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Friday, May 9, 2008

Updates

Wealthy people stepping up their online gifts, study finds

Group meets to promote Muslim charity worldwide

Cellphone campaigns get increased attention from charities

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Elsewhere Online

Ga. aquarium keeps title as world's biggest with $110-million expansion

Investigation examines philanthropist's ties to Israel's prime minister

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Prospecting

Economy hobbles giving by some wealthy donors

The generation gap in fund raising is a myth

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Government and Politics Watch

IRS updates rules on disclosing business activities

Deadline approaches for small charities to file disclosure document

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Fund-Raising News

Federal Trade Commission
A bill in Congress would give the agency new power to penalize charities for misleading fund-raising appeals.

Grant Seeker's Forecast
Some grant makers are cutting back giving as their endowments lose value, but others are increasing spending, The Chronicle's annual survey of wealthy foundations finds.

Trouble Signs
The faltering economy is starting to cause giving to slow, two new studies find.

Red Cross's New Leader
The new head of the Red Cross honed her fund-raising skills as a volunteer for a multibillion-dollar college capital campaign.

New Rules of Attraction
As traditional fund-raising methods falter, charities look for innovative ways to recruit new donors.

What Wealthy Donors Want
Affluent people increasingly plan to make big gifts online, but many of the tactics charities use turn them off, a new study finds.

Online Grant Seeking
As grant applications go paperless, many charity fund raisers say the process of seeking federal and private awards has grown more time-consuming.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Some charities are redoubling their efforts to attract donors whose employers offer matching gifts.

Ideas That Work
Four approaches that have been proven: using wine to woo donors, offering low-cost naming rights, seeking an hour's wage, and putting a comic strip into an appeal.

Monks in Yangon clear debris left behind by the cyclone. (Photograph by Zhang Yunfei/Xinhua/AP Images)

Devastating Conditions
Relief charities have started to collect donations and ready supplies in†anticipation of a massive relief effort to aid cyclone victims.

Give and Take

The end of philanthropy?

Should presidential libraries disclose their donors' names?

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Opinion

'Philanthrocapitalism': Has It Met Its Promise?
Big investments by donors in business-related solutions to social problems have yet to live up to the hype.

Debating Diversity
Views for and against legislative attempts to require foundations to disclose data on the ethnic and racial makeup of their institutions.

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From the Archives

Editors' Picks

Taking It to the Streets
Old-school canvassing brings new donors to charities.

The Vanishing Donor
How charities alienate donors -- and woo them back.

Wanted: a Little Respect
Twentysomething fund raisers find age poses a challenge in dealings with co-workers and donors.

The Basics

Highest Bidder
From glitzy to garage-sale, online auctions net big returns for many charities.

Recovering Together
How museums turned a tragedy into a strong partnership.

Fending for Themselves
A legal-services charity requires its program leaders to raise money.

Capital Campaigns
Update on campaigns for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs.

Planned Gifts
Interest rates for planned gifts, issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

New Books

Summaries of publications on fund raising, philanthropy, and managing nonprofit organizations.

Guide to Grants

More than $249-million, from the May 1 issue.

Online Discussions

Join us on Tuesday, May 13 to learn how charities can win support from female donors.

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America's Top Donors

Use our new database to search for gifts of $1-million or more made this year and find out who is giving the most.

Chronicle Surveys

Philanthropy 50
See the Americans who donated the most to charity in 2007.

Online fund raising
See how organizations are faring in their online appeals.

Corporate giving
Examine giving patterns by the largest companies in the United States.

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Awards

New awards to honor achievements by nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Annual reports

Summaries of annual reports from the Otto Bremer, Conrad N. Hilton, and W.M. Keck Foundations.

Events

Conferences, workshops, and other meetings about nonprofit organizations and donors.

Philanthropy Careers

More than 560 positions available with 141 just added.

People

See news about that appointment and other personnel changes in the nonprofit world.

Products & Services

Fund-Raising Services Guide: Information from organizations that provide products and services to nonprofit groups.

Technology Guide: Information from organizations that provide technology products and services to nonprofit organizations.

Continuing-Education Guide: Organizations that provide continuing education to nonprofit executives.

Guide to Managing Nonprofits: Information from companies that specialize in advising nonprofit groups.

Employer Profiles: In-depth information provided by nonprofit employers.

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FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
A New Focus For Fund Raisers
As colleges feel the pressure to lower their price tags, many turn their attention to raising money for student aid.

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