Philanthropy

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AFP eWire January 24, 2005	Fundraising Competition Increases as U.S. Charities Number 800,000 The IRS reports that there are now nearly 800,000 charitable organizations in the U.S., double the number that existed in 1990. Most of that growth has come from small organizations with revenue of $25,000 or less.
Entrepreneur February 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson	Wheel Charity If you want to help a cause and help your tax return at the same time, you'll have to do a little extra homework starting this year. Fair market value is out, while the actual sale price is in for setting car-donation write-offs.
Entrepreneur February 2005 Sara Wilson	Snapshot 02/05 Profile of Daniel Lubetzky, 36, founder of PeaceWorks LLC in New York City. The company has become the driving force behind its nationwide food brands that bring Arabs, Egyptians, Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians and Turks together.
AFP eWire January 21, 2005	U.S. Philanthropy Ranks Seventh in Study of International Nonprofit Sectors The United States ranks only seventh in the world in its level of private philanthropy as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.
DailyCandy January 20, 2005	Holy Cow Help fight world hunger by giving a gift from Heifer International, a nonprofit organization that provides livestock and agricultural training to impoverished families in 47 countries around the world.
AFP eWire January 13, 2005	North American Tsunami Relief Contributions Exceed $550 Million; Arkansas Extends Deduction Deadline Charities across North America have received more than $550 million in contributions to support relief efforts related to the Southeast Asia tsunami which hit several countries on Dec. 26, 2004.
AFP eWire January 10, 2005	New California Regulatory Act Now in Effect -- Fact Sheet Available A comprehensive regulatory bill affecting charities, fundraisers and fundraising counsel who work in California (including organizations and individuals based outside of the state) came into effect at the beginning of 2005.
AFP eWire January 10, 2005	Instant Messaging: The Next Online Donation Tool? Even though you're probably not maximizing the potential of email with donors, are you recognizing that IM and mobile text messaging is rapidly catching up to email in usage?
The Motley Fool January 10, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Billions of Small Catastrophes When large-scale disasters occur, we tend to whip out our wallets quickly, but when lots of small-scale disasters are occurring, it's easy to forget about them. Try giving regularly. This is another kind of investing -- one that can pay off handsomely.
InternetNews January 7, 2005 Tim Gray	Tsunami Donations Skyrocket Online The tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people and pulverized the coastlines of nearly a dozen nations has also brought out unprecedented use of the Internet.
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