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As signs continue to indicate that the crisis in the nation's financial markets will last for at least 22 months, stock-market volatility and the credit crunch are hitting foundations and charities in myriad ways. Initially, the market's plunge primarily affected investment returns at the nation's biggest nonprofit endowments. Now the troubled economy is stymieing fund raising, hurting nonprofit groups that need to pay back loans for construction costs, and in some cases, imperiling organizations' ability to pay their employees.
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Read more... [Economic Crisis Affects Charities and Philanthropic Giving]
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A More Personal Approach to Philanthropy and Fund Raising
Typically, fund raising efforts by not-for-profit groups, such as the American Heart Association, are often focused on encouraging large masses of people to contribute relatively small amounts through campaigns such as Heart Walks and workplace giving.
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Read more... [American Heart Association Salons]
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The Foundation Center, stating that the United States is experiencing a new “golden age of philanthropy,” reported an increase of 11.7% in giving by the nation’s 71,000 foundations, to $40.7 billion in 2006.
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Read more... [Golden Age of Philanthropy]
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The holiday season means many things to many people: family, friends, parties, gifts, and charity. Everywhere you go you can see the Salvation Army volunteers and their bells fill the air with a sound that is unique to this time of year.
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Read more... [Charitable Giving Starts Close to Home]
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