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Reprieve - uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners
Subject: Human Rights | Social and human services
Deadline: 16th October 2009
Reprieve Fellows Program. Each year, Reprieve conducts an annual open competition for a limited number of Fellowships based in the United States. The Fellowships are awarded to outstanding individuals from around the world with a proven commitment to capital defence work. Candidates must submit applications to Reprieve for projects or positions devised by the fellowship candidate and the proposed host organization.
Read more | Reprieve homepage

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SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund - A Shared Passion. A Common Purpose
Subject: Environment
Deadline: 1st December 2009
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund works with hundreds of organizations, both big and small, around the world. They support conservation projects in four key areas - species research, animal rescue and rehabilitation, habitat protection and conservation education. They accept applications from non-profits in and outside the United States, governmental entitities, accredited univerisites and research centers and AZA- or AMMPA-accredited institutions.
Read more | SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund homepage

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National Geographic - All Roads Seed Grant Program
Subject: Media & Arts
Deadline: Quarterly
The All Roads Seed Grant Program funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers year-round and from all reaches of the globe. The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of each March, June, September, and December. Award notifications are made approximately six weeks after each of these dates.
Read more | National Geographic homepage

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The Waitt Family Foundation - Groundbreaking discovery, exploration, and ingenuity that drive lasting and widespread benefits to communities
Subject: Environment | Technological Dev. & Science
Deadline: November 1st 2009
The mission of the Waitt Family Foundation is to support organizations doing pioneering work with the potential for large-scale impact. Two programs are of interest: Ocean Exploration, Conservation & Rejuvenation - supports projects that make a positive and sustainable impact on our declining oceans. The ideal project will help raise awareness through a variety of channels including scientific research, education, media and government policy; Scietific Research & Exploration - supports projects that can unleash the potential of science and catalyze breakthroughs for the benefit of mankind
Read more | Waitt Family Foundation homepage

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UK Hardship Fund - Community Development Foundation
Subject: Education | Health | Human Rights | NGO Capacity Building | Social & Human Services
Deadline: None
The U.K. Hardship Fund is a £16.7 milliion grant programme. It supports third sector organizations in England that are delivering front-line services to the most vulvnerable and disadvantaged people in society. Grants fall between £50,000 and £250,000 and are availabel to organizations with an annual income of at least £200,000 that are in financial hardship as a result fo the recession which is impacting on their ability to deliver services in the following areas: health & social care; housing support; education & training; and information, advice & guidance.
Read more | Community Development Foundation homepage

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Subject: Environment
Deadline: November 2nd 2009
The U.S. Fish and wildlife service operate a number of international programs including the Neotropical Migratory Birds Grant Program. The program is open to international organizations and supports projects that protect and manage the neotropical migratory bird populations; maintain, manage, protect, and restore neotropical migratory bird habitat; law enforcement projects; and community outreach and education programs.
Read more | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service homepage

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation - supports scholarly projects that promote the appreciation, interpretation & preservation
Subject: Education | Media & Arts
Deadline: 15th October 2009
Through its Grant Program the Kress Foundation supports scholarly projects that promote the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of European Art from antiquity to the early 19th Century. Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c)(3) status based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
Read more | Samuel H. Kress homepage

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Project Aware Foundation - dedicated to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action
Subject: Environment
Deadline: 15th December 2009
The Project AWARE Foundation is dedicated to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. The Foundation has offices in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland & Japan. The Foundation provides grants to a variety of non-profit organizations, institutions and individuals involved in activities directly related to the conservation of the underwater environment - both marine and freshwater. The Foundation's focus areas are: coral reef conservation; Shark protection; sustainable fisheries; Ecotourism (as related to underwater environments); Aquatic education with a special interest in children; and direct activities to conserve underwater resources such as shoreline and underwater cleanups, mooring buoy installations and maintenance.
Read more | Project Aware homepage

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Grant Activity

Identifies funders who make cross border grants and gives examples of actual funding.

Gates Commits $255 Million to Help Eradicate Polio
The fight to eradicate polio has been given a significant monetary boost through new funds pledged by the Bill Gates' charitable foundation, Rotary International and the British and German governments.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded US$255 million to Rotary International, which will match it with US$100 million to be raised over the next three years. At the same time the British and German governments awarded £100 million (US$137 million) and €100 million (US$129 million) respectively to bring the total committed by the four parties to US$630 million.
The grant follows a US$100 million pledge made a year ago by Gates' foundation to Rotary International, which the organization also committed to matching with the same amount of money.
Since stepping down from day-to-day control of Microsoft, Bill Gates has devoted more of his time to the foundation that is named for him and his wife. Several main areas are targeted by the foundation's grants, including global health care, of which polio is a part. The health care work also includes HIV/AIDS, malaria, pneumonia and maternal and child health care.

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Samsung Support Breast Cancer Awareness in Europe
Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Samsung Electronics Europe have announced grants totaling $250,000 to support the breast cancer awareness projects of seven charities working in Europe.
Grants of up to $75,000 were awarded through the Samsung Breast Cancer Initiative. Created in November 2008 as part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Promise Fund, the initiative provides support for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations working to promote breast health awareness through education and outreach programs. Funded projects include community profile research in Germany, development of a dedicated breast cancer Web portal in Italy, creation of an outpatient support center in Poland, the hiring of an outreach manager in Portugal, and implementation of a youth breast cancer awareness campaign in Greece.
“Samsung and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Support European Charity Programs Through $250,000 Grant Scheme.” Susan G. Komen for the Cure Press Release

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Omidyar Network Commits Up to $2 Million to Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the Web-based encyclopedia Wikipedia, has announced a commitment of up to $2 million over two years from the Omidyar Network to support Wikimedia's key goals.The funding will help Wikimedia work toward its goal of providing free educational content to every person on the planet, engage and empower more people to author that content, and increase the quality and breadth of the information provided through Wikimedia's projects. In addition to financial support, the Omidyar Network will provide internal resources and encourage its partners to help Wikimedia with its strategic planning process, communications work, and recruiting.
“Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation.” Omidyar Network Press Release

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Gates Foundation Pledges $35 Million for Banking Innovation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is best known for its work combating malaria, AIDS and other diseases. But the world’s richest charitable foundation has been quietly expanding into other problems of the developing world and this week announced an effort to bring banking, including savings accounts, to the poor, The Associated Press said.
It may be hard to understand how savings is even an issue for the people who live on less than $2 a day, said Bob Christen, who directs the Gates Foundation’s financial services initiative. However, access to a safe place to store money is a top priority of poor people around the world, he said.
This week, the foundation announced a $35 million grant to help facilitate agent banking services already being developed in Africa, Asia and South and Central America. Mr. Christen told The Associated Press that the Gates grant will provide assistance to many organizations through the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, whose efforts are historic in the world of banking, and will help people climb out of poverty, save for their children’s education, build their businesses and plan. [Read more]
The New York Times / Associated Press

Hewlett Foundation Announces $154 Million in Grants
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $154 million to 287 organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the globe.
Awarded between March and early September, the grants were distributed across the foundation's six primary areas of interest – global development, education, performing arts, population, the environment, and philanthropy – and included a total of $44.3 million awarded to forty-one organizations through the foundation's population program. The largest grant in that category, $11.9 million, will support the efforts of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy in Washington, D.C., to work with a broad range of partners, from Latina youth to the entertainment media.
Education grants totaling $31.1 million were awarded to fifty-six organizations, including $3.5 million to help school districts and educational institutions nationwide plan for the effective use of federal economic stimulus money, while environment grants totaling almost $19.2 million were awarded to fifty-seven organizations, including $6.3 million to the San Francisco-based Energy Foundation to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China. In the area of global development, the foundation awarded $27.8 million to thirty-seven organizations, including $2.1 million to the Aga Khan Foundation USA to launch model programs for teaching primary school reading and math in Uganda and Kenya.
Other grants included $2 million to the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz to help the artist housing and performance center reach its fundraising goals and complete construction of its eight-acre campus; $1 million to the Center for Effective Philanthropy to support its work of surveying foundation grantees; and $300,000 to Root Cause in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for its Social Impact Research project.
For a complete list of grants announced by the foundation, visit the Hewlett Foundation Web site.
“Hewlett Foundation Awards Over $154 Million in New Grants Through Six Grantmaking Programs.” William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Press Release

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Gates-Funded Project to Demonstrate Link Between Reliable Transport, Improved Health Care in Africa
UK-based Riders for Health, an operator of healthcare delivery transport systems in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a five-year, $11.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support a partnership with Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.Organizations working in Africa often lack the funding and expertise to operate vehicles properly in difficult conditions, leaving resources wasted and people wanting for health care. To provide reliable motorized mobility for African healthcare workers, Riders has developed an innovative technical system for operating motorcycles and four-wheeled vehicles so they rarely break down. The system incorporates regularly scheduled preventive and long-range mechanical maintenance as well as comprehensive safe driving and riding training.
With funding from the Gates Foundation, Riders' teams in the United Kingdom and Africa will work with the business school's Global Supply Chain Management Forum to measure and demonstrate the link between reliable transport and improved healthcare coverage, particularly in rural communities. Riders hopes to prove that its work results in at least a 45 percent increase in health workers' productivity, a 30 percent increase in coverage of key healthcare interventions, and at least an 80 percent improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of vehicle fleet management.
“Is Transport the Key to Reducing Deaths in Africa?.” Riders for Health Press Release

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Recession Not Leading to Wave of Mergers
As the economic crisis began to squeeze foundations and nonprofits last fall, predictions of a wave of mergers spread through the nonprofit sector. But in the months since, no such wave has emerged, at least not on the scale predicted, Crain's Chicago Business reports.
According to surveys of nonprofit leaders conducted in November 2008 and May 2009 by the Boston-based Bridgespan Group, roughly 20 percent of respondents were considering a strategic merger or alliance as the recession deepened. But a March 2009 survey by the Nonprofit Finance Fund found that only 5 percent of the nearly one thousand organizations it surveyed had merged or intended to merge with another organization.
The reasons given are varied. If the logistics of a merger are daunting to some, so, too, are the costs. A merger can cost upward of $250,000, depending on the size of the organizations involved. And while funders often express interest in having grantees streamline their operations, there isn't enough foundation money available to help all the organizations that want to merge, said Jean Butzen, president of Mission Plus Strategy, a Chicago-area consulting firm that advises clients on mergers and alliances.
“The Merger Wave That Never Broke.” Crain's Chicago Business

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Coke goes paperless for grant applications
The Coca-Cola Co. has adopted an online application system for nonprofit organizations that want grants, donations or sponsorships from the beverage giant.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said the paperless system, developed by Cybergrants, will end the need to process the more than 10,000 paper applications it gets every year. The online application system creates a single entry-point for nonprofit organizations around the world to apply for support from Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), its global foundation or seven regional foundations.
“The Coca-Cola Company is committed to giving back a portion of what we earn each year to make a unique and sustainable difference in communities worldwide,” said Ingrid Saunders, chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation, in a statement. “In 2008, The company disbursed more than $82 million in charitable contributions. The online application will simplify the request process, speed the response time back to our community partners, and assist community organizations in identifying our priority areas.”
Organizations seeking support for community sponsorships, in-kind donations, fundraising dinners and or cash contributions can click here to complete an online application.

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Madoff Liquidator May 'Claw Back' Money From Nonprofits
Irving Picard, the trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's investment business, might sue nonprofits that received more money from Madoff than they had invested with the imprisoned con man to force them to return the difference, Bloomberg.com reports.
To date, Picard has only pursued groups that he claims should have known about the fraud. In May, for example, he sued longtime Madoff investor Jeffry Picower and his foundation for allegedly taking a fake profit of $6.7 billion over a twenty-year period.
According to William Josephson, a lawyer at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, & Jacobson who previously ran the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, state law does not differentiate between nonprofits and other institutions. So even if investors weren't aware of Madoffs $65 billion Ponzi scheme, Picard must file "claw back" suits against them and pursue the return of funds paid out in the six years before Madoffs arrest. "Picard has an obligation to the bankruptcy estate to collect all the assets he can find and, in theory, he has to treat everyone the same way," said Josephson.
One possible target is Hadassah, which invested $40 million with Madoff and received $130 million in profits. Picard, however, has been cagey in discussing which nonprofits might be sued. "We will look at charities on a case-by-case basis," he said, "before determining what action may be appropriate."
“Madoff Liquidator May 'Claw Back' Charities' Fake Profits.” Bloomberg.com

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UN-Backed Partnership Promises Education for Millions More Children
A United Nations-backed campaign to bring education to millions of children in Africa is expanding to reach millions more after exceeding its initial target by raising more than $50 million.
The Schools for Africa partnership, set up in 2004 by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Hamburg Society to raise money to help over 4 million children in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, signed a memorandum of understanding on the expansion in New York today.
The partnership aims to provide a more safe, protective and accessible learning environment for children and it reached its goal of raising $50 million, one year in advance. The programme has amassed $71 million to date.
Fundraising for phase II of the scheme will be launched between 2010 and 2013, and will also support Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. By then the partnership will cover 11 countries - encompassing not just Eastern and Southern Africa, but also the West and Central African regions.
The Schools for Africa partnership attributes its fundraising success to the efforts of 26 national committees around the world.

GuideStar - Connecting People with Nonproft information
Encourages nonprofits to share information about their organizations openly and completely. Any nonprofit in the database can update its report with information about its mission, programs, leaders, goals, accomplishments, and needs–for free. [View] (US) [View] (UK)

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Foundation Search
FoundationSearch is a leading source of US fundraising information for non-profits and charities. This online resource includes more than 120,000 foundations, representing billions of dollars in annual granting, and includes tools to locate grants by type, value, year, recipient, donor and historical giving trends, and much more. [View]

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Charity Commission Database
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales. Their aim is to provide the best possible regulation of these charities in order to increase charities’ efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence and trust in them. [View]

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OSCR: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
OSCR is the independent registrar and regulator for Scotland's 23,500 charities. They are a Non-Ministerial Department and form part of the Scottish Administration. [View]

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Directory of Social Change Trustfunding Database
Trustfunding details all trusts included within Directory of Social Change (DSC) and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) publications and is updated regularly throughout the year.
It includes information on over 4,200 UK grant-making trusts with a total of over £3.1 billion a year. [View]

Gates Foundation Announces 2009 Access to Learning Award Winner
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that the Fundacion Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM Foundation) in Medellín, Colombia, has received this year's $1 million Access to Learning Award Now in its tenth year, the award is presented by the foundation's Global Libraries initiative to libraries and similar organizations outside the United States that provide free access to computers and the Internet. Microsoft, which partners with the Gates Foundation to help public libraries connect people to the Internet, will provide the EPM Foundation's network of libraries with software and technology training curricula.
The EPM Foundation is being honored for helping to provide people in the Medellín metropolitan area with the skills and tools they need to improve their communities and their lives. The organization's library network provides residents of Medellin – most of whom do not have a computer at home – with access to information and technology through nearly three dozen libraries. Organized into five "library parks" in some of Medellin's most marginalized communities, the libraries have become cultural centers providing broad, community-based access to information and educational resources, including training programs on how to use a computer, how to access information online, and English for the Internet.
“Colombian Organization Receives International Award for Advancing Learning and Economic Opportunities Through Access to Information and Technology.” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release

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Hilton Humanitarian Prize to Be Presented at Global Philanthropy Forum Conference
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Global Philanthropy Forum have announced that the $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the largest humanitarian prize in the world, will be presented at the annual GPF conference starting in April 2010.
Established in 1996, the annual prize honors a charitable or nongovernmental organization that has made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world. Steven M. Hilton, president and CEO of the Hilton Foundation, will join GPF's advisory council, while a Hilton representative will serve on the GPF conference steering group.
All nominations for the 2009 Hilton Prize will be reconsidered for 2010, while new nominations will be considered for 2011. Recent Hilton Prize recipients include Seattle-based PATH (2009), Bangladesh-based BRAC (2008); Tostan in Senegal (2007); and Women for Women International, in Washington, D.C. (2006).
“Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Global Philanthropy Forum Announce Strategic Alliance.” Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Press Release

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The Tech Awards
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement in applying technology to humanity's most pressing problems by recognizing the best of those who are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing our planet. People all over the world are profoundly improving the human condition in the areas of education, equality, environment, health, and economic development through the use of technology. It is the goal of The Tech Awards to showcase their compelling stories and reward their brilliant accomplishments.
Deadline for entry: 31st March 2010
www.techawards.org

Education That Pays For Itself 2009 – 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Education
Tired of constantly battling to raise enough funds to keep your education program running another year? Then this is one conference you shouldn’t miss!
Education That Pays For Itself 2009 will take place in Ecuador from the 8th – 10th December and bring together almost 100 participants including some of the world’s leading experts on Financially Sustainable Education. Everybody talks about the importance of education for fighting poverty, but very few have concrete ideas on how to pay for it, and how to make it meet the needs of the poorest. Financially Sustainable Education addresses these problems directly. This year's theme of “Income Generation for Education” recognizes the double role of school businesses, not only as sources of program funding, but even more importantly in providing a real-life learning environment for skills and entrepreneurship education.
Participants will be able to share their work, establish new partnerships, get solutions to their toughest problems at our consultancy clinic sessions, and have a little fun - we promise they won’t forget the experience!
For more details on the conference and an exciting video of last year’s event, visit the conference website www.teachamantofish.org.uk/conference

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Raising Funds From the Rich
Keynote Speaker: Sir Richard Branson
Central Hall Westminster, London, England, UK
Wednesday 14th October 2009
Scottish Conference 2009 Opens for Bookings
The annual conference for charity chief executives, directors, trustees and fundraisers on how to engage the wealthy as major donors [More]

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2009 International Forum on Remittances
Event Dates: 22-23rd October, 2009 | Location: Tunis, Tunisia (Venue To Be Announced)
Cost: Free
Who Is Invited to Attend: Everyone
Background on Organizer: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an agency of the United Nations founded in 1977 to combat hunger by supporting agricultural development. IFAD has previously organized the 2007 and 2005 International Fora on Remittances. Based in Rome, Italy, IFAD’s Strategic Framework for IFAD 2007-2010: Enabling the Rural Poor to Overcome Poverty is available here and a list of projects by country, here. [More]

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American Foundation Research Workshop
Wednesday 14th October 2009 | InTuition House, 210 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JX, UK
Cost: £148.50 (Early Bird discount of 15%) (inc. all course materials, refreshments, and a buffet Lunch)
Test the multi-million dollar funding opportunities of US Grantmaking Foundations with this one-day workshop which includes 3-hours of hands-on research at a dedicated workstation using the most up-to-date and comprehensive US foundation database available.
By the end of the workshop you will:
Understand why American Foundations are important to your fundraising effort;
Understand the basics of the technical aspects of fundraising from American Foundations;
Understand the use of a research database and the research process;
Have a list of potential funders from which further research will identify those to whom an application can be made;
Understand the application writing process and what makes a winning application [Book a place today]

Virgin Money Giving opens to charities
Fundraising website claims it will undercut rival Justgiving. Virgin Money Giving, the new not-for-profit online donation service that it says will undercut Justgiving, has opened to charities.
Virgin Money, the finance arm of the Virgin Group and sponsor of the London Marathon from 2010, says its service will reduce the cost of raising money online by up to 60 per cent.
The site allows charities to publish their own pages and send out email alerts with links to them.
Fundraisers are not yet able to start using the site, but Virgin Money said it would announce the start of that service shortly.
A spokesman for Virgin Money said the service would raise more money for charities than other online giving sites because it would look only to cover its costs. He said it would charge a £100 set-up fee for charities and a 2 per cent transaction fee on donations, but would not charge for administering Gift Aid.
Justgiving typically charges 90p to process a £10 donation that is eligible for Gift Aid.
The Virgin Money spokesman said it would also allow charities to view data about their fundraisers and donors through customisable reports.
Virgin founder Richard Branson said: "As a not-for-profit business, charities can be confident that Virgin Money Giving's fees are as low as we can possibly make them so they receive the maximum amount possible from every donation. For every £100m raised, more than £5m extra will find its way to the intended causes."

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New website aims to raise millions for charity
See the Difference site will show films of charity projects and encourage people to give
A new website set up to raise £250m for charities by establishing a video library about their work will go live later this year.
The site, See the Difference, will feature a collection of short films through which charities will be able to explain to the public how their projects are run.
Registered charities will be able to upload their videos to the site and users will be able to search the films by charity, subject, location or even how it will make them feel before viewing them and deciding whether to make a donation to the charity. Charity registration is free.
Users will be able to make donations on the site in a service run by Virgin Money Giving, the newly established fundraising site. The website is expected to be up and running later this year and to be formally launched in 2010. A See the Difference spokeswoman said the organisation expected to meet its £250m target within five years.

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YouTube of philanthropy will allow everyone to be a philanthropist
A new e-philanthropy initiative aims to be the ‘YouTube of philanthropy’ by allowing users to find out about charitable projects around the world in detail and donate to them online. Users can also submit video clips of basic needs projects from around the world by creating an account on the website, which aims to create a global philanthropic community online.
Launched in August, World Flix currently features video clips of projects in Uganda, Haiti and Tibet that require micro grants of up to $5,000 (£3,100) to address food, water, shelter, sanitation or healthcare basic needs. More projects are expected soon.
Through World Flix, donors can give to the project of their choice and, once the entire fund is collected, see their contribution at work through further video clips. Donors to the Bwindi Hospital project in Uganda will see the purchase, delivery and use of the mosquito nets they help purchase.
World Flix offers this level of feedback to donors without the means to give huge sums. Additionally it will give 100% of donated money to each project directly, covering its costs through events, grants and World Flix merchandise sales.

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Case Foundation Launches Initiative to Help Nonprofits Leverage Social Media
The Washington, D.C.-based Case Foundation has announced the launch of a month-long initiative, Gear Up for Giving, designed to help nonprofits leverage social media to raise money and awareness.
Although research has shown that nonprofits are adopting social media tools at a faster rate than most Fortune 500 companies, many nonprofits still struggle to harness those tools in a way that increases awareness, donations, and engagement. To address the problem, Gear Up for Giving will offer training, expert advice, and resources designed to help nonprofits and individuals navigate the world of social media.
The initiative precedes the launch of the next America's Giving Challenge, which the foundation debuted in 2007 as a way to galvanize nonprofit engagement with social media tools.
“It's Time to "Gear Up for Giving” Case Foundation Press Release

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British Museums Band Together on Internet Sales Site
A Web site started in July seeks to boost revenue for British museums and cultural organizations by aggregating and offering their gift-shop merchandise for sale, reports The Wall Street Journal.
CultureLabel.com offers goods from some 70 organizations, including the Tate Modern, the British Museum, and other prominent institutions. Peter Tullin, co-founder of the site, said the number of visitors has exceeded expectations and the next step for its operators is to add international sellers.

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Corporate Giving Strategies Shifting as Economy Weakens, Report Finds
Although many corporate charitable giving departments are facing reduced budgets and fewer staff on the payroll, corporations remain committed to supporting their communities, a new report from the LBG Research Institute finds.
Based on a survey of more than a hundred major U.S. corporations and corporate foundations, the report, Making the Most of What We Have: Corporate Giving in the New Economy, found that more than 84 percent of corporations are encouraging their employees to increase their volunteering to offset a decline in cash giving, 15 percent are increasing in-kind donations such as meeting space and office equipment, and 12 percent are stepping up their product donations. In addition, almost half the corporations surveyed said they are emphasizing partnerships with nonprofits over straight cash donations, a third said they are actively seeking new nonprofit partners to better match their strategic goals, and half are paying more attention to outcome measurement and nonprofit accountability. [Read more]
Source: “Corporate Giving Is Moving Into a New Age, According to Survey Released by LBG Research Institute.” LBG Research Institute Press Release

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Substantial donor legislation to be reformed soon
HM Revenue & Customs is expected to propose changes to laws governing donations from major funders in the Autumn.
The proposals were developed with a series of focus groups that included charities, accountants, lawyers and major donors themselves, and examined how the legislation could be made more effective.
Substantial donor legislation penalises charities if they make payments to anyone who has made a donation of £25,000 to the organisation in a single calendar year.
It has been criticised by sector experts, who say many charities are unwittingly caught by it, and that many could be disproportionately penalised for making legitimate transactions.
"We've held several meetings in quick succession," said Nick Brooks, head of not-for-profit at accountancy firm Kingston Smith and one of the focus group members.
"It's been very productive as far as we're concerned, although there are still several hoops that have to be jumped through before anything can be changed."
Brooks said he thought charities need not worry about the legislation as long as they had no intent to carry out fraudulent activity.
"The legislation is there to stop wrongdoing, and if wrongdoing exists it can still be punished," he said. "But I think transactions in good faith should be safe."

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No Brits on Forbes list of billion dollar donors
No Brits have made US magazine Forbes’ first list of billion dollar donors. The list of 14 features only those philanthropists who have already donated the money or have ‘banked’ it in a charitable foundation – not pledges.
Only four of the list were from outside the US - three German donors and one from Hong Kong.
Bill Gates topped the list, with his $28 bn (£17.1 bn) donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. George Soros is number two with $7.2 bn (£4.4 bn) in donations. Warren Buffett, who pledged $31 bn (£18.9 bn) to the Gates Foundation in 2006 is number four on the list, reflecting the $6.7 bn (£4.1 bn) he has actually given so far.

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Wealthy Donors Keep On Giving
The great recession doesn't put too much of a dent into philanthropic plans, finds a new survey from Barclays Wealth. Despite managing through the worst economic conditions the U.S. has seen since the Great Depression, high-net-worth individuals are still committed to charitable giving. In fact, in many cases, they are now more generous than in years past, according to results of a survey of 500 high-net-worth and ultra-high -net-worth individuals in the U.S. and U.K. conducted by Barclays Wealth and Ledbury Research. Click here to view the complete survey results.
Barclays found that 75% of high-net-worth individuals (with average investable assets of $5.4 million) do not plan to donate less money in the current economic environment. Although about 23% of the high-net-worth individuals surveyed reduced donations, only about 10% planned a large cutback. (Charitable giving is actually one of the last expenses--just before education costs--that investors are willing to scrap in tough times. Luxury goods are the first to get eliminated, followed by personal staff and dining out.) [Read more]

August '09 -In July's edition of Grants & Resources we focused on the late Michael Jackson and his charitable work, which some say paved the way for the current surge in celebrity philanthropy, plus how organizations are connecting to a new generation of donors by launching new websites.
View the edition here

Community Development Foundation - Hardship Fund opens for applications
Subject: Education | Health | Social & Human Services
Deadline: Rolling
The £16.7m Hardship Fund for charities, announced in the Budget in April, has opened for applications.The fund offers grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 for third sector organisations in England that work with vulnerable and disadvantaged people but are in financial difficulty.
To apply, organisations must have annual turnovers of at least £200,000 and deliver services in health and social care, housing support, education and training, or information, advice and guidance.
Read more | Community Development Foundation homepage

Google grants biased, report says
Google's grants program favors nonprofits run by whites and Asians, in effect is raising ad prices for African-American and Hispanic nonprofits, a new report says.
Over the past three years, Google has given away $300 million worth of free advertising on its site, says the report from TechMission, an association of Black and Latino-led nonprofits addressing the digital divide. That $300 million in advertising grants is used by recipient nonprofits to bid on specific search terms related to their organizations and missions. This practice has "flooded the market" for nonprofit ads with virtual dollars, the report says, forcing nonprofits that do not receive grants to pay more for search terms. TechMission estimates 95 percent of Google Grants recipients are nonprofits led by whites or Asians, and only five percent are led by African-Americans or Hispanics. This disparity means minority-led groups pay a "tax" because they pay "increased advertising fees to provide a subsidy to white-led nonprofits."
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Source: Philanthropy Journal

90 Foundations That Tweet
Philanthropy411 Blog have compiled a list of all the grantmaking foundations that are using Twitter.
The list includes private, community, family, and corporate funders, as well as a few international foundations. It also includes 16 foundation staff who tweet – not necessarily as representatives of their foundations, but their posts often focus on philanthropy and nonprofits. [Read more]
Source: Philanthropy411 Blog

Request for Proposal: Acrus Foundation now accepting letters of enquiry
Subject: Civil Society
Deadline: Rolling
The Arcus Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that supports organizations around the world working in two areas–gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender human rights; and conservation of the world's great apes. The foundation funds requests for general operating support; project support, including community organizing, training, and leadership development; specific programs; public policy advocacy campaigns; public policy research and its dissemination; capital projects; and organizational capacity building.
Link to RFP | Arcus Foundation homepage

Ethiopian Government Suspends 42 NGOs As Hunger Worsens
Ethiopian authorities have suspended the operations of 42 non-governmental organisations allegedly involved in activities that are "out of their mandate" in the Southern region of the country.
The Nation has learnt that two local gender rights organisations are among the suspended NGOs.
The Ethiopian government moved to revoke the licences of the NGOs following accusation of their alleged involvement in reporting human rights abuses in the rural areas. The Ethiopian government publicly accused some NGOs of supplying "inaccurate" information to the United States' State Department, which was published in March 2009.
Meanwhile, United Nations humanitarian office in Ethiopia has warned that the number of people who need food aid in Ethiopia will increase to 6.2 million unless more food aid can be secured.
The recent number of people requiring food aid has been 4.9 million and now the country needs additional 390,000 metric tonnes of emergency food aid for the coming three months.
Ethiopia leads the region by registering an average 10 per cent annual economic growth, has been avowed to end hunger but has achieved less success.
Source: All Africa

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