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February 1, 2012 From Reuters
U.S. presidential campaigns and political action committees, or PACs, filed financial reports on Tuesday that showed how much they had raised and spent as of Dec. 31.
The filings to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) also offered a snapshot of who donated how
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January 3, 2012 From Chronicle of Philanthropy
Few Americans are seeing relief from the nation’s economic slump, but the finances of some nonprofits are much rosier as the nation’s wealthy stepped up their multimillion dollar gifts in 2011.
The biggest gifts announced by Americans totaled more than $2.6-billion, compared with $1.3-billion in 2010. (Twelve donations
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January 2012 From FundRaising Success
What do you do when a donor just stops responding to the mail? Here's a suggestion: Take a look at telemarketing.
November 29, 2011 From The Street
Next Jump, provider of rewards and loyalty programs, announced the launch of OO.com, the company’s first consumer facing shopping site. In conjunction, Next Jump kicked
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November 2, 2011 From New York Times
While many Americans give generously to help people, many others make donations of a different sort: building museums to house their art collections; underwriting new wings in hospitals or halls named for them at their alma maters; using their money and influence to sway public policy
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October 3, 2011 From Convio
Convio announced the winners of its sixth annual Innovator Awards as revealed at the Convio Summit. The Innovator Awards recognize clients who have shown innovation and achievement through the use of Convio’s constituent engagement solutions.
The seven winners are
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September 14, 2011 From Chronicle of Philanthropy
Wal-Mart has committed $100-million in grants to nonprofit groups that provide job training to women as part of a $20-billion campaign to boost female economic development, according to The New York Times and the Associated Press.
The grants will support development of work and
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August 30, 2011 From Chicago Tribune
Companies like UPS and Wal-Mart are teaching trade crafts to aid workers so they can deliver food and shelter to famine victims more quickly and cheaply, saving money and ultimately more lives.
When World Food Programme Executive Director Josette
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August 23, 2011 From Los Angeles Times
The California Charter Schools Association has received a $15-million grant from the Walton Family Foundation to add 20,000 more charter school students in Los Angeles and 100,000 statewide.
The grant is the largest by far to the California Charter Schools Assn., and also the
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August 2011 From FundRaising Success
Continuing our four-part series on successful fundraising campaigns from the past year, here are case studies on Stop Hunger Now's Haiti Relief campaign and the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle Drive.
July 25, 2011 From Chronicle of Philanthropy
Charitable giving by America’s biggest companies will probably be flat in 2011, after a sharp rebound in 2010, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of 180 of businesses.
Cash giving rose by 13 percent, a relief to charities after the recession caused a decline of 7.5 percent by...
February 18, 2011 From Boston.com
Margaret McKenna leads the Walmart Foundation, a perch that gives her one of the biggest jobs in US philanthropy, running the charitable efforts of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
McKenna directs a half-billion dollars a year in giving, focusing on hunger and education. While she tackles issues...
November 9, 2010 From Los Angeles Times
Causes, which helps donors link up with charities online, has teamed up with gift card marketer Blackhawk Network to sell $25 and $50 prepaid gift cards in 800 Safeway and Vons supermarkets in California. Givers get a tax write-off. Recipients log...
November 1, 2010 From U.S. News & World Report
Corporate philanthropy is changing.
Companies may allow their employees to volunteer while on the clock or reward customers for their volunteerism. Many give goods rather than cash and focus more on areas in which they have expertise. And, in what is perhaps the most profound shift,
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August 10, 2010 From Chronicle of Philanthropy
Corporate profits are on the rebound, but most big businesses say it will be some time before they can give as much cash as they did before the recession, according to a Chronicle survey of 162 of the country’s largest corporations....
