Casper Star-Tribune Online - Wyoming

Casper Star-Tribune Online - Wyoming: "ARAMIE -- Nonprofit corporations are now the fourth-largest economic sector in the state and are among the fastest-growing.

The reason, according to nonprofit officials, is the increased need coupled with a heightened recognition of philanthropy."

13,000 to hit city streets for charity | theage.com.au

13,000 to hit city streets for charity | theage.com.au: "13,000 to hit city streets for charity

* June 21, 2008

UP TO 13,000 people, from children to the elderly, will take part in The Age's Run Melbourne event tomorrow morning, raising about $260,000 for charity."

Brown presses EU countries to fulfil pledge of aid for Africa | World news | The Guardian

Brown presses EU countries to fulfil pledge of aid for Africa | World news | The Guardian: "Gordon Brown will today urge Britain's EU partners to fulfil their aid pledges to Africa following a new report showing that the G8 has delivered only a seventh of the financial assistance promised at the Gleneagles summit three years ago."

Artists tiring of giving work for charity

Artists tiring of giving work for charity: "Some P.E.I. artists are complaining about being asked by people organizing charitable functions to donate their work for free.

'They want our art, but they don't want us to go to the function.'— Sculptor Carl Phillis

They say giving away art to be auctioned off at charitable events costs artists money, and often they don't even get a tax receipt."

New Board of Trade chairman pushes corporate philanthropy

New Board of Trade chairman pushes corporate philanthropy: "The Vancouver Board of Trade's new chairman says Vancouver businesses have to become more philanthropic and he'll push that concept aggressively over the next year."

Charity book sale tops $1 million

Charity book sale tops $1 million: "he Calgary Book Drive and Sale, supported by the Herald, rang up record numbers during its two-week run that ended Sunday."

Royal Mail paid twice for letters to charity - Times Online

Royal Mail paid twice for letters to charity - Times Online: "The Royal Mail is often being paid twice for donors' letters to charities, Third Sector (June 11) reveals.

Many charities supply Freepost envelopes to supporters but tell them that if they use a stamp it will save the charity money. But the Royal Mail has introduced an automated system for sorting Freepost envelopes that cannot tell whether envelopes are stamped. So unless their staff spot the stamps, the charity will pay postage and the donor will pay for the stamp."

globeandmail.com: HOW CHARITIES COURT THE RICH 1. IDENTIFY2. SEDUCE 3. IMMORTALIZE

globeandmail.com: HOW CHARITIES COURT THE RICH 1. IDENTIFY2. SEDUCE 3. IMMORTALIZE: "They're here to learn how to track rare prey worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Mostly women in pantsuits with laminated name tags dangling from their necks and folders wedged under their arms, they're professional fundraisers from non-profit groups of all sizes."

TheStar.com | Fresh Air Fund | Boaters put wind in children's sails

TheStar.com | Fresh Air Fund | Boaters put wind in children's sails: "The show's 9th annual Boating for Charity Special Preview, held Jan. 11, raised $98,689 for kids, almost double the amount raised in 2007."

Fun run is great for staff bonding - Sport - smh.com.au

Fun run is great for staff bonding - Sport - smh.com.au: "Fun run is great for staff bonding


Heather Quinlan
June 8, 2008
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Hickey: 'plan for economic downturn' - Third Sector

Hickey: 'plan for economic downturn' - Third Sector: "Charity finance directors should do as much risk planning as possible in order to weather the economic slowdown, according to Keith Hickey, chief executive of the Charity Finance Directors' Group."

Credit crunch - what credit crunch? Charity dinner raises £25m in just one night | Mail Online

Credit crunch - what credit crunch? Charity dinner raises £25m in just one night | Mail Online: "An astonishing charity dinner last night, at which Tony Blair was the guest speaker and Stevie Wonder gave his first major performance in London for nearly a decade, raised more than £25 million for the world's poorest children."

SANGONeT - Getting Your Board on Board

SANGONeT - Getting Your Board on Board: "Developing your board, or effective governance as it is commonly known, is a challenge for many NPO’s in the African context. Wherever I go, it is more the exception than the rule to find a well governed organisation. There are many reasons why we grapple with board development. One reason I believe is because we do not have a tradition of effective governance in the African context born out of our concrete realities on the ground."

The Jakarta Post - Muslims 'dig deeper for charity'

The Jakarta Post - Muslims 'dig deeper for charity': "Muslims 'dig deeper for charity'

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Indonesian Muslims have become more aware of their obligation to give alms (zakat) and have been donating more, according to a survey released Wednesday.

The survey, conducted by the Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center (PIRAC), showed that Muslims' awareness of their obligation to give to the poor had risen by 5.2 percent, up to 55 percent in 2007 from 49.8 percent in 2004."

New guidance on CRB checks for volunteers

New guidance on CRB checks for volunteers: "New guidance on CRB checks for volunteers

The Cabinet Office today published guidance to help organisations that use volunteers to be clear about when they do and don’t need to carry out Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks on volunteers. The guidance will help cut unnecessary red tape and responds to concerns voiced by the voluntary sector that potential volunteers can be put off if they are asked to undergo a CRB check without good reason."

Irish Examiner | Irish News | News from Ireland

Irish Examiner | Irish News | News from Ireland: "03 June 2008

Arts eyes generous donors

By Niamh Hennessy
A PLAN to encourage more philanthropy as a source of funding for the arts is being prepared by the Arts Council. It has asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen for his assistance in developing such a culture."

Your Canterbury News

Your Canterbury News: "Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow charities minister Greg Clark unveiled plans to expand the role and influence of charities including reforming the National Lottery.

The consultation paper, Voluntary Action in the 21st Century, was launched at the Sunlight Development Trust, which is a community owned and managed charity aiming to improve health inequalities, in Gillingham, on Tuesday."

Relay raises record $589,000 for kids' charity

Relay raises record $589,000 for kids' charity: "A stacked lineup of entertainers boosted the Easter Seals 24-Hour Relay fundraiser to record levels this year.

The event collected approximately $589,000 in donations, which will send more than 300 children with disabilities to Camp Shawnigan this summer. Donations totalled $490,000 last year and $514,000 in 2006."

"Of Droughts And Flooding Rains" - Philanthropy For Health And Medical Research

"Of Droughts And Flooding Rains" - Philanthropy For Health And Medical Research: "Australia is blessed with superb philanthropists - just not enough of them, according to an editorial published in the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia that questions what it will take to break the funding drought in Australia."

Keep charity clean

Keep charity clean: "The May 31 circular issued by the State Council on strengthening the management of donations for victims of the Wenchuan earthquake, therefore, is a worthy response to public concerns.

Among the guiding principles the document spelt out, there is a special emphasis on respecting donors' intentions, as well as on transparency and supervision. These, we believe, are particularly important at this point."

Ad Intemediatory

Ad Intemediatory: "NEW YORK: Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, has unveiled plans for an ambitious new charity that he hopes will enlist religion as a force for economic development and conflict resolution, rather than violence and strife.

In a news conference in New York on Friday, kicked off by the former US president Bill Clinton and attended by religious leaders, donors and United Nations representatives, Mr Blair said one of his goals was to support religious leaders who were working to counter extremism within their faiths."