CORPORATIONS

CONTENTS:

• AAFRC
  • What Do Crises Mean for Giving?
  • How Should Your Organization Respond
• The Foundation Center: Philanthropy News Digest
  • Other Causes Hurting - New York Post article
  • Updated Giving Lists - Disaster relief
• Chronicle of Philanthropy - Special Report

AAFRC: What do Crises Mean for Giving?

A study by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University examined the effects of major events of terrorism on the U.S. economy and philanthropic giving. It found that the stock market dropped immediately following most of the major crises, but recovered within a year, and that the total amount of charitable giving has increased every year for the past 40 years, with the exception of 1987. However, unique factors of the September 11 attacks and an economy on the edge of recession before the attacks add to the unpredictability of the effects.

http://www.aafrc.org/press5.html

AAFRC: Philanthropy in the wake of the attack on America — How should your organization respond?

Members of The American Association of Fund Raising Counsel - the organization that publishes the authoritative annual report on philanthropy, GIVING USA - have some suggestions for fundraising at this difficult time.

http://www.aafrc.org/press4.html

THE FOUNDATION CENTER: PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST

Other Causes Hurting — New York Post Article

Rubin Hannele, in "Other Causes Hurting" (New York Post, 9/24/01), says that holiday fundraising in November and December may suffer due to the huge outpouring of gifts for relief and recovery efforts in September. Some organizations are also easing up on their appeals to donors this fall. Read a summary of the article in Philanthropy News Digest (PND).

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004433.html

THE FOUNDATION CENTER: PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST

Updated Giving Lists:

• Corporations pledging or donating $1 Million or more to the disaster relief and recovery efforts.
• Corporations pledging or donating up to $1 Million.
• Foundation contributions to disaster/recovery efforts.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/corporategiving.html
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/othercorporate.html
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/foundations.html

CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY

See the October 4 issue, which features a special report on philanthropy's response to the terrorist attacks. Their annual salary survey is also in this issue.

http://philanthropy.com

Beverly Goodwin