChronicleHerald.ca-"Turner masterpiece sets sales record

The ChronicleHerald.ca: "Turner masterpiece sets sales record

NEW YORK (AP) — A Venice canal scene by J.M.W. Turner sold for $35.8 million US at Christie’s on Thursday, setting an auction record for a work by a British artist.

The painting, Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio, from 1841, was bought by a private collector bidding over the telephone.

It was sold by the St. Francis of Assisi Foundation,"

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Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Names New Co-Convener — Panel on the Nonprofit Sector

Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Names New Co-Convener — Panel on the Nonprofit Sector: "Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Names New Co-Convener
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(Washington, D.C.) -- The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, an independent group of leaders from the nation's charities and foundations, has appointed Lorie A. Slutsky, president of The New York Community Trust, as its co-convener.

Ms. Slutsky has been a member of the Panel since it was created in October 2004. She will lead the group along with M. Cass Wheeler, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association.

'The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector's work has already had a tremendous impact on charitable organizations,' said Ms. Slutsky. 'I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to the work of the Panel in whatever way I can be helpful.'"