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AFP eWire December 19, 2005	Consumer Thinking in the Holiday Season Two new surveys provide insight into the mindset of consumers towards charitable contributions during the holiday season.
AFP eWire December 8, 2008	Lapsed Donors Say They Don't Feel 'Connected' The top reason high net-worth donors stopped giving to a charity in 2007 was that they didn't feel connected to the particular organization, reports a new study.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Alyce Lomax	A Shadowy Risk for Shareholders Activist investors could push corporations to disclose political campaign donations.
AFP eWire September 8, 2009	Ten Tips for Taxpayers Making Charitable Donations Here are the top ten things the IRS wants every taxpayer to know before deducting charitable donations.
AFP eWire November 14, 2005	Canadian Charitable Donations Reach New High in 2004 Statistics Canada reports that just under 5.8 million Canadian taxfilers claimed more than $6.9 billion in charitable contributions in 2004. Both figures set new records for the amount of money contributed and number of donors.
AFP eWire July 24, 2006	IRS Releases Data on Noncash Charitable Contributions For the first time, the IRS has gathered information about noncash charitable contributions, including type of gifts, donor demographics and which organizations were most likely to receive noncash contributions.
AFP eWire April 30, 2007	Most Giving Doesn't Necessarily Help Those in Need A new study commissioned by Google.org and conducted by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy argues that less than one-third of all charitable giving is directed toward the poor and others in need.
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 May 29, 2006	Contributions to Community Foundations Increase Dramatically Donors contributed $245 million to community foundations in Canada in 2005, an impressive 17% growth from the previous year. It is the second consecutive year that contributions to community foundations have reached an all-time high.
AFP eWire March 3, 2008	Most Canadian Businesses Support Charity An overwhelming percentage of Canadian businesses provide support to charities in some manner, according to a new report by Imagine Canada.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Roy Lewis	Charitable Contributions, Beware! Be aware of the changes ahead regarding charitable contributions. Giving to charity is the right thing to do, and it benefits society as a whole. Don't stop donating just because Congress has ratcheted up the reporting requirements.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009	Concerns About CalPERS A fierce advocate for corporate reform, the nation's largest pension fund takes a softer approach to in-house change.
AFP eWire March 10, 2008	Study Shows Half of Art Donations Overvalued Half of all art donations audited over the last 20 years by the Internal Revenue Service have been appraised at nearly double their actual value.
AFP eWire February 16, 2010	AFP Joins Coalition to Urge Obama Not to Limit Charitable Tax Deduction President Obama has included in the FY2011 budget a proposal to limit the value of itemized deductions for charitable contributions.
Registered Rep. January 18, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Record Generosity at Schwab, Fidelity Giving Accounts Double-digit market returns in 2010 helped boost Americans' charitable spirit, with top donor advised funds reporting new records in charitable contributions.
AFP eWire July 9, 2008	Gifts of Securities Have Significant Effect on Canadian Charities The number and total value of donations of securities increased significantly from 2005 to 2006 after the Canadian government removed the capital gains tax on such contributions, according to new research.
Investment Advisor October 2005 Robert Bingham	The IA Soapbox: Giving with Head as Well as Heart A massive national tragedy will prompt your clients to make financial gifts from the heart. It is the financial advisor's job to help prepare clients to make those decisions from the head with assets set aside for this purpose.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell	Hot Topics Two polls dealing with the questions of future health care benefits and charity contributions are explored.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	Numerous Charities in CFC Owe Millions in Payroll Taxes More than 1,000 charities involved in the Combined Federal Campaign have tax debts reaching nearly $36 million, according to an investigation by the General Accounting Office.
AFP eWire March 3, 2008	Alberta Enacts Tax Credit, Donation Grants Program As part of its Community Spirit Program, the government of Alberta has instituted two new initiatives designed to help increase charitable donations in the province.
AFP eWire June 19, 2006	Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA.
AFP eWire January 15, 2007	Corporate Philanthropy Increases Profits According to a recent article, a new study shows that for every dollar a corporation gives to charity, they can expect profits to rise by $2.00 or $3.00.
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AFP eWire February 25, 2008	Fidelity Gift Funds Attracts, Grants Record Amounts The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the fourth largest public charity and the largest donor-advised fund program in the United States, attracted record contributions and granted the largest amount in its history last year.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Kristen French	Whirlwind Response to Katrina Wirehouses, regionals and independents reacted quickly to the Katrina disaster, offering donations to the Red Cross, matching employee contributions and taking other relief measures.
AFP eWire November 7, 2005	Study Predicts Charitable Giving Strong This Holiday Season Consumers will be more focused on philanthropic giving than holiday entertaining this year, according to a new study predicting giving trends for U.S. consumers.
AFP eWire November 5, 2007	Donors Decrease but Giving Increases in Canada Canadian giving reached an all-time high in 2006, growing by 8.3% to $8.5 billion, even as the number of donors shrunk by 1.4% to 5.8 million, according to new research.
AFP eWire December 11, 2006	2006 Giving on Pace So Far with Previous Years Contribution levels in the U.S. through the first nine of months of 2006 are remarkably similar to levels seen in 2004 and 2005, according to a recent survey.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	Canadian Giving Reaches Record High Charitable giving by individuals in Canada reached $6.5 billion in 2003, the highest level ever reported.
AFP eWire January 13, 2005	North American Tsunami Relief Contributions Exceed $550 Million; Arkansas Extends Deduction Deadline Charities across North America have received more than $550 million in contributions to support relief efforts related to the Southeast Asia tsunami which hit several countries on Dec. 26, 2004.
AFP eWire December 2, 2014	Tax Incentives Worldwide Help Increase Charitable Donations Says New Global Study The proportion of people who make financial contributions to charity is significantly higher in countries offering tax breaks for giving.
AFP eWire December 22, 2009	Positive Signs for Canadian Giving Although a recent report from Statistics Canada reveals charitable giving in Canada dropped from 2007 to 2008, there is still room for optimism.
AFP eWire March 5, 2007	Corporate Contributions Up 14 Percent in 2005 Increases in giving were driven by strong growth in revenue and pre-tax profits. However, contribution levels did not keep pace with this growth, as giving both as a percentage of revenue and as a pre-tax profit fell in 2005.
AFP eWire May 23, 2005	Nonprofit Seeks to Encourage Utility Philanthropy The Utility Customers Charitable Trust is urging utility companies to begin Round Up programs that could ultimately lead to $1 billion a year in charitable giving.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Sarita Venkat	Director Independence & Charitable Contributions Despite SEC rulings, corporate governance and director independence are still somewhat subjective areas. Even a hint of impropriety can be a cause for concern.
Registered Rep. May 4, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Complex Assets Find a Place in HNW Donor Strategies Affluent households with philanthropic inclinations are giving more than just cash these days.
AFP eWire September 2, 2008	Presidential Campaigns Have Little Impact on Direct Mail Fundraising While charities are facing numerous challenges in the current fundraising environment, the presidential election isn't one of them, according to a new research report.
AFP eWire May 22, 2012 Jason Lee	AFP Offers Tax Incentive Recommendations to Finance Committee Andrea McManus recently testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance during its hearing on tax incentives for charitable donations.
Managed Care January 2006 John A. Marcille	Will Tinkering With Premiums Make Beneficiaries Happier? Some companies in the Philadelphia area have begun to link how much an employee contributes to the benefits package to how much an employee takes home.
AFP eWire February 2, 2013	New Study Examines Charitable Giving Trends in Canada In a report recently released by The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, author Abigail Payne examines the landscape for charitable giving in Canada.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Elizabeth Festa	Pension Act Reforms for DB and Hybrid DC Plans For those trying to devise defined benefit and hybrid defined benefit/defined contribution plans that fall under the employer deduction rules of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, there is a thicket of information to wade through and interpret.
AFP eWire October 17, 2005	President Signs Katrina Giving Measures The president has signed into law new charitable giving provisions as part of a Hurricane Katrina tax package designed to encourage giving both to relief organizations and charities overall.
InternetNews February 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Tech Backed Kerry in 2004 After donating a majority of its funds to Bush in 2000, high tech's political donations went with Kerry in the last election.
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AFP eWire December 19, 2005	House Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Without Charitable Giving Incentives or Reforms The House approved H.R. 4297, the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, by a vote of 234 -- 197 without any of the charitable giving incentives found in the Senate approved companion legislation. However, there does appear to be some negotiating room for the future.
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