Fundraising

The Non Profit Times, nptimes, in a recent issue , projected what Foundations and On-line giving will  be like in 5 years. Dorothy Ridings, president of the Council on Foundations, discussed Foundations and Rick Christ, Sr. consultant of upadvisiors.com, discussed On-line giving. For Foundations, Riding says that the current scrutiny will cause the field to become more resilient and robust, ...

The Futurist reports a relatively new form of philanthropic organization, the giving circle, has raised over $44 million since 2000. These community based groups raise funds for various causes, usually local and very focused. The majority of giving circles is all female or led by women. A quick Google shows both in person and virtual giving circles are recent developments ...

I want to point the readers to the the Second Life Boutique, which is supporting the Relay For life effort in Second Life.  They are the official distributor of the SLRFL shirts in world. You can make a donation and pick one up in the next few days.  FlipperPA has been fantastic and so have many other SL residents.  The ...

Is there a place in the John Templeton Foundation for the American Cancer Society? John Templeton was born in 1912 in Tennessee. He worked his way through Yale, some say by playing poker and winning..  He won on Wall Street too in 1939 by buying 100 shares of 104 companies selling at a $1 or less.  He turned a large ...