What the Financial Meltdown Means for Non-Profits
In the wake of the federal government’s intervention in the financial markets—unprecedented since the Depression era banking legislation put through by Franklin Delano Roosevelt—nonprofits should not look to philanthropy from commercial banks and investment firms to soften the blow of the ailing economy and the inevitable impact on the nonprofit sector..........Read More
Non-Profits Don't Live Up to Expectations
Only slightly more than 1 in 10 donors (13 percent) say their experience as a donor exceeded expectations, according to a new survey...........Read More
Recession-Fighting Ideas for Philanthropy
How can a half trillion dollars of tax-exempt assets sitting in foundation coffers help the U.S. overcome the deepening national economic recession? As the Rockefeller Foundation observed in July based on a public opinion survey co-sponsored by Time Magazine, Americans are engulfed in feelings of “economic insecurity,” an “obsolete” social contract between government, business, and workers, and have little faith in future economic prospects...........Read More
World Children's Fund Delivers Medical Supplies, Valued at $6.131 million, to Sudan
WCF is sending much needed medications to the people in Sudan. A WCF field partner, who provides primary health care services will be dispensing the medical supplies...........Read More
Strong Connections
The study found that, in general, AmeriCorps alumni were more likely than their peers to be connected to their community in a variety of ways: Sixty-nine percent of state and national alumni participate in community meetings, events, and activities, compared to 63 percent of their comparison group, and 64 percent of the National Civilian Community Corps alumni volunteer, compared with only 51 percent of their peers...........Read More
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Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation: $400-million to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
Coca-Cola Foundation: $1-million to Ocean Conservancy.
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Los Angeles: $250,000 to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance.
