Articles FLiP onLine media Dot.Org.Jobs BUZZ Books Resource Center Sponsors
Google
Buzz is onPhilanthropy's news and commentary blog, covering the latest stories and updates in the world of philanthropy.

Learn more about onPhilanthropy



Get onLine's feed.

Add to Google Reader or Homepage

Subscribe in Bloglines

Add to My AOL
onPhilanthropy Articles by Topic
Just Published
Fundraising
Marketing
Current Issues
Government Relations
Corporate Giving
Foundations
Technology/Media
Healthcare
Articles by Contributor
View all contributors


onLine Jobs



Pics


  • www.flickr.com

January 06, 2009

News Briefing: Foundation Won't Disclose Bush Library Donors

  • The Chesapeake Bay Foundation leads a group in suing the EPA.  [Washington Post]
  • Bush orders an immediate airlift to deliver vehicles and equipment to Darfur.  [New York Times]
  • The George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation will not disclose its donors.  [Associated Press]
  • Since the Boston Archdiocese closed St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in 2004, parishioners have kept a vigil inside the church so that it cannot be put up for sale.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:34 AM in Africa, Environment, Foundations, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 01, 2008

News Briefing: Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal

  • Bill Clinton agrees to disclose the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of an agreement with Barack Obama that clears Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state.  [New York Times]
  • Companies like Alfred Kärcher are increasingly using equipment and expertise in their corporate philanthropy programs.  [New York Times] 
  • The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is rededicated on Sunday, seven years after a smoky fire blackened its vast interior.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:14 AM in Clinton Global Initiative, Corporate Philanthropy, Private Philanthropy, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 28, 2008

News Briefing: Nonprofit Diabetes Group Is Subject of Investigation

  • Thomas Krens, the director of the Solomon Guggenheim Foundation, resigns after nearly twenty years.  [New York Times]
  • The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is the subject of an investigation after an internal audit uncovers missing money.  [New York Times]
  • The Diocese of Little Rock urges its members not to donate to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation because the group supports Planned Parenthood.  [Associated Press]
  • James and Marilyn Simon discuss their gift to Stony Brook - the largest to a public university in New York.  [New York Times]
  • Oxfam, a leading British charity, releases a report stating that efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan are not succeeding.  [Reuters]

Posted at 09:43 AM in Accountability, Arts, Education, Healthcare, International, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 11, 2008

News Briefing: Leona Helmsley Tops Slate's Largest Gifts List

  • Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org, explains how Google decided what causes to focus its giving on.  [Slate Magazine]
  • Three armed men in ski masks steal $163.2 million worth of artwork from a Zurich museum in one of the largest art robberies in Europe's history.  [Associated Press]
  • Dioceses nationwide continue to consolidate parishes in the face of rising costs, aging priests, and shrinking congregations.  [New York Times]
  • Slate Magazine and the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University complile a list of the largest American charitable contributions; Leona Helmsley and Barron Hilton the list.  [Slate Magazine]

Posted at 10:20 AM in Arts, Foundations, Private Philanthropy, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 06, 2008

News Briefing: Bottom Line for (Red)

  • Some Polytechnic University alumni and trustees challenge N.Y.U.'s plan to merge with the school.  [New York Times]
  • The Red campaign takes the merger of marketing and philanthropy to new levels; detractors criticize lack of transparency.  [New York Times]
  • Mart Green donates $70 million of his family's fortune to rescue Oral Roberts University.  [Associated Press]
  • The Chairman of Target donates millions to establish the Musical Instrument Museum, to open in Phoenix in 2010.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:15 AM in Accountability, Africa, Education, Private Philanthropy, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 18, 2007

News Briefing: Unintended Victims of Gates Foundation Generosity

  • Gates Foundation's efforts to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria in Africa have had mixed influences on key measures of societal health.  [Los Angeles Times]
  • Corporate neighbors respond to the $30 million capital campaign undertaken by St. Bartholomew's Church.  [New York Times]
  • State Bank & Trust in North Dakota gives each employee $1,000 - to donate to people in need. [Associated Press]
  • New graduate programs teach management principles to leaders of churches and religious nonprofit agencies.  [New York Times]
  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation files a trademark lawsuit against Smithfield Foods for the use of its "Deli for the Cure" logo.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 09:40 AM in Accountability, Cause Marketing, Corporate Philanthropy, Education, Gates, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 14, 2007

News Briefing: Gold Krugerrand Lands in Salvation Army Kettle

  • Senator Dianne Feinstein announces an agreement that would give the Smithsonian an additional $15 million if the museum raises $30 million in private funds.  [Washington Post]
  • A one-ounce South African Krugerrand - worth about $800 -  is tossed into a Salvation Army kettle.  [Associated Press]
  • The Slingshot Fund, created last year by Jews in their 20s and 30s, gives grants for activities that it says hasn't received much support from an organized Jewish community.  [Boston Globe]

Posted at 10:08 AM in Arts, Fundraising, Religion | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

December 05, 2007

News Briefing: China's Rich Give Back as Philanthropy Surges

  • Philanthropic donations in China are surging, and should continue to do so, analysts say.  [Reuters]
  • Senator Grassley's inquiry into the finances of six televangelists raises questions.  [Associated Press]
  • The ongoing Center on Philanthropy Panel Study explores factors that influence Americans' giving and what causes those behaviors to change.  [Associated Press]
  • Former Senator Bob Graham and his family donate $1.5 million to the Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 10:17 AM in Accountability, Education, Gifts, International, Religion, Trends | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 27, 2007

News Briefing: Archdiocese of Boston to Shut Two Schools

  • The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards $100 million to Rotary International's efforts to eradicate polio worldwide; Rotary will match the grant.  [Los Angeles Times]
  • The Board of troubled Atlanta charity hospital Grady Memorial votes to dissolve itself.  [New York Times]
  • Sudan sues Zoe's Ark, a French charity that allegedly attempted to fly 103 children from Chad to Europe last month.  [Associated Press]
  • The Archdiocese of Boston is poised to close two parish schools in Dorchester while raising more than $50 million to rebuild the surviving schools and boost teacher salaries.  [Boston Globe]

Posted at 09:22 AM in Gates, Healthcare, International, Religion | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 09, 2007

News Briefing: How a 'Fundraiser' Ate Up Nearly All of a $50,000 Grant

  • Oral Roberts and his son, Richard, are accused of misspending millions.  [Associated Press]
  • Some express discomfort over Senator Grassley's investigation into six evangelical ministries.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 10:08 AM in Accountability, Government, Religion, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Next »

Categories

Recent Comments

Archives

Recent Posts

Our Sponsors
Changing Our World Archimede NYU Convio Grizzard Russ Reid Wiley Books
Articles | DotOrgJobs | FLIP | onLine | Buzz | media | Books | Resource Center
Sponsors | Privacy Policy | Advertising & sponsorships information

onPhilanthropy is a service of Changing Our World, Inc., an Omnicom company | About Us 		© 2008 Changing Our World, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Changing Our World, Inc.
220 E. 42nd St., 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
info@ChangingOurWorld.com