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Charles Lawton: Waterfront preserved as private gets public help | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Charles Lawton: Waterfront preserved as private gets public help | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
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When changing careers, avoid these missteps - chicagotribune.com
When changing careers, avoid these missteps - chicagotribune.com
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Timothy Geithner: Obama will look at changing tax code next year - CSMonitor.com
Timothy Geithner: Obama will look at changing tax code next year - CSMonitor.com: "The Obama administration may also press Congress to restore the estate tax, which lapsed this year. “The president’s position is that we should restore the estate tax and extend it at its ’09 rates going forward,” said Geithner, whose purview also includes the IRS.After one reporter asked if the Steinbrenner family
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George Soros tries arts philanthropy -- but he's not saying `Move over, Eli Broad' | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times
George Soros tries arts philanthropy -- but he's not saying `Move over, Eli Broad' | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times: "So the news Wednesday that hedge fund titan George Soros is giving $11 million to New York City performing arts organizations through his Open Society Institute to help them out of the squeeze caused by cuts in local government grants got us thinking. We'd be more than glad
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The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management
The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Social Innovation Fund Picks $50 Million WinnersBy Mark HrywnaNearly a dozen organizations from around the country will share in the first round of Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants from the federal government totaling $50 million. Combined with private matching funds of $74 million raised so far, more than $123
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Fidelity study looks at advice and charitable giving - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe
Fidelity study looks at advice and charitable giving - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe: "Some financial advisors think their clients are likely to increase their charitable giving in order to offset expected tax hikes, according to a new report from the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.The fund's study gathered input from more than 500 financial advisors on their approaches to giving advice
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Daniel Grant: Charity Auctions That Don't Penalize Artists
Daniel Grant: Charity Auctions That Don't Penalize Artists: "Like the smart woman who marries Mr. Wrong, artists often find their hearts and minds going in different directions when confronted by some great social need calling for a donation. Charity auctions regularly ask artists to contribute a work of art that can be sold to raise money, and certainly there is satisfaction in doing what one
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Golf With Clinton, $100,000 Watches Show Galas Scene Brightens - BusinessWeek
Golf With Clinton, $100,000 Watches Show Galas Scene Brightens - BusinessWeek: "Parrish Museum Director Terrie Sultan noticed the improved fundraising climate at the nonprofit’s Spring Fling event in April, a cocktail party that also matched $84,000 raised last year instead of taking a hit.“I started to feel that there was a lot more philanthropic energy around that event, and we met our goal,”
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Connection Café: There is a silver lining to 2009
Connection Café: There is a silver lining to 2009
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Charity reports lack of donations for Gulf oil spill victims | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota | WTSP.com 10 Connects
Charity reports lack of donations for Gulf oil spill victims | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota | WTSP.com 10 Connects
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'The Turnaround King' shares tips for troubled nonprofits - The Park Record
'The Turnaround King' shares tips for troubled nonprofits - The Park Record: "Representatives from local nonprofit arts organizations filed into Kingsbury Hall Thursday morning to meet the man with the expertise to ease their financial woes.Michael Kaiser, the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has been dubbed 'the Turnaround King' for his work
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Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation announces $100,000 donation in fundraising campaign - AnnArbor.com
Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation announces $100,000 donation in fundraising campaign - AnnArbor.com: "While it's unlikely the foundation will meet its goal, it announced a $100,000 donation from the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop today and said it's working on a $50,000 matching grant. In total, the campaign has raised $300,000 and will wrap up July 31.“I think we have made a great
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massnonprofit.org ::: "Database Available to Help Mass. Nonprofits Build Their CapacityJuly 20, 2010 — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Database, an online tool that provides comprehensive information that nonprofits can use to build their capacity, the first of its kind in the state, is now available.A collaboration of The Boston Foundation and the Urban Institute's National Center for Charitable
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massnonprofit.org ::: "uly 15, 2010 — A number of Massachusetts nonprofits have turned to special license plates for supplemental revenue, but while the tags can generate a steady source of new funds, organizations need to appeal to a broad audience – and be prepared to market hard."
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Texas Man Bowls For Five Days Straight — and For Charity - Tonic
Texas Man Bowls For Five Days Straight — and For Charity - Tonic: "According to ESPN, the 24-year-old resident of Plano, Texas, started bowling last week Monday at the Plano Super Bowl and kept at it, for five days and five hours straight, finishing up on Saturday night, his left arm (apparently) still intact. That broke the record by three hours, even though the record still needs to be
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College Inc. - Alumni: We've given enough
College Inc. - Alumni: We've given enough: "Alumni: We've given enoughYoung alumni of the nation's top universities are not particularly interested in opening their checkbooks for their alma mater, according to a new survey.Interviews with alumni from the nation's top 100 universities, as defined by the U.S. News & World Report rankings, found that eight in 10 young alumni -- those under 35 --
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Church Fundraising: Turn Contribution Statements Into More Donations : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success
Church Fundraising: Turn Contribution Statements Into More Donations : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "t's time to send out quarterly contribution statements. You have a decision to make. Will you choose to simply print a line-item record of people's gifts, or will you use it as an opportunity to communicate the impact those contributions are having?"
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Celebs to the rescue when rescue donations falter - TV - Wire - TheState.com
Celebs to the rescue when rescue donations falter - TV - Wire - TheState.com: "Stars walked with strays on the runway, trying to find homes for the animals. The well dressed wore doggy couture made from the latest fabrics created by the interior designers called Patterns for Paws, who hoted the show on behalf of a struggling animal rescue, The Amanda Foundation."
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Noprofits urge estate tax at '09 levels - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Noprofits urge estate tax at '09 levels - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "'Permanent repeal of the estate tax could result in the loss of $1 trillion in tax revenue over 10 years,' said Diana Aviv, president and CEO of Independent Sector, a Washington-based organization composed of nonprofit groups, foundations and corporate-giving programs."
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Philanthropy and the estate tax - CSMonitor.com
Philanthropy and the estate tax - CSMonitor.com: "When President Obama proposed to cap the value of itemized deductions at 28 percent, the philanthropic sector came out foursquare against the idea, claiming that it would decimate charitable contributions. Cutting the tax savings from gifts to charities for high-income taxpayers would raise the after-tax cost of giving and lead people to give less
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