An Oregon man is giving away paintings to nonprofits so that they may auction them off as fundraisers.
Nonprofit Newswire | Will Nonprofit Subsidies for Global Travel Trip Up Schwarzenegger?
To some it’s the charitable thing to do. But for others the fact that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lets a nonprofit that accepts money from groups doing business before the state pick up his travel tab, the practice raises concerns.
Nonprofit Newswire | Catholic Charities Removes Benefits for Spouses
Is there a way to convey some sense of outrage about the decision of Catholic Charities to deny spousal benefits to new employees in order to avoid having to offer benefits to same-sex spouses?
Shortchanging Rural Community Development
The more things change, the more they stay the same in philanthropy, it seems. A few years ago, foundations were hot to trot in response to Montana Senator Max Baucus’s call for the foundation community to double its measly grantmaking to rural America in a five year period. So what happened when the incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee conveyed his concerns about the philanthropic pittance reaching rural states and communities?
What’s the Role of Fundraiser?
Are you a fundraiser? How do you define your role? How does your boss define your role? What does the board think? What’s the true meaning of the role of a fundraiser?
We Are All Wondering
This is an interesting—and crazy—moment in time. We are all wondering what will happen to jobs, to local small businesses, to our family’s primary care under whatever health reform bill passes, to our community’s housing as new home sales hit their lowest point in 50 years? None of us know, but one thing we can be sure of is that nonprofits will be deeply involved.
Nonprofit Newswire | March 3, 2010
Nonprofit news from around the country and the world. Today, fundraise by befriending a judge, fragile economics of child care, going long on charity and more.
Nonprofit Newswire | New Fundraising Tip: Befriend a Judge!
A Wall Street Journal examination of a pending class-action settlement in a privacy violation suit against Facebook, Inc. reports that, if approved, plaintiff’s lawyers will receive 30 percent with the balance of the $9.5 million award going to a foundation that promotes privacy rights.
Nonprofit Newswire | Fragile Economics of Child Care
An article which talks about the economic impact of the snows in Washington D.C., does a good job of discussing the fragility of many child care providers in this economy.
Nonprofit Newswire | Going Long on Charity
The Wall Street Journal’s take on hedge fund philanthropy—that “running a hedge fund is by necessity a secretive activity, while philanthropy thrives on publicity”—raises an implicit challenge for nonprofits: do U.S. nonprofits know where their hedge fund foundations are?
Nonprofit Newswire | Good News For ACORN
The damage has been done, but at least two ACORN employees didn’t break any laws by advising undercover conservative activists how to fib on an application in order to get a bank loan.
Nonprofit Newswire | Madoff Effects on Charity Still Rolling Out
It’s getting harder and harder these days to figure out who are the real victims of the Madoff scam.