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AFP eWire January 6, 2005	U.S., Canada to Extend Tax Deduction for Tsunami Relief Both the American and Canadian federal governments are working on plans to allow taxpayers to claim a tax deduction (for the United States) or credit (for Canada) in tax year 2004 for contributions made for tsunami relief efforts in January 2005.
AFP eWire June 27, 2005	Donors Increasingly Going Online Before Giving A vast majority of U.S. donors are going online to study causes they care about before making a giving decision, according to a new study.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Don't Fall for Charity Scams Don't get taken for a ride when you're trying to give someone a lift. Watch out for these charity scams.
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Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 H. Art Taylor	Building a More Accountable Sector There is a leadership role for grantmakers to play in helping nonprofits demonstrate their accountability.
AFP eWire November 3, 2008	Website Features User Feedback on U.S. Charities A new website called GreatNonprofits allows donors to post reviews and ratings of charities. Charities, in turn, are able to customize their page and ask for donations.
AFP eWire October 25, 2011	New Web Portals Turn Birthdays, Anniversaries or Holidays into Fundraising Events In the era of social networking, there are many new online tools that supporters can use to spread the word about your organization and creatively turn well wishes and gifts into donations for worthy charitable causes.
InternetNews December 29, 2004 Jim Wagner	Tech Industry's Tsunami Relief Efforts Pick Up Amazon collects more than $1.6 million in donations as big companies and bloggers do what they can to help in the wake of southern Asia's devastating tsunami.
PC World December 2005 Anne Kandra	Consumer Watch: Charity Starts at Your Home PC Tips on using online resources to safely and securely make the most of your charitable donations.
AFP eWire January 4, 2005	Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams.
AFP eWire February 6, 2006	New Report Shows Fundraisers Hopeful About Giving in U.S. In the second half of 2005, fundraisers became slightly more hopeful than they had been six months previously about the climate for philanthropy in the United States, according to a December survey.
AFP eWire June 29, 2010	Wise Giving? Most Donors Spend Little Time Researching Charities Only about one third of donors surveyed recently said that they did any research before donating to a charity, and those that did looked at overhead ratios above all else.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004	Get Innovative in Giving You have more options than just cutting a check every December. Here are a few suggestions offering some new ways to go about giving to charity and some tips on how to donate effectively.
AskMen.com Samuel Hui	Fine Living: Smart Philanthropy To help develop a sound and effective donation strategy, here are a few prudent financial management tips to guide you along the way.
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.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006	Be a Smart Charitable Donor Make the most of your hard-earned dollars -- even when giving them away.
InsideFlyer January 2013	KULA and JetBlue JetBlue has partnered with KULA Causes, Inc. to launch its True Giving program that allows members to donate points to any of the 2.5 million charitable organizations in the True Giving database.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Kessler & Moss	'Tis the Season for Tax Deductions After Hurricane Katrina, Congress hurriedly passed the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, which offers some short-term charitable giving incentives that benefit anyone giving to any public charity -- hurricane-related or not.
AFP eWire May 18, 2010	Understanding High Net Worth Donors A new study of high net worth individuals in the U.S. and the U.K. found that those that gave the most did so out of a sense of responsibility or duty.
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 October 12, 2010	Weighing the Online Donation Option While a large majority of donations are still made by check (79 percent), those who do donate by bankcard are very satisfied, and are loyal donors, according to new research.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2011 Chase V. Magnuson	A Guide to Giving How can Certified Commercial Investment Members assist the charitable community?
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.
InternetNews August 31, 2005 Jim Wagner	Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Cut Your Taxes With Good Deeds Know the tax rules for how to cash in when you give away your stuff.
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.
AFP eWire July 20, 2010	Selling Cars and Selling Your Cause Many nonprofits today are still asking for donations as if they were selling a Model T, even as donors have grown far more discerning in the face of a barrage of appeals.
AFP eWire November 29, 2010	Charities Seeing Slight Recovery in Giving, But Not Enough to Keep Up With Demand or Budget Cuts The small rebound hasn't been enough to help many nonprofits that are grappling with staff and service cuts even as demand for their services has increased.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Give Widely, Give Wisely Some new rules to keep in mind while donating your money and goods.
AFP eWire December 8, 2014 Paul Nazareth	Three Free Tools to Help You Increase Donations This Holiday Season Here are three simple and free tools from the team at CanadaHelps that will help your charity amplify its voice, attract new donors, and raise more this Holiday season.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Charity's Good News and Bad News Why are some charities worried, after getting more money? Many nonprofits with flat or decreasing donations are facing more demand for their services.
AFP eWire July 14, 2008	AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds.
AFP eWire January 28, 2015	Technology: Fundraisers and Donors Not Yet on the Same Page Give Central, a web-based donation platform, reports on the disconnect between the increasing ability and eagerness of nonprofits to take advantage of rapidly evolving technology -- and the reluctance of donors to take advantage of the same
AFP eWire November 20, 2006	Accountability, Impact Build Trust in Nonprofits for Wealthy Donors Providing evidence of what their contributions have accomplished and abiding by high levels of accountability are the two critical ways that nonprofits can build trust, especially for wealthy donors, according to a new survey.
AFP eWire August 28, 2006	New Study Examines How Donors Give Online During Disasters A new study examines how donors give online to help support disaster relief efforts and provides guidance for charities seeking to raise funds online.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Rayna Aylward	Readying the Response A corporate grantmaker describes her organization's effort to be better prepared to marshal resources when the next disaster strikes.
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 December 11, 2015	Submit Your Comments NOW to the IRS on New Regulations Requiring Disclosure of Social Security Numbers The Internal Revenue Service is proposing regulations that would create a new donor disclosure form for donations over $250 that would require charities to collect their donors' social security numbers.
AFP eWire January 8, 2006	U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million.
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Douglas MacMillan	Philanthropy: Causes, the Socially Conscious Network Sean Parker and Joe Green use Facebook to encourage giving on their for-profit startup.
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.
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.
DailyCandy January 3, 2005	Disaster Relief You want to help the victims of Asia's massive tsunami? (Of course you do.) The best thing you can do is make a donation to humanitarian organizations that already have relief programs in Southeast Asia. Here are a few.
AFP eWire December 12, 2005	Nearly One in Five U.S. Internet Users Have Contributed Online More than 26 million Americans have now made a charitable gift online, according to the most recent survey.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Do Charitable Fundraising Right Finding donors is essential for the success of your charity. Once you've done the hard work of finding them, make sure you treat them well by giving them everything they need to obtain the tax benefits they deserve.
AFP eWire June 2, 2008	Car Donations Declined Sharply Following 2005 IRS Changes A change in tax law in 2005 has left its mark on the amount of money raised through car donations, according to a recent report issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
AFP eWire April 24, 2006	Survey Shows Hurricane Relief Had Little Impact on U.S. Giving Most Americans who gave money to help victims of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes also contributed to all of their normal charities as well, according to a survey.
CRM April 2012 Leonard Klie	Nonprofits Find Money on the Web Charity no longer beings at home; today, it begins with a homepage.
PC Magazine November 2, 2005 Cade Metz	Online Donations To the Rescue How GetActive and the Humane Society raised millions over the Web for Katrina relief in just weeks.
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