Directors' gift to nation and charities, Arts & Entertainment - THE BUSINESS TIMES

Directors' gift to nation and charities, Arts & Entertainment - THE BUSINESS TIMES: "SEVEN of Singapore's best-known directors are putting their collective creative weight behind an ambitious film project.

But they will not take a single cent back even if 7 Letters - helmed by Boo Junfeng, Eric Khoo, K Rajagopal, Jack Neo, Tan Pin Pin, Royston Tan and Kelvin Tong - becomes a big hit."



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Workplace giving and the reward of giving back | WWF-Canada BlogWWF-Canada Blog

Workplace giving and the reward of giving back | WWF-Canada BlogWWF-Canada Blog: "On June 18, 2015, WWF-Canada’s workplace engagement program Living Planet at Work hosted a night of celebration to mark the end of a successful Spring Things fundraising campaign. David Miller, WWF-Canada’s president and CEO, spoke about how workplaces are helping WWF-Canada achieve important conservation goals, and shared some of the unexpected benefits that workplaces have experienced from giving back."



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Sharing a good fortune: 20 years of the Tindall Foundation - Business - NZ Herald News

Sharing a good fortune: 20 years of the Tindall Foundation - Business - NZ Herald News: "The couple, always interested in philanthropy, put Mrs Tindall's shares into a trust and the Tindall Foundation was born.

This year the family foundation celebrates 20 years since its first donation. Over that time it has given away $135million."



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Asia is Singapore's top destination for voluntourism: Zuji - TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News

Asia is Singapore's top destination for voluntourism: Zuji - TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News: "CHARITY starts at home for Singaporeans travellers, with more than half saying they would prefer to stay within Asia when going for volunteer trips abroad, said a survey.
 
Zuji’s Giving Back is the New Black study polled 855 Singapore-based travellers and found that 60 per cent of respondents would travel for a cause to Asia as compared to the four per cent willing to go to South America, the least popular region likely owing to its distance from home and unfamiliarity."



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Obituary: Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's Charity Successor - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Obituary: Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's Charity Successor - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Sister Nirmala Joshi, the Indian nun who followed Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity caring for country's poor, died Tuesday at the age of 81, reports The New York Times."



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India Eyes Tighter Oversight of Nonprofits' Foreign Funding - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

India Eyes Tighter Oversight of Nonprofits' Foreign Funding - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "India Eyes Tighter Oversight of Nonprofits' Foreign Funding
India's government has proposed new measures to regulate domestic nonprofits' funding from abroad and how groups use the money, The Wall Street Journal writes."



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Rob Wilson gives charities ‘window of opportunity’ to prove self-regulation can work

Rob Wilson gives charities ‘window of opportunity’ to prove self-regulation can work: "Charities have been given a "window of opportunity" to prove that fundraising self-regulation can work, the minister for civil society Rob Wilson has said.
Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Wilson said he was “giving self-regulation an opportunity to demonstrate it can work effectively" but warned that "the window may not remain open for much longer"."



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JK Rowling charity scoops top prize at Charity Awards 2015 | Charity Awards 2015

JK Rowling charity scoops top prize at Charity Awards 2015 | Charity Awards 2015: "A charity set up by JK Rowling ten years ago to close children’s institutions and orphanages in developing countries and resettle their young residents with their families or foster carers, has won the Overall Award at The Charity Awards 2015."



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Donors and Volunteers: The Heart of Philanthropy - The Globe and Mail

Donors and Volunteers: The Heart of Philanthropy - The Globe and Mail: "Canadians pride themselves on being compassionate and caring. Helping the less fortunate at home and abroad by donating to worthy causes and volunteering time to support the efforts of "



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Aussie Philanthropists Struggling With Red Tape | Pro Bono Australia

Aussie Philanthropists Struggling With Red Tape | Pro Bono Australia: "ustralia’s philanthropic sector is “decidedly disjointed” and lags behind the world’s leaders on cross-border giving, according to a landmark report.

The Index of Philanthropic Freedom 2015 by the Centre for Global Prosperity at the Hudson Institute ranked Australia behind New Zealand, the USA, Canada, Japan and Spain in terms of barriers and incentives for individuals and organisations to donate money and time to social causes."



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Two-fifths of British political donations made by just 76 people | Politics | The Guardian

Two-fifths of British political donations made by just 76 people | Politics | The Guardian: "Two-fifths of British political donations made by just 76 people
Figure includes 25 who gave more than £1m each to parties and causes over past five years – 28% of the £174.4m donated by private individuals and companies"



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Philanthropist Joan Foo Mahony sponsored 20 student at Arts for India charity

Philanthropist Joan Foo Mahony sponsored 20 student at Arts for India charity: "Arts for India a UK-registered charity is attempting to raise awareness about Indian arts in the West. It is also providing a plateform for underprivileged Indian artists with a scholarship at the International Institute of Fine Arts in India."



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From ice buckets to boobs: competing charities get creative to secure donations

From ice buckets to boobs: competing charities get creative to secure donations: "Once, charities simply grabbed a colour off the rainbow, sold some ribbons and called it a day. Not anymore. Competition for funds and attention is at an all-time high and charities have to do more than host an afternoon tea to stand out from the crowd.


The world's greatest shave raises money to fight Leukemia. Photo: Andrew Sheargold
Some of these unconventional campaigns have been widely successful, including Movember (prostate cancer and male depression), the Ice Bucket Challenge (motor neurone disease) and The Great Shave (leukemia)."



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Fundraising think tank says FRSB recommendations don't 'strike appropriate balance’

Fundraising think tank says FRSB recommendations don't 'strike appropriate balance’: "A fundraising think tank has announced that it is bringing forward plans to unveil what its called a “normative theory” in fundraising ethics, as the FRSB’s interim report doesn't "strike the appropriate balance”.
Ian MacQuillin, director of Rogare at Plymouth University's Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy’s (pictured), said that the FRSB’s recommendation to impose a limit on the number of times an individual could be contacted by a charity, “would not strike the appropriate balance between duties to donors and beneficiaries.”"



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Changes to the Lobbyist Code of Conduct - Press - AFP

Changes to the Lobbyist Code of Conduct - Press - AFP

Fundraising bodies publish joint plan promising 'more robust' regulation

Fundraising bodies publish joint plan promising 'more robust' regulation: "Fundraising bodies have launched a new joint plan for “more robust” fundraising standards in the wake of the death of pensioner Olive Cooke.

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB), Institute of Fundraising (IoF), and Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) announced a joint action plan on Friday to “ensure the highest standards in fundraising activity across the country”. "



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Over 1,000 complaints received about charities by ASA in 2014

Over 1,000 complaints received about charities by ASA in 2014:



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Why the Business World Is Worried about China’s New Law to Regulate NGOs - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Why the Business World Is Worried about China’s New Law to Regulate NGOs - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: "A draft law in China aimed at NGOs has businesspeople worried, according to the Wall Street Journal. The “Foreign NGO Management Law” was described by one expert as capable of fundamentally changing the way NGOs operate."



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