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Koch to Buffett: ‘My Business And Non-Profit Investments is More Beneficial to Society’

Lee Fang Think Progress / News AnalysisPublished: Sunday 21 August 2011... more

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Republican Scott Newman proposed legislation that would ban state grants from nonprofit organizations

Every gathering of the Legislature has its share of goofy bills, but this one is a... more

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We Love America Healthy, Clean and Green

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Latest News Bergen Community College

Complete News Updates The media continues to show interest in the unconstitutional,... more

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Our Kids, Our Future: Top 50 NonProfit blogs that Benefit Children

Many adults know that the four choices they have with their money include spend, save,... more

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OFFERING TECHNICAL SERVICES TO HELP THE UNDER PRIVILEGE CHILDREN

For long I’m trying to do my best to help the under privilege children here in... more

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100 Days of Nonviolence (The Birmingham Movement)

“100 Days of No Violence” is a community service initiative that was... more

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Those nonprofits owning property and earning revenue through rentals or other income can relax

Those nonprofits owning property and earning revenue through rentals or other income... more

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No Corporate Elections: IRS to Investigate Karl Rove's Group ?!

On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus called on the IRS to investigate non-profit organizations engaged in political activity, focusing on groups that are newly flush with corporate cash and strongly connected with the GOP. Karl Rove better get ready to open his books.

Sen. Baucus wrote a letter to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman stating that the groups in question “have raised serious questions about whether such organizations are operating in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.” He has asked for the IRS to help identify any tax laws that these groups may have violated. His next step would be to oversee his own committee investigation and “take appropriate legislative action” if needed.

Sen. Baucus’s much needed leadership has no doubt been spurred on by national campaigns demanding an investigation of Karl Rove’s so-called grassroots, ahem astroturf, group American Crossroads. Watchdog groups assert that Rove's group accepts millions from shadowy corporate donors and funnels the money into the campaigns of Republican candidates. As the mid-term election season heats up, this topic will only get hotter.

Bloomberg just reported that “Republican-leaning groups outspent the two political parties combined during September’s first four weeks in a bid to sway the U.S. congressional elections, Federal Election Commission reports show.”
In July, Salon uncovered Rove’s “grassroots” funding sources — four billionaires, three from Dallas, two with fortunes from the oil and gas industry.

Thousands of Americans have seen through Rove’s sham operation and have sent letters to Congress calling for an investigation of his American Crossroads group. Groups like American Crossroads Watch (AWC) have stayed hot on Rove’s money-trail. And they’re serious about bringing Rove to justice. AWC recently even put up $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Rove.

Sen. Baucus’s formal request for an investigation may just produce a lucky winner.

http://codepink.org/blog/2010/09/win-senator-asks-irs-to-investigate-rove’s-group-for-violating-tax-laws/On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus called on the IRS to investigate non-profit... more

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win win win - CMMS helps themselves and small small biz in Toronto

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Felicity Huffman Asks Americans to Join Lee National Denim Day’s 15th Year of Fighting Breast Cancer

Join Felicity Huffman by wearing jeans and donating $5 to help find a cure for Breast Cancer

Friday, October 8 is Lee National Denim Day – a day when the nation comes together to put on their jeans in exchange for a $5 contribution to the fight against breast cancer, with the goal of raising millions of dollars in a single day. The power of the idea lies in its simplicity – just start a team with co-workers, clubs, organizations, friends or family and wear jeans for a $5 donation to the Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

Since its inception in 1996, Denim Day has raised nearly $80 million for the fight against breast cancer and unites almost one million people nationwide each year. Teams across the country wear their jeans in solidarity to show their commitment to finding a cure, and the campaign has grown into one of the country’s largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer. It’s such an easy way to make a difference with just a $5 donation, something almost anyone can do even in these difficult times.

This year, actress Felicity Huffman, star of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, has been named the 2010 Ambassador. Huffman, whose character Lynnette Scavo has battled cancer on the show, appears in a new public service campaign that encourages people to wear their jeans on Friday, October 8, in exchange for a $5 donation to support crucial breast cancer research and support services.

To mark their 15th year anniversary of fighting breast cancer, Felicity Huffman and Lee National Denim Day released a video announcement of this year’s campaign. The video is titled “Join Felicity Huffman in Fighting Breast Cancer 2010” and can be viewed by visiting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rq1eBIsJ74).

Since 1996, Lee National Denim Day has attracted many celebrities to join its cause as ambassadors. This prestigious list includes actors and actresses: Christina Applegate, Yasmine Bleeth, Patricia Arquette, Lucy Liu, Charlie Sheen and Pierce Brosnan.

Registration is open and people nationwide can sign up for Denim Day 2010. Groups and individuals can register by visiting www.denimday.com or by calling 1.800.521.5533 to receive a comprehensive participation kit, which includes educational materials about breast cancer and supplies for easy coordination.

The money raised through the campaign will help the Women’s Cancer Programs of EIF and the Cancer Support Community, uniting The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club Worldwide. For more information about these programs, please visit www.denimday.com and click on “Where the $ Goes.”Join Felicity Huffman by wearing jeans and donating $5 to help find a cure for Breast... more

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Organizing for Change

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Non-Believers Giving Aid - Support Haiti, Pakistan and Humanity!

Richard Dawkins organization to support people in need... no matter what country they... more

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No More Dirty Looks: The Story of Cosmetics

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CIS 2010 Global Security Forum

The Global Security Forum, CSIS’s marquee conference, surveys a range of major... more

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The Situation in Haiti, After the News Crews Left

Even though the mainstream news crews have left Haiti, the relief work continues on.... more

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Panera Bread wants you to pay what you want.

I have been going to St. Louis Bread Company since I was 12 years old. It is an institution in the St. Louis area and what started out as one store in a tiny suburb of St. Louis has turned into one of the biggest chains in the country. It all started when four families wanted to bring Sourdough bread to the Midwest and since its conception, people have flocked to their stores to sip the soup served in those sourdough bread bowls and to eat their sandwiches. Today Panera Bread (the name Bread Co acquired when it was sold) opened a flagship non-profit store in another suburb of STL in hopes to make a profit, but a profit that all goes to charity. And here's there kicker business approach -they want you to pay what you want. That's right, it's not a typo - they want you to pay what you want. . Their hope is that they will make more of a profit then they would otherwise if it was just a conventional store and in turn, that money will go to help the less fortunate. Their model basically says that if people feel like they are getting something for nothing that they will give more and if they know it is for a good cause, they will definitely give more. You want two loafs of that sourdough bread? It would normally cost you around $12.00, but they won't make you pay the $12.00, they will simply tell you what it would cost and will point you to the tip jar to place what you think you should pay in that jar. I have to say that the city of St. Louis has gotten alot of negative attention lately. 10% unemployment, being ranked the most dangerous city in America and the loss of most of our big businesses have not helped our fair city. We have certainly had our fair share of the brain drain here and need alot of help to get back to where we once were. Hopefully this store will be the first step in the right direction. Panera wants to give back to the community and in return I have a feeling the STL community will give it right back. Even though we have had a rough go of it in the last few years, all. is not lost here in the Gateway City and finally we have a chance in this city to show people that when the chips are down, we still give back, no matter what other people say.I have been going to St. Louis Bread Company since I was 12 years old. It is an... more

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Non-Profit Investigative Journalism to the Rescue? | | AlterNet

Nonprofit investigative journalism outfits are breaking new ground. Can they sustain themselves?

May 14, 2010 |

At a story meeting for California Watch, the nonprofit investigative news startup, employees sit around a conference table as Robert Salladay, the organization’s senior editor, begins to describe the findings of a six-month investigation by one of his state capital reporters. “It gives me chills,” Salladay tells the group. “Each paragraph could be its own story.” Robert Rosenthal, the founder of California Watch, peers over his glasses at an open laptop, then nods in agreement. “The reporting is so amazing,” he says.

This is a sweet moment in any investigation, a charmed time that used to feel familiar in newsrooms, back when editors could afford to detach reporters for a few months of digging. Corey G. Johnson had used his shovel well. The California Watch reporter amassed twenty boxes of documents—so many that one government agency he’s probing set up a private office for him to go through the material. Now Johnson was laying it all out for his editors, certain he had uncovered something important.

The editors agreed; this was big. But then the conversation veered in a direction unfamiliar to traditional newsrooms. Instead of planning how to get the story published before word of it leaked, the excited editors started throwing out ideas for how they could share Johnson’s reporting with a large array of competitive news outlets across the state and around the country. No one would get a scoop; rather, every outlet would run the story at around the same time, customized to resonate with its audience, be they newspaper subscribers, Web readers, television viewers, or radio listeners. California Watch’s donors—at this point, a handful of high-powered foundations—expect it to publish high-impact investigative journalism about California as widely as possible.

“If we do six hundred schools [in a mapped database] . . . could we get KQED to come work with us?” Rosenthal asked.

“Maybe The Sacramento Bee or The Orange County Register could help with graphics,” suggested Louis Freedberg, California Watch director.

“Could we ask Long Beach to do the history . . . pull some stories and photos from their files?” asked Rosenthal, adding that perhaps they should enlist a few college students to help with on-site interviews. pbs was interested in the story, as were each of the television networks, Rosenthal said, ticking off a list of colleagues he’d already contacted to share the story’s gist.

“Okay. There are a lot of balls in the air here,” warned Mark Katches, California Watch’s editorial director. “How are we going to keep track of all this?”

California Watch is one piece of what Charles Lewis, the well-known founder of the Center for Public Integrity, calls “an emerging ecosystem of investigative reporting.” Nonprofit investigative news centers aren’t new; Lewis founded the Center for Public Integrity back in 1989. The Center for Investigative Reporting was launched even earlier, in 1977; it is the parent of California Watch and shares its offices in Berkeley. Rosenthal is CIR’s executive director and has overall responsibility for both it and California Watch.

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Los Niños de la Promesa (children of promise)

The story of an orphanage in the middle of the red light district of Tijuana, Mexico.

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Queen Guitarist Fights To Keep Blood Sports In Past, Where They Belong

Besides being a phenomenal musician and closet scientist, Brian May is looking out for... more

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