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From The Chronicle: More Than $305-Million Given for Haiti
Jan 21st
Contributions continue to pour in for relief efforts in Haiti. Eight days after the massive earthquake struck, donors have contributed more than $305-million to 32 U.S. nonprofit groups, a Chronicle tally finds.
Plus: View from Haiti: The head of Save the Children talks about the relief effort.
A guide to The Chronicle’s coverage of the Haiti relief effort can be found here.
The ‘Cautionary Tale’ of Wyclef Jean’s Charity, Plus More: Give and Take Roundup
Jan 21st
Scrutiny of the musician Wyclef Jean’s Haiti charity should be a “cautionary tale” for the nonprofit world and a reminder to get annual audits, follow proper accounting procedures, and avoid conflicts of interest on boards, writes a nonprofit consultant, as noted in Give and Take, The Chronicle’s daily roundup of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.
Plus:
- The need for a list of the best charities to contribute to when a disaster strikes.
- Why the proliferation of charities isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
- How corporate giving can hurt a company.
- Is philanthropy “under attack?”
College President’s Controversial Fund-Raising Bonus: Prospecting
Jan 21st
A recent article about a college president who will be paid a percentage of the money he helps raise has sparked an online debate among readers of The Chronicle of Higher Education, reports Prospecting, the Chronicle’s fund-raising column.
Plus: A nonprofit group will donate $100,000 to Haiti if it wins a fund-raising contest on Facebook.
From The Chronicle: Gifts for Haiti Relief Exceed $275-Million
Jan 20th
Donations for Haiti continue to pour in — now exceeding $275-million — to help pay for food, shelter, and medical care, as well as the longer-term needs of the victims of the massive January 12 earthquake, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.
Also: See a slide show of images from the nonprofit response.
A guide to The Chronicle’s coverage of the Haiti relief effort can be found here.
From The Chronicle: A Look at Older Volunteers
Jan 20th
The share of older Americans who are volunteering has held steady since 2003, but they are giving fewer hours per month, and are increasingly likely to volunteer on their own rather than solely through an organization, according to a new survey by AARP, the national membership organization for Americans age 50 and older, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.
Bill Gates Joins Twitter to Talk Philanthropy: Give and Take
Jan 20th
Bill Gates, the world’s wealthiest man, is now sending messages through the popular social-networking site Twitter about his philanthropy, notes Give and Take in its daily roundup of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.
- Recalling the lessons from the response to the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
- How foundations could do more to assist their grant recipients.
- Why groups should lose the “charity mindset.”
Haiti Site Seeks Reviews of Relief Efforts: Prospecting
Jan 20th
Two charities that provide information about nonprofit groups to donors have create a Web site for people to rate and post reviews of relief organizations responding to last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, reports Prospecting, The Chronicle’s fund-raising column.
Plus: Fund-raising experts point out potential drawbacks of cellphone giving.
From The Chronicle: Haiti Donations Exceed $71-Million
Jan 15th
The earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday has prompted a flurry of donations that exceeds the amount raised for previous catastrophes — including Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunamis — over the same number of days. So far, donors have contributed more than $71-million to U.S. relief groups, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.
Plus:
- Sources of information: How to decide where to give to aid Haiti.
- A sampling of grants for disaster relief in Haiti.
For a complete guide to the The Chronicle’s Haiti coverage, click here.
Give and Take: Disaster-Relief Advice, Plus More
Jan 15th
- With large companies giving more than $30-million to Haiti, an adviser to donors is urging business leaders to not give products and to think about assisting with the long-term recovery process, not just with immediate needs, notes Give and Take’s daily digest of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.
Plus:
- Charity Navigator, a nonprofit watchdog, discusses how text donations work.
- Why the nonprofit world needs to do a better job of educating people about the alternatives to starting a new charity.
- New information on the finances of MinnPost, a nonprofit newspaper in Minneapolis.
Prospecting: $7-Million in Cellphone Gifts for Haiti
Jan 15th
In the first 36 hours after the earthquake in Haiti, donors contributed more than $7-million via text messages, according to the Mobile Giving Foundation, reports Prospecting, The Chronicle’s fund-raising column.
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