My job? Making myself redundant - The National

My job? Making myself redundant - The National: As chief executive of the Emirates Foundation, the nation's leading charitable and philanthropic organisation aimed at youth development, Clare Woodcraft says it has world-class local talent and the 'essence of sustainability' is to work herself out of a job.

Being social - Hindustan Times

Being social - Hindustan Times: “In India, philanthropy is at a nascent stage. But with the youth – an important target – getting socially conscious, being associated with social causes increases film celebrities’ brand impact range, while giving a face to a cause,” said Hitesh Gossain, business head, Percept Talent Management.

MTV’s Power of One study finds that 42% of India’s youth is gung ho about participating in a movement for a cause that affects them.

Editorial: Social business blurs boundaries

Editorial: Social business blurs boundaries: As the space between charities and social businesses gets smaller, Stephen Cook asks if the tax regime should be reconsidered

As economic austerity threatens to become permanent, many charities are doing all they can to diversify income and become less reliant on grants and fundraising. That often means moving to a more commercial, social enterprise model.

Government appoints former 3SC chief executive as 'crown representative' for the sector

Government appoints former 3SC chief executive as 'crown representative' for the sector: Michael O'Toole, former head of the third sector bidding consortium, takes on new role managing the relationship between government and the sector
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Michael O’Toole, the former chief executive of the third sector bidding consortium 3SC, has been appointed as the government’s ‘crown representative’ for the voluntary sector.

The position is one of several created by the government to manage its relationship with suppliers in different areas.

New charity domain name in the pipeline - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

New charity domain name in the pipeline - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: The Public Interest Registry has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for permission to establish the .ngo domain name for charities and non-profit organisations around the world.

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee passes the torch | NOW Magazine

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee passes the torch | NOW Magazine: After 14 years of uncompromising advocacy on behalf of the homeless, the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee is shutting down.

Chinese magnate donates $750m to foundation for senior citizens - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 12, 2012

Chinese magnate donates $750m to foundation for senior citizens - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 12, 2012: A CHINESE shipbuilder who grew his group’s turnover by more than 250 per cent in the years since 2008, to $2.5 billion last year, has given away his $750 million shareholding in the business to a foundation that helps Chinese senior citizens.

Fund-raising initiatives to continue

Fund-raising initiatives to continue: What they could not do for their child, they now hope to achieve for orphans and other children battling critical illnesses.

Nur's parents made this pledge amid their grief on Saturday.

Her father, Mr Muhammad Ghazali, 27, a security supervisor, said that these were their preliminary plans and they would share more details soon.

How many Canadians give, and other trends in Canadian philanthropy - The Globe and Mail

How many Canadians give, and other trends in Canadian philanthropy - The Globe and Mail: How many Canadians give, and other trends in Canadian philanthropy

Former secretary gives $1-million to Parks Canada, its largest ever donation - The Globe and Mail

Former secretary gives $1-million to Parks Canada, its largest ever donation - The Globe and Mail: An avid camper and lover of the outdoors, Marjorie LeDrew wanted to get more Canadians to visit national parks. That’s why she bequeathed $1-million to Parks Canada, the largest private donation to the national parks system in its 101-year history.

World’s Top 10 Givers

World’s Top 10 Givers: Hence philanthropy is on the rise and the rate of charitable giving in 2011 surpassed economic growth in both the UK and US, he added.

According to Hymers, a foundation is the most popular structure among super rich philanthropists.

Donors focus on poverty relief, disaster mitigation - Social Issues - VietNam News

Donors focus on poverty relief, disaster mitigation - Social Issues - VietNam News: QUANG TRI — Donor representatives focused their discussions on poverty reduction and natural disaster mitigation in central Viet Nam during the mid – term Consultative Group Meeting that opened in Quang Tri Province's Dong Ha City yesterday.

Addressing the opening session, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said the Central was the most populous region in the country with nearly 19 million people, accounting for 21.9 per cent of the national population. However, Deputy
the scale of its economy was small, ranked fourth nationwide

'Invaluable' Queen’s charities raise �1.4bn a year - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

'Invaluable' Queen’s charities raise �1.4bn a year - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: Charities supported by the Queen raise a combined �1.427bn a year, research from the Charities Aid Foundation has found.

The 510 British charities supported by the monarch raised the princely sum in the last financial year, according to CAF.

Among those 510 charities are some fundraising giants; Cancer Research UK, which raised �351m in the last year on record; British Red Cross, which raised �119.9m; and Barnardo’s which raised �43.5m.

A letter from Syria: 12 trucks of aid and a tragedy � Red Cross Blogs

A letter from Syria: 12 trucks of aid and a tragedy � Red Cross Blogs: Last month, we sent experienced delegate Alasdair Gordon-Gibson to work for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Damascus. Now back in the UK, Alasdair writes about his experiences.

Make CSR mandatory, says philanthropist Sitaram Jindal

Make CSR mandatory, says philanthropist Sitaram Jindal: The idea of legislation for corporate houses to make charity mandatory might sound pushy, but veteran industry warhorse Sitaram Jindal, who set up his charitable trust as early as in 1969, foresees the need of one immediately to push Indian industry into more vigorous philanthropy in the social sector.

Turning Slumdogs Into Millionaires: One Hedge Fund Manager's Quest - Forbes

Turning Slumdogs Into Millionaires: One Hedge Fund Manager's Quest - Forbes: Unable to find an organization that met his value-investor’s need for efficiency and ROI, he decided to simply start his own. His Dakshana Foundation (dakshana means “to give or receive a gift” in Sanskrit) would initially be funded in 2006 with $577,000 of his own money (to date he has contributed $5.5 million).

The idea behind Dakshana was to find some of India’s most brilliant and poorest kids and prepare them for the rigorous entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology. The IITs are a group of the nation’s most prestigious engineering and technology universities. Its graduates are virtually guaranteed employment and success.

Third of small charities can't cope with volunteer demand, survey finds - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Third of small charities can't cope with volunteer demand, survey finds - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: More than half of English and Welsh small to medium-sized charities have seen interest in volunteering rise, but nearly a third are unable to cope with the demand, a survey has revealed.

Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, which surveyed 660 charities, has found that 56 per cent have seen interest in volunteering opportunities increase, with medium-sized charities with incomes of between �101,000 and �300,000 receiving the greatest level of interest.

A veritable feast of philanthropy | Bangkok Post: food

A veritable feast of philanthropy | Bangkok Post: food: Despite the little joke, in August last year Bangkok witnessed that it took only 19 of them to raise some 12 million baht in one evening for the improvement in the quality of lives and education of hundreds schoolchildren around the country. And, though it might sound too saccharine a sentiment, that's simply because they all have truly charitable hearts.

Eleven weeks from now, the City of Angels will experience a repeat of this magnanimity.

Hurd: sector must now move on from tax relief cap row - Civil Society - Finance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Hurd: sector must now move on from tax relief cap row - Civil Society - Finance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: Minister for civil society Nick Hurd has said it is important that the charity sector draws a line under the row over the tax relief cap on charitable donations so it can work with the government on agendas that really matter for the sector.

India-born professor donates sustainability award money - CanIndia NEWS | CanIndia NEWS

India-born professor donates sustainability award money - CanIndia NEWS | CanIndia NEWS: Bawa, distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is the 2012 winner of the Gunnerus Sustainability Award from the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and letters (DKNVS).
He gifted the prize money to the Bangalore-based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), a research institution in the areas of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Bawa is its founder and president.