Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A New Year for Asian Philanthropy to Make an Impact
A New Year for Asian Philanthropy to Make an Impact: The Rise of Philanthropy in Asia. This blog series explores emerging developments in efforts to measure the impact of Asian philanthropy, especially in China. In 2007, The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s cover story was “Philanthropy’s New Frontier” and featured the ultra-wealthy Li Ka Shing from Hong Kong. The feature story’s backdrop was the economic rise of Asia and consequently the boom of wealthy individuals and their forays into philanthropy. Philanthropists in Asia, as well as those based in the West, are investing in social programs and organizations to tackle societal problems and create new systems for sustainability and resilience. But what have these efforts produced? And what are the legal, economic, and social trends motivating or hindering efforts to evaluate the impact of Asian philanthropy?
Purdue Announces Anonymous $65-Million Agriculture Pledge - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Purdue Announces Anonymous $65-Million Agriculture Pledge - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Purdue Announces Anonymous $65-Million Agriculture Pledge
February 19, 2013, 9:01 am
Purdue University confirmed Monday that it has received a $65-million pledge to support its College of Agriculture, The Journal and Courier of Lafayette, Ind., reports.
February 19, 2013, 9:01 am
Purdue University confirmed Monday that it has received a $65-million pledge to support its College of Agriculture, The Journal and Courier of Lafayette, Ind., reports.
5 Steps for Transforming Student Passion into Social Action - Forbes
5 Steps for Transforming Student Passion into Social Action - Forbes: ASU opened Changemaker Central, collaborative spaces on each of our four campuses where students can meet with like-minded individuals who want to make a difference.
Best Resumes 2013
Best Resumes 2013: What do employers want to see when they review a resume? For 2013, including a resume profile, instead of an objective, is a good way to show the hiring manager why you are qualified for the job.
One Shoddy Nonprofit Must Be Viewed in Context of Sector at Large - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
One Shoddy Nonprofit Must Be Viewed in Context of Sector at Large - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: But do Allegheny County citizens look at Strength’s managerial disaster area and imagine that this organization is representative of the nonprofit sector in general? Hopefully, nonprofit leadership organizations are or will be explaining, both to county officials and the general public, exactly why the likes of Strength should not be confused with the broad mass of legitimate—and tax-exempt—nonprofits. —Rick Cohen
Charitable Tax Deductions Expected to be a Budget Casualty | Feb 15, 2013 - NBR | Nightly Business Report
Charitable Tax Deductions Expected to be a Budget Casualty | Feb 15, 2013 - NBR | Nightly Business Report: Video: Charitable Tax Deductions Expected to be a Budget Casualty | Feb 15, 2013
The AFP Blog
The AFP Blog: One of the true pioneers of fundraising and philanthropy, Charles Stephens, passed away last week.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Ken Burnett blog - what is a fundraiser?
Ken Burnett blog - what is a fundraiser?: A fundraiser is anyone who, either as a volunteer or paid, works to raise the money, commitment and enthusiasm that’s needed to fuel good works. Full stop.
Emmett Carson on Young Donors of Silicon Valley and Other Forces in Cutting-Edge Philanthropy - GiveSmart.org
Emmett Carson on Young Donors of Silicon Valley and Other Forces in Cutting-Edge Philanthropy - GiveSmart.org: Emmett Carson on Young Donors of Silicon Valley and Other Forces in Cutting-Edge Philanthropy
Silicon Valley evokes forward-thinking leadership, new business models, agile development, and new ways of collaborating. It’s fitting, then, that one of its most well-known philanthropic leaders, Emmett Carson, founding CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), embodies that ethos. As with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, AOL’s Jean and Steve Case, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (who gave $500 million in 2012 to the SVCF), and others, Carson has a vision for cutting-edge approaches to philanthropy. Here are three philanthropic insights he shares.
Silicon Valley evokes forward-thinking leadership, new business models, agile development, and new ways of collaborating. It’s fitting, then, that one of its most well-known philanthropic leaders, Emmett Carson, founding CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), embodies that ethos. As with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, AOL’s Jean and Steve Case, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (who gave $500 million in 2012 to the SVCF), and others, Carson has a vision for cutting-edge approaches to philanthropy. Here are three philanthropic insights he shares.
Charities Can Expect Tough Questions on Tax Breaks - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Charities Can Expect Tough Questions on Tax Breaks - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The charitable deduction took center stage at a Congressional hearing today as a string of nonprofit leaders warned lawmakers that messing with the tax break could have dire results.
Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, charity leaders and academic experts argued that limiting the value of the charitable deduction would dampen giving, forcing nonprofits to curtail services to vulnerable people, and that the tax incentive is unique because it rewards behavior that benefits society rather than the taxpayer.
Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, charity leaders and academic experts argued that limiting the value of the charitable deduction would dampen giving, forcing nonprofits to curtail services to vulnerable people, and that the tax incentive is unique because it rewards behavior that benefits society rather than the taxpayer.
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The AFP Blog
The AFP Blog: One of the chapter members wrote an article about my presentation (thank you, Norma), and it’s worth highlighting because public policy issues such as the charitable deduction continue to remain paramount now. With sequestration (automatic budget cuts) approaching in March, the deduction is still on the table, and the Ways and Means Committee is set to have a hearing on the deduction very soon, at which I’ll be appearing and testifying.
Shar McBee: Best of Times, or the Worst of Times for Nonprofit Fundraising?
Shar McBee: Best of Times, or the Worst of Times for Nonprofit Fundraising?: At my local community college, enrollment is up 30 percent but the budget remains flat. Between 30,000 and 60,000 nonprofits disappeared last year and two-thirds of all charitable nonprofits experienced decreasing or stagnant contributions in the first nine months of 2012, according to GuideStar.
At the same time, tech moguls gave 1.4 billion to charity. Fidelity Charitable, an affiliate of Fidelity Investments, took in $3.6 billion, making it a record year and the stock market is at its highest level in five years.
So is it the best of times, or the worst of times for nonprofit fundraising?
At the same time, tech moguls gave 1.4 billion to charity. Fidelity Charitable, an affiliate of Fidelity Investments, took in $3.6 billion, making it a record year and the stock market is at its highest level in five years.
So is it the best of times, or the worst of times for nonprofit fundraising?
Fundraising Chief Watt Calls on Congress to Preserve Charitable Deduction, Look at New Ways to Invest in Communities - Press - AFP
Fundraising Chief Watt Calls on Congress to Preserve Charitable Deduction, Look at New Ways to Invest in Communities - Press - AFP: Fundraising Chief Watt Calls on Congress to Preserve Charitable Deduction, Look at New Ways to Invest in Communities
Marc Chardon and Hal Williams: Nonprofit Brands in the Age of Supporter Shift (Part 1)
Marc Chardon and Hal Williams: Nonprofit Brands in the Age of Supporter Shift (Part 1): In the Supporter Shift series, Blackbaud CEO Marc Chardon and outcomes guide Hal Williams continued their discussion about nonprofit results, exploring the effects of generational shift -- and a related shift in expectations. In this series, the authors return with a focus on the nonprofit brand, an essential ingredient in supporters' search for meaning.
Heinz sale not expected to alter philanthropy - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Heinz sale not expected to alter philanthropy - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The ownership changes coming to the H.J. Heinz Co. will have no impact on the sprawling philanthropic efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania of the Heinz family, which separated itself from the company decades ago.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Over 40 Nonprofit Officials and Experts to Testify on Charitable Deduction - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Over 40 Nonprofit Officials and Experts to Testify on Charitable Deduction - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The House Ways and Means Committee, sponsor of the mega-hearing, will receive testimony from representatives of trade associations including the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, and National Council of Nonprofits and charities including the Associaion of Gospel Rescue Missions, Meals on Wheels, and Volunteers of America.
Donations to charity rise despite fewer donors - Business - CBC News
Donations to charity rise despite fewer donors - Business - CBC News: Fewer Canadians are giving to charity, but those who are making donations are giving more, according to the latest figures gleaned from tax records.
Nonprofits shouldn't abandon direct mail for fundraising | Nonprofit Strategies | SanLuisObispo.com
Nonprofits shouldn't abandon direct mail for fundraising | Nonprofit Strategies | SanLuisObispo.com: Direct-mail fundraising generates approximately one-fifth of all donations to nonprofit organizations. If done right, it is an effective and relatively inexpensive way to raise money. Direct mail will continue to generate donations even with the U.S. Postal Service ending Saturday home delivery later this year.
Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Philanthropy needs to step up its efforts to influence policy if it expects to produce big changes on pressing issues like poverty, criminal justice, health care, the environment, and education, government officials told an audience of grant makers, nonprofit leaders, and scholars this week at an event on philanthropy and politics.
Late schoolteacher bequeaths thousands to local nonprofits - Leader-Telegram: Front Page
Late schoolteacher bequeaths thousands to local nonprofits - Leader-Telegram: Front Page: Valentine's Day perfectly symbolizes how much Betty Rogstad loved Eau Claire.
Rogstad, who died Aug. 10 at age 74, has bequeathed a combined total of $825,000 to 10 local nonprofit groups and her college alma mater, and that doesn't surprise those who knew the career teacher.
Rogstad was a kindergarten teacher from 1959 to 1995 at Longfellow Elementary. Al Lechleitner was principal there during her last nine years.
Rogstad, who died Aug. 10 at age 74, has bequeathed a combined total of $825,000 to 10 local nonprofit groups and her college alma mater, and that doesn't surprise those who knew the career teacher.
Rogstad was a kindergarten teacher from 1959 to 1995 at Longfellow Elementary. Al Lechleitner was principal there during her last nine years.
Red Kettles Got Record-Setting Heavy - TheNonProfitTimes
Red Kettles Got Record-Setting Heavy - TheNonProfitTimes: The Salvation Army broke its record, set in 2011, for fundraising around its annual Red Kettle Campaign (RKC). The organization raised $148.7 million through its 122nd RKC this past holiday season, about $1.1 million more than the $147.6 million in 2011.
Rebranding Valentine's Day Into A Day Of Generosity | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Rebranding Valentine's Day Into A Day Of Generosity | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation: hat brings me back to creating a day. I’d always felt that other people might also want and need to reconnect with generosity, but I didn’t know what to do about it. Then, two years later, just three days before Valentine’s Day, Katya Andreesen, Fast Company's Ellen McGirt and Scott Case and I hatched a plan to create “Generosity Day:” one day for everyone around the world to replicate my generosity experiment, to practice radical generosity.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Making sense of charitable giving statistics | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional
Making sense of charitable giving statistics | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Making sense of charitable giving statistics
When surveys produce contradictory findings about donations, it can be difficult for charities to glean any insight from them
When surveys produce contradictory findings about donations, it can be difficult for charities to glean any insight from them
8 Job Interview Tips -- Nonprofit Jobs - Resource Center, Articles, How Tos
8 Job Interview Tips -- Nonprofit Jobs - Resource Center, Articles, How Tos: 8 Job Interview Tips
Nonprofit job interviews can be very stressful if you aren't properly prepared. Not only do you have to deal with the considerable nerves you will probably be feeling, you also have to account for the fact that every organization has its own individual mission, culture, and expectations.
One size truly does not fit all when it comes to interviewing in the nonprofit sector. You need to individually prepare for the organization in question if you are to impress the interviewer, and you can achieve that goal by following these eight tips:
Nonprofit job interviews can be very stressful if you aren't properly prepared. Not only do you have to deal with the considerable nerves you will probably be feeling, you also have to account for the fact that every organization has its own individual mission, culture, and expectations.
One size truly does not fit all when it comes to interviewing in the nonprofit sector. You need to individually prepare for the organization in question if you are to impress the interviewer, and you can achieve that goal by following these eight tips:
The Founding Fathers Write a Grant Proposal | Blue Avocado
The Founding Fathers Write a Grant Proposal | Blue Avocado: "Just look at this second sentence!" groaned Samuel Adams. "'We hold these truths to be self-evident . .' This flies in the face of 'evidence-based practice'! We'll never get funded!"
Nonprofit revenue, donor numbers drop � Philanthropy North Carolina
Nonprofit revenue, donor numbers drop � Philanthropy North Carolina: Nonprofit revenue fell slightly in the first nine months of 2012 as nonprofits continued to face the erosion in overall donor numbers they have experienced for most of the past five years, fueled mainly by declines in acquisition of new donors, a new report says.
In the face of those declines, median revenue in the first three quarters of 2012 fell a median 2 percent from the same period in 2011, according to the Target Q3 Index of National Fundraising Performance.
In the face of those declines, median revenue in the first three quarters of 2012 fell a median 2 percent from the same period in 2011, according to the Target Q3 Index of National Fundraising Performance.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ruderman Family Foundation Announces Global Competition for Innovation in Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Ruderman Family Foundation Announces Global Competition for Innovation in Inclusion of People with Disabilities: he Ruderman Family Foundation has announced the launch of the 2013 Ruderman Prize in Disability, its second year, which will provide $250,000 in funding to recognize innovative programs and services that foster full inclusion of people with disabilities in the Jewish community worldwide.
4 Steps Livestrong Took to Cope With Founder’s Scandal - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
4 Steps Livestrong Took to Cope With Founder’s Scandal - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: 4 Steps Livestrong Took to Cope With Founder’s Scandal
By Raymund Flandez
The nonprofit group Lance Armstrong founded to fight cancer was ready as early as 2010 to kick the cyclist out of his leadership role, said Katherine McLane, vice president for communications and external affairs.
By Raymund Flandez
The nonprofit group Lance Armstrong founded to fight cancer was ready as early as 2010 to kick the cyclist out of his leadership role, said Katherine McLane, vice president for communications and external affairs.
Charitable deduction a key giving incentive | Other voices | Fort Worth, Arlington, Northeast...
Charitable deduction a key giving incentive | Other voices | Fort Worth, Arlington, Northeast...: Three hundred billion dollars can do a lot of good.
That is the amount Americans donate to charities annually. That figure will be on the minds of lawmakers as the House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing Thursday to hear from charities that may be affected by proposals to modify the charitable gift deduction. I will be among those speaking on behalf of the charities affected, urging members of Congress not to accept approaches that would remove the incentive for many to make these critical donations t
That is the amount Americans donate to charities annually. That figure will be on the minds of lawmakers as the House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing Thursday to hear from charities that may be affected by proposals to modify the charitable gift deduction. I will be among those speaking on behalf of the charities affected, urging members of Congress not to accept approaches that would remove the incentive for many to make these critical donations t
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