Philanthropy

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AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Foundation Giving Rises in 2004 A new study reports that giving by the United State's grantmaking foundations rose 7 percent to an estimated $32.4 billion in 2004, reversing the declines of the previous two years.
AFP eWire	Branding: Are Your Fundraising Strategies Damaging Your Hopes for Long-Term Success? Are we doomed to constantly reframe our relevance to the world every few years? Or is there a way to shape events for ourselves -- even when the headlines don't favor our cause, and even though we may have comparatively limited resources?
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	AFP President and CEO Named One of Sector's Most Influential People The NonProfit Times has named Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), one of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector.
ifeminists August 3, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Is The Boy Scouts of America Public or Private? The Boy Scouts should cease to accept tax-funding and cut all official ties to government agencies. The Boy Scouts should live up to its self-declared status as a private organization. This would also be living up to the Boy Scouts' principles: it is the honest and honorable thing to do.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	How They Stay Rich The wealthiest Americans are giving considerably less to charity than they did during the go-go years of the Internet boom.
AFP eWire August 1, 2005	Find Updated News, Commentary on AFP Blogs! Want to find out what media outlets across North America and the world are saying about fundraising and philanthropy? Try one of these blogs.
AFP eWire August 1, 2005	Operating Style Key Factor in Foundation Expenses A new study of the expense and compensation patterns of the 10,000 largest grantmaking foundations in the U.S. suggests not only that there are vast differences among these entities, but also operating style may be the most critical factor in determining and explaining such expenditures.
Energize August 2005 Susan J. Ellis	Still Tilting at Windmills While there have been huge and exciting developments in volunteerism in the past 30 years, many of the challenges are still looming windmills to fight. Also, the most stimulating activities right now are occurring far outside the United States, while here it is harder to find innovators or leaders.
AFP eWire July 25, 2005	Why People Give (And Do Not Give) to Charity A new study provides insight into why people give and do not give to charity and what organizations can do to convince them to support their programs.
AFP eWire July 25, 2005	Canada Revenue Agency Provides 2004 "Annual Report" The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the agency most responsible for oversight of the charitable sector, has released facts and figures about its activities in 2004.
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