The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "John Havens, associate director of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College, is still optimistic about an economic rebound. The $41-trillion transfer of wealth predicted by the center some 10 years ago assumed no deep or prolonged recession or depression. “We have to see how this market downturn is going to affect wealth in the longer run,” Havens said. After the dot-com bubble burst earlier this year decade, wealth dropped about 15 percent"

Student organizes show to benefit Kenya orphans - Arts

Student organizes show to benefit Kenya orphans - Arts: "In an attempt to raise both awareness and economic support for orphaned children in Kenya, the Kenya Orphans Benefit Concert, an event long in planning, will take place in the Donahue Café on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The show was the idea of Kelly Bates, a Suffolk University senior and Political Science major, who had been hoping to hold a benefit event for the orphans at Suffolk for a long time. Bates has visited Kenya a total of three times thus far in her lifetime. Without the affiliation of any student club or group, or an off-campus organization, Bates pushed for the Benefit Concert entirely on her own."

Penn State Live - President Spanier on the University, the economy and philanthropy

Penn State Live - President Spanier on the University, the economy and philanthropy: "A Message from Penn State's President on the University, the Economy, and Philanthropy

By Graham B. Spanier

It is a sign of the tremendous loyalty of Penn State's alumni and friends that even as many of you have been personally affected by the current economic downturn, you have also taken the time to express your concern about how the University and its students may be impacted. I would like to respond to some of the most common questions that I have heard from Penn Staters in recent weeks. While Penn State, like many other institutions and individuals in our country, will face challenges, our benefactors have helped us to achieve a position of financial stability that will see us through the present economic situation."

Foundation Center Research Update

Foundation Center Research Update: "Do Foundation Giving Priorities Change in Times of
Economic Distress?
by Steven Lawrence, Senior Director of Research

As nonprofit organizations brace themselves for the possibility of reduced charitable giving, we have been asked whether specific funding areas may be more vulnerable to cuts than others. For example, do foundations reduce their funding for the arts to increase support for social services, or do they cut back on international giving to address increased domestic demand? Some fear that society in general, and grantmakers in particular, may not place as high a value on staging a new symphony, funding economic development activities in Africa, or preserving green space at a time when domestic unemployment is rising and the social safety net is growing weaker."

Charities that invest 'can prosper in the recession' - Third Sector

Charities that invest 'can prosper in the recession' - Third Sector: "Charities that invest 'can prosper in the recession'

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector, 12 November 2008

The recession will offer opportunities as well as threats to charities that are prepared to make investments, according to charity finance professionals.

The possible benefits of the economic downturn included the chance to hire high-calibre staff, snap up cheap property and take advantage of lower advertising rates, they said.

Quinton Seeman, a resourcing adviser at Save the Children, said the current conditions gave charities a 'once-in-a- generation opportunity' to recruit people with essential skills."

From a Corporate Job to a Nonprofit - WSJ.com

From a Corporate Job to a Nonprofit - WSJ.com: "As the country continues to shed jobs, laid-off employees may be rethinking their careers. For some, that may mean shifting from just doing well financially to also doing good. Turning your veteran business skills and experience to the world of nonprofit organizations can be rewarding. But there are also challenges. When making a transition to nonprofit management, consider the following:"

Dubai Charity Gives Millions to U.S. Group - WSJ.com

Dubai Charity Gives Millions to U.S. Group - WSJ.com: "A year-old Dubai philanthropy is investing in a California-based education nonprofit organization, extending the growing reach of new well-funded Arab charities."

Bracing for Lean Times Ahead - NYTimes.com

Bracing for Lean Times Ahead - NYTimes.com: "Given the financial tremors that have obliterated wealth and driven the economy deep into the doldrums, will charitable giving, which reached record levels in the United States over the past decade, show sharp declines? Will foundations, faced with shrunken endowments, scale back their grant-making? Will individual charities, squeezed by reductions in both private and public money, be forced to cut programs?"

Training to Lead Nonprofits - NYTimes.com

Training to Lead Nonprofits - NYTimes.com: "There are people like myself who will be retiring in the near future,” said Paulette Maehara, the chief executive of the Association of Fund-Raising Professionals, who started her career in 1977 as a fund-raiser for the March of Dimes. “It is a serious concern because we can’t keep up with the demand. Getting more people in the pipeline is one of our top priorities.”"

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "Changing the volunteer paradigm
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf
November 10, 2008

Canadians have seen tremendous change these last two months. Whether it was the stock market collapse, the renewed Conservative government (slightly larger version), or the resounding election of President-elect Barack Obama in the US last week, our world is being altered and a generational shift is taking place."

MU surpasses $1 billion fundraising goal - Columbia Missourian

MU surpasses $1 billion fundraising goal - Columbia Missourian: "The milestone makes MU one of about 20 public institutions in the country to have successfully completed such a campaign."

keepMEcurrent.com - Community News - Current Publishing, LLC

keepMEcurrent.com - Community News - Current Publishing, LLC: "BIDDEFORD (Nov 7, 2008): The University of New England is asking the community to help set a new Guinness World Record as well as donate food as part of the nationwide STOP Hunger initiative."

I still want to give away £1billion (but charities might have to wait a lifetime) | Mail Online

I still want to give away £1billion (but charities might have to wait a lifetime) | Mail Online: "him headlines and plaudits around the world - will ever amount to more than hot air.

He has given himself a lifetime to achieve his mission, and at 47 still has time on his side. But Hunter knows it will be harder and take longer to achieve than he hoped.

'I said it was subject to making the money through West Coast Capital --our charitable donations are linked to the money we make,' he says. 'So if we are making less money, donations will be down.'"

U. of Chicago Business School Gets $300 Million Gift - NYTimes.com

U. of Chicago Business School Gets $300 Million Gift - NYTimes.com: "CHICAGO — The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business announced Thursday that it had received from an alumnus a $300 million gift, which it described as the largest ever to any business school in the world."

Join 1.5 million New Jerseyans who volunteer $49 billion of time yearly | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Join 1.5 million New Jerseyans who volunteer $49 billion of time yearly | APP.com | Asbury Park Press: "One hour of a volunteer's time in New Jersey is valued at $22, according to Independent Sector, a Washington-based leadership forum for charities, foundations and corporate giving programs. More than 1.5 million New Jerseyans gave 224 million hours of community service, a value of more than $49 billion dollars in 2006, the last year for which data is available."

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Nottinghamshire | Charity skydive for 94-year-old

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Nottinghamshire | Charity skydive for 94-year-old: "Charity skydive for 94-year-old

A 94-year-old Derbyshire woman has plunged 13,500ft (4,115m) in a skydive to raise money for charity.

May Limb from Chellaston made the freefall tandem parachute jump at Langar airfield in Nottinghamshire on Friday.

The great-grandmother raised about £1,000 for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance and The British Disabled Flying Association."

The NonProfit Times - Help Boomers Plan Their Giving

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Help Boomers Plan Their Giving

By Mark Hrywna

The Baby Boomers are starting to retire and that means they likely are thinking about their wills, creating estate plans, and yes, giving some of their wealth to charity.

Gift planning is part of the comprehensive development effort at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, said Regina Watson, director of gift planning, which includes foundations, major gifts and planned gifts. The majority of gifts are bequests, charitable gift annuities and other legacy gifts, she said."

GoErie.com: Fundraisers help families cover bills (AUDIO)

GoErie.com: Fundraisers help families cover bills (AUDIO): "'We have certainly seen a growing trend of fundraisers for family emergencies, including medical emergencies,' said Michael Nilsen, spokesman for the Arlington, Va.-based Association of Fundraising Professionals. 'I think it's due to a combination of more people hurting because of the economy, and that people are more likely to raise money for each other, instead of going through charities.'"

The Daily, Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Charitable donors

The Daily, Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Charitable donors:
"2007Previous release
Canadian taxfilers reported making charitable donations surpassing $8.6 billion in 2007, up 1.4% from 2006. At the same time, the number of donors fell 0.9% to just under 5.7 million. Data are based on income tax returns filed for 2007."

Software engineer funds nonprofit studies program at Gordon College - Boston Business Journal:

Software engineer funds nonprofit studies program at Gordon College - Boston Business Journal:: "A local software entrepreneur has helped fund Gordon College’s new Center for Nonprofit Organization Studies and Philanthropy, which now is offering a minor in nonprofit management and social entrepreneurship that college officials call a first of its kind among Christian liberal arts campuses nationwide."

American Lung Association cuts tie with NW chapter

American Lung Association cuts tie with NW chapter: "American Lung Association cuts tie with NW chapter

By GENE JOHNSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

SEATTLE -- The American Lung Association is dissolving its Northwest affiliate and wants the rogue group to hand over ownership of its multimillion-dollar Seattle headquarters, which it sold for $10.

The national charity sent a cease-and-desist letter to regional affiliate American Lung Association of the Northwest, the ALA told The Associated Press on Friday. The letter demanded that the regional affiliate stop using the American Lung Association name, turn over its financial assets and take steps to get the building back."

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "Leadership in Focus: Marcel Lauzière
Elisa Birnbaum By Elisa Birnbaum
November 3, 2008

This month in our Leadership in Focus series, we feature Marcel Lauzière. Current president of the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD), a position he’s held for eight years, Marcel was recently appointed president and CEO of Imagine Canada. With more than 20 years of diverse and vast experience in the nonprofit sector, Marcel is certainly well-equipped for his new position, which takes effect November 20, 2008. CharityVillage joins the rest of the community in wishing him all the best in his new role."

Giving important in bad times | MiamiHerald.com

Giving important in bad times | MiamiHerald.com: "Compared to last year, in which people of all ages and financial levels donated record charitable contributions totaling more than $300 billion, charitable giving, and particularly corporate contributions, has slowed with the downturn in the economy.

With corporate budgets tightening and subsequently charitable contributions lessening, philanthropic organizations are relying on individual giving more than ever. On average, three of four donated dollars come from individuals, with the remainder coming from corporations, foundations and charitable bequests, according to the Giving USA Foundation."

Critical period nears for Northern Nevada fundraising | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal

Critical period nears for Northern Nevada fundraising | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal: "People still give. In some cases it's less,' said Vivienne French, president of the Sierra Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and director of development at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada."

The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports - News - Fraternal groups cut charitable giving amid sales slump

The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports - News - Fraternal groups cut charitable giving amid sales slump : "CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In any other year, Nitro Moose Lodge Administrator Ray Kesling would have approved the $300 request from Nitro High School to buy T-shirts for cheerleaders to toss to fans during basketball games.

But Kesling turned down the request last week. The Moose doesn't have any money to donate to community groups and charities these days.

'We just don't have the funds to do it,' Kesling said."

Philanthropic donations 'surprisingly resilient' despite market crisis - report - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 03, 2008

Philanthropic donations 'surprisingly resilient' despite market crisis - report - The Irish Times - Mon, Nov 03, 2008: "IN TIMES of recession, wealthy individuals who find they are no longer able to make money start to think about giving it away.

That's not just wishful thinking. According to a new report aimed at the non-profit sector, philanthropic donations have proven 'surprisingly resilient' to stock market crises, with rates of philanthropy in the US actually rising after financially traumatic events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941, the oil crisis of 1973 and the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001."

Maryland Daily Record-What slowdown?

Maryland Daily Record: "Which Louis Vuitton purse would you choose — one for $800 from the designer’s shop or one from Goodwill for $85?

If you chose the latter, you’re in a growing crowd.

“You just can’t say no to that deal,” said Amy Spilker, a manager at the Goodwill in Jessup, after making the sale."

Charitable foundations hit hard | Portland Press Herald

Charitable foundations hit hard | Portland Press Herald: "Maine charitable foundations have been hit hard by the international financial crisis and are likely to cut back on the more than $100 million a year they have been spending in Maine.

The financial crisis has eroded the value of philanthropic endowments, and that may have an impact on grant giving for several years as foundations work to rebuild their base.

'They are taking a beating,' said Janet Henry, president of the Maine Philanthropic Center, of the state's large endowment funds."

Hodge: Dinner raises $1.5 million for charity | Society | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Hodge: Dinner raises $1.5 million for charity | Society | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "The economy may be in a slump, but don't tell that to Boys and Girls Country of Houston. The charity netted more than $1.5 million last week at its annual Heritage Dinner."

Column: To give or not to give: Is cost the question? | thestarpress.com | The Star Press

Column: To give or not to give: Is cost the question? | thestarpress.com | The Star Press: "One of the great things about the American way of life is our willingness to voluntarily share our prosperity with others. Altruism motivates us to give to those deserving of help, but so do personal reasons like passing on our values, establishing a legacy and, yes, tax benefits. We are fortunate our current tax system offers some very attractive personal incentives for you to make charitable contributions."