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The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Donor Confidentiality vs. Accountability in Political Advertising?
The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Donor Confidentiality vs. Accountability in Political Advertising?: "March 10, 2010; ProPublica | Confidentiality of donors to nonprofits has long been a core tenet of the nonprofit sector, meant to limit the nonprofits’ critics’ ability to harass and deter their donors. The large unmonitored flows of corporate and special
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Survey shows pay for nonprofit executives not out of line | StarNewsOnline.com
Survey shows pay for nonprofit executives not out of line | StarNewsOnline.com: "The study “challenges the popular myths that nonprofit executives are overpaid,” said the Raleigh-based organization, which serves as a resource for nonprofit board members and staffers.The study also found that turnover among nonprofit staffers is about half that of the average American industry, and that
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Study looks at economic impact of six Framingham cultural organizations - The Boston Globe
Study looks at economic impact of six Framingham cultural organizations - The Boston Globe: "A newly released study suggests that the Danforth and five other Framingham cultural institutions generate nearly double their budgets in local spending annually, creating scores of jobs along the way.“For people who believe in the arts, they get it when we tell them art is good because we know it’s good,
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Editorials | Rethink capping itemized charitable deductions | Seattle Times Newspaper
Editorials | Rethink capping itemized charitable deductions | Seattle Times Newspaper: "he center's estimate is a 4.8-percent reduction in charitable donations. That is 4.8 percent of a very large number, or a $3.87 billion reduction in itemized giving by affected households.That sum equals the combined budgets of very large charitable agencies, amounts of money unlikely to be made up in
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Gaston student seeking 'online' contributions for food bank record effort | school, food, hopes - Local News - Gaston Gazette
Gaston student seeking 'online' contributions for food bank record effort | school, food, hopes - Local News - Gaston Gazette: "To give the project a boost, organizers have created a virtual food drive.Donors can visit a Web site and click on virtual donations with an assigned dollar amount. Money pledged online will be used to purchase food on the big day."
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City Brights: Marina Park : Thin Mints in the Freezer
City Brights: Marina Park : Thin Mints in the Freezer: "always like asking girls about their sale. What are your goals? I bought my cookies from a 5th grader in front of our local grocery store. Her troop plans to raise enough money to go horseback riding and to purchase books to donate to a public school."
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Checkoff California Month Declared to Encourage Charitable Giving on State Tax Return -- LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --
Checkoff California Month Declared to Encourage Charitable Giving on State Tax Return -- LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --: "LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- To remind Californians how simple it is to make a contribution to one or more of the charitable funds participating in the state's voluntary tax check-off program, the month of March has been declared Checkoff California Month."
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Chevron Houston Marathon sets charity record - Houston Business Journal:
Chevron Houston Marathon sets charity record - Houston Business Journal:: "The largest field in the history of Chevron Houston Marathon weekend in January produced a record-setting total raised for local charities."
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The Battalion - Aggies in Mission volunteer time to help with Haiti relief
The Battalion - Aggies in Mission volunteer time to help with Haiti relief: "One group of Aggie students will be taking a break from the usual surf, sand and sun of spring break and replacing it with service in the Houston area through the organization Aggies in Mission.Aggies in Mission is a faith-based student organization focused on mission work in Bryan-College Station and surrounding area.
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Smaller charities sometimes ill-prepared for relief work | The Columbus Dispatch
Smaller charities sometimes ill-prepared for relief work | The Columbus Dispatch: "Humanitarian Defense, based in Chillicothe, officially became a nonprofit group last year, but now it's in need of help after a series of missteps during its inaugural mission - providing security and logistics support in Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.'We did whatever we could to get there on the ground
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Boston singer’s kid goes oil out for charity rally - BostonHerald.com
Boston singer’s kid goes oil out for charity rally - BostonHerald.com: "Three years after the death of Brad Delp, lead singer of the band Boston, his daughter Jenna is racing to Mongolia in his memory.The 29-year-old, with friends Nick Supple and Nick Dale, will drive a car fueled by waste vegetable oil more than 8,000 miles from London to Mongolia in a charity event, the annual Mongol Rally,
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FayObserver.com - Bicycle Man needs a much bigger space; donations put on hold
FayObserver.com - Bicycle Man needs a much bigger space; donations put on hold: "Widely known as the Bicycle Man for his annual giveaways, Mathis is running out of space for his stockpile of bikes that need to be refurbished to give to children."
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Wild Apricot Blog : How to Get Your Nonprofit into Local Newspapers
Wild Apricot Blog : How to Get Your Nonprofit into Local Newspapers: "Offline media attention is good. Getting it can be hard, however, in the digital information age.Challenged by online alternative news sources, print newspapers are slimming down, cutting pages to cut their costs. To save on staff, newspapers increasingly bypass firsthand reportage and go the easy route — wire service stories
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The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | "Google Philanthropy:" Is There Money There?
The Nonprofit Quarterly | The Nonprofit Quarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | "Google Philanthropy:" Is There Money There?: "March 8, 2010; Google Blog | If you were to google 'Google Philanthropy' to find out what the search engine giant is up to in the philanthropic sphere, you'd find an impressive list of activities. These efforts, which represent the fulfillment of a promise by the company's
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Notre Dame Funding Generosity Studies - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
Notre Dame Funding Generosity Studies - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick: "Press ReleaseThe University of Notre Dame’s Science of Generosity Initiative has awarded $1.4 million to four research projects that will study the origins, manifestations and consequences of generosity. The winning projects were chosen from among 325 proposals by scholars in 32 countries and numerous
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Christina Wyman: A Sweeter Kind of Philanthropy: Cupcakes for a Cause
Christina Wyman: A Sweeter Kind of Philanthropy: Cupcakes for a Cause: "Cupcakes for a Cause™ is an annual national fundraiser for CancerCare for Kids® built precisely on that notion. It began in 2004 in the birthplace of cupcake mania, New York City, with 12 local bakeries that sold cupcakes adorned with the signature CancerCare for Kids smiley-face and donated a portion of the proceeds to the
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Charities Spend Millions On Census Outreach : NPR
Charities Spend Millions On Census Outreach : NPR: "Charitable foundations and nonprofits are taking an unusually active role this year in trying to get an accurate census count. They say the people they serve have the most to benefit but are also among the least likely to participate."
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Polar Plunge raises record $70,000 - The Daily Journal
Polar Plunge raises record $70,000 - The Daily Journal: "Saturday's Polar Plunge at Lake Manteno raised a record-breaking $70,000 for Special Olympics.'The turnout was just fantastic,' said Kim Riddering, who manages Special Olympics outreach for the South Cook-Will County region."
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Board Members Want to Lead—Then Give - Resource Center - AFP
Board Members Want to Lead—Then Give - Resource Center - AFP: "(March 9, 2010) Board members want to give more than just dollars. They want to give input, guidance and direction. If you don’t let them lead, they won’t want to give.June Bradham, CFRE, author of The Truth About What Nonprofit Boards Want, told AFP eWire this week that board members are looking to have an enjoyable and rewarding
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White House Panel’s Proposal Would Tighten Rules for Religious Groups That Get Federal Money - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
White House Panel’s Proposal Would Tighten Rules for Religious Groups That Get Federal Money - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "White House Panel's Proposal Would Tighten Rules for Religious Groups That Get Federal MoneyBy Suzanne PerryA White House advisory panel today proposed ways to strengthen rules for to ensure that
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