Philanthropy

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AFP eWire September 18, 2006	Public Confidence in Charities Rebounds Slightly A new survey found that 69% of Americans expressed a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in charities. That figure represents a 5% increase from the July 2005 survey and a 9% increase from the September 2002 survey.
AFP eWire September 18, 2006	New Standards for Community Foundations More than 260 community foundations recently earned the National Standards Seal, which was created by the council and leaders of the community foundation field. Nearly 300 more organizations are in the process of either compiling materials for their record book or are currently under review.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Google Does More Do-Gooding Google does have its heart in the right place, as its new philanthropic arm illustrates.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Sanders & Breed	Leveraging LIHTCs As the need for affordable housing increases across the country, more commercial real estate developers are partnering with nonprofit companies to leverage access to low-income housing tax credits as a source of project financing.
Fast Company September 2006 John Rosenthal	L.A.'s Online Safety Net Non-profit Healthy City's Web site brings mapping technology to Los Angeles' social services.
Fast Company September 2006 Josie Swindler	Mani Sivasubramanian: Spamming for Good An Indian pediatric heart surgeon and philanthropist's online marketing efforts help poor children receive care.
AFP eWire September 11, 2006	Disasters Require Greater Coordination Between National and Local Relief Providers Local nonprofits in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina played huge roles in relief efforts, yet received very little support from the federal government or larger national charities, according to a new report.
AFP eWire September 11, 2006	Philanthropist Offers Tips, Guidelines for Trustees and Fundraisers Lewis B. Cullman, a former business executive who has given away more than $223 million to charity, has written a short booklet providing advice and guidelines for board trustees and fundraisers, especially those involved in major-gifts solicitations.
AFP eWire September 5, 2006	Canadian Government Seeks Comments on Grant Programs The Canadian federal government is asking nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to submit their comments and opinions about how to make the current system of grant and contribution programs less burdensome and more efficient.
AFP eWire September 5, 2006 Robert E. Carter	Quick Tips: Nine Guidelines for Gift Recognition Here are nine tips to help fundraisers ensure their gift recognition policies are effective and maximize the donor cultivation process.
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