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Nonprofits and capital providers connect.
A recent convening of nonprofits and capital providers concluded that better information and mutual understanding could help shrink the gap in investment capital needed by the sector.
Philanthropy Journal (16.8.2007)

Actionreiche Spendersuche.
Stefanie Aichinger wirbt Unterstützer für NGOs - Der Job bringt das nötige Geld, deckt sich aber auch mit ihrer Lebenseinstellung.
Der Standard (13.8.2007)

Spenden wird erheblich einfacher.
Deutscher Fundraising Verband und Deutscher Spendenrat begrüßen neues Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht.
Presse Portal (6.7.2007)

Charity sector managers “lowest industry earners”.
Average total earnings for managers in the charity sector show them as the lowest ‘industry earners’ in a salary survey released this week.
UK Fundraising (28.6.2007)

Nonprofits stress less about money matters.
While funding and staffing remain problematic for nonprofits, fiscal stress seems to have become less of an issue recently.
Philanthropy Journal (11.6.2007)

Maximizing a non-profit salary.
CNN (16.5.2007)

Jutta Speidel erhält Deutschen Fundraising Preis 2007.
Die Schauspielerin wird vom Deutschen Fundraising Verband für die Gründung des Vereins HORIZONT e.V. und ihr großes Engagement für obdachlose Kinder und deren Mütter ausgezeichnet.
Presseportal (27.4.2007)

Genussrecht auf gute Taten.
Im dritten Sektor - bewerben sich immer mehr Organisationen um die spärlich fließenden Mittel. Wer eine Absage für einen Kredit bekommt, befindet sich in guter Gesellschaft. Auch wird der Wettbewerb um Spenden immer härter. Wie gemeinnützige Unternehmen nach alternativen Finanzierungsinstrumenten suchen.
Handelsblatt (25.4.2007)

A lack of charity.
Leader.
Guardian Unlimited (4.4.2007)

Overseas fundraising expansion 'not strategic enough'.
A new report on global fundraising markets reports that many charities are following pioneering international charities into new countries without sufficient strategic market analysis: the result is a form of "me-tooism".
UK Fundraising (5.3.2007)

TÜV-Siegel für Spendenorganisationen vorgestellt.
Die Deutsche Fundraising-Akademie hat ein Managementsystem vorgestellt, mit dessen Hilfe gemeinnützige Verbände ihre Arbeit im Bereich der Spendeneinwerbung optimieren können.
jesus.ch (28.2.2007)

Career opportunities in booming nonprofit sector help MBA grads find fulfillment.
Onlypunjab.com (28.2.2007)

Leaders needed as nonprofit sector grows.
The nonprofit sector is growing up, and as it matures and expands, new skills sets are needed. This ratcheting-up of skill requirements is most important at the executive level, where there is an increased demand for people with management, strategic planning and development skills.
Philanthropy Journal (19.2.2007)

Spender werben will gelernt sein Fundraising ist längst ein eigener Berufszweig.
Für Stiftungen, aber auch für andere gemeinnützige Organisationen wird eines immer wichtiger: Fundraising – das professionelle Sammeln von Spendengeldern. Denn immer mehr Einrichtungen müssen mit immer weniger staatlichen Zuschüssen auskommen. Viele Fundraiser sind Quereinsteiger: Werbe- oder PR-Fachleute, aber auch Soziologen oder Theologen, die über ihr Engagement für „die gute Sache“ zum Fundraising gekommen sind.
Tagesspiegel (18.2.2007)

Rechnungshof kritisiert Sponsoring- Praxis der Regierung.
Die Bundesregierung lässt sich Feiern und Veranstaltungen von Firmen bezahlen - und nennt die Sponsoren nicht. Der Bundesrechnungshof hat nun diese Praxis einem Pressebericht zufolge kritisiert, vor allem weil es sich um Unternehmen handelt, die Millionenaufträge von der Regierung erhalten.
Spiegel Online (17.1.2007)

Gates Foundation may shift billions into ethical stocks after attack on investments inquiry reveals funds held in firms blamed for illness.
Decision could influence policies of other charities.
Guardian via Common Dreams (12.1.2007)

Money clashes with mission.
The Gates Foundation invests heavily in sub-prime lenders and other businesses that undercut its good works.
Los Angeles Times via Common Dreams (8.1.2007)

When charity shouldn’t begin at home.
At a time in our nation’s history when the number of needy continue to rise, when government doesn’t have the money to do what’s necessary, and when America’s very rich are richer than ever, we should revise the tax code and limit the charitable deduction to real charities.
Common Dreams (20.12.2006)

Generous Hong Kong ahead in charity handouts.
Reuters (15.12.2006)

Sector outpaces economy.
Nonprofits' revenues totaled $1.36 trillion in 2004.
Philathropy Journal (5.12.2006)

America's 200 largest charities.
Forbes.com (22.11.2006)

Atlantic Philanthropies to spend entire endowment by 2020.
The decision by The Atlantic Philanthropies to spend its $4 billion endowment by 2020 will encourage other organizations interested in following a similar path.
Philanthropy Journal (9.11.2006)

Tax incentives for Charities require careful thought.
Scoop (19.10.2006)

International nonprofits struggling.
U.S.-based groups growing but many in the red.
Philanthropy Journal (3.10.2006)

Fundraising: Charities warned not to rely on voluntary income.
UK voluntary organisations should follow the example of their counterparts in the developing world by raising income through business and trading activities rather than relying on fundraising, according to a leading international activist.
ThirdSector (27.9.2006)

NGOs to perish without assigned tax.
Many NGOs in Slovakia fear they will end up penniless if the government cancels a rule allowing firms to assign 2 percent of their income tax to NGOs.
The Slovak Specatator (14.9.2006)

Änderung für unrechtmäßige Spenden.
Die große Koalition und die FDP wollen das Parteiengesetz ändern, um Strafzahlungen bei unrechtmäßigen Spenden oder fehlerhaften Rechenschaftsberichten zu entgehen.
Focus Online (10.9.2006)

Fundraising Standards Board delays its launch.
The Fundraising Standards Board has delayed its public launch until next year because not enough charities have signed up. So far, fewer than 100 organisations have joined. Of the UK's 10 biggest charities, the National Trust, the NSPCC, the RSPCA, the Salvation Army and the RNLI have committed to the scheme. Macmillan Cancer Support and Save the Children have both said they are about to join.
ThirdSector (6.9.2006)

Die Geldsammler.
Immer mehr gemeinnützige Organisationen müssen ohne staatliche Förderung auskommen. Gute Fundraiser sind gefragt.
Der Tagesspiegel (23.7.2006)

„Kein politisches System löst Probleme“.
Erste-Bank-Generaldirektor Andreas Treichl über das Unvermögen der Politik und die zunehmende Bedeutung von großzügigen Milliardären.
Profil (29/2006)

Vital Signs 2006 - 2007.
This report tracks and analyzes 44 trends that are shaping our future, and includes graphs and charts to provide a visual comparison over time.
(Übersicht der Trends - der Bericht selbst ist nicht gratis.)
Worldwatch Institute (Juli 2006)

21st century - the age of charity.
The 19th century was the age of capitalism, the 20th the age of socialism. The 21st is to be the age of charity, or so we are given to hope.
The Hindu (29.6.2006)

Philanthropy's new 'Golden Age' more like silver.
What the Gates Foundation and other private groups can do is ruthlessly seek out and invest in the most efficient ways to deliver help or carry out research - and provide examples and best practices for the clumsier public sector giants trailing in their wake. By focusing on fundamental but solvable problems, particularly in basic health outside the advanced world, they can also help set an agenda for other, less wealthy private donors.
The Australian (29.6.2006)

A lesson in charity from a billionaire (5 Letters).
New York Times (29.6.2006)

Charities call for access to full assets left to them in legacies.
The charity sector receives 30% of its voluntary income from legacies. However, if an executor fails to find details of all the assets of an estate such as old bank accounts and shares, charities will miss out. This is particularly important when charities are promised a proportion of the value of an estate.
UK Fundraising (8.6.2006)

China starts new poverty reduction progam with int'l NGO.
Peoples Daily Online (1.6.2006)

China considers tax breaks on charitable donations.
China Economic Net (31.5.2006)

Der Deutsche Fundraising Verband fordert: Keine Mehrwertsteuererhöhung gegenüber gemeinnützigen Organisationen.
Presseportal (17.5.2006)

Fundraising-Experte sieht große Chancen für kleine Organisationen.
epd Hessen (17.5.2006)

Spenden-Absetzbarkeit bleibt Wahlkampfzuckerl.
Grasser schließt Beschluss vor Wahl neuerlich aus - Begünstigte Spenden auch für Tierschutz- und Umweltorganisationen.
Der Standard (25.4.2006)

Women break through glass ceiling in non-profit management.
HispanicBusiness.com (18.4.2006)

Bürokratie behindert laut Stiftungen bürgerschaftliches Engagement.
Die Zeit (9.4.2006)

Jahrestagung des Deutschen Fundraising-Verbandes in Magdeburg.
Erkenntnis der Berufssammler: TV-taugliche Katastrophen wie der Tsunami führen zu Spendenrekorden.
Volksstimme (30.3.2006)

NGOs Or WGOs?
It is not that some of them are not doing good work in Pakistan, but the overall effect of this has been to atomize the tiny layer of left and liberal intellectuals, struggling to keep the money coming; with petty rivalries assuming exaggerated proportions...
Outlook India (28.3.2006)

Fundraising wird auch für kleine Vereine und Organisationen immer wichtiger.
SocialBC (Pressemitteilung) (27.3.2006)

Leadership deficit: Nonprofits could need up to 80,000 new leaders per year.
Over the next decade the nonprofit sector will need to recruit about 640,000 new senior staffers to meet its growth needs.
Philanthropy Journal (22.3.2006)

Getting the right people on board at nonprofits.
Business Monthly (März 2006)

Barriers to policy engagement: Part 1
Tight budgets, lack of flexible funding deter many nonprofits.
Philanthropy Journal (27.2.2006)

Nonprofits and policy, Part 2.
Foundations can influence policy without hurting status.
Philanthropy Journal (6.2.2006)

Nonprofits and policy, Part 1.
Policy and advocacy should be part of nonprofit toolkit.
Philanthropy Journal (30.1.2006)

Einigung auf steuerliche Absetzbarkeit von Spenden.
Gesetzesentwurf soll bis spätestens Mai vorgelegt werden - Beschluss erst mit nächster Steuerreform - überwiegend zufriedene Reaktionen.
Der Standard (30.1.2006)

Gefördertes Spenden.
Der Standard (30.1.2006)

Generation gap, Part 4.
Generational matrix' seen as tool for strengthening nonprofits.
Philanthropy Journal (26.1.2006)

UK's Northern Rock profits mean charity windfall.
Reuters (25.1.2006)

Generation gap, Part 3.
Greater generational diversity seen as key to expanding talent pool.
Bridging the generation gap is critical for nonprofits, says Lynne Lancaster, a partner in BridgeWorks, a research and consulting firm that focuses on generational issues.
Philanthropy Journal (19.1.2006)

Top 15 charities sign up to ImpACT coalition.
Over 50 top charities, including the top 15 by voluntary income, have joined the ImpACT (Improving Accountability, Clarity and Transparency) Coalition, committing themselves to increasing public understanding of charities' work.
UK Fundraising (3.1.2006)

Russland: Putins Angst vor einer Zeitenwende.
Das Parlament in Moskau verabschiedete das umstrittene NGO-Gesetz.
Die Presse (24.12.2005)

China upset by U.S. charity's soiled donations.
Reuters (15.12.2005)

Spenden bald von Steuer absetzbar.
Wiener Zeitung (3.12.2005)

Pensions crisis hits charities.
Telegraph (30.11.2005)

China highlights charity's role in narrowing rich-poor gap. Economic Net (24.11.2005)

Drucker's Contributions to Nonprofit Management.
Business Week (18.11.2005)

Charities: In good company.
They are often run like businesses, and offer a range of professional roles.
Independent (17.11.2005)

Nonprofit governance seen strong.
As the federal government looks at increasing regulation of the nonprofit sector, a new study says most charities already have boards that perform oversight functions for their organizations.
Philanthropy Journal (2.11.2005)

The Non-Profit & The Autonomous Grassroots.
Once upon a time, being labeled an affiliate of the state was a nasty indictment in radical movements. Today some of the movement’s best and brightest openly and proudly claim membership in organizations whose link to the state—either through direct public funding or mere tax-reporting—are unambiguous and well-documented.
leftturn (14.10.2005)

Nonprofits face leadership shortage.
Shrinking workforce poses challenges.
Philanthropy Journal (6.10.2005)

The Charity People launches 10 Step Guide to starting a career in the not-for-profit sector.
The guide outlines the key points to bear in mind when considering a change in career or when starting out in a first role.
Online Recruitment (29.9.2005)

NGO Fair Announced in Banja Luka.
Oneworld (8.9.2005)

NGOs urges support from govt, public.
The number of NGOs in China has increased from 6,000 in 1978 to 142,000 in 2003. The amount of donations handled by NGOs' each year accounts for 0,05 percent of China's GDP. About 60 percent of local NGOs work on an annual budget of less than 20,000 yuan (about 1,340 US dollars) each, and merely five percent of them are cooperating with international organizations.
China Economic Net (7.9.2005)

Nonprofits concerned about donors, accountability
New survey of nonprofits identifies top challenges.
While the nonprofit industry as a whole confronts concerns about accountability, getting and keeping new donors remains the biggest challenge facing individual nonprofits.
Philanthropy Journal (7.9.2005)

Krones-Taurer: Europaweiter Haftbefehl.
Die Suche nach der Ex-Chefin von World Vision Österreich wurde ausgeweitet.
Die Presse (26.8.2005)

New generation faces challenges in taking over nonprofits.
Nonprofits and funders must understand the differing motives, styles and requirements of the incoming generation of leaders if the transition of power from boomers to younger leaders is to be a smooth one, a new study says.
Philanthropy Journal (16.8.2005)

Non-Profit-Sektor wächst – Fundraiser gesucht.
Die Non-Profit-Branche ist einer der größten Arbeitgeber Deutschlands. Allein Diakonie und Caritas sowie die großen staatlichen Einrichtungen wie Hochschulen, Museen und Theater beschäftigen bundesweit Millionen Menschen. Daneben gibt es rund 18.000 gemeinnützige Stiftungen und über 500.000 Vereine – die Hälfte davon wirbt aktiv um Spenden. Und viele suchen geeignetes Personal für die existenzsichernde Aufgabe der Mittelbeschaffung.
Pressrelations (20.7.2005)

Social enterprise: Myths blur realities of earned-income strategies for nonprofits.
Perhaps the most popular trend in social entrepreneurship, and the one most attractive to nonprofits seeking alternatives to shrinking government funding and fickle philanthropic fundraising, is the adoption of social enterprise, or earned-income strategies in support of a charitable mission.
Philanthropy Journal (24.5.2005)

Government turns up NGO volume.
With unprecedented support from high-level government officials, entrepreneurs and experts, the All China Environment Federation was officially inaugurated last Friday, this year's Earth Day.
CHINAdaily (26.4.2005)

NGOs doing micro-finance activities can raise ECBs up to $5 mn.
Mumbai: Non-government organisations (NGOs) doing micro-finance activities have been allowed to raise external commercial borrowings (ECB) up to $5m in a financial year, an RBI release stated on Monday.
Economictimes (26.4.2005)

Canadian nonprofits
Sector is big business, dwarfing country’s retail industry, study says.
Nonprofits are big business in Canada, with a combined workforce that eclipses the agriculture and retail sectors, employing almost as many people as the entire manufacturing sector.
Philanthropy Journal (7.4.2005)

Anger at failure to pass charities bill.
Guardian Unlimited (6.4.2005)

China, the new kid on the charity block.
Private donations poured in, pop stars eagerly took to the stage for fund-raising concerts and newspapers praised the generosity of ordinary people. Giving became more than just helping survivors; it turned into a crusade, a point of national pride. Nothing unusual after a disaster like the Asian tsunami - except this is China, which has never before witnessed such a reaction to an overseas calamity. .
International Herald Tribune (16.3.2005)

Charitable bodies may come under tax net.
If the Central Board of Direct Taxes has its way, charitable organisations may no longer be able to enjoy their tax-free status.There are proposals to tax donations to some institutions and doing away with tax exemption on profits of institutions if the money is not unutilised in the year of earning the profit.
Business Standard India (24.2.2005)

Council leaders welcome charity role change.
The charities regulator decided that there is no law that prevents charities from providing the entirety of a statutory public service - a decision that paved the way for two leisure trusts providing statutory services to the public in Trafford and Wigan to legally become charities. Prior to the decision, charities were only able to supplement public services that a local authority was required by statute to provide, or carry out the entirety of discretionary services.
Guardian Unlimited (22.2.2005)

Linz: Spendenkeilern Riegel vorgeschoben.
Linz vergibt als erste Stadt Bewilligungen für Spendensammler. Bei Missachtung drohen saftige Strafen.
Die Presse (31.8.2005)

Haft: Polizei fasst Ex-Chefin von World Vision.
Die flüchtige Ex-Geschäftsführerin Krones-Taurer wurde am Dienstag verhaftet.
Die Presse (31.8.2005)

Grüner Antrag auf Absetzbarkeit von Spenden in Österreich. 
Der Standard (27.1.2005)

Charitable giving becoming a trend of times.
The simple act of charity has become a new impetus to push forward social development in China, social science experts said yesterday in Beijing at the Second China Philanthropy Forum.
China Daily (22.12.2004)

Charities bill gets a warm welcome.
The publication yesterday of the charities bill, which will deprive public schools of their charitable status unless they can show they are a "public benefit", and sets out controls for street fundraisers, was welcomed by the voluntary sector as "the best Christmas present we could have hoped for".
Guardian Unlimited (22.12.2004)

The Not-for-profit Principle.
What makes social entrepreneurs different from, say, Richard Branson or Anita Roddick? Some demographic differences have been noted in the 2003 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, which found that women and people from ethnic minorities are more likely to become social rather than commerical entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurs also tend to be well-educated and financially better-off. However, when it comes to the practical aspects, there aren’t so many differences.
Charity Times (gefunden am 21.12.2004)

Das kann man abschreiben.
Steuerliche Absetzbarkeit von Spenden in Österreich.
Der Standard (17.12.2004)

US: Most charities sell donor lists.
Charity Navigator said a survey it conducted of nearly 3,300 charities found that only 18 percent have a donor privacy policy in place, 7 percent reserved the right to sell or swap donor names, and 75 percent did not respond to the survey.
Boston Globe (2.12.2004)

Controls on fundraising toughened up in wake of scandals.
Stricter controls on charities and tougher rules on fundraising were yesterday unveiled by the Scottish Executive as part of proposed reform of laws.
The Scotsman (16.11.2004)

Defining Charity Upward.
Why do wealthy people give to well-endowed universities serving successful kids, instead of to nonprofits that help the truly needy?
Forbes (15.11.2004)

25 million dollar lawsuit that threatened Princess Diana charity resolved.
The embattled Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and US-based souvenir maker Franklin Mint resolved the 25-million-dollar malicious-prosecution trial just as a jury was set to be selected.
Franklin Mint launched the suit in 2002 after the fund sued the souvenir company four years earlier alleging Franklin Mint had illegally produced and sold Diana dolls, plates and jewellery without permission.
AFP via Yahoo(10.11.2004)

Threat to nonprofits seen.
In its paper, OMB Watch in Washington D.C. says the federal government has unfairly targeted nonprofits that oppose Bush administration policies or that back causes unpopular with Bush and his allies.
Philanthropy Journal (27.10.2004)

Zimbabwe: Church, Zanu PF On Collision Course Over NGO Bill.
The Catholic magazine, Mukai/Vukani, published by the Jesuits in Zimbabwe feels that the church and the ruling Zanu PF of President Robert Mugabe is on a collision course over the Non-Governmental Organisation Bill which has already been tabled before Parliament and might be enacted soon.
AllAfrica.com (27.10.2004)

Social enterprise.
As more nonprofits undertake commercial activities to support their social mission, they face big challenges in acquiring the financial and management skills to be effective entrepreneurs, a leading advocate of "social enterprise" says.
Philanthropy Journal (13.10.2004)

China Charity Federation to elect 'ambassadors'.
Peoples Daily Online (12.10.2004)

MPs seek end to school and hospital charities.
Private schools say they can show they benefit the public Private schools and hospitals in England and Wales should lose their charitable status, a powerful committee of MPs and peers has said.
BBC (30.9.2004)

Draft charities bill report: main points.
Guardian Unlimited (30.9.2004)

Zimbabwe: Women march against the NGO bill.
The proposed bill, which replaces the Private Voluntary Organisations Act, requires all NGOs to register with a government-appointed regulatory council, similar to the controversial Media and Information Commission, and disclose details of their programmes and funding.
IRIN (22.9.2004)

Charities are preferred alternative to welfare state, says survey.
Over 70 per cent of the British public would rather give their money to charities working with the under-privileged or to the poor than to central or local government to spend on programmes to tackle poverty, claims a new opinion poll for the Centre of Social Justice (CSJ).
Charity Times (21.9.2004)

NGOs assess relationship with EU institutions.
NGO representatives from across the EU have assessed the efforts made by the EU institutions to hear their views when making policy.
EurActiv.com (15.9.2004)

Nonprofit Dos and Don't's.
Utne Reader Online (2.9.2004)

Estate Tax Repeal Would Hurt Charitable Giving, New Government Reports Say.
In addition to a $1 trillion drain on the federal budget over the next two decades, estate tax repeal would cause charities to lose between $12 billion and $24 billion in giving per year.
United for Fair Economy (2.8.2004)

Karriere-Chance: Non-Profit-Organisationen.
Non-Profit-Unternehmen stehen für soziale Arbeit und schlechte Bezahlung bei viel Freiraum. Ausgliederungen vom Staat rufen bei Mitarbeitern große Ängste vor der Marktwirtschaft hervor. Dabei gibt es durchaus Karriere-Optionen.
Die Presse (26.6.2004)

Charity is a big business that can exercise clout.
Social progress depends on market-driven social enterprise.
Philanthropy Journal (9.6.2004)

Global Nonprofit Information.
About (4.6.2004)

Government unveils charities bill.
Charities will have to prove they offer a "public benefit" under a fundamental shake-up of the 400-year-old charity law in England and Wales.
Guardian Unlimited (27.5.2004)

Charities urged to play greater political role.
Guardian Unlimited (29.4.2004)

IRS Reminds Nonprofits to Avoid Politics.
Guardian Unlimited (28.4.2004)

Japanese audiences stunned into silence by charity advert.
WSPA (8.4.2004)

Piper Trust Awards $9.1 Million to Fourteen Arizona Organizations.
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded grants of $9.1 million to fourteen nonprofit organizations in the Paradise Valley area of the state.
PND News (2.4.2004)

Funding crisis puts charities on the edge. 
Canada's voluntary sector is trapped in a funding crisis that has left many charities teetering on the brink while watching control over what they do slip from their boards of directors into the hands of bureaucrats and corporate sponsors who hold the purse strings. 
Ottawa Citizen (29.2.2004)

Charities face steep cuts in council grants.
Guardian Unlimited (25.2.2004)

Losses to Charities Far Exceed a Forecast in Group's Collapse.
New York Times (19.2.2004)

Charities in bloom.
Guardian Unlimited (19.2.2004)

Diving for charity pearls.
The 2004 Voluntary Sector Almanac, a mine of detailed data on the state of the sector, is launched today at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations' annual conference.
Guardian Unlimited (18.2.2004)

Government is main funder of charities.
Guardian Unlimited (17.2.2004)

U.S. freezes Saudi charity assets.
CNN (23.1.2004)

Nonprofit advisory group in crisis
Management Center helped local agencies.
San Francisco Chronicle (22.1.2004)

China has too few NGOs helping vulnerable groups: survey
Xinhuanet (8.1.2004)

Charity, where art thou?
China Daily (8.1.2004)

Spendenaufruf für Freie Software.
Spendenaufruf für Freie Software. Die Free Software Foundation Europa (FSFE) ruft zu Spenden für die Sicherung und Ausweitung ihrer Arbeit auf.
Heise (2.1.2004)

Das Vertrauen ist erschüttert.
Aber so groß die Hilfsbereitschaft war, so gering war das Vertrauen in den islamischen Staat. Viele Initiativen zogen es vor, die Spenden und Hilfsgüter direkt an die Betroffenen zu verteilen, anstatt sie einer Behörde zu übergeben.
TAZ (2.1.2004)

The non-profits' prophet.
San Jose Mercury News (25.12.2003)

Terror rules pose risks.
While terrorist organizations masquerading as charities must be shut down, legitimate, well-meaning charities engaged in international philanthropy need to be aware of federal anti-terrorism rules that could cost them their tax-exempt status.
Philanthropy Journal (23.12.2003)

Move to restore spirit of charity.
BBC (11.12.2003)

Charitable tax schemes unplugged.
National Post (9.12.2003)

How British charity was silenced on Iraq.
High-profile British charity was ordered to end criticism of military action in Iraq, investigation discovers.
Guardian Unlimited (28.11.2003)

Charity bill headlines anger fundraisers.
Fundraisers have hit back at media coverage that dubbed proposed new laws as a crackdown on 'charity muggers'.
Guardian Unlimited (27.11.2003)

Menschen spenden Zeit.
Menschen möchten sich um andere kümmern, wissen aber nicht, wie und wo. Vereine und Organisationen suchen Menschen, die sie in ihrer Arbeit entlasten: Die Freiwilligen Agentur Kellu führt beide Seiten zusammen.
Cellesche Zeitung (27.11.2003)

Charity faces change.
Today's sluggish economy and tax-cutting climate give nonprofits and funders powerful incentives to change.
Philanthropy Journal (21.11.2003)

Merit top-ups boost charity pay.
Charity staff salaries have increased by an average of 6.1% in the past year as merit payments almost doubled the value of across-the-board pay rises, a survey has shown.
Guardian Unlimited (20.11.2003)

Collaboration among charities is hard work and underfunded.
Philanthropy Journal (19.11.2003)

'Weak councils resist charity links'.
Guardian Unlimited (12.11.2003)

Philanthropy becomes more popular in China.
Xinhuanet (11.11.2003)

China to improve laws to encourage philanthropy.
China Daily (10.11.2003)

Teaming up is hard to do.
Cleaning up social ills takes charities that can clean up their own shops and then link up with one another to improve and root out waste in programs that serve communities.
Philanthropy Journal (5.11.2003)

Gemeinsam gegen die sieben Plagen Afrikas.
26 deutsche Hilfsorganisationen - darunter auch Plan Deutschland - haben sich jetzt zur Spendenkampagne "Gemeinsam für Afrika" zusammengeschlossen.
Ostsee Zeitung (3.11.2003)

China mulls introducing nonprofit mechanism into public institutions.
China View (23.10.2003)

USA gibt Verteilung der Hilfsgelder ab.
Vor der Irak-Geberkonferenz in Madrid kündigen die USA an, die Kontrolle über die Hilfsgelder an die Weltbank und die Uno abzugeben. Dieses Zugeständnis war nötig, nachdem bekannt wurde, dass rund ein Drittel der Wiederaufbauspenden in Form von Aufträgen bei US-Firmen gelandet waren.
Der Spiegel (21.10.2003)

Charity reform 'long overdue'.
BBC (19.10.2003)

US cracks down on Pak-based charity.
Jang Group (16.10.2003)

Lottery's largest charity fund formed.
Guardian Unlimited (9.10.2003)

Online sign-ups offered.
SeniorNet develops web-based registration system for nonprofits.
Philanthropy Journal (9.10.2003)

UK: Major Changes for Charities.
Mondaq (8.10.2003)

Tis' the Season for Giving.
About.com Nonprofit Organizations (8.10.2003)

Guardian honours small charities.
Guardian Unlimited (4.10.2003)

Guardian awards honour outstanding charities.
Society: Five small charities have scooped prizes at the Guardian Charity Awards for outstanding contributions to social welfare.
Guardian Unlimited (3.10.2003)

Crackdown on charity accounting.
Guardian Unlimited (2.10.2003)

Government's cutbacks may end philanthropist Feeney's generosity.
 Irish Times (2.10.2003)

Crackdown on charities which fail to file.
Guardian Unlimited (2.10.2003)

Charities' role critical.
Bush economic policies hurt the poor.
Philanthropy Journal (29.9.2003)

Non-profit execs won 4.3 percent raises.
Boston Globe (29.9.2003)

The Nonprofit Motive.
Fortune (24.9.2003)

Britain rejects Bush's charges against charity.
Electronic Telegraph (25.9.2003)

Non-profits start making painful cuts.
USA Today (16.9.2003)

They do charities but pay no income tax.
Deccan Herald (13.9.2003)

Politics, altruism differ.
Online pitches should appeal to motivation to give.
Philanthropy Journal (10.9.2003)

Indian Finance Minister Is Upset Over Abuse Of Spirit By Charity Trusts.
The Financial Express (9.9.2003)

Nonprofits outpace conventional firms in job growth.
Miami Herald (8.9.2003)

Charities hurting - report.
Australia's well of compassion for charities may be drying up, a new report warns.
The West Australian (24.7.2003)

Show Me the Money.
Fraudulent and Questionable Charities Obtain Money From Unsuspecting Donors.
ABCNEWS.com (18.7.2003)

Charities urge speedy shakeup.
Guardian Unlimited (16.7.2003)

A Miser's Guide to Technology for Nonprofits.
On the Internet.
About.com Nonprofit Organizations

Idealismus ist gefragt.
Der Bote (10.7.2003)

With Bush in Africa, UNICEF spotlights the sobering situation of children.
UNICEF (8.7.2003)

Why fundraising for charity can be a real pain.
Edinburgh Evening News (8.7.2003)

Bush boosts charity by trashing it.
Philanthropy Journal (2.7.2003)

Schweizer Minenhilfsorganisation am Pranger.
News (1.7.2003)

NGO-Diskussion, die vom konservativen Thinktank American Enterprise Institute ausging:

U.S. Conservatives Take Aim at NGOs.
On the global political front, international NGOs, which led the fight for the global ban on anti-personnel mines, the Kyoto Protocol to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, and the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), are pursuing a "liberal internationalist" vision that is very much at odds with that of the Bush administration...
Common Dreams/OneWorld.net (12.6.2003)

We're Not from the Government, but We're Here to Help You. Nongovernmental Organizations: The Growing Power of an Unelected Few.
Konferenz des American Enterprise Institute (11.6.2003)

Jarol B. Manheim: Biz-War: Origins, Structure and Strategy of Foundation-NGO Network Warfare on Corporations in the United States.
Konferenz-Paper American Enterprise Institute (11.6.2003)

Jon Entine: Capitalism's Trojan Horse: How the "Social Investment" Movement Undermines Stakeholder Relations and Emboldens the Anti-Free Market Activities of NGOs.
Konferenz-Paper American Enterprise Institute (11.6.2003)

The 21st Century NGO, Executive Summary.
In the Market for Change.
This report is SustainAbility's seventh survey of the NGO landscape, but it is the first to be supported by a wide consortium of NGOs as well as public and private sector partners.
Sustainability.com (6/2003)

The War Against NGOs.
TomPaine.com (20.6.2003)

Crackdown on charity fundraising.
Guardian Unlimited (11.6.2003)

Federal Agency Cracking Down on Fake Fundraising Groups.
Federal authorities are trying to root out illegal charities in Florida and 33 other states.
WCJB (11.6.2003)

The high price of charity.
Before an organisation can be considered for lottery funding, it must plough through a mountain of forms and produce costly technical reports.
BBC (9.6.2003)

Die Großen zahlen für die Kleinen.
Monte Carlo - Im Dauerstreit um Geld und Macht in der Formel 1 hat Max Mosley einen Hilfsfonds zur Rettung finanzschwacher Teams vorgeschlagen.
Stuttgarter Nachrichten (2.6.2003)

Charities urged to ditch amateurism.
Guardian Unlimited (22.5.2003)

Private Action, Public Benefit.
Britische Studie über rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zur Entwicklung des Dritten Sektors.
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Police-related charity, fund-raiser sued by AG.
Boston Globe (21.5.2003)

Work Free For A Year For Charity.
Brown plea to young Scots.
Glasgow Sunday Mail.

UK: Boost for charity reform campaign.
Guardian Unlimited (14.5.2003)

GuideStar targets U.K.
Thanks to a grant from the British Treasury, GuideStar is spawning a U.K. version of its online database of financial and programmatic information about charities.
Philanthropy Journal (13.5.2003)

Nonprofit gains $27.5m from Wall St. scandals pact.
Boston Globe (11.5.2003)

What Makes a Hero?
Time salutes those people who remind us what it means to make a difference.
Time Magazine vom 28.4.2003

Michigan charity accused of looting millions.
New Jersey Online (24.4.2003)

Charity must overcome vanity.
No matter what the funder's motivation, doing good well is what matters.
Philanthropy Journal (22.4.2003)

Nonprofits a global force.
Sector involves 40 million people worldwide, spends $1.3 trillion a year.
Philanthropy Journal (16.4.2003)

Charity can change.
Doing a good job requires fresh thinking, plain speaking.
Philanthropy Journal (9.4.2003)

Exclusive: Online Charity Scams Thrive in Wartime.
Arab News (8.4.2003)

Hilfsprojekte des "Mr. Zehnprozent": Spenden-Ziel erreicht.
Main-Rheiner (7.4.2003)

Charities need to take risks.
Change depends on working together and thinking ahead.
Philanthropy Journal (1.4.2003)

Should begging be outlawed?
Talk. A white paper to be made public next week is to outlaw begging, according to newspaper reports. Have your say on Britain's liveliest talkboards.
Guardian Unlimited (9.3.2003)

Charity needs a champion.
Leaders must step up and push for change.
Philanthropy Journal (4.3.2003)

The compassion con.
The world has entered a new humanitarian era. Everything is shaped not by the needs of the most vulnerable, but by US military and political imperatives, says Nick Cater.
Guardian Unlimited (28.2.2003)

Love Parade ohne Sponsor. Berliner Techno-Spektakel vor dem endgültigen Aus.
Der Spiegel (14.2.2003)

Charities find profit begins at home.
With donations increasingly tough to come by, more and more charities are setting up moneymaking sideline businesses.
The Seattle Times (1.2.2003)

Dirk Kurbjuweit: Die Waffe Geld.
Über das Scheitern einer ökologischen, feministischen Bankerin.
Der Spiegel 4/2003 (20.1.2003)

Todd Cohen: Know-how emerges as asset. Nonprofits, foundations focus on using and sharing knowledge.
Phylanthropy Journal (30.12.2002)

Patrick Butler: Charities more trusted than business or government.
Guardian Unlimited (9.12.2002)

Reshma Memon Yaqub: The Worth 100. Our second annual list of America's top charities identifies the nonprofit groups that have made the biggest impact with your donation bucks.
Worth (12/2002)

The 50 largest US charities. pdf.
Christian Science Monitor (25.11.2002)

William P. Barrett: Charity Begins With The Boss.
Forbes (21.11.2002)