Top Dogs Raise Money in Photo Contest
The Humane Society of the United States has raised more than $500,000 with its second annual online pet photo contest. The Spay Day contest raises money to pay for pet-sterilization services across the country. The competition allows pet owners to upload a photo of their animal onto the contest Web…
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Majority of Christian Groups Met ’08 Fund-Raising Goals
Despite the bite of the recession, most evangelical churches and religious organizations came close to meeting or exceeding their fund-raising goals in the final quarter of 2008, according to new survey of more than 300 such organizations. The survey found that 72 percent of the evangelical groups…
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Charitable-Giving Plan Divides Nonprofit Groups and Worries Donors
As President Obama seeks to reduce the value of the charitable deduction for wealthy Americans, fund raisers and other nonprofit experts are divided over whether his idea would cause any substantial change in charitable giving. The proposal, which hasn’t even been formally sent to Congress, has…
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Postal Service Seeks Increase in Stamp Rates
The U.S. Postal Service has called for postage increases on nonprofit and other types of mail to take effect on May 11. Under a 2007 law, nonprofit postage rates can increase annually by an average of no more than the rate of inflation, which was 3.8 percent last year. However, certain types of…
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Donors Are Plentiful: Reasons for Optimism in Hard Times
Economic woes have put a big damper on fund raising for many charities, but experts say there is still room for optimism. Among the reasons: More people are giving Numerous charities report that bigger numbers of donors are making gifts, albeit in smaller sums than were given in the past. Says…
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Corporate and Individual Giving: What to Expect in Coming Months
Business-charity marketing deals won’t suffer Charities nationwide report that companies are pulling back from making outright grants and supporting walkathons, galas, and other special fund-raising events. But cause-related marketing deals — in which companies donate a portion of product sales or…
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Don’t treat giving as a financial transaction. Many arts organizations, public-broadcasting stations, sports booster clubs, and other nonprofit groups offer special perks to donors, such as season tickets or DVD sets. Others send invoice-like reminders to people who have made multiyear pledges to…
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Federal Workers Give More, Despite Recession
Federal workers give more, despite recession
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Individuals Make Fewer $1-Million Gifts; Grant Makers Help Offset Decline
Individuals make fewer $1-million gifts
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Christian Groups Report Recession-Resistant Fund Raising
Christian groups report recession-resistant fund raising
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