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National Business Review (NBR) - Business, News, Arts, Media, Share Market & More: "Mike Moore appointed to head Russian billionaire's charity
NZPA

Former prime minister Mike Moore is to chair a Russian billionaire's charitable foundation.

Mr Moore has been appointed chair of the Altimo Foundation -- a London-based global social investment non-profit group set up by banking, telecom and oil tycoon Mikhail Fridman."

NZ First embarks on charitable giving - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

NZ First embarks on charitable giving - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz: "New Zealand First has started donating the $158,000 that the Auditor-General found it unlawfully spent at the last election to a group of charities, it has been reported.

Earlier this year several charities said they would willingly accept the $158,000 donation from NZ First after the Starship Foundation rejected the money after the issue became politicised."

Charities 'plucking numbers out of air' | NEWS.com.au

Charities 'plucking numbers out of air' | NEWS.com.au: "Charities 'plucking numbers out of air'

By staff writers

March 31, 2008 03:28pm
Article from: NEWS.com.au



CHARITIES aren't clearly showing how much of the money they raise goes towards overheads, a leading consumer group says.

A CHOICE study has suggested that many charities make overheads “seem lower than they really are” to make it look like more money was getting to those in need.

“Many charities put their own definitions on items such as administration and fundraising costs and juggle these expenses around to achieve low cost ratios,” CHOICE spokesman Christopher Zinn said."

Generosity of the tycoons with so much more to give - Yorkshire Post

Generosity of the tycoons with so much more to give - Yorkshire Post: "He isn't the only Yorkshireman who has hit the headlines recently for his benevolence. Earlier this month it emerged that Barnsley-born entrepreneur Paul Sykes had donated £1m to Marie Curie and was financing Sir Ranulph Fiennes's attempt to conquer Everest later this year. The pair said they hoped to raise more than £2m for the charity's Delivering Choice programme, which allows terminally-ill patients to choose where they spend their final days.

A new study by Barclays Wealth suggests that such acts of generosity are increasingly coming from self-made millionaires and billionaires, rather than those who inherited their wealth. It also reveals that more than a third of wealthy donors in Yorkshire believe that giving their time to charity is better than giving just money."

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Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Sports, Trinidad politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad classifieds, Trinidad TV, Sports, Business: "ssues that the international administrative professional community will discuss include membership retention, dealing with unethical requests from bosses and the development of an international code of ethics.

'Our association came up with a code of ethics in 1998 that was sanctioned by members in 2000. While we were in Sydney we realised we were the only ones with a code of ethics,' Maharaj boasted."

The Prague Post Online: Opinion: Low-key giving

The Prague Post Online: Opinion: Low-key giving: "A little more than a year ago, Hospodářské noviny criticized international corporations for using their charitable deeds as advertising for their products.
But regardless of criticism from media outlets, most corporations these days know that to be good members of the community, they must get involved, help out and give something back."

The Nation Newspaper | $1m plug for Red Cross

The Nation Newspaper | $1m plug for Red Cross: "GOVERNMENT HAS DONATED $1 million and leased 1/2 acre of prime land in Warrens, St Michael, to the Barbados Red Cross Society to help it build a new headquarters."

Trust in charities slips to new low, says the latest research - Third Sector

Trust in charities slips to new low, says the latest research - Third Sector: "Trust in charities slips to new low, says the latest research

By Rosie Walker, Third Sector, 26 March 2008

Public trust in the sector has dropped by nine percentage points and only two in five adults say they trust charities, according to research out this week.

The figures come from voluntary sector think tank nfpSynergy's Charity Awareness Monitor, an annual survey of 1,000 people. Its latest poll was carried out in July last year."

30/70 fund raising rule fine-tuned - March 26, 2008

30/70 fund raising rule fine-tuned - March 26, 2008: "The council, set up in October 2006 to promote good governance at charities, has worked with the Commissioner of Charities to fine-tune the 30/70 fund raising efficiency ratio.

Under this ratio, all charities and institutions of a public character must keep the cost of fund raising at no more than 30 per cent of the money raised."

Lawsuits bolster charity accounts

Lawsuits bolster charity accounts: "Money awarded as damages in class-action lawsuits can turn into a windfall for charities when it proves difficult or impossible for the courts to pay out actual class members."

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - Feeding hope to those who need it most

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - Feeding hope to those who need it most: "Students have tipped the scales in favour of feeding the hungry.

The ninth annual Operation Donation brought in a record-setting amount of food for Winnipeg Harvest.

'It's a huge jump from last year,' said David Northcott, executive co-ordinator of Winnipeg Harvest."

FairPrice starts $50m charity foundation

FairPrice starts $50m charity foundation: "FairPrice starts $50m charity foundation
Supermarket chain pledges sum over 10 years for the poor and workers' welfare
By Theresa Tan
SUPERMARKET chain NTUC FairPrice has launched Singapore's newest charity foundation.

Simply called the NTUC FairPrice Foundation, it aims to help the poor, boost workers' welfare, and fund community bonding and nation building projects."

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sir Bobby launches cancer charity

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sir Bobby launches cancer charity: "Sir Bobby, 75, who is battling the disease for the fifth time after first being diagnosed in 1991, aims to raise £500,000 for the new charity."

TODAY'S ZAMAN

TODAY'S ZAMAN: "Charity organizations unite against rising poverty
The first international World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists took place in İstanbul over the weekend under the theme 'Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions.'
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the event in which he said charity is a common human value that transcends cultures and beliefs."

New Statesman - It's better to give than receive

New Statesman - It's better to give than receive: "Here is a very long word that may be new to you (I Googled it and, at the time of writing, it has only 2,710 hits): philanthrocapitalism. If you wish to be very hip and savvy, you can call it Philanthropy 3.0."

State of global corporate philanthropy - livemint

State of global corporate philanthropy - livemint: "Consumers’ expectations from corporate philanthropy are more important now than ever. But many respondents to a McKinsey global survey say their firms aren’t meeting social goals or stakeholder expectations very effectively. Companies that are doing well are taking a more strategic approach."

FT.com / Wealth / Philanthropy - Use your heart and head when giving

FT.com / Wealth / Philanthropy - Use your heart and head when giving: "There’s a trend in philanthropy to treat the act of giving as an “investment decision”. This is partly because non-profit management is taught increasingly in business schools, and partly because more wealthy donors with a business background are are becoming involved.

Donors are younger, more active and may have made their money in finance. They believe, as I did until a couple of years ago, that there is a holy grail of metrics, and if we just worked harder to find it, we could measure all non-profits, lay them side by side and figure out which ones were more effective in doing good in the world."

Maradona, Bolivia president play soccer charity match_English_Xinhua

Maradona, Bolivia president play soccer charity match_English_Xinhua: "LIMA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian president Evo Morales and Argentine soccer celebrity Diego Armando Maradona played a charity game in Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz on Monday to raise money for flood-hit Bolivians, according to news reaching here on Monday.

The match, at the Hernan Siles Suazo Stadium, at 3,600 meters above sea level, also served to protest the sport's governing body's decision to restrict international soccer matches to venues below 2,750 meters above sea level, which bars most of Bolivia."

Charity begins not at home but in our private schools - Opinion - smh.com.au

Charity begins not at home but in our private schools - Opinion - smh.com.au: "Many private schools acknowledge this by establishing means-tested scholarships and bursaries which waive some or all of the school fees for gifted children whose parents cannot afford the fees. However, private schools are under no obligation to provide such assistance.

One of the ways in which the state assists private schools is by treating them as charities. This means that they are not liable to pay tax on the majority of their activities."

How to receive from the wonder of giving | The Courier-Mail

How to receive from the wonder of giving | The Courier-Mail: "IN charity circles it's well-known that doorknockers will do better in poorer suburbs than posh ones. So why are our wealthy Aussies such tight-arses?



Just last week a new study found that four out of 10 wealthier Australians declared no charitable deductions on their tax returns."

Link bonuses with charity work, say Tories - Telegraph

Link bonuses with charity work, say Tories - Telegraph: "lthough the Tories insist that the measures will be voluntary, Mr Cameron has said he would be prepared as a 'last resort' to introduce legislation forcing companies to consider the social implications of their decisions.

He will unveil the first in a series of 'responsibility deals' - a voluntary agreement with supermarkets and other companies to limit packaging and other waste - to be overseen by the former shadow minister and Asda chief executive, Archie Norman."

Consumers 'using credit cards to give to charity' : Credit Cards : MoneyHighStreet.com

Consumers 'using credit cards to give to charity' : Credit Cards : MoneyHighStreet.com: "Consumers are increasingly using their credit cards to make charitable donations, new research has suggested.

Apacs, the UK's payments association, revealed that donations to charities via credit cards and other forms of plastic payment rose to £1.013 billion in 2007, up from 842 million in 2006."

Time to give something back | Herald Sun

Time to give something back | Herald Sun: "IN CHARITY circles it's well known that doorknockers will do better in poorer suburbs than in posh ones.
David Thompson, chair of the roundtables of non-profit organisations, suggests this is because 'a lot of wealthy people live in a bubble. Their comfortable existence in safe suburbs means they often don't see the reality that people are struggling. Poorer people generally do, and that's why they give.'"

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Charity half-marathon behind bars

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Charity half-marathon behind bars: "The prisoners, who suggested the idea themselves, had to run 101 laps round the prison's running track to make the half-mile mark.

Billy MCCrory, a voluntary organiser from Shine a Light Children's Charity, went to Magilligan to adjudicate at the run."

Grey Bruce - Ontario, CA

Grey Bruce - Ontario, CA: "United Way has record year; Later donations push fundraising figure well past goal
Posted By DENIS LANGLOIS
Posted 6 hours ago

It was a record-breaking year for the United Way of Bruce-Grey.

The local charitable organization blasted past its $280,000 goal, raising $306,000.

The United Way announced in early February it had surpassed last year's goal, but some money from 2007 campaigns continued to trickle in.

'I'm stunned,' executive director Francesca Dobbyn said in an interview Wednesday. 'It just speaks to this community. Once people understand the work we do . . . they say I want to support this.'"

How to spread wealth: a look at philanthropy - 03/09/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

How to spread wealth: a look at philanthropy - 03/09/2008 - MiamiHerald.com: "Why aren't Latin American millionaires as philanthropic as U.S. millionaires and what can be done to change that?

These are, in broad terms, the topics up for discussion during the annual conference of Poder magazine, which begins Tuesday with cocktails and a performance by Juan Luis Guerra at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami."

Australia stingy on philanthropy front - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News

Some related Austrailia stories

Australia stingy on philanthropy front - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News: "Affluent Australians are lagging behind their American and European counterparts when it comes to giving to charity, a study shows.

Entitled 'Good Times and Philanthropy: Giving by Australia's Affluent', the study found that the nation's rich gave, on average, at a lower level than their counterparts in the United Kingdom, Canada and United States, despite comparable wealth levels."

Artistic eagles join bears, orcas in fundraiser for kids' charity

Artistic eagles join bears, orcas in fundraiser for kids' charity: "A third fundraising campaign by the B.C. Lions Society for Children with Disabilities takes flight today in Vancouver with the first unveiling of its signature sculpture.

And Victoria residents will get a chance to see more of Eagles in the City, the Lions' art-based fundraiser, when it is unveiled in Victoria on March 26 at Ocean Pointe Resort, said society president Stephen Miller."

Scoop: Plane crash survivor winner in charity auction

Scoop: Plane crash survivor winner in charity auction: "March 2008: Eight months after he nearly died in a plane crash, Nicholas Eagleson bravely looked to a brighter future yesterday - successful bidding with his fiance' Karen Forsyth for the Free Home for Hospice auctioned last night in Orewa by Harcourts."

RIA Novosti - Russia - Moscow becomes world's billionaire capital - Forbes

RIA Novosti - Russia - Moscow becomes world's billionaire capital - Forbes: "Moscow now has 74 billionaires with average wealth of $5.9 bln, placing it above New York, Forbes Magazine said in its annual rich list published on Thursday.

According to the list, New York has 71 billionaires, followed by London with 36, Istanbul with 34, and Hong Kong with 30."

35 Turkish billionaires in Forbes richest people list

35 Turkish billionaires in Forbes richest people list: "35 Turkish billionaires in Forbes richest people list
Thirty-five Turks got place in the list of world's billionaires -- made public by the U.S. finance magazine Forbes. According to the list, U.S. investor Warren Buffet is the richest person in the world. Bill Gates, who topped the list for the last 13 years, is now ranked the third."