RNLI stunned after Scots boating enthusiast leaves it £1m in his will - Scotsman.com News

RNLI stunned after Scots boating enthusiast leaves it £1m in his will - Scotsman.com News: "A SCOTS widower who was twice rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has gifted £1 million to the charity.
Hugh Brown, 78, and his wife Molly, 76, spent most of their lives living abroad, but retired to Kinghorn in Fife. They had been active boating enthusiasts and supporters of the RNLI."

Times Higher Education - Old hands collect most from alumni

Times Higher Education - Old hands collect most from alumni: "Universities are raising more funds from their alumni than ever before, pulling in a total of £682 million in new gifts in 2007-08.

An annual study of higher education fundraising, the Ross-CASE survey, reveals that gift income increased 54 per cent in the two years from 2005-06 to 2007-08."

Civil Society - Governance - News | Existing governance model is 'bust', says RNIB chair

Civil Society - Governance - News | Existing governance model is 'bust', says RNIB chair: "The existing model of charity governance that gives non-executive trustee boards authority over executive staff is bust and cannot be sustained, the chair of RNIB told an audience of charity chief executives last week.

In a colourful and uncompromising speech to the Acevo annual conference, Kevin Carey said that boards should comprise both “non-executive wisdom” and “executive expertise and implementation” and that trustees should receive payment for their services."

British theatre is booming - Times Online

British theatre is booming - Times Online: "But theatre people, like farmers, can never be wholly contented with either sun or rain. There are also problems and worries, especially in a subsidised sector that accounts for almost all our new and cutting-edge drama. Private giving and corporate sponsorship are in decline, in the regions seriously and damagingly so. Arts Council grants to theatre organisations, which now run at some £112 million in England, look pretty safe until the current agreement expires in 2011, but after that the axe may start to lop and chop."

Dow Launches "Dow Live Earth Run for Water," the Largest Global Water Initiative in History

Dow Launches "Dow Live Earth Run for Water," the Largest Global Water Initiative in History: "Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - 10 November, 2009 - The Dow Chemical CompanyDow Chemical Company
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announced its participation in the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water - to take place worldwide April 18, 2010 - will consist of a series of 6km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk everyday to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis."

WealthBriefing - Private Banking News and Wealth Management News and Features

WealthBriefing - Private Banking News and Wealth Management News and Features: "More philanthropic donations are being made directly to projects, as research by UK private bank Coutts & Co reveals shifts in giving.

The Million Pound Donors Report, the second by Coutts in association with the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, tracked the quantity, size and destination of charitable donations worth £1 million or more in the UK during 2007/08."

Bringing Melbourne in from the operatic cold - Arts - Entertainment

Bringing Melbourne in from the operatic cold - Arts - Entertainment: "OPERA Australia's new artistic director Lyndon Terracini hopes to premiere Wagner's Ring cycle in repertory in Melbourne from 2012.

''If we raise enough money to do The Ring, we will premiere it in Melbourne, beginning with Das Rheingold of course and then doing one a year,'' Terracini said yesterday at his Melbourne office in Southbank."

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "The voluntary sector is full of people trying to serve and better society in a multitude of ways. Most people would agree with this assessment. But established charities and nonprofits all have to get their staff from somewhere. They don't just grow on trees.

One of the time-honoured methods employed by organizations to stock the third sector with civic-minded employees is to tap into the wellspring of willing and eager student interns.
Summertime, and the learning is easy"

Grant applications rise as B.C.'s major charities feel pinch of financial crisis

Grant applications rise as B.C.'s major charities feel pinch of financial crisis: "British Columbia's major philanthropic charities are finding dollars harder to come by in a diminished marketplace.

Exhibit A: The Vancouver Foundation, Canada's largest community foundation and the second largest funder of non-profits in B.C. — after the provincial government — with assets of $662 million."

FT.com / Personal Finance - Large donations hold up despite recession

FT.com / Personal Finance - Large donations hold up despite recession: "Large donations hold up despite recession

By Ellen Kelleher

Published: November 6 2009 18:27 | Last updated: November 6 2009 18:27

UK charities have not suffered as badly as many had feared during the economic downturn, according to a report released this week by Coutts, the private bank, and researchers at the University of Kent.

In fact, donations from the UK’s wealthiest philanthropists and charitable foundations last year were still generous – with 189 donations of £1m or more in 2007 and 2008, down only slightly on the 193 made in 2006 and 2007."

Bankers Don Charity Boxing Gloves – New Tang Dynasty Television

Bankers Don Charity Boxing Gloves – New Tang Dynasty Television: "Forty-four Hong Kong financiers from banks such as JP Morgan, UBS and Nomura signed up for the third annual 'Hedge Fund Fight Nite,' replacing smart suits with sweaty singlets, bindings and boxing gloves."

Don’t be a ‘duh’, run, says Simi - News & Interviews - Bollywood - Entertainment - The Times of India

Don’t be a ‘duh’, run, says Simi - News & Interviews - Bollywood - Entertainment - The Times of India: "Then, woven into all these categories, there is the charity run – an opportunity to strive and raise money for causes of your choice. Last year, the event raised an impressive Rs 1.6 crore towards charity and I’m sure it will only get bigger this time."

Law could be eased on substantial donors - Third Sector

Law could be eased on substantial donors - Third Sector: "HMRC proposal expected to penalise donors rather than charities

HM Revenue & Customs has drawn up proposals to change the law so that donors, rather than charities, would be penalised if a donation contravened substantial donor legislation, according to sector accountants and lawyers.
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The legislation is designed to ensure that people do not materially benefit from donating to charity and then receiving payments or other benefits in kind in return."