Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Press - AFP

Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Press - AFP: "ARLINGTON, VA. -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the world's leading association for individuals and organizations that support charitable institutions, today announced that it has named Andrew Watt as its president and chief executive officer, effective March 23."

JYPI Youth Philanthropy Group Updates | Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning

JYPI Youth Philanthropy Group Updates | Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning: "In the JYPI Program of the Partnership, teens evaluate grant proposals from local, national & international nonprofits and decide how to distribute $55,700 in grants this year to help improve our many communities! Dynamic presentations and site visits to community agencies help participants understand the special funding needs of organizations working to make a difference in our world. Teens contribute to their group’s collective grant fund, which is matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donations from members of the community. Check out what the JYPI groups are up to this year!"

ICPD International Corporate Philanthropy Day

ICPD: "Each year on the fourth Monday in February, which is February 28, 2011, the corporate giving community, led by CECP, observes International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD), an international advocacy day intended to build awareness of corporate-community partnerships and to inspire businesses around the world to engage further in philanthropy."

KenyanVibe - British Celebs in Kenya for five day charity trek

KenyanVibe - British Celebs in Kenya for five day charity trek: "The heat is on for three Hampshire celebrities today as they begin a five day charity trek across one of Africa’s most"

Sun2Surf

Sun2Surf: "Berjaya Group founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan has pledged to donate at least half his wealth to charity.

Tan becomes the first Malaysian to join the Giving Pledge founded by Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, and philantrophist and financial guru Warren Buffet."

Marathon charity draws few runners | The Japan Times Online

Marathon charity draws few runners | The Japan Times Online: "This is the first year the Tokyo race has been open to charity runners, in an attempt to generate some philanthropic interest in Japan similar to that seen in marathons in other big cities around the world.

The quota was set for 1,000 runners willing to donate at least �100,000 per person, separate from the 35,000 regular contestants."

Fifteen per cent 'wouldn't read poorly addressed charity mail' - Third Sector

Fifteen per cent 'wouldn't read poorly addressed charity mail' - Third Sector: "Fifteen per cent of consumers would not read poorly addressed charity direct mail and 10 per cent think it has a lasting and negative effect on their perception of the charity, a survey has shown."

Chugging in Manchester restricted to three days a week - Third Sector

Chugging in Manchester restricted to three days a week - Third Sector: "PFRA agreement with city centre bosses means no street fundraising at the weekends

Charities will be able to fundraise on the streets of Manchester for only three days a week, and not at weekends, after city centre bosses and the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association signed a new agreement."

Miley Cyrus Says She Wants to Do Charity Work in Indonesia | The Jakarta Globe

Miley Cyrus Says She Wants to Do Charity Work in Indonesia | The Jakarta Globe: "If she manages to get a break from her busy singing and acting career, teen superstar Miley Cyrus may soon be seen in remote Indonesian villages, working to put an end to global poverty."

Government cool on philanthropic tax incentives - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Government cool on philanthropic tax incentives - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: "Any optimism among charities that the government might reform the tax system to encourage philanthropy from higher-rate taxpayers was significantly dampened last night when both a peer and a Cabinet Office representative spoke of government reticence to implement change."

Household donation levels fail to rise over 20 years - Third Sector

Household donation levels fail to rise over 20 years - Third Sector: "Report from Cass Business School and University of Bristol says 0.4 per cent of household spending went to charity in 2008, as in 1988

Households give the same share of their spending to charity now as they did 20 years ago, according to a new report from the Cass Business School and the University of Bristol."

Can the Big Society work without Big Charities onside? – Telegraph Blogs

Can the Big Society work without Big Charities onside? – Telegraph Blogs: "Voluntarism is fundamentally a conservative, or at least anti-statist idea. And so are the other two aspects of the idea that the PM keeps referring to – the devolution of power to the local level, and the opening up of state monopolies to competition from companies and charities.

But can this Big Idea get a fair hearing if the bosses of top charities attack it? Right now popular and well known charities, hooked on the crack cocaine of government handouts, are wailing like mad as their grants are reduced, and they are turning their ire on the Big Society."

Nuance-Watson (HK) raises money for charity

Nuance-Watson (HK) raises money for charity: "Travel retailer Nuance-Watson (HK) has raised HK$32,000 ($4,100) for the Changing Young Lives Foundation in 2010. The duty-free operator has supported the charity since 2008 and the latest Christmas campaign saw the company sponsor a specially-designed Christmas tree with gifts for auction in the foundation’s annual charity dinner in December 2010. The tree (pictured) was also displayed in Times Square, one of the largest shopping malls in Hong Kong, during the week before the fundraising event to increase public awareness."

Big society 'could widen volunteer gap between town and country' | Society | The Guardian

Big society 'could widen volunteer gap between town and country' | Society | The Guardian: "The government's 'big society' risks widening the gap between rich rural areas and deprived cities in the north and Midlands because of higher levels of volunteering in wealthier areas, a report seen by the Guardian warns.

The analysis, by consultants Consulting Inplace, comes as a leading bishop suggested the idea of the big society was little more than a cover for cuts."

Philanthropists urged to donate time to make Big Society real | Philanthropy UK

Philanthropists urged to donate time to make Big Society real | Philanthropy UK: "Philanthropists are being urged to volunteer their time to make the Big Society work by contributing to the Your Square Mile initiative.

It targets 16 of the most deprived areas in a pilot scheme encouraging people to work together with voluntary organisations and local authorities, in order to build social capital.

'Your Square Mile' has been devised by Paul Twivy, the founder of the Big Society Network. He told delegates at the Green Alliance conference on the Big Society that he envisages the creation of 8,000 to 10,000 “neighbourhood states” across the UK, each with 6,000 to 8,000 active participants. “In rural areas this might be a large village or a collection of hamlets; in urban areas it will be a couple of wards,” he said."

Give your wealth back to society: Premji - CIOL News Reports

Give your wealth back to society: Premji - CIOL News Reports: "MUMBAI, INDIA: Even as the concept of philanthropy and giving back to the society has become the in-thing of the day for the corporate world, Wipro chairman Azim Premji urged the Indian business leaders to give their wealth back to the society.

“People who have had the fortune to accumulate wealth should give it back to the society rather than passing it on to subsequent generations,” he said, while addressing the Nasscom Leadership Forum 2011 here on Wednesday."

Regular donations continue despite disasters - The Westerner

Regular donations continue despite disasters - The Westerner: "A philanthropy expert from Closeburn believes charities not connected to flood or cyclone relief are not likely to be abandoned by their regular donors.

Dr Wendy Scaife, from the Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies at QUT, said non-welfare charities often worried about losing donations in times of national or international crises."

Lack of funds threatens Afghan school for women - thestar.com

Lack of funds threatens Afghan school for women - thestar.com: "KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN—A school that’s a hallmark of Canada’s struggle against Afghan insurgents is on the brink of getting rid of some teachers and classes as Ottawa ponders whether to toss a lifeline.

The Afghan-Canadian Community Centre, where thousands of girls and women have braved Taliban threats to get an education, needs more than $500,000 by month’s end to avoid severe cutbacks, said Ryan Aldred, who heads a charity that supports the school."

Charities hit by corporate stinginess - Business Analysis & Features, Business - The Independent

Charities hit by corporate stinginess - Business Analysis & Features, Business - The Independent: "ather than compensate for the cuts in public services, companies are reducing their charitable giving. Corporate donations are estimated to have fallen by a fifth since the start of the financial crisis. The future looks bleak, even though the Government is targeting business to increase charitable budgets, especially for the arts.

The Government intends to publish a Green Paper on corporate giving this year. The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who plans a series of initiatives aimed at companies, says: 'There is huge scope to strengthen private and corporate support for culture over the next few years.'"

Existing ecosystem impeding charity - Columns - livemint.com

Existing ecosystem impeding charity - Columns - livemint.com: "One must understand their concern. India is no longer seen as an indigent country desperately in need of philanthropy. With Indian companies making waves globally and stories of super-rich Indians and their extravagant weddings and lifestyles filling the media pages, the question that American philanthropists will pose is why India’s super rich cannot match their scale of giving. One reason for this is that the ecosystem for philanthropy in India is far more disjointed."

China's Red Cross Philanthropy program benefits 21 million people

China's Red Cross Philanthropy program benefits 21 million people: "BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 21 million poor and disaster-affected Chinese have benefited from a special Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) program, according to the organization.

By the end of 2010, the society had raised more than 1 billion yuan (152 million U.S. dollars) for the Red Cross Philanthropy Activities program since it was launched in 1999, said a report from the RCSC."

Japanese Companies Continue to Spend More than 400 Million Yen Each for Philanthropy Despite the Economic Recession | Japan for Sustainability

Japanese Companies Continue to Spend More than 400 Million Yen Each for Philanthropy Despite the Economic Recession | Japan for Sustainability: "Japanese Companies Continue to Spend More than 400 Million Yen Each for Philanthropy Despite the Economic Recession

The Committee on Corporate Philanthropy and the One Percent Club of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) announced the results of a survey on philanthropic activities in FY2009 on October 19, 2010. According to the survey, total expenditures for philanthropic activities by the 348 responding companies in FY2009 were 153.3 billion yen (about U.S.$ 1.8 billion). The average per company was 441 million yen (about U.S.$ 5.3 million), down 5.2 percent from previous year, but above the 400 million yen level (U.S.$ 4.8 to 6 billion) for the fourth straight year despite the severe economic conditions."

BBC - Gomp/arts: Philanthropy again

BBC - Gomp/arts: Philanthropy again: "Can philanthropy save the arts? No it can't, at least according to the Tricycle Theatre's Nicholas Kent, the Serpentine's Julia Peyton-Jones, banker and philanthropist John Studzinski, and Colin Tweedy from Arts & Business."

Fraud costs the voluntary sector �1.3bn a year - Third Sector

Fraud costs the voluntary sector �1.3bn a year - Third Sector: "National Fraud Authority's review says 11 per cent of charities have fallen victim

The charity sector loses �1.3bn a year to fraud, according to a report released today by the National Fraud Authority.

The figure is equal to about 2.4 per cent of the sector's total income, according to the Annual Fraud Indicator 2011. The indicator says fraud against the voluntary sector makes up about 3 per cent of all fraud in the UK, which costs the country �38bn a year in total."

i-volunteer : DJ : Time to go global in Volunteer Management?

i-volunteer : DJ : Time to go global in Volunteer Management?: "feature iconTime to go global in Volunteer Management?

So the IAVE conference is over for another year. Well done Singapore and Singapore’s National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre for holding the event. Kudos too to UBS for being a major sponsor. I am confident that there was some great dialogue re volunteering."

Salvation Army called to account by charity watchdog | Money | The Guardian

Salvation Army called to account by charity watchdog | Money | The Guardian: "The UK's charity fundraising regulator has asked the Salvation Army to explain revelations that it allowed a businessman to earn a multimillion-pound personal fortune from selling secondhand clothes donated to the cause."

Helping Charity -- Beijing Review

Helping Charity -- Beijing Review: "Helping Charity
Private foundations have been growing fast, yet some bottlenecks linger
By WANG HAIRONG

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Xu said many other countries do not levy tax on charitable foundations' capital gains. He cited the United States as an example, where foundations are only required by law to spend 5 percent of their previous year's assets, and pay 1-2 percent tax for their investment income."