batgwa.com - Charlene Choi Helps Kids 'Make A Wish'

batgwa.com - Charlene Choi Helps Kids 'Make A Wish': "Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍) has been busy filming back to back movies recently, but she has still taken time out to keep up her charity engagements. Today, she joined the celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the Make A Wish Foundation in Hong Kong."

Substantial donor proposals 'not good enough' - Third Sector

Substantial donor proposals 'not good enough' - Third Sector: "Substantial donor proposals 'not good enough'

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector, 30 July 2008

Proposed amendments to tax laws on substantial donors do not go far enough, charity law and finance experts have said.

Earlier this month, HM Revenue & Customs launched a consultation on the laws (Third Sector Online, 15 July). It is proposing to increase the amount of money a donor needs to give to be classed as 'substantial' and to cut the amount of time for which charities need to keep records."

TODAYonline

TODAYonline: "CHARITIES are beginning to see a lot more of their regulators these days.
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The Commissioner of Charities (COC) and six Government agencies made 44 field visits, compared to 11 in 2006, to promote good governance and best practices."

Weekend Post: News

Weekend Post: News: "A SERIAL record-breaker is on the loose in Nelson Mandela Bay today as he attempts to “spread the love” in a bid to hug one person every three seconds for an hour – all in the name of charity"

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sussex | Family swim Channel for charity

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sussex | Family swim Channel for charity: "Lee FitzHenry, from Crawley Down, began the relay swim at 0400 BST in Dover with his two brothers, his father, and two uncles.

The group want to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, children's charity Rays of Sunshine, and the Exeter Leukaemia Fund."

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "Much has been made in the press over the last year about the alleged fraudulent use by Canadian charities of tax shelter plans. If you’re at all interested in the charitable sector in the country then you’ve likely read the stories - some more sensational than others - about how certain organizations with legal charity status, have been issuing tax receipts to donors for sums up to10 times the amount donated."

Social entrepreneurs leading new wave of philanthropy - July 28, 2008

Social entrepreneurs leading new wave of philanthropy - July 28, 2008: "The difference now is, according to Maximilian Martin, global head of UBS's Philanthropy Services, that giving is focusing on social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship uses entrepreneurial principles to create an organisation to bring about social change. Working with non-profit and citizen groups is how these entrepreneurs try to make an impact."

Philanthropy inChina: Thanks for the Offer, But … | Newsweek Periscope | Newsweek.com

Philanthropy inChina: Thanks for the Offer, But … | Newsweek Periscope | Newsweek.com: "Officials in China's devastated Sichuan province are getting a crash course in a novel concept: accepting philanthropy. Since the May 12 earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people and destroyed homes across the region, millions may have been lost because officials were leery of taking money from nongovernmental organizations and private donors. In just one county, Mianzhu, a team from McKinsey Greater China recovered $2.2 million in a single week, says Qiu Tian, project manager for the pro bono effort. Her team scoured the local government's departmental logbooks for unreturned phone calls, rang back 50 neglected donors and persuaded 15 of them to renew their offers."

Croydon charity boss's chugger rage

Croydon charity boss's chugger rage: "Hard-sell tactics employed by national charities are siphoning money away from needy causes in Croydon.

This is the startling claim of long-standing chairman of the town's homeless charity Nightwatch.

Jad Adams, who has led the group for nearly 30 years, also lashed out at large charities frittering away donations on television advertising and employing chuggers, like those who frequent Croydon town centre."

Charlotte Higgins: Cherish our museums. They see the bigger, civic picture | Comment is free | The Guardian

Charlotte Higgins: Cherish our museums. They see the bigger, civic picture | Comment is free | The Guardian: "The Tate has even been making audacious inroads into MoMA's home turf of New York, courting American philanthropists and holding glamorous fundraising events. According to Serota, MoMA has actually asked its trustees 'not to join high-profile committees to help fundraise for Tate' - a claim that Lowry denies."

Idaho Mountain Express: Consider philanthropy in Vietnam - July 23, 2008

Idaho Mountain Express: Consider philanthropy in Vietnam - July 23, 2008: "Consider philanthropy in Vietnam

Like most conflicts, the Vietnam War was not fought against its people but against a government, though the people are the ones who sacrifice and suffer.

American Vietnam veterans suffered both in country, and at home, for participating in an unpopular war. Hindsight has corrected the notion that the soldiers were to blame.

There are dozens of veteran organizations in the U.S. including some that work with the people of Vietnam for humanitarian purposes."

Professional Fundraising | Economic downturn slows growth in charity income

Professional Fundraising | Economic downturn slows growth in charity income: "Charities are already feeling the strain of the credit crunch with overall income showing a mere 1 per cent real-term increase and fundraised income growing at just 1.2 per cent in 2006-07, according to a new report by Cass Business School."

Making the art of giving more meaningful- LiveITUP-Special Pages-Features-The Economic Times

Making the art of giving more meaningful- LiveITUP-Special Pages-Features-The Economic Times: "CHENNAI: It’s all about redefining the spirit of giving. When it comes to donations, there is no dearth of donors. But the perpetual doubt in donors’ minds is ‘does it reach those intended’?"

Myanmar cyclone recovery cost tops $1 bln: U.N./ASEAN | International | Reuters

Myanmar cyclone recovery cost tops $1 bln: U.N./ASEAN | International | Reuters: "SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Recovery from a cyclone that tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in May, leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, will cost more than $1 billion, a report by the United Nations and Southeast Asian nations concluded."

The FINANCIAL, News That Makes Money, Business News & Multimedia - Barclays Stockbrokers launches national share giving day to celebrate sharegift initiative

The FINANCIAL, News That Makes Money, Business News & Multimedia - Barclays Stockbrokers launches national share giving day to celebrate sharegift initiative: "Stockbrokers on July 21 launches National Share Giving Day (21 July) to celebrate a new initiative with ShareGift, the share donation charity, now offering Barclays Stockbrokers investors the chance to donate their small or unwanted shareholdings to a wide range of UK charities - and at no cost to the donor."

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide: "July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's charity regulator criticized the Smith Institute over its links with Gordon Brown and his Labour Party, saying it failed to maintain the political neutrality required for its tax-exempt status."

Polskie Radio dla zagranicy - Charity organisations in Poland receive record donations

Polskie Radio dla zagranicy - Charity organisations in Poland receive record donations: "Charity organisations in Poland receive record donations 17.07.2008

Charity organisations in Poland are to receive a record amount of donations thanks to new procedures in tax declarations."

How to save tax and build a corpus for your children

How to save tax and build a corpus for your children: "Now that the gift tax has become history, many people have started giving gifts to their close family members, left right and centre.

We were very much surprised to find a grandfather approaching us to ask whether he should choose CGGF of UTI or PPF for his three minor grandsons because gifts are now free from tax. He has five granddaughters, but he wasn’t interested in them. Strange!"

Nhan Dan --- Culture

Nhan Dan --- Culture: "Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan received in Hanoi on July 4 Hoang Kieu, CEO of US company RAAS, which sponsors Miss World’s humanitarian activities in Vietnam (photo)."

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The changing rich

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The changing rich: "The extremely rich are getting even richer. So we are told in the World Wealth Report, widely discussed in the newspapers over the past few weeks.

The number of super-rich increased by almost 9% last year. Last Monday it was announced that the annual income of the Prince of Wales had risen by £1m, an increase of 7%, very much in line with the general trend."