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Fund Raising News

• American Charities Raise Close to $1-Billion for Haiti, Chronicle Tally Finds

  Nine weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, donors have contributed nearly $980-million to support relief efforts.

• Charities Must Find Multiple Ways to Persuade People of Different Generations to Give, Study Finds

• Humane Society Faces Attack on Its Spending

  The Humane Society of the United States is the latest charity to come under a high-profile attack from a nonprofit group critical of the animal charity's spending.

• Quarterly Fund-Raising Index Shows Slight Uptick

  A new Chronicle of Philanthropy index that aggregates changes in key economic indicators that affect charitable giving shows upward movement in today's economy...

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• Ford Foundation Hires Rockefeller Executive to Lead Arts and Education Grants
• Company Offers Free Fund-Raising Consultations
• Scottish Officials Seek Ban on Street Fund Raising

Expert Advice

• Direct-Mail Workshop: Writing and Designing Winning Appeals

  Direct-mail appeals remain an important source of income for many nonprofit organizations. But even the most experienced fund raisers say they are looking for new, more...

• Year-End Appeals: Seeking Gifts in Uncertain Times
• Is Direct Mail Dead?

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