Fairfax Park Authority looks to Colvin Run Mill's future - washingtonpost.com

Fairfax Park Authority looks to Colvin Run Mill's future - washingtonpost.com: "A series of upcoming studies by the Park Authority should answer questions about the historic site's past and what lies in its future. With open green space dwindling across the county, Colvin Run's 60 acres is a real treasure, say Friends of Colvin Run Mill, a nonprofit group that has raised about $50,000 to help improve and plan the future of the mill.

'The mill represents a switch from agricultural to industrial' economies, Henry said."

Americans set to give more for Haiti than tsunami | Reuters

Americans set to give more for Haiti than tsunami | Reuters: "'We don't think people are doing a massive reallocation of their consumption or their philanthropy,' he said. 'Rather they are digging in a little bit deeper and they might be giving up going out for dinner or drinks one night instead.'

Of the money donated so far for Haiti, $122 million has come from U.S. companies, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center."

Catholic San Francisco

Catholic San Francisco: "Philanthropy is playing a growing role in financing Catholic K-12 schools as donors step up in a harsh economic environment to preserve the Catholic education model for a new generation of children."

'Cram the Container': IU Haiti relief effort: IU News Room: Indiana University

'Cram the Container': IU Haiti relief effort: IU News Room: Indiana University: "BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Organizers of an Indiana University Haiti relief effort say the response from the IU and Bloomington communities already has been strong. As their monetary fundraising efforts continue -- just this week each member of the IU women's basketball team donated her pre-game meal money -- they have shifted the focus to a material aid drive, encouraging donors to help 'Cram the Container!' a 1,280-cubic-foot container provided by the university."

The Diamondback - Univ. encourages students to fundraise

The Diamondback - Univ. encourages students to fundraise: "As part of an ongoing push to encourage student philanthropy, the university is offering incentives to student groups working on projects that will benefit the university as a whole.

After signing up on the university’s website at www.umd.edu/umnews/challenge.cfm, student groups will have until April 16 to meet three fundraising benchmarks, Coordinator of Student Philanthropy Alison Taylor said. They will receive $500 toward their causes for recruiting 100 volunteers, $500 for finding 100 donors and an additional $500 for every $1,000 they collect."

Local teens who survived quake raising funds to help Haiti - OrlandoSentinel.com

Local teens who survived quake raising funds to help Haiti - OrlandoSentinel.com: "'We recognize how very blessed we are that we were able to leave the country and return to the states,' said Kaitlin English, 17, one of the half-dozen students from The First Academy in Orlando who had gone to Haiti early this month to deliver school supplies. 'But the stories and the faces have stayed with us. They made our hearts ache. We just want to do whatever we can.'"

Donations to Bay Area nonprofits rise in December - San Francisco Business Times:

Donations to Bay Area nonprofits rise in December - San Francisco Business Times:: "December 2009 was a very good month for many Bay Area nonprofits.

After the declines and uncertainty that defined fourth-quarter giving in 2008, holiday donations rebounded at numerous Bay Area nonprofits — and not just because weak year-ago numbers made for easy comparisons."

keeping a close eye...: New Report Demonstrates Power of "Horizontal Giving"

keeping a close eye...: New Report Demonstrates Power of "Horizontal Giving": "The Center for Participatory Change (CPC) in Western North Carolina released recently Horizontal Philanthropy: The Importance of Giving within Low-Wealth Communities, a report documenting “horizontal giving” in western North Carolina. CPC was part of NCRP’s Grantmaking for Community Impact Project North Carolina sample."

Charity Tax Tools - Essential Information for Canada's Charities

"Welcome
Charity Tax Tools - Essential Information for Canada's Charities

This website was developed by Imagine Canada to help registered charities understand what they must do in order to meet Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requirements. Production of this website has been made possible by a financial contribution from CRA.

The site contains information on the basic legal requirements for all Canadian charities that are registered with CRA and entitled to issue tax receipts for charitable donations. It provides examples and links to additional information for those who wish to know more.

Select a tab at the top of the page to begin."

New England Aquarium to open rescue facility at Quincy shipyard - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe

New England Aquarium to open rescue facility at Quincy shipyard - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe: "A plan unveiled today will bring plenty of new life to the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy – marine life, that is.

The New England Aquarium has announced it will lease and retrofit a 23,000 square-foot red-brick building on the property, turning it into the new headquarters of its Marine Animal Rescue Team. The building will also act as an off-site holding facility for exhibit animals."

TELUS Named Most Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation With Global Award

TELUS Named Most Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation With Global Award: "The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will honor TELUS Corporation, a Canadian telecommunications company, with the 2010 Freeman Philanthropic Services Award for Outstanding Corporation at its Awards for Philanthropy event in Baltimore, Md. on April 13."

Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations - What You Need to Know About Charitable Tax Deductions

Material on Charitable Tax Deductions from Joanne Fritz

Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations - What You Need to Know About Charitable Tax Deductions: "There are many advantages to giving to charity. Yes, it makes you feel good, but it also will provide you with a tax deduction. Now is the time to get your paperwork together so you can make sure that you receive any deductions you deserve.

Here's what you should know about the tax benefits of giving to charity. Be sure to consult your own tax adviser about your specific tax situation."

From The Chronicle: More Than $438-Million Raised for Haiti - Philanthropy.com

From The Chronicle: More Than $438-Million Raised for Haiti - Philanthropy.com: "Contributions continue to pour in for relief efforts in Haiti. Twelve days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $438-million to 35 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds."

Gates, the philanthropist, on lessons learned (Q&A) | Beyond Binary - CNET News

Gates, the philanthropist, on lessons learned (Q&A) | Beyond Binary - CNET News: "SEATTLE--Bill Gates thought that coming up with vaccines would be the hard part and that delivering vaccines would be the easy part.

It turns out they are both hard.

That's one of the lessons that Gates tells CNET he has learned in his new role as full-time philanthropist. In travels to Africa, he saw firsthand the challenges of delivering vaccines, many of which have to be kept cold to be effective and are needed in places with no refrigeration."

Drive to change donations thinking

Drive to change donations thinking: "One of the areas in which this was most obvious was in their share of the charitable dollar. In Australia older women were 2½ times more likely to live in poverty than men. And while women make up 40 per cent of the homeless, most of those turned away from emergency accommodation are women and their children."

Second Annual "Pens and Pins" Charity Bowling Tournament a Success - Pittsburgh Penguins - Features

Second Annual "Pens and Pins" Charity Bowling Tournament a Success - Pittsburgh Penguins - Features: "The Pittsburgh Penguins had the chance to show off their good – or not-so-good – bowling skills at the 2nd annual “Pens and Pins” charity bowling tournament at the Crafton-Ingram Bowling Lanes Friday night."

Collaborative Change: Rethinking how organizations can work together

Collaborative Change: Rethinking how organizations can work together: "Collaborative Change: Rethinking how organizations can work together
Elisa Birnbaum By Elisa Birnbaum
January 18, 2010

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Bruce MacDonald is a visionary. President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada (BBBSC), he's looking ahead to the year 2013 with deep contemplation. That's the year the organization celebrates its 100th anniversary, and exciting as that milestone may be, its imminent arrival prompts MacDonald to think seriously about the future. 'We want to make sure our service is well-positioned to serve the next 100 years,' he offers. 'And in some cases it may require making some fundamental changes in order to do that.'"

onPhilanthropy: Articles: CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity

onPhilanthropy: Articles: CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity: "CauseWired Alaskans Pick, Click and Give to Charity
Thursday, January 21, 2010
By: Tom Watson

Socially-conscious social media is working up north: Alaskans have taken to the Pick. Click. Give. campaign, which is leveraging platforms from Facebook and Twitter to YouTube and Causecast to draw attention to and explain the Permanent Fund Charitable Contributions Program. The program began officially in 2009 to allow Alaskans to donate a portion of their PFD to qualifying Alaska nonprofits of their choice while they filed online for their PFD. An underlying goal is to encourage individual philanthropy in Alaska. Here’s a Q&A on the program with my friend Aliza Sherman, a veteran digital guru and co-founder of the social media firm Conversify! in Alaska, and Jordan Marshall, initiatives & special projects manager for the Rasmuson Foundation and project manager for Pick. Click. Give."

Penn receives $20 million endowment from trustee | The Daily Tell

Penn receives $20 million endowment from trustee | The Daily Tell: "University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann announced today that alumnus and trustee George A. Weiss has donated $20 million to the university for faculty support. Calling the gift a 'transformative moment' in Penn’s development, Gutmann said it is 'impossible to overstate George’s impact on the very basics of living, learning and teaching at Pen"

Ellen Friedman: Strapped Nonprofits Turn to "Shared Services" Programs

Ellen Friedman: Strapped Nonprofits Turn to "Shared Services" Programs: "Fortunately, as doing more with less becomes the new norm, budget-savvy nonprofits are wisely teaming up to share workspaces, technology resources and administrative services like accounting and human resources."

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000

Dartmouth students surpass $100,000 Haiti fundraising goal; increase to $125,000: "Less than nine days after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief (SDHR) surpassed their aim of raising $100,000 for Partners in Health (PIH) and have now increased their goal to $125,000. Dartmouth leads a national collegiate PIH fundraising challenge by a substantial margin, with donations totaling $107,858 as of Thursday at 4 p.m., as reported on PIH's Personal Fundraising website. Additionally, nearly $6,800 has been collected on the Dartmouth College campus to help support the two Dartmouth medical teams currently providing care at PIH clinics in Haiti."

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy

Alexandria Times | Playing the tune of philanthropy: "Eight-year-old Skylar Camerlink performs a solo at the corner of King and Union streets Monday morning during a small fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti."

Tweed - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Tweed - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Yale, the (High School) Musical

When colleges try to appeal to prospective students through advertisements, they must walk a fine line between legitimate promotion and schmaltzy marketing that opens the way for genius satire (see last year's 'Harvard By the Numbers' and the hilarious parody video it spawned)."

Coke, Gates Partner to Aid African Farmers - Forbes.com

Coke, Gates Partner to Aid African Farmers - Forbes.com: "Fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya will participate in Coke's supply chain for the first time.

The Coca-Cola Co., nonprofit TechnoServe and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday launched an $11.5 million partnership aimed at helping 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya boost their productivity and double their incomes by 2014 amid growing global demand for fruit juice"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The State We're In: How Bad is it Out There?

The Nonprofit Quarterly | The State We're In: How Bad is it Out There?: "The daily news reports of state government budget impasses, deficits, and cuts hit nonprofits right where it hurts: that is, in their ability to deliver on the programs and services relied on by their constituents and communities across the nation."

First-Ever National Arts Index Measures Health and Vitality of Arts in the U.S. -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ --

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First-Ever National Arts Index Measures Health and Vitality of Arts in the U.S. -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ --: "WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, today announced the National Arts Index at a press conference held at the National Press Club and kicking-off its 50th anniversary year. The National Arts Index is the first study designed to measure the health and vitality of the arts industries in the United States. The National Arts Index is composed of 76 national-level research indicators produced by the federal government and private research organizations."

New York Volunteer Program Going National - Philanthropy.com

New York Volunteer Program Going National - Philanthropy.com: "New York Volunteer Program Going National

A New York effort that has enlisted 18,000 volunteers since starting last spring will spread to 10 more cities, The New York Times and Associated Press report."

Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $275-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds - Philanthropy.com

Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $275-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds - Philanthropy.com: "Contributions continue to pour in for relief efforts in Haiti. Seven days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $275-million to 29 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds."

The NonProfit Times - Keeping Up The Year-End Momentun

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Keeping Up The Year-End Momentun

The holiday season is be over, but now is not the time to sit on your laurels and congratulate yourself for a job well done. You need to keep up the momentum and reap the rewards of the hard work you invested in your year-end fundraising campaign.

Take a look at your recent results and then dig into the details. Did you engage a lot of first-time donors? Re-invigorate lapsed donors? Recruit more volunteers than ever before? Hopefully a combination of all the above! Now that you have your supporters’ attention, you should take several steps to take these important relationships to new levels."

Just dance: How nonprofits are raising funds :: The Courier News :: Lifestyles

Just dance: How nonprofits are raising funds :: The Courier News :: Lifestyles: "The dance competition is but one example of events local nonprofits put on in the hopes of grabbing attention and getting donations for their causes.

According to PADS Special Projects Coordinator Brittany Ann Mitchell, at three prior dance-offs 'the average amount earned by the dance competition has been between $8,000 and $10,000, which is raised by dancers through pledges or 'votes.' The event draws an average of between 250 and 275 attendees.'"