Friday, February 03, 2006

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- UCSD leader also serves as a director on 10 boards

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- UCSD leader also serves as a director on 10 boards: "Leading a highly ranked university would be job enough for most people.
But not for UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.


Marye Anne Fox
While running the university for the past year and a half, Fox has served as a director for 10 corporations and nonprofit organizations. "

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Report: Auburn trustees have too much power

Report: Auburn trustees have too much power: "AUBURN � Auburn University's board of trustees has assumed too much authority over running the college, resulting in a 'neutered' presidency and an 'anxious and unhappy community,' according to a report by an independent consultant being released today.
The 150-page report by James Fisher, an expert on higher education leadership and organization whose work was commissioned by trustees, calls on the board to immediately revamp its bylaws to avoid the micromanagement and conflict that has become characteristic of trustees. It also recommends dramatic changes to the trustee appointment process and guidelines on conflicts of interest"

News & Alerts - California Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General

News & Alerts - California Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General: "Attorney General Lockyer Releases Nonprofit Fundraising Report Showing Marginal Yields for Charities That Use Commercial Solicitors
Average Charity Netted 36 Percent From Commercial Fundraising In 2004
January 26, 2006
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(SACRAMENTO) � Attorney General Bill Lockyer today released a report showing that in 2004, the average charity received only about one-third of the revenue raised in solicitation campaigns run by commercial fundraisers.

�The numbers continue to show that too many charities receive too few dollars when commercial fundraisers are employed to solicit donations,� said Lockyer. �Organizations need to carefully assess the return rate when evaluating whether to use commercial fundraisers to raise money for the valuable programs that serve our communities.�"

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

WTOL-TV Toledo, OH: Dow Chemical sets aside $100 million for charity

WTOL-TV Toledo, OH: Dow Chemical sets aside $100 million for charity: "MIDLAND, Mich. Dow Chemical has earmarked 100 (m) million dollars for charitable giving following its return to profitability.
The money set aside from fourth-quarter earnings announced last week is going to the Dow Chemical Company Foundation.
Officials say the larger-than-usual gift is intended to provide long-term stability and flexibility."

Bowling for Dollars: NFL Raises Money

Bowling for Dollars: NFL Raises Money: "Bowling for Dollars: NFL Raises Money
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 31, 2006; 5:56 PM
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The NFL is going bowling for dollars.
For the past two decades, the league's charitable arm has raised money through a celebrity golf outing held during Super Bowl week."

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Ethical Corporation's 2006 Business-NGO Partnerships Conference, 28-29 March, London

ENN: Environmental News Network [[ Press News 243]]: "Ethical Corporation's 2006 Business-NGO Partnerships Conference, 28-29 March, London

January 18, 2006 � By Ethical Corporation

LONDON � Can the world's problems be solved by business/NGO partnerships? A recent World Economic Forum - Global Corporate joint statement said that citizenship efforts should move 'beyond philanthropy' and be integrated into core business strategy and practice.

However, business can't go it alone. Ninety percent of corporations who responded to a World Economic Forum survey said they need civil society to address development challenges.

On March 28 and 28, London will play host to a stimulating forum on business/NGO engagement, a subject that is gripping the minds of global opinion leaders while simultaneously rocketing up the corporate and civil society agendas.

Over 30 expert speakers from across the partnerships' spectrum will advise companies and NGOs on the prerequisites for successful engagement. "

Philanthropy: Hamm tells how charity gives back

Philanthropy: Hamm tells how charity gives back: "Philanthropy: Hamm tells how charity gives back
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Long before Mia Hamm was an international soccer star, she was a helping hand for charity.
As a child, the Olympic gold medal winner worked with her parents at a charitable home for unwed mothers. She'd paint and pull weeds. She'd help fix whatever needed fixing around the house.
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'It's part of the nurturing process that my parents taught me and their parents taught them,' said Hamm, who spoke at the 16th Annual Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon in Austin. 'You really don't comprehend what it means until you get older.'
Nearly 1,000 local nonprofit supporters "

LA Daily News - News-Charity claims extra credit

LA Daily News - News: "Charity claims extra credit
Half of donations from other givers
By Beth Barrett, Staff Writer



The McCormick Tribune Foundation, the charitable arm associated with the Los Angeles Times' parent company, has stirred controversy in Los Angeles' philanthropic circles by claiming it contributed $6.1 million to area charities in 2004 although at least half of the money came from other local donors.
Some nonprofits speak highly of the program that increases their revenue but such leading philanthropists as former Mayor Richard Riordan are highly critical. And several nonprofits have dropped out of the program, saying they end up doing most of the work in partnered fundraising events and are uncomfortable with the way the foundation uses an unusual but legal means of reporting its contributions.
In its simplest form, the foundation requires nonprofits to give it a substantial check "

Monday, January 30, 2006

WTNH.com - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

WTNH.com - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition


Animal lovers Dale and Melanie DeAeth of Washington, Texas, who started the True Blue Animal Rescue organization, and their three children, Jessica, Cory and Colton, will have their own home rescued by Ty and the gang on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' team, Sunday, January 29 (8:00-9:00 PM).

The DeAeths are the first people the Texas law enforcement calls when they find abused and neglected animals. Their True Blue Animal Rescue organization provides a safe haven to horses, dogs and other animals that need loving care - and it's run out of their own home!

While both parents have been working full-time jobs in addition to rescuing, nurturing and adopting out animals, they've neglected their own house, which is literally falling apart! The DeAeth home's foundation has shifted, the walls are cracked throughout, and termites have invaded.

Since they started True Blue Animal Rescue, the DeAeths have taken in over 90 dogs and 40 horses - many of which are now living full lives in adopted homes. But they still have 30 dogs and 15 horses on their property and several cats that are in tempora"

Chronicle Careers: 1/30/2006: Playing Philanthropist

Chronicle Careers: 1/30/2006: Playing Philanthropist: "Playing Philanthropist

By Mark J. Drozdowski
The Fund Raiser

Career advice for administrative staff members in fund raising and development


As fund raisers, we think about it all the time: What would it be like to give away money, to be a philanthropist?

We fantasize about donating large sums -- or at least of having large sums to donate -- and we dedicate countless brain cells to figuring out what motivates people to give. Every time the lottery jackpot swells high enough to justify playing, my wife and I concoct plans to fling millions at our family members (after buying the beach house and the Ferrari). That's about as close as I get.

Until this past holiday season. Just before Christmas I was persuaded to join a staff-driven effort to supply needy families with food, presents for children, and various other forms of holiday cheer. Everyone in my office pitched in some bucks, and a few of us volunteered to deliver the goods.

So I spent an afternoon riding around the poorest neighborhoods in our city, visiting tenements I would describe as unlivable. But of course people lived there. The apartments were uniformly dirty and decrepit. Most were devoid of creature comforts, while some contained no real furniture. Many "

Chronicle Careers: 1/30/2006: Playing Philanthropist

Chronicle Careers: 1/30/2006: Playing Philanthropist: "Playing Philanthropist

By Mark J. Drozdowski
The Fund Raiser


As fund raisers, we think about it all the time: What would it be like to give away money, to be a philanthropist?

We fantasize about donating large sums -- or at least of having large sums to donate -- and we dedicate countless brain cells to figuring out what motivates people to give. Every time the lottery jackpot swells high enough to justify playing, my wife and I concoct plans to fling millions at our family members (after buying the beach house and the Ferrari). That's about as close as I get.

Until this past holiday season. Just before Christmas I was persuaded to join a staff-driven effort to supply needy families with food, presents for children, and various other forms of holiday cheer. Everyone in my office pitched in some bucks, and a few of us volunteered to deliver the goods.

So I spent an afternoon riding around the poorest neighborhoods in our city, visiting tenements I would describe as unlivable. But of course people lived there. The apartments were uniformly dirty and decrepit. Most were devoid of creature comforts, while some contained no real furniture. Many lac"