CBS PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 7-year-old transplant recipient, who shares an organ with 1960’s heartthrob Bobby Rydell, has a me...
Texas family meets man saved by organ donor son
WDHD HOUSTON (WHDH) - The family of a Texas teen killed in a car crash got to meet the man whose life was saved by their son's decisio...
Following tragedy, ‘amazing’ choice will bring hope, says organ donor recipients
Medicine Hat News | CHARLES LEFEBVRE Rick Padfield, who received a kidney transplant in Feb. 2015, says he was amazed by the decision...
Organ donor still touching lives two years after passing
FOX 4 KC | Molly Balkenbush KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A metro woman who was killed in an accident two years ago is still touching lives. Family ...
Mom writes touching note to son's heart donor's family
WCNC 7-month-old boy from Alaska with a failing heart was days away from death when his family received a call that a desperately needed h...
Personal Telephone Fundraising ceases trading
Telephone fundraising specialist agency Personal Telephone Fundraising today ceased to trade. It had experienced a significant and sustained...
Exposing the Elephants: Creating Exceptional Nonprofits
Pamela J Wilcox explains how to create an exceptional nonprofit organisation. 22 total views, 12 views today from UK Fundraising http:...
Donor centric? Put your money where your mouth is
Everyone says it's smart to be donor centric. Not everyone practices it. The Agitator points out that you aren't donor centric is ...
The Fundraising Regulator: one trustee’s perspective
The charity sector gives the appearance of being opposed to the new Fundraising Regulator, and that this will cause problems for it in the f...
The Radical Work of Healing
"Angela Davis and her sister Fania Davis were working for social justice before many of today's activists were born. From their chi...
Don't condemn online protest. Activism needs all the help it can get
There will always be a need to take to the streets but social media campaigners have an important role to play, too The revolution will not...
Charities warned over commercial activities
Street collecting by ‘chuggers’ and tie-in promotions with companies must be reviewed, Charity Commission warns The Charity Commission has ...
GSK & Save the Children announce $1m Healthcare Innovation Award winners
GSK and Save the Children have announced the recipients of their third annual $1 million Healthcare Innovation Award. The award recognises ...
New Swim Serpentine event offers fundraising opportunity
A new open water swimming event launches this September, organised by London Marathon Events in partnership with British Swimming. Swim Ser...
The 10 Commandments for Raising Money for Non-Profits on Facebook (Social Caffeine)
Can you raise funds using Facebook? Turn Your Friend-raising Into Fundraising… There’s no better time for nonprofit organizations to util...
Toddler gets world first adult kidney transplant using 3D printing
Breaking News Index The 3D printer was purchased by the hospital last August to help specifically with conducting difficult organ transpla...
3rd Annual Krizia Kaiser Walk/Run
KGNS | Valarie Gonzalez Hundreds of Laredoans laced up their shoes early Saturday morning to participate in a run; but, it wasn't just...
Son donates to father as University of Utah performs their first live-donor liver transplant
FOX 13 Utah SALT LAKE CITY – While many organs are donated after a person passes away, University of Utah Health Care recently performed t...
ONE OF THE MOST ASTONISHING MIRACLES, INFANT SAVED MOMENTS AFTER GOING INTO CARDIAC ARREST BY HEART TRANSPLANT
Micro Cap Magazine | Robert V Boyd In what’s been heralded as one of the most incredible medical accomplishments in recent years, the life...
Brand Spirit: How Cause Related Marketing Builds Brands (Business)
Author Marjorie Thompson and Hamish Pringle of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi's Cause Related Marketing (CRM) arm Cause Connec...
Kingsholm in raptures as heart transplant success story Jack, 5, urges fans to become organ donors
Gloucester Citizen Little Jack Starczewski who was saved by a heart transplant has urged thousands of rugby fans to sign the organ donor r...
How to Turn Your Words Into Money: The Master Fundraiser’s Guide to Persuasive Writing by Jeff Brooks (2015-09-08)
Jeff Brooks explains how to write effective fundraising messages. 22 total views, 18 views today from UK Fundraising http://ift.tt/1pi...
The Tipping Point
On her last photographic expedition to the Arctic, photographer Camille Seaman realized that the tipping point in global warming has been re...
Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift
34 total views, 34 views today from UK Fundraising http://ift.tt/1QknuuP
GivePhotos: Portraits for People Who've Never Been Photographed
"Given the utter ubiquity of photography in the USA, most Americans probably dont view photography as special. But in impoverished area...
Irish Christmas giving up in 2015
Irish people say that they donated over 30% more to a charity over the 2015 Christmas period than they did over the same period in the previ...
Family, friends celebrate liver transplant for 2-year-old Memphis girl
The Commercial Appeal | Jacinthia Jones Nicholas and Jesse Faris with their daughter The 2-year-old whisked away to Chicago by Fe...
Do frustrating experiences with the Department of Motor Vehicles discourage organ donor registrations?
Journalists Resources Government leaders in multiple states have been debating ways to encourage more Americans to register as organ donor...
The family of a teen organ donor meets transplant recipient for the first time
KAUZ | Danielle Malagarie WICHITA FALLS, TX - (KAUZ) - One heart brought two families together for the first time today in Wichita Falls a...
Cleveland Clinic announces first successful uterus transplant in the U.S.
The Waskington Post | Rachel Feltman Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the country's first uterus transplant on a 26-year-...
Celebrating Black History Month
Donate Life America To register as an organ, eye and tissue donor, visit www.DonateLIFE.net. | In Caifornia, visit http://ift.tt/LgEunT...
Memphis toddler receives new liver, FedEx flies her to Chicago for transplant
WREG MEMPHIS | Kelsey Ott MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two-year-old Brooklyn Faris is about to have a new liver. The family received a call Wednesday...
How Will Tracking Outcomes Help Your Organization’s Story?
Back in my days as a Corporate Funder, I was routinely asked to provide giving details for our organization. This information was included i...
Harnessing Your Organization’s Story: The Missing Ingredient in Nonprofit Storytelling
At bbcon 2015, some of the top minds in the nonprofit industry came together to present Big Idea sessions. These high-level discussions focu...
What hopes do you have for 2016
LifeCenter Northwest We made an infographic to show the impact donation made in 2015 and the growth that we saw at LifeCenter Northwest! W...
5 Leap Year fundraisers
With Leap Years happening only once every four years and providing us all with an extra day, they present a good opportunity for charities t...
Harry Styles’s mum raises funds for cancer charity
Singer Harry Styles’s mum Anne Twist is raising money for Action Against Cancer by taking part in a 5K walk in Knowsley Safari Park on 15th...
How your charity can avoid becoming a victim of fraud
Is your charity susceptible to fraud? Sylvie Nunn and Laura Moss weigh up the legal and practical considerations. from Civil Society - Hom...
British Red Cross agrees move to opt-in only telephone fundraising with ICO
The British Red Cross has committed to contact donors by phone only if they have opted in to receive such calls in the last 24 months, as pa...
Pancreatic Cancer UK rebrands and launches new five-year strategy
Pancreatic Cancer UK has unveiled new branding, including a new logo and new-look website, and a new five-year strategy. from Civil Soci...
Fundraising Regulator defends board remuneration after more charities express concerns
The Fundraising Regulator has defended the remuneration of its board members, after a number of the 50 fundraising charities it asked for st...
Society Diary: Turnbull's breach of Trust, or Kit-Kate-gate revisited
Our weekly round-up of interesting and outlandish information, collected from the corners of the charity sector. from Civil Society - Home...
Estella's Brilliant Bus
Even after 50 years as an educator, Estella Pyfrom was not ready to slow down after retirement. When Estella realized that fewer students ha...
Charities win U-turn from Asda on food bank collections
Asda has announced a U-turn on its decision to remove food bank collection points from its UK stores following pressure from charities. f...
Clothes Aid comes to the rescue of London Fire Brigade
With not all of the clothing donated to charity fit for re-use, Clothes Aid has come up with an unusual way of using the donated items it ca...
Lottery in N Ireland opens £60m programme
The Big Lottery Fund in Northern Ireland has announced details of a new funding programme which will be worth up £60 million over five years...
Charities unite in opposition of cuts to HIV support services
HIV charities have partnered with health professional bodies, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), and British HIV Associa...
The future of fundraising: reasons to be cheerful?
Fundraisers are living in interesting times. The media spotlight on fundraising is continuing, and no-one knows yet how the Etherington rep...
The Wisdom of Generosity: A Reader in American Philanthropy
William Jackson bestows a rich collection that presents the depth of American generosity. Drawing upon an abundant variety of genres-myths, ...
Ask Without Fear for Librarians: Helping librarians connect donors with what matters to them most
Is fundraising fun for you? If not, "Ask Without Fear for Librarians" is for you! You'll learn a 4-step process for asking for...
Are Millennial Runners Influenced by Philanthropy?
Nearly 42 million Americans are considered runners/joggers today, and approximately 18 million of those are between the ages of 18 and 34 y...
Global social currency Spotlight to add financial dimension to promoting social good
Horyou, the Geneva-based social network for social good has created Spotlight,”the first global social currency”. It is designed to monetise...
Lowell man needed organs that never came
Lowell Sun | Melissa Hansen Zachary Merksamer and his fianc e Claudia Smith listen as Gary Merksamer Sr., standing, talks about his l...
Liver transplant links Philly girl to Bobby Rydell
Philly.com | Helen Unibas Assiah Phinisee shares a liver with her pal Bobby Rydell. JOHN AQUINO / Thomas Jefferson University THI...
Donate organs to save lives
Myrtle Beach online | Letter to the Editor My daughter is a medical student at the Medical University of South Carolina and recently she ha...
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