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Anonymous Donors Take Care To Hide Their Identity
The gold coins have arrived in much the same manner every year for the past four years: An anonymous donor dropped each one into a Salvation Army kettle somewhere in Fort Myers, Fla.
Each coin was tucked inside a small plastic case with a neatly handwritten note that said simply, "In memory of Mimi."
Charitable Donations Still Important Despite Recession
Post-Gazette
For individuals whose savings and investment portfolios haven't rebounded from last year's market crash and the uncertain economy, giving expert Eileen Heisman has this advice: Don't add any new causes to your list, but stick with the charities you've been loyal to in the past.
Charities Need Help In Many Forms
Waiting for your year-end bonus before you give? Donate now, says Eileen R. Heisman, president and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust. It will save the charity money in the end.
Ailing Economy Hurts Charities
Courier Post
It seems obvious that when the economy is down, giving goes down.
However, nationally, donations have gone down only about 2.2 percent, according to the National Philanthropic Trust, a nonprofit based just outside Philadelphia that manages and advises donor organizations.
Lean Years Require a Shift in How You Give to Charity
Los Angeles Times
If you have less money to donate, narrow your list of nonprofits, volunteer your time or give unused household items.
Philanthropy an American Tradition
Far from being incidental or peripheral to our national life, philanthropy can be viewed as a defining characteristic of what it means to participate in the civic life of the United States. Today, 89 percent of American households make charitable contributions, a far greater percentage of the population than in any other country in the world.
November 16, 2009
Giving It Away is the American Way
FOXBusiness
“Americans are incredibly generous,” says Eileen Heisman, CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust [NPT], the 4th largest donor-advised fund in the United States. Since the founding of this country, she says, Americans have been forming associations and rallying around a variety of causes.
Time to Convert?
The Wall Street Journal
Raymond P. Kurlak established a private foundation in 2000 to fund education and literacy programs, joining a growing wave of philanthropy in the U.S. In the wake of the recent turmoil in financial markets, he became part of another trend: He closed the Raymond Foundation about a year ago and rolled the assets into a donor-advised fund
iShares Launches Philanthropic ETFs
Family Wealth Report
National Philanthropic Trust, the charity and grant maker, and iShares, the exchange traded funds business run by Barclays Global Investors, have released a series of donor advised funds.
NPT Gears Up For Giving Season
Private Asset Management
National Philanthropic Trust is gearing up for the charitable giving season, which runs for the last eight to 10 weeks of the year. The push for the firm, which specializes in donor-advised funds (DAFs) geared towards high-net-worth individuals, foundations and financial firms, comes on the heels of NPT reaching $1 billion in grants under management. The firm hopes to grow the number by year-end.
Want Your Name on a Building? Now it Costs Less.
Have you always dreamed of having your name on a building to honor your philanthropy and general awesomeness, but just didn’t have the cash on hand? You may be in luck: the threshold for building or wing names at colleges, hospitals, and other nonprofits is falling as charitable giving slumps. If you have money, now may be the best time for immortality.
Barclays rolls out ETF-based charitable-giving program
Investment News
Barclays Global Investors has launched the iShares Charitable Giving Program, which offers clients access to donor-advised funds using pools of its exchange-traded funds.
Getting Your Name on Building Gets Cheaper as Non-Profits Compete
Bloomberg
Wealthy individuals for centuries seeking posthumous fame have donated money to construct hospitals, parks and college buildings in return for getting their names on projects. Nonprofits and universities may be more willing now to negotiate over how much donors have to give and how long they have to make the payments in exchange for recognition, according to Melissa Berman, president and chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York.
October 2, 2009
Manager Sees Lots To Worry Over
South Florida Business Journal
San Francisco wealth manager Deb Wetherby sees plenty to be concerned about when it comes to the economy, even as fears of a systeOctober 2, 2009
October 2, 2009
The United-And American-Way
Herald-Tribune
The idea of helping those is need is not an exclusively American phenomenon and it would be extremely myopic to make such a claim. Yet it is true that this nation, to a large degree that others, has a tradition of making charitable donations, of coming to the aid of neighbors in difficult circumstances, of participating in community service especially when the need is clear.
September 29, 2009
Barclays’ Exchange-Traded Funds Grow a Charitable Heart
Barclays Global Investors has released a new program to bring charitable investments to a line of its exchange-traded funds. The donor advised funds, which launched on Monday, allow investors the opportunity to bequest funds to any charity of their choosing and invest directly into ETFs.
September 28, 2009
BGI Introduces Donor-Advised Funds
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) today launched a donor-adised fund that allows clients to invest at least 25 iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
August 20, 2009
Dwindling Reserves
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Set aside money during good times, and it will be there to give away at your leisure — including when charities are in greatest need. That has always been one of the top pitches for donor-advised funds, and the deep recession of 2008-9 is providing a tough test of whether that selling point will hold true.
August 10, 2009
Changing Careers: From Finance to Philanthropy
When Wall Street Kip Schaefer was accepted into the NYU-SCPS Heyman Center master's program in fundraising, his timing couldn't have been better. Schaefer envisioned fundraising as something he might do a decade down the road. But 18 months later, when the market crashed his firm folded suddenly, Schaefer was ready to step into a new career.
June 1, 2009
Urban Treasures Giving Donations to Fundraisers and Charities in Need
Urban Treasures LLC is proud to introduce the Gold For Good "Creative Giving" Fundraising Campaign; a Socially Conscious service for Not-For-Profits, Charitable Groups and Youth/Sports Organizations that are at risk of going under permanently because of their dependence on funding from private sector in these tough economic times.
May 7, 2009
Keeping Up the Pace
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Sean Wetstine is training hard for a 70.3-mile triathlon this summer, running, biking, or swimming for a couple of hours each day. But it is not the exercise that is making him sweat the most, he says: It's raising money for the charity he hopes to support
May 12, 2009
Cancer Caregiver Distress Unrecognized and Under Reported
A national survey released today by The Wellness Community revealed many Americans who provide support to a loved one with cancer do not recognize themselves as a caregiver. In fact, only 20 percent consider themselves a "cancer caregiver," well below the national estimate of 60 percent.
April 22, 2009
Family Charities Shift Assets to Donor Funds
The Wall Street Journal
Robert Morris started his own private foundation in the early 1990s to funnel money to private schools, churches and hospitals. But as the years went on, running it became a hassle.
April 19, 2009
So You Want to Work for a Non Profit?
The New York Times
On Friday, March 14, 2008, Kip Schaefer was at his job at Bear Stearns, fielding call after call from agitated investors who, in one cataclysmic day, canceled billions of dollars in trades, creating a run on the nation’s fifth-largest investment bank and shuttering it by weekend’s end. Mr. Schaefer, who worked at the firm for 12 years, likened the trauma of that day to the death of a family member.
March 23, 2009
US recession cuts charitable donations
ABS-CBN
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland--Most guests came in their best 70s attire – as requested by the birthday celebrant – from the stratospheric hairdo down to the bell-bottom pants.
March 12, 2009
Economists Try to Calculate the Impact of Tax Changes on Charitable Giving
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Virtually everyone agrees that President Obama's proposal to limit the tax breaks wealthy people can get for charitable contributions would dampen giving. The question is, by how much? And would other parts of the president's budget plan act as a counterweight?
March 10, 2009
Karen Heller: Especially now, a time for charity
Philadelphia Inquirer
Charity begins at home, though Princeton ethicist Peter Singer argues it should travel much farther afield. When Americans give, we tend to follow our personal connections, funding academic, religious, and cultural institutions where we've formed attachments.
March 4, 2009
Obama tax plan may hurt philanthropy
Investment News
A proposal in President Obama’s budget to lower the tax deduction amounts for wealthy donors has charities concerned that it may reduce giving.
February 17, 2009
The Community Foundation of Singapore is ready to give
Media Corp Radio
A local charity has earmarked one million dollars to help ease the burden of tertiary students who might otherwise have to quit school due to funding problems.
February 2, 2009
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Awards 20 Advocacy In Action Grants
Medical News Today
The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund has awarded 20 Advocacy in Action grants totaling $100,000 to member organizations selected by a competitive application process to assist groups in forwarding advocacy locally.
January 12, 2009
International Conference to Focus on Concerns of Young Breast Cancer Survivors
PR Newswire
An expected 800 young breast cancer survivors, caregivers and medical professionals from around the world will get the latest information on breast cancer in pre-menopausal women from some of the nation's top experts at the 9th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Feb. 27-March 1 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
January 9, 2009
Bequests best in down economy
Philanthropy Journal
For charities looking for stability in shaky times, planned-giving vehicles provide a great starting point for building endowments.
January 2009
What Now? The year ahead in finance business and philanthropy
Year in, year out, Perspectives. Viewpoints from the worlds of finance, economics, business and philanthropy.
December 13, 2008
Charitable groups feel economic pinch
Asbury Park Press
With a Christmas carol playing on a cornet in the background, Kristine Gianna said economic concerns have driven her to scale back her spending, clip coupons and search for bargains.
December 11, 2008
Nonprofits and the economy: Coping tools for turbulent times
Philanthropy Journal
How can your nonprofit weather the plunging economy? Join PJ for a webinar Dec. 11 featuring three national experts who will look at ways nonprofits can build their organizational capacity, approach givers and grantmakers,and strengthen their fundraising strategies.
To listen to the audio version click here.
December 8, 2008
Recession is prime time for giving sector
Inside Philanthropy
Times are tough and getting tougher, and the giving sector needs to step up and lead.
December 4, 2008
UBS, Citi Expand SMAs in Charitable Funds
FUNDfire
UBS Financial Services and Citigroup’s wealth management divisions are rolling out donor-advised fund structures that could send more assets to separately managed account managers. UBS launched its first in-house donor-advised philanthropy fund last month and Citigroup is planning upgrades to an existing program.
December 2008
The Rose's Breast Health Collaborative of Texas Recognized for Best Practices in Breast Cancer Advocacy
National Breast Cancer Coalition
The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund awarded a 2008 Best Practices in Breast Cancer Advocacy Award to The Rose’s Breast Health Collaborative of Texas. This competitive award is given to a consumer-led, grassroots advocacy organization whose strategic, high-impact programs address critical issues in the systems of research, access to quality care and public policy in breast cancer and should be replicated. The Collaborative will receive $50,000.
November 26, 2008
UBS Launches US Donor Advised Fund
Wealth Briefing
UBS in the US is launching its first donor advised fund, offered in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust, a national public charity.
November 26, 2008
UBS and National Philanthropic Trust launch UBS donor advised fund
DataMonitor
Banking Business Review
UBS has announced the launch of its first donor advised fund program, the UBS Donor Advised Fund, in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust, a national public charity.
November 25, 2008
UBS Investments unveils donor-advised fund
Invesment News
The UBS Donor Advised Fund is being offered in partnership with the National Philanthropic Trust, a national public charity and service provider for donor-advised funds based in Jenkintown, Pa.
November 24, 2008
A Solid Foundation
Crain's Cleveland Business
Joyce and Michael Shinn can easily list their reasons for forming a private foundation: tax benefits, the creation of a centralized location from which to grant money and a desire to give.
November 16, 2008
Do-good offerings hit hard
Investment News
Donor-advised funds may be the fastest-growing vehicle for charitable giving, but this year's contributions may be diminished unless the market rallies soon.
November 10, 2008
Donor Wealth Drying Up Only On Paper
Non-Profit Times
It seems like ancient history since the Dow Jones Industrial Average even sniffed 12,000, but it only was Labor Day. Yes, 2008. During the month of October, the market swung between 8,000 and 9,500 so violently, it’s put a scare into portfolios of all kinds, whether personal, professional or endowment.
November 2008
National Philanthropic Trust teams up with Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Haverford Press
Jenkintown-based nonprofit National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) has teamed up with Haverford's Living Beyond Breast Cancer awarding them a $2.25 million three-year grant. The grant is part of the larger $15 million award that NPT is giving to four breast cancer organizations through its Breast Cancer Field of Interest fund.
October 27, 2008
Bad Times for Charities?
Trusts & Estates
Of all the many losers in the current financial maelstrom, charities and charitable giving undoubtedly are near the top of the list. As the assets of foundations and individual donors plummet and credit gets ever-tighter, one inevitable victim will be the ability to make charitable contributions. “We’re in for a very dry stretch,” says Benjamin Pierce, executive director of the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program in Malvern, Pa.
October 27, 2008
Economic Crunch Hits Downtown Nonprofits
Los Angeles Downtown News
Andy Bales has seen a lot of hard times during his years as CEO of the Union Rescue Mission. But now, the organization that for more than a century has helped those down on their luck is in need of desperate help of its own.
October 24, 2008
Cause for Celebration
Star-Ledger
Holiday gatherings can spread more than cheer. The next time you have friends over for a party, ask them to bring along some cute outfits they don't wear, a few canned goods, unneeded household objects ands some extra cash. You'll then be ready to host a gathering that can help others while you socialize.
October 20, 2008
The Wellness Community Announces National Cancer Survivorship Research & Training Institute in Philadelphia
PR Newswire
The Wellness Community (TWC), the nation's leader in providing empowering support and educational programs for people with cancer and their loved ones, announced plans today for a brand new national Cancer Survivorship Research & Training Institute, to open in Philadelphia in 2009.
October 2, 2008
Charities brace for lean times in 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer
Last year in the United States, charitable giving reached an all-time high of $306 billion - impressive in a miserable economy. In fact, when adjusted for inflation, donations were up in every sector. In the arts. Health. Culture. Religion. Animal care. The environment.
October 2, 2008
How Bad Is It? Economy's downturn prompts new challenges for charities
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The cataclysm in the nation's financial industry poses an uncharted set of challenges for nonprofit organizations. The downturn could potentially affect not just private giving, but money charities get from government sources — and it is hitting at a time of year when many charities get the bulk of their donations. What's more, for groups that serve the needy or others harmed by the economy, demand for aid is on the rise.
October 1, 2008
Giving by the Rich to Remain Strong in 2008
Wall Street Journal
Despite the weak economy, charitable giving by the rich could increase this year as compared with 2007. Leading journalist, Robert Frank of Wall Street Journal, addresses the thoughtful commentary of Crown Philanthropic Advisors’ William Hewitt, and his positive outlook on giving in this economy. National Philanthropic Trust was pleased to join in this dialogue.
September 28, 2008
More money being donated to foreign charities
Investment News
International grant giving is becoming a larger piece of the total philanthropic pie, according to charity organizations and advisers.
September 10, 2008
Millionaire Invests in Changing Attitudes (13 MB, MP3)
Marketplace
We've all heard money can't buy you love or happiness. But if you have enough of it, you might have a chance at changing people's hearts and minds. That's what software millionare Tim Gill is trying to do. Jeremy Hobson reports.
July 27, 2008
NPT (National Philanthropic Trust) Awards $15 Million in Grants to Four Breat Cancer Organizations
Philadelphia Sunday Sun
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun talks with Elieen R. Heisman- President of National Philanthropic Trust- and Jean Sachs- President of Living Beyond Breast Cancer; and Sachs reveals how her organization is using the grant specifically to service the needs of Aferican American Women with breast cancer and their families.
July 2008
Four Organizations Share $15M Breast Cancer Fund
The Philadelphia Tribune
National Philanthropic Trust has awarded $15 million in grants to four national charitable organizations through its Breast Cancer Field of Interest Fund.
June 20, 2008
Shift in Strategy on Grants from Charity Walks Paying Off
Philadelphia Business Journal
National Philanthropic Trust's decision to manage the Susan G. Komen Foundation's charity walks is paying dividends. A fund that NPT established with the 15 percent of the proceeds it gets from the events recently awarded $15 million in grants to four nonprofits that provide breast cancer-related advocacy, support ad education.
June 14, 2008
Main Line Breast Cancer Org. Receives Huge Donation
KYW Newsradio
An Ardmore-based organization helping women with breast cancer has gotten the biggest donation ever from another locally-based group.
To listen to the audio version click here.
June 12, 2008
National Philanthropic Trust and Breats Cancer
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
To expand its outreach programs for minority women with breast cancer to eight new cities: $3,475,000 over two years to Breast Cancer Networks of Strength (Chicago, Ill.)
May 28, 2008
Anapol Schwartz Creates Foundation
eMedia Web
Law firm Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C., has officially announced the creation of The Anapol Schwartz Foundation. Established as a Donor Advised Fund at National Philanthropic Trust, the Foundation will support non-profits serving victims and their families, fund research and programs that advance public health and safety, and ultimately help consumers lead safer and more productive lives.
Janurary/February 2008
Family Philanthropy and the Type I Supporting Organization
Family Foundation Advisor
Is your family private foundation's back office overwhelming to you? Do you wish you had a staff of experts at your side while you look at grantees or try to understand the new IRS 990 tax form or what the Pension Protection Act really means?
December 9, 2007
Donate Now, Decide Later
Chicago Tribune
Much of Americans' charitable giving comes during the holiday season, and more and more are turning to ways to donate beyond simply dashing off a check.
December 1, 2007
The Giver's Dilemma
Philadelphia Magazine
Let’s say you have $50 million and want to give it away. Would you give it to an arts group on Broad Street? Homeless people on Chestnut Street? The sick and starving in Africa? Okay, but wait: Wouldn’t it be more effective to give it to Penn, to help educate the best and brightest of the next generation? Is this harder than you thought?
November 28, 2007
Donor Advised Funds Growing
Investment News
The use of donor-advised funds is on the rise. Assets in the popular charitable-giving vehicle increased 23.4% to $21.6 billion last year, according to the National Philanthropic Trust. The number of new accounts, meanwhile, jumped 7% to 107,250. Click the link for a free copy of NPT's Donor Advised Fund 2007 report.
November 23, 2007
NPT Donor Featured - Getting Out of the City...and Into a Trade
Wall Street Journal
"Gift of the Week" profiles Mr. Henry Rowan's gift to NPT for the benefit of the Williamson Free School of Mechaincal Trades. This challenge grant will build the school's endowment to support the school's innovative educational mission.
September 17, 2007
Donor Advised Funds are Seen Becoming More Popular
Investment News
With the help of financial advisers, baby boomers are putting more money into donor-advised funds. Seventy-eight percent of Americans who set up charitable vehicles and trusts do so on the recommendation of a financial adviser, according to the National Philanthropic Trust, an independent public charity that promotes charitable giving.
August 23, 2007
Burlco to Buy Rowan Estate in Westampton
Courier Post Online
Burlington County is buying the former estate of industrialist and philanthropist Henry Rowan for $4.5 million to preserve it for public use.
August 23, 2007
County Acquires Rowan Property
Burlington County Times
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders yesterday approved the purchase of the 88-acre former residence of Westampton industrialist Henry Rowan to incorporate into its open-space program. The county will purchase the property, located near the Centerton Bridge in Westampton, for $4.5 million from the National Philanthropic Trust.
August 16, 2007
Walkers Hit the Streets to Fight Breast Cancer
Algonquin Countryside
Walkers from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk made their way through River Grove and Elmwood Park Friday morning, shortly after beginning a three-day, 60-mile trek to raise money for breast cancer research.
August 15, 2007
Email vs Postal Mail Test
MarketingSherpa
Not every fundraiser uses email (alone or as part of their marketing mix), but it's a tactic worth testing -- especially with rising printing and mailing costs, not to mention lagging response rates. In this case study, see how the NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day pitted a series of emails against their usual direct mail package and tripled the number of donors and walkers for their annual fundraiser. Using email, they signed up three times as many participants and increased ROI 30%.
August 13, 2007
NPT Launches Philanthropy Database
Institutional Investor
Jenkintown, PA-based National Philanthropic Trust, which provides philanthropic services for individuals and firms, will roll out a downloadable database that will chronicle the history of philanthropy. The catalog will cover all the major moments from the 1600s to present day and is set to roll out in the next two to three months, according to v.p. Andrew Hastings.
June 21, 2007
Sisters Unite to Fight Breast Cancer
Chicago Tribune
Pam and her sister, Kristine, of Crest Hill, are participating in the Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day, a 60-mile walk benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
June 18, 2007
Seven Smart Rules For Life
Philadelphia Daily News
Eileen R. Heisman, President & CEO of National Philanthropic Trust, addresses graduates at Wyncote Academy.
May 7, 2007
Send a Mom-o-Gram for Mother's Day in Support of Breast Cancer Research
Kansas City infoZine
A Mom-o-Gram is a singing telegram with a variety of songs available for different types of mothers. Whether she is a soccer mom, working mom, stay-at-home mom, single mother, stepmother, or even your grandmother, we've got a song for her.
April 24, 2007
Battin To Take Part in Breast Cancer 3-Day
Yankton Press & Dakotan
Cathy Battin of Chatham, N.J., will join thousands of other dedicated women and men at the Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
April 24, 2007
Worth the Walk
Ledger-Enquirer
One night it was so cold that the zippers on clothing bags left outside the tents froze. Another night, rain soaked the two-person tents. Gloria Short, Pam Sigmon and Debbie Prichard, all nurses at Fort Benning's Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH), report they were blistered and bruised from the 20-miles-a-day, three-day walk for Breast Cancer.
April 23, 2007
Take a bow, Bud Meyerhoff, for your humble generosity.
Examiner.com
Americans are givers. The National Philanthropic Trust says 89 percent of American households give charitably each year. Across the country, there are more than a million charitable foundations, including about 39,000 private foundations, the majority of them run by families.
April 23, 2007
Mexico Woman To Hike 60 Miles in Breast Cancer 3-Day
Pall Times
Melissa Maciejko of Mexico, will join thousands of other women and men at the Philadelphia Breast Cancer 3-Day benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
April 18, 2007
New Haven Woman Trains for Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
The Valley News
A New Haven woman is currently training for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Philadelphia Oct. 5-7 to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
April 17, 2007
Are Donor Advised Funds in Jeopardy?
The Wall Street Journal
Charities are growing concerned over the possible fate of donor-advised funds, popular tools for giving that are pots of money set up to hand out gifts to good causes over time.
April 10, 2007
Penn Symposium Measures Philanthopic Impact
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice is hosting the Benjamin Franklin Leadership Symposium to address "Effective Philanthropy: Measuring Impact" on Wednesday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Prince Theater in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.
March 28, 2007
Paying The Least At Tax Time
CBS News
April 15 is right around the corner! But fear not: The Early Show financial guru Ray Martin is imparting words of wisdom in a three-part series designed to help you face the annual ritual of filing your income tax return.
March 22, 2007
Silicon Valley Retirees Build New Careers With Social Projects
Bloomberg.org
Marauding elephants were a problem in the Sri Lankan town of Endagalayaya. The solution came from halfway around the globe, as former Silicon Valley software executive Charly Kleissner helped furnish electric lights that villagers use to scare off the interlopers.
March 14, 2007
THOR-LO, Inc. Sponsors Breast Cancer 3-Day
Wate.com
THOR-LO, Inc. announces official sponsorship of Breast Cancer 3-Day and the exclusive introduction of its new HEROs(TM) Distance Walker(TM) sock product.
March 4, 2007
Desire to Leave a Legacy Helps Swell Donor Advised Funds
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Americans seeking to leave something behind besides unpaid credit-card bills have found an economical, tax-effective way to leave a structured financial legacy of higher intentions.
February 26, 2007
Settlement Music School
Digital50.com
Settlement Music School, the largest and one of the oldest community schools of the arts in the United States, recently announced the next group of "The Settlement 100," a roster of 100 eclectic, diverse and unexpected individuals whose experiences at Settlement Music School helped shape their lives.
February 25, 2007
Donor Advised Funds Help Americans Leave Legacy
DeseretNews.com
Americans seeking to leave something behind besides unpaid credit card bills have found an economical, tax-effective way to leave a structured financial legacy of higher intentions.
February 23, 2007
Billboard Bits Five for Fighting
Billboard.com
"World," a track featured on Five For Fighting's new CD, "Two Lights," has spawned a charity-driven Web site, whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com.
February 22, 2007
Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day
WCCO-TV
The Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day will take place throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area from Friday, August 24th through Sunday, August 26th.
February 7, 2007
Five For Fighting Give To Charity
IGN.com
Five For Fighting has donated the use of its latest single, "World," to the Breast Cancer 3-Day Series' 2006 television ad campaign.
January 25, 2007
Atkins Foundation pledges $10 million to Center for Weight and Health
UC Berkeley News
The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, a National Philanthropic Trust supporting organization, has pledged $10 million to the Center for Weight and Health at the University of California, Berkeley, to support nutrition research and obesity prevention programs.
January 24, 2007
2007 Breast Cancer 3 Day National Kickoff
Registration is now open for the 2007 Breast Cancer 3-Day Series, a three day, 60-mile walk to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer programs. Registering in January and February ensures every participant will have ample time to train and raise funds in hope of creating a world without breast cancer.
January 20, 2007
IRS Checks Virtues of Charity
The Wall Street Journal
The IRS is putting donor-advised funds under a microscope.
December 15, 2006
A Charity of One's Own
CNN/MONEY Fortune
You don't have to be filthy rich to give as if you were. Donor-advised funds are becoming the vehicle of choice for mainstream investors.
December 11, 2006
West Orange Group Sows Philanthropy
Orlando Sentinel
Sonja Garcia and her fellow "Culture Keepers" were not allowed to sit next to white people in the movie theater or even walk on the same sidewalk when they were growing up here.
November 3, 2006
White Appointed to Philanthropic Trust Board
The Evening Bulletin
National Philanthropic Trust announces the appointment of well-known Philadelphian John F. White Jr. to its Board of Trustees.
October 9, 2006
How To Be More Generous
KFOX-TV
If you and a friend were chatting over a meal and your friend asked what it means to live in a generous community, what would you say?
September 12, 2006
NPT Partners with Templeton Foundation to Run Grant Program
Philadelphia Business Journal
National Philanthropic Trust has been chosen by the John Templeton Foundation to manage the Foundational Questions Institute. The Templeton Foundation, which has $1.1 billion in assets, will grant the institute $8.6 million over the next four years to enable NPT to make grants to support research in physics and cosmology.
May 31, 2006
Eileen Heisman: Woman of the Week
Philly.com
President & CEO Eileen Heisman, celebrating her ten-year anniversary with NPT, speaks with Marilyn Russell about her work, and reflects upon her success leading NPT to raise $ 1 billion in charitable gifts, and making more than 17,000 grants to charities worldwide.
November 22, 2005
Leaving a Legacy, Large and Small
Bankrate
A variety of options are available to create legacy -- from private foundations to donor advised funds and supporting organizations. Each vehicle for donor-advised giving has its strengths and limitations, as well as a minimum investment threshold that may help you quickly narrow your options. But all of them have one thing in common: They help the 1.2 million charities in the United States.
June 2, 2005
Power Bar to Sponsor 2005 Breast Cancer 3-Day Walks
PowerBar Pria, a line of women's nutrition bars and beverages, will partner with the National Philanthropic Trust as a National Series Sponsor for the 2005 Breast Cancer 3-Day Series, benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund.
April 11, 2005
An Easier Way To Give Charitable Gifts
Investor's Business Daily
As the economy expands, philanthropy is on the rebound. And donor-advised funds are one of the most popular vehicles for spreading wealth.
April 1, 2005
Beyond Foundations
Wealth & Retirement Planner
Traditional organized giving through vehicles like private foundations conjures images of oak-paneled boardrooms inhabited by old-money types and a gaggle of attorneys with time to kill. But there are other avenues to giving that are geared more to the modern-day lifestyle, accommodating busy benefactors who want to make significant gifts without compromising their time.
March 23, 2005
Planned Giving: An Emerging Marketplace
Philanthropy Journal
Market forces prompt embrace of planned giving by donors and charities.
November 24, 2004
New Options Unveiled for Donor Advised Funds
The Wall Street Journal
Donor-advised funds are a fast growing segment of the charity industry and many programs are offering more investment choices for donors.
November 22, 2004
Trust Puts Out Donor Guide
Philadelphia Business Journal
National Philanthropic Trust has helped popularize donor advised funds. Now, it's going to help explain them too.
July 7, 2004
Giving to Charity Made Easy
Wealth Management Letter
Wealth advisors in search of new ways to get in front of high-net-worth clients would do well to consider commercial donor advised funds.
May 27, 2004
The Atkins Way of Giving
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Veronica Atkins used to bristle each time the unconventional theories about weight loss and nutrition advanced by her husband, the diet guru Robert C. Atkins, came under attack.
Now a year after Dr. Atkins's death, his widow's annoyance has turned to resolve. She has established the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation to support nutrition research and other important health causes.
May 27, 2004
National Philanthropic Trust to Administer Atkins Foundation
Philanthropy News Digest
The National Philanthropic Trust, an independent public charity that manages more than $500 million and has disbursed more than $235 million in grants to charities in the United States and abroad, has announced that it has been been named to administer the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation.
April 22, 2004
Giving by Affluent is Less Generous on Basis of Assets
The Wall Street Journal
Many wealthy taxpayers gave a smaller percentage of their investment assets to charity than those in lower wealth groups, according to a study released today by the NewTithing Group, a nonprofit philanthropy research group based in San Francisco.
February 19, 2004
Slow Economic Recovery Keeps Charities' Hopes in Check
Chronicle of Philanthropy
A recent check by The Chronicle of more than 50 nonprofit officials and fund raisers found that most organizations expect to raise more money in the new year compared with 2003. But their fund-raising goals remain conservative because of concerns that, while the economy is improving and the stock market is up, benefits for philanthropy will be scarce.
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