BostonHerald.com - Opinion & Editorial: It’s just bad business: Corporations surrender to liberal shakedowns: "A report issued recently by the Capital Research Center in Washington punctures illusions that tend to associate big corporations with right-wing or conservative causes. The report depicts a reality that is exactly the opposite.
CRC researchers examined contributions made in 2004 by the foundations of the nation’s top 100 corporations to nonprofit organizations. The result: Corporate contributions to left-leaning groups totaled $59 million and to right-leaning organizations $4 million. "
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Kansas City Star | 08/23/2006 | Groups plan philanthropy session
Kansas City Star | 08/23/2006 | Groups plan philanthropy session: "hat collaboration addresses an often-repeated concern of donors that services may be duplicated by the more than 7,300 area nonprofit organizations that compete for donations and volunteer time.
Co-sponsors of the event are the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Community Association of Nonprofit Business Executives, the Mid-America Planned Giving Council, the Nonprofit Communications Network, and the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City."
Co-sponsors of the event are the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Community Association of Nonprofit Business Executives, the Mid-America Planned Giving Council, the Nonprofit Communications Network, and the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City."
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations
Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations: "Smithsonian Struts More of Its Stuff With Affiliations
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 22, 2006; Page C01
The Apollo 13 space capsule has been to Hutchinson, Kan.
Kermit the Frog has gone to Dubuque, Iowa.
A triceratops skull went to Anniston, Ala.
Lincoln's top hat, the one he was wearing the night of his assassination, visited Danville, Calif.
The four trips are part of a plan to get the Smithsonian Institution to empty its closets. In exchange for a $2,500 annual fee, museums may become Smithsonian 'affiliates"
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 22, 2006; Page C01
The Apollo 13 space capsule has been to Hutchinson, Kan.
Kermit the Frog has gone to Dubuque, Iowa.
A triceratops skull went to Anniston, Ala.
Lincoln's top hat, the one he was wearing the night of his assassination, visited Danville, Calif.
The four trips are part of a plan to get the Smithsonian Institution to empty its closets. In exchange for a $2,500 annual fee, museums may become Smithsonian 'affiliates"
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ICT [2006/08/18] Philanthropy -- Giving is a tradition with the Dakota
ICT [2006/08/18] Philanthropy -- Giving is a tradition with the Dakota: "Editors' note: This is the first of several articles that will focus on the philanthropy of tribes that are in a position to make serious contributions to Indian country for the benefit of all people. This series is intended to point out that tribes in a position to help others do, and that the benefits are far-reaching. This is not intended to be a public relations series for any tribe or organization: it is strictly informational. Subsequent articles will provide details of how some organizations and tribes have been helped.
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. - Many indigenous nations across the country have the spirit of sharing embedded within the culture and that giving is still part of everyday life for many people.
Now, something new has been added to the star quilts and horses and beadwork and tobacco and sage gifts: money - and lots of it. Everything being relative, it's all the same, a gift to honor or a gift among friends or family for a special event. "
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. - Many indigenous nations across the country have the spirit of sharing embedded within the culture and that giving is still part of everyday life for many people.
Now, something new has been added to the star quilts and horses and beadwork and tobacco and sage gifts: money - and lots of it. Everything being relative, it's all the same, a gift to honor or a gift among friends or family for a special event. "
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Ex-Getty Chairman Returns Money for Unwritten Book - New York Times
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Ex-Getty Chairman Returns Money for Unwritten Book - New York Times: "Ex-Getty Chairman Returns Money for Unwritten Book
By EDWARD WYATT
Published: August 19, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 — A second former official of the J. Paul Getty Trust has agreed to reimburse the trust for thousands of dollars in compensation that he received under conditions now under scrutiny by California law enforcement officials.
The Getty Trust, one of the world’s richest cultural and philanthropic organizations, said Friday that David P. Gardner, a former chairman, had agreed to repay approximately $99,000, or about half of the compensation he had received for work on an unfinished book commemorating the trust’s 25th anniversary."
Ex-Getty Chairman Returns Money for Unwritten Book - New York Times: "Ex-Getty Chairman Returns Money for Unwritten Book
By EDWARD WYATT
Published: August 19, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 — A second former official of the J. Paul Getty Trust has agreed to reimburse the trust for thousands of dollars in compensation that he received under conditions now under scrutiny by California law enforcement officials.
The Getty Trust, one of the world’s richest cultural and philanthropic organizations, said Friday that David P. Gardner, a former chairman, had agreed to repay approximately $99,000, or about half of the compensation he had received for work on an unfinished book commemorating the trust’s 25th anniversary."
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Got Skills?
Got Skills?: "orporate volunteering is becoming less about envelope stuffing and more about letting employees apply their specific skills.
Entrepreneur magazine - September 2006
By Chris Penttila
Walk into fluid's New York City studio, and you'll see the firm's 20 employees hard at work on music and editorial post-production projects for companies including eBay, FedEx and Sony. The firm's workload generates more than $6 million in annual sales.
But on any given day, Fluid's employees might also be doing pro bono work to help a nonprofit organization. "
Entrepreneur magazine - September 2006
By Chris Penttila
Walk into fluid's New York City studio, and you'll see the firm's 20 employees hard at work on music and editorial post-production projects for companies including eBay, FedEx and Sony. The firm's workload generates more than $6 million in annual sales.
But on any given day, Fluid's employees might also be doing pro bono work to help a nonprofit organization. "
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No more castoff donations for a tax write-off - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
No more castoff donations for a tax write-off - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper: "No more castoff donations for a tax write-off
By Joyce Howard Price
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
August 19, 2006
Most old clothing, furniture, appliances, electronics and other household items donated to charity must be in 'good used condition or better' to qualify for a tax deduction under new federal legislation signed by President Bush this week.
This means many old toasters, televisions, stereos, phones or computers given to charity that work erratically or not at all can no longer be claimed for federal tax deductions.
Maj. Todd Hawks, national public affairs secretary for the Salvation Army, the nation's largest charity, said the changes will make charities and donors better "
By Joyce Howard Price
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
August 19, 2006
Most old clothing, furniture, appliances, electronics and other household items donated to charity must be in 'good used condition or better' to qualify for a tax deduction under new federal legislation signed by President Bush this week.
This means many old toasters, televisions, stereos, phones or computers given to charity that work erratically or not at all can no longer be claimed for federal tax deductions.
Maj. Todd Hawks, national public affairs secretary for the Salvation Army, the nation's largest charity, said the changes will make charities and donors better "
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Star-Telegram | 08/20/2006 | Most nonprofits used their donations wisely, leader of watchdog group says
Star-Telegram | 08/20/2006 | Most nonprofits used their donations wisely, leader of watchdog group says: "Most nonprofits used their donations wisely, leader of watchdog group says
By ANNA M. TINSLEY
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
STAR-TELEGRAM ARCHIVES/RALPH LAUER
Americans who watched the horror of Hurricane Katrina play out on television -- cutting a swath of destruction across the Gulf Coast, forcing hundreds of thousands out of their homes and leading to more than 1,500 deaths -- opened their pocketbooks like never before.
They donated more than $4.2 billion to the relief effort, topping the previous high of $3 billion donated after 9-11, according to a group that spent nearly a year investigating how donations were spent.
'That's a massive outpouring of funding,' said Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator, the New Jersey-based nonprofit charity watchdog group. 'Americans wanted to help. Instead of driving to New Orleans or signing up for the National Guard, they wrote a check."
By ANNA M. TINSLEY
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
STAR-TELEGRAM ARCHIVES/RALPH LAUER
Americans who watched the horror of Hurricane Katrina play out on television -- cutting a swath of destruction across the Gulf Coast, forcing hundreds of thousands out of their homes and leading to more than 1,500 deaths -- opened their pocketbooks like never before.
They donated more than $4.2 billion to the relief effort, topping the previous high of $3 billion donated after 9-11, according to a group that spent nearly a year investigating how donations were spent.
'That's a massive outpouring of funding,' said Trent Stamp, executive director of Charity Navigator, the New Jersey-based nonprofit charity watchdog group. 'Americans wanted to help. Instead of driving to New Orleans or signing up for the National Guard, they wrote a check."
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Nonprofits find friends on MySpace - Orlando Sentinel : Technology
Nonprofits find friends on MySpace - Orlando Sentinel : Technology: "Nonprofits find friends on MySpace
Ashima Singal | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted August 20, 2006
In the age of glitzy, professionally designed Web sites, nonprofits are reaching younger audiences with pages within MySpace.com and similar sites that are easier to build and cheaper to maintain.
And they're finding that more people, after clicking on MySpace, are asking about their services, too."
Ashima Singal | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted August 20, 2006
In the age of glitzy, professionally designed Web sites, nonprofits are reaching younger audiences with pages within MySpace.com and similar sites that are easier to build and cheaper to maintain.
And they're finding that more people, after clicking on MySpace, are asking about their services, too."
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Philanthropy's Next Generation - Forbes.com
Philanthropy's Next Generation - Forbes.com: "Philanthropy's Next Generation
David Serchuk, 08.21.06, 6:00 AM ET
Brooke Astor is unaccustomed to the headlines she's been appearing in lately. The famed philanthropist and 104-year-old Grand Dame of New York society is at the center of a tug of war between members of her immediate family. Court papers filed by grandson Philip Marshall in July seek to remove his father, Anthony Marshall, as legal guardian to Astor. Philip alleges that his father has neglected Astor's care and withheld medication. The elder Marshall denied all charges, and the case is pending."
David Serchuk, 08.21.06, 6:00 AM ET
Brooke Astor is unaccustomed to the headlines she's been appearing in lately. The famed philanthropist and 104-year-old Grand Dame of New York society is at the center of a tug of war between members of her immediate family. Court papers filed by grandson Philip Marshall in July seek to remove his father, Anthony Marshall, as legal guardian to Astor. Philip alleges that his father has neglected Astor's care and withheld medication. The elder Marshall denied all charges, and the case is pending."
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Hamilton Spectator - News-"Real philanthropy means no strings -- or names -- attached
Hamilton Spectator - News: "Real philanthropy means no strings -- or names -- attached
By John Wright, Stoney Creek
The Hamilton Spectator
(Aug 21, 2006)
Re: 'McMaster gets $5m Braley donation' (Aug. 17)
Congratulations, once again, to McMaster University on its success at selling the naming rights to yet another public building -- not. Have we really reached the point where management and funding of public institutions has become dependent on selling naming rights for buildings to the highest bidder?"
By John Wright, Stoney Creek
The Hamilton Spectator
(Aug 21, 2006)
Re: 'McMaster gets $5m Braley donation' (Aug. 17)
Congratulations, once again, to McMaster University on its success at selling the naming rights to yet another public building -- not. Have we really reached the point where management and funding of public institutions has become dependent on selling naming rights for buildings to the highest bidder?"
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Salt Lake Tribune - Gates Foundation one of MediaNews' backers
Salt Lake Tribune - Gates Foundation one of MediaNews' backers: "Gates Foundation one of MediaNews' backers
SEC filing: The world's largest philanthropy loaned money for the purchase of four papers
The Associated Press
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was among a few dozen banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and other entities that loaned $350 million to MediaNews Group Inc. for its purchase of four newspapers from publisher McClatchy Co.
The Gates Foundation - the world's largest philanthropy, with an endowment of about $30 billion - contributed an unspecified amount of money toward the transaction, according to an Aug. 8 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by MediaÂNews Group. Others listed as contributors include General Electric Capital Corp. and Blue Shield of California. "
SEC filing: The world's largest philanthropy loaned money for the purchase of four papers
The Associated Press
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was among a few dozen banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and other entities that loaned $350 million to MediaNews Group Inc. for its purchase of four newspapers from publisher McClatchy Co.
The Gates Foundation - the world's largest philanthropy, with an endowment of about $30 billion - contributed an unspecified amount of money toward the transaction, according to an Aug. 8 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by MediaÂNews Group. Others listed as contributors include General Electric Capital Corp. and Blue Shield of California. "
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Flexible Volunteering - How to Do Flexible Volunteering - Learn About Flexible Volunteering
Flexible Volunteering - How to Do Flexible Volunteering - Learn About Flexible Volunteering: "How to Be a Flexible Volunteer for the Planet
From Joanne Fritz,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
By Deborah Mitchell, Senior Editor of Environmental Protection for CharityGuide
It’s a common lament: there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you want to do. At the same time, you truly want to help make this planet a better place for yourself and your children. But what can you do if you can’t make specific time commitments because of your family, work, school, and personal obligations?"
From Joanne Fritz,
Your Guide to Nonprofit Charitable Orgs.
Stay up to date!
By Deborah Mitchell, Senior Editor of Environmental Protection for CharityGuide
It’s a common lament: there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you want to do. At the same time, you truly want to help make this planet a better place for yourself and your children. But what can you do if you can’t make specific time commitments because of your family, work, school, and personal obligations?"
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Friday, August 18, 2006
Entry Level: It's not just what you give, but how you give it - Your Money - International Herald Tribune
Entry Level: It's not just what you give, but how you give it - Your Money - International Herald Tribune: "Entry Level: It's not just what you give, but how you give it
By Shelley Emling International Herald Tribune
Published: August 18, 2006
LONDON The decision by Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, to donate 85 percent of his fortune to charity has set the bar high for budding philanthropists.
The sheer size of the gift - some $31 billion - is likely to make altruistic investors around the world ponder the size and method of their charity. But giving money away isn't always as easy as it sounds, and there are a number of issues to consider - primarily, when, where and how.
Bruce Bickel, managing director of PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, who advises 18 family foundations, said,
'It is not so much based upon 'when' as it is 'why.''
By Shelley Emling International Herald Tribune
Published: August 18, 2006
LONDON The decision by Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, to donate 85 percent of his fortune to charity has set the bar high for budding philanthropists.
The sheer size of the gift - some $31 billion - is likely to make altruistic investors around the world ponder the size and method of their charity. But giving money away isn't always as easy as it sounds, and there are a number of issues to consider - primarily, when, where and how.
Bruce Bickel, managing director of PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, who advises 18 family foundations, said,
'It is not so much based upon 'when' as it is 'why.''
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San Bernardino County Sun - Former bricklayer touts nonprofits as SB building blocks
San Bernardino County Sun - Former bricklayer touts nonprofits as SB building blocks: "Though Morris' brief bricklaying introduction caught the eyes and ears of his audience, his intentions weren't on trying to teach a lesson.
Instead, he was describing the role that nine nonprofit organizations play within San Bernardino County's communities.
Laying the foundation is perhaps the most important and most critical step in creating just about anything, he explained.
'You guys have done that,' Morris said. 'You've laid that strong foundation throughout this community -- you are the running bond in this community.'
His analogy couldn't have come at a better time or purpose."
Instead, he was describing the role that nine nonprofit organizations play within San Bernardino County's communities.
Laying the foundation is perhaps the most important and most critical step in creating just about anything, he explained.
'You guys have done that,' Morris said. 'You've laid that strong foundation throughout this community -- you are the running bond in this community.'
His analogy couldn't have come at a better time or purpose."
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VIDEO: Area nonprofits meet to share fundraising ideas - Dateline Florida
The Association of Fundraising Professionals hosted a forum Tuesday for Southwest Florida nonprofit organizations.
VIDEO: Area nonprofits meet to share fundraising ideas - Dateline Florida
VIDEO: Area nonprofits meet to share fundraising ideas - Dateline Florida
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TownOnline.com - Local News: Local couple donates $1 million to land trust
TownOnline.com - Local News: Local couple donates $1 million to land trust:
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"The Tyres’ gift is the largest from private individuals in the alliance’s 24-year history.
Tammara Van Ryn, director of the commission that will design and run the accreditation program, called it 'storybook philanthropy.'
Although philanthropists typically start with lower-level giving, spending years getting to know an organization before investing heavily in its future, Berkley jumped right in, according to Van Ryn.
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"The Tyres’ gift is the largest from private individuals in the alliance’s 24-year history.
Tammara Van Ryn, director of the commission that will design and run the accreditation program, called it 'storybook philanthropy.'
Although philanthropists typically start with lower-level giving, spending years getting to know an organization before investing heavily in its future, Berkley jumped right in, according to Van Ryn.
"
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The Benton Courier-Do we act on ‘concept' of kindness?
The Benton Courier: "Catherine Ryan Hyde wrote a novel called “Pay It Forward,” which was published in 1999. Its philosophy was given more publicity when a film of the same name, starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment, came out in 2000.
Nancy and I watched the movie last week. I had seen it before; she had not. It was decent, moving and - if you let it- caused you to think.
Invoking serious thought is probably a goal more movies should have, but that's a different column for a different day.
The book presents aspects to the story that the movie people didn't choose to include, one being a biracial relationship. But that could have been because the actor serving as an executive producer was Spacey, who is white. He likely became involved initially because he saw it as a vehicle for his acting career. Thus the male lead in the movie was white, rather than black. His character's facial deformities were caused by burns of child abuse, not from burns suffered while fighting in the Vietnam War, as was the case in the book."
Nancy and I watched the movie last week. I had seen it before; she had not. It was decent, moving and - if you let it- caused you to think.
Invoking serious thought is probably a goal more movies should have, but that's a different column for a different day.
The book presents aspects to the story that the movie people didn't choose to include, one being a biracial relationship. But that could have been because the actor serving as an executive producer was Spacey, who is white. He likely became involved initially because he saw it as a vehicle for his acting career. Thus the male lead in the movie was white, rather than black. His character's facial deformities were caused by burns of child abuse, not from burns suffered while fighting in the Vietnam War, as was the case in the book."
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The Chronicle, 8/17/2006: President Bush Signs Charity Provisions Into Law
The Chronicle, 8/17/2006: President Bush Signs Charity Provisions Into Law: "resident Bush today signed into law a bill that contains a series of provisions designed to stimulate charitable giving and cut down on abuses of charity tax laws
ALSO SEE:
Chart: Changes for Charities and Donors in New Law
by donors and nonprofit organizations.
The law's chief incentive for charitable gifts allows donors age 70 ½ and older to withdraw up to $100,000 each year from their individual retirement accounts tax-free if they give the money directly to a charity."
ALSO SEE:
Chart: Changes for Charities and Donors in New Law
by donors and nonprofit organizations.
The law's chief incentive for charitable gifts allows donors age 70 ½ and older to withdraw up to $100,000 each year from their individual retirement accounts tax-free if they give the money directly to a charity."
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Amex Leads Charge For Change - Forbes.com
Amex Leads Charge For Change - Forbes.com: "Amex Leads Charge For Change
Parmy Olson, 08.16.06, 6:00 PM ET
By This Author
Parmy Olson
London -
Seeing red isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least not in the U.K., where American Express is exclusively testing the Red Card, a new charge card that donates a percentage of every purchase to fight AIDS in Africa."
Parmy Olson, 08.16.06, 6:00 PM ET
By This Author
Parmy Olson
London -
Seeing red isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least not in the U.K., where American Express is exclusively testing the Red Card, a new charge card that donates a percentage of every purchase to fight AIDS in Africa."
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Future Leaders in Philanthropy: Meet-A-FLiP: Akira Barclay
Future Leaders in Philanthropy: Meet-A-FLiP: Akira Barclay: "Meet-A-FLiP: Akira Barclay
Akira_barclay_1 Akira Johnson Barclay is Director of Development for The Catalog for Giving of New York City. In addition to those responsibilities, she is also managing the development of the first young leadership group for that organization. Prior to joining the staff at The Catalog in February, Ms. Barclay founded and continues to develop The Foundation Donor Advised Funds (THE FOUNDATION), a philanthropic organization focused on promoting strategic giving to the post-civil rights generation to achieve social change. A skilled and versatile professional, she has spent the last decade working in the nonprofit sector i"
Akira_barclay_1 Akira Johnson Barclay is Director of Development for The Catalog for Giving of New York City. In addition to those responsibilities, she is also managing the development of the first young leadership group for that organization. Prior to joining the staff at The Catalog in February, Ms. Barclay founded and continues to develop The Foundation Donor Advised Funds (THE FOUNDATION), a philanthropic organization focused on promoting strategic giving to the post-civil rights generation to achieve social change. A skilled and versatile professional, she has spent the last decade working in the nonprofit sector i"
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Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business Columnist Robert Miller-Nonprofits are gearing up for event
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Business Columnist Robert Miller: "Robert Miller:
Nonprofits are gearing up for event
11:03 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Representatives from North Texas nonprofits will gather at three town hall meetings this month and next in preparation for the National Nonprofit Congress on Oct. 16 and 17 in Washington, D.C.
The local meetings are part of a national effort to unite nonprofits and strengthen the charitable sector.
'The Nonprofit Congress is bringing together nonprofit leaders and their allies from across the country to identify and affirm the values that all nonprofits share, develop a vision and priorities for the nonprofit sector and exercise a collective voice,' said Cynthia Nunn, president of the Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas."
Nonprofits are gearing up for event
11:03 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Representatives from North Texas nonprofits will gather at three town hall meetings this month and next in preparation for the National Nonprofit Congress on Oct. 16 and 17 in Washington, D.C.
The local meetings are part of a national effort to unite nonprofits and strengthen the charitable sector.
'The Nonprofit Congress is bringing together nonprofit leaders and their allies from across the country to identify and affirm the values that all nonprofits share, develop a vision and priorities for the nonprofit sector and exercise a collective voice,' said Cynthia Nunn, president of the Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas."
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onPhilanthropy: Preparing Nonprofit Directors for the Coming Changes in Governance
onPhilanthropy: Preparing Nonprofit Directors for the Coming Changes in Governance: "reparing Nonprofit Directors for the Coming Changes in Governance
By: Paul Firstenberg, 08/16/06
Reform of nonprofits is in the air. It has been propelled by the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation introducing sweeping reforms in corporate governance. Following the passage of the legislation, the Senate Finance Committee, under the Chairmanship of Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a frequent critic of nonprofits, held a series of hearings on potential changes in the regulation of nonprofits, although his committee has not yet generated actual legislation. At the same time, the leaders of the industry have produced a report acknowledging the need for change and proposing a package of specific reforms to the Congress and the nonprofit sector (The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector June 2005). The American Bar Association Coordinating Committee on Nonprofit Governance (May 2005) has also issued a report recommending reforms nonprofits should adopt in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley. It also has been recommended by some critics that the IRS re-qualify organizations for exemption every five years."
By: Paul Firstenberg, 08/16/06
Reform of nonprofits is in the air. It has been propelled by the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation introducing sweeping reforms in corporate governance. Following the passage of the legislation, the Senate Finance Committee, under the Chairmanship of Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a frequent critic of nonprofits, held a series of hearings on potential changes in the regulation of nonprofits, although his committee has not yet generated actual legislation. At the same time, the leaders of the industry have produced a report acknowledging the need for change and proposing a package of specific reforms to the Congress and the nonprofit sector (The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector June 2005). The American Bar Association Coordinating Committee on Nonprofit Governance (May 2005) has also issued a report recommending reforms nonprofits should adopt in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley. It also has been recommended by some critics that the IRS re-qualify organizations for exemption every five years."
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Diving for Dinner
Diving for Dinner: "A half-dozen longtime divers said such Web sites as Meetup.com, which connects people looking for activity partners, have seen a huge increase in the number of curious first-timers seeking fellow divers. And disillusionment with the Bush administration's environmental policies has pushed some young people to everyday forms of protest.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 96 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year, making up 12 percent of the trash produced in the United States. Because of federal and state regulations for restaurants and grocery stores, expiration dates often come before the food actually spoils. Much of it ends up in bags separate from the rest of a store's garbage, providing easy access for divers."
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 96 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year, making up 12 percent of the trash produced in the United States. Because of federal and state regulations for restaurants and grocery stores, expiration dates often come before the food actually spoils. Much of it ends up in bags separate from the rest of a store's garbage, providing easy access for divers."
Philanthropy: The Gift of Giving: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
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Philanthropy: The Gift of Giving: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Kiplinger Magazine
Philanthropy: The Gift of Giving
Wednesday August 16, 9:07 am ET
By MAGALI RHEAULT
PHILANTHROPY | The gift of giving
$199 BILLION
Amount that individuals gave to charities in 2005,
up about 3% from 2004, adjusted for inflation.
77%
Percentage of total charitable contributions
that come from individuals."
Philanthropy: The Gift of Giving: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Kiplinger Magazine
Philanthropy: The Gift of Giving
Wednesday August 16, 9:07 am ET
By MAGALI RHEAULT
PHILANTHROPY | The gift of giving
$199 BILLION
Amount that individuals gave to charities in 2005,
up about 3% from 2004, adjusted for inflation.
77%
Percentage of total charitable contributions
that come from individuals."
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The Seattle Times: Education: Colleges ranked on social giving
The Seattle Times: Education: Colleges ranked on social giving: "Colleges ranked on social giving
By Nick Perry
Seattle Times staff reporter
Ask not what your college is doing for you, but what your college is doing for the country.
That's the premise of a college-rankings list devised by the political magazine Washington Monthly. Instead of considering a college's academic performance, the magazine attempts to evaluate factors such as community service, social mobility and research spending.
By the Washington, D.C.-based magazine's measure, the University of Washington is doing well: It ranked 14th on last year's inaugural list and 15th on the newly released 2006 list.
The magazine makes no secret it's taking a prod to the most widely recognized college rankings: 'America's Best Colleges' released annually by U.S. News & World Report since 1983."
By Nick Perry
Seattle Times staff reporter
Ask not what your college is doing for you, but what your college is doing for the country.
That's the premise of a college-rankings list devised by the political magazine Washington Monthly. Instead of considering a college's academic performance, the magazine attempts to evaluate factors such as community service, social mobility and research spending.
By the Washington, D.C.-based magazine's measure, the University of Washington is doing well: It ranked 14th on last year's inaugural list and 15th on the newly released 2006 list.
The magazine makes no secret it's taking a prod to the most widely recognized college rankings: 'America's Best Colleges' released annually by U.S. News & World Report since 1983."
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U gets national fundraising award - Minnesota Daily
U gets national fundraising award - Minnesota Daily: "U gets national fundraising award
Of 1,000 eligible institutions, nine received the national honor.
By Yelena Kibasova
the University's fundraising efforts garnered national attention when the school was awarded a 2006 CASE- WealthEngine Award for Sustained Excellence in Educational Fundraising.
The award honors fundraising programs nationally, said Pam Russell, director of public relations for the Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education, an association that helps professionals in fields such as alumni relations, communications, marketing and fundraising.
'This particular award … honors those institutions who have won a CASE-WealthEngine Award for Educational Fundraising in three of the past five years,' Russell said."
Of 1,000 eligible institutions, nine received the national honor.
By Yelena Kibasova
the University's fundraising efforts garnered national attention when the school was awarded a 2006 CASE- WealthEngine Award for Sustained Excellence in Educational Fundraising.
The award honors fundraising programs nationally, said Pam Russell, director of public relations for the Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education, an association that helps professionals in fields such as alumni relations, communications, marketing and fundraising.
'This particular award … honors those institutions who have won a CASE-WealthEngine Award for Educational Fundraising in three of the past five years,' Russell said."
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USATODAY.com - Tycoon's $165M gift to Oklahoma State raises both hopes and questions
USATODAY.com - Tycoon's $165M gift to Oklahoma State raises both hopes and questions: "By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY
STILLWATER, Okla. — On the Depression-era night when Boone Pickens was born, the attending doctor gave his father a grim choice: There were complications, and he could save the life of his wife or the baby. But not both.
Thomas Boone Pickens would have none of it. There had to be another option, he insisted, and the physician sweated — successfully — through the first cesarean section performed at the hospital in Holdenville, Okla.
Like his father, the son does not concede easily. In life. In business. Or on the playing field, where Boone Pickens, now 78, has made it his mission to lift his beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys from decades of low-budget mediocrity in all but a handful of sports to eminence in football and beyond. Money's what it takes? Money, the Cowboys now have. Just after Christmas last year, the famed oilman-turned-master investor wired $165 million to a school-connected account."
STILLWATER, Okla. — On the Depression-era night when Boone Pickens was born, the attending doctor gave his father a grim choice: There were complications, and he could save the life of his wife or the baby. But not both.
Thomas Boone Pickens would have none of it. There had to be another option, he insisted, and the physician sweated — successfully — through the first cesarean section performed at the hospital in Holdenville, Okla.
Like his father, the son does not concede easily. In life. In business. Or on the playing field, where Boone Pickens, now 78, has made it his mission to lift his beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys from decades of low-budget mediocrity in all but a handful of sports to eminence in football and beyond. Money's what it takes? Money, the Cowboys now have. Just after Christmas last year, the famed oilman-turned-master investor wired $165 million to a school-connected account."
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VillageSoup - Community - VillageSoup: "PORTLAND/ELLSWORTH (Aug 16): The Maine Community Foundation in conjunction with Common Good Ventures invites Maine nonprofits to apply to its Program for Nonprofit Effectiveness.
Deadline to submit a letter of intent is October 15, 2006. Grants will be awarded by March 2007. Requests of up to $15,000 per year (renewable twice) will be considered. For complete guidelines and timeline, visit the 'grants available' page at www.mainecf.org or call toll-free 1-877-700-6800."
Deadline to submit a letter of intent is October 15, 2006. Grants will be awarded by March 2007. Requests of up to $15,000 per year (renewable twice) will be considered. For complete guidelines and timeline, visit the 'grants available' page at www.mainecf.org or call toll-free 1-877-700-6800."
ASU Foundation nets record $149 mil in gifts
ASU Foundation nets record $149 mil in gifts: "ASU Foundation nets record $149 mil in gifts
Eugene Scott
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 16, 2006 12:00 AM
The Arizona State University Foundation closed the fiscal year with an unprecedented $149 million in donations, nearly $50 million more than last year's record total of $99.4 million.
The foundation is the primary fund-raising organization for the university. It raises, invests and manages private gifts to the university, and serves as the university's entrepreneurial arm in technology commercialization, real estate investment and other emerging initiatives"
Eugene Scott
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 16, 2006 12:00 AM
The Arizona State University Foundation closed the fiscal year with an unprecedented $149 million in donations, nearly $50 million more than last year's record total of $99.4 million.
The foundation is the primary fund-raising organization for the university. It raises, invests and manages private gifts to the university, and serves as the university's entrepreneurial arm in technology commercialization, real estate investment and other emerging initiatives"
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