More kids and parents seek volunteering opportunitiesMargaret Brewer knew her colleagues had doubts when she started a formal effort to encourage families to volunteer together at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, Calif. The first family to sign up about two years ago, a mother and her…
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New Web Site Offers Data on Donors
By Leah KerkmanThe Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, in Washington, announced a new Web site that features articles and other information on emerging trends in giving. As part of the New Ventures in Philanthropy Initiative, the site — Donors of the Future Online Knowledge Center —…
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A growing number of couples are incorporating philanthropy into their weddingsLisa Cleff Kurtz and Michael Kurtz say they lead charmed lives. So when it came time for the couple to register for gifts for their wedding, they decided to give rather than to receive. The Kurtzes, who live in San…
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Intel Pledges $1-Billion Over Next Five Years
By Leah KerkmanIntel, the computer-chip manufacturer, in Santa Clara, Calif., has said it will spend $1-billion in the next five years to expand computer access in developing countries. The program, Intel World Ahead, will seek to extend wireless broadband access to at least one billion new users.…
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42% Gave to Social Causes, Survey Says
Forty-two percent of Americans gave money or time to benefit social causes in 2005, a bigger share than the 35 percent who made such donations in 2004, according to a new Roper Reports Public Pulse survey. The increase was accounted for in part by donations for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and…
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Donor-Advised Funds Could Face Tough New Federal Regulations
By Leah KerkmanIn November, the Senate passed a bill that would place new restrictions on donor-advised funds. But because the measure has not been passed by the House, donors and charities face uncertainty about when the new rules might take effect, or whether they will be enacted into law.…
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Assets at donor-advised funds rose by more than 20%The buoyant stock market caused assets of the nation’s largest donor-advised funds to grow by a median of more ALSO SEE:Database: Donor-Advised Funds: Assets, Awards, and Accounts at a Sampling of Big ProvidersStatistics: Percentage of Assets…
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Bits: Organizers’ Collaborative Preps Grassroots Use of Technology Conference
The Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is holding a conference on May 31 about information technology for nonprofit organizations. Participants can choose one of two workshops: “Technology Planning and Database Fundamentals” or “eAdvocacy and…
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Internet Address Fetches $200,000 Donation
The Boston Foundation received an unlikely gift from Tom Bird, a Boston-area entrepreneur: the domain name farm.com. The gift ended up bringing in $200,000 for the foundation when it sold the name to Pets United, an online pet-supplies company. Roger Collins, president of Afternic.com, which…
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Web Site for Volunteers Focuses on Disaster Aid
Learning from the difficulties of coordinating the activities of volunteers following Hurricane Katrina, the Points of Light Foundation, in Washington, announced plans for a new Web site to match volunteers with appropriate tasks following national disasters. The site, which will become available…
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