http://www.2into3.com/ 2into3 news RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit http://www.2into3.com/ for more information. en-gb Copyright 2012 2into3. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 19 May 2012 2:57:36 GMT 60 http://www.2into3.com/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif http://www.2into3.com/ http://www.2into3.com/home/us-most-generous-donors-gave-more-in-2011-.240.html The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Most-Generous Donors Gave More in 2011 but Still Lag Their Pre-Recession Pace Fri, 11 May 2012 9:29:38 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/the-budding-philanthropists-putting-ireland-first-irish-times.239.html IRELAND HAS NEVER been too keen on philanthropy. Big-time giving, long a feature of the United States, is a bit of an alien concept here. Irish people give generously to the Third World and disaster appeals, but when it comes to education and social services we have mostly been content for the Government or the Catholic Church to pick up the tab. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:36:59 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/major-breakthrough-by-ictr-on-donations-tax-relief.238.html The government has announced a significant new initiative to further support fundraising initiatives by charities to promote planned giving, involving simplifying the rules governing tax relief on charitable donations. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:09:28 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/nonprofit-sector-a-significant-source-of-employment-economic-activity-.237.html Nonprofits are a major source of employment: some 100,000 people work in 8,000 nonprofit companies documented in the Irish Nonprofits Database. These companies generate total income of more than €6bn, they have pay costs in the order of €3.5bn and cash assets of €1.7bn. News Release by Irish Nonprofits Knowledge Exchange. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:42:12 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/haiti-now-is-not-the-time-to-scale-back.221.html On the two year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, I feel it is important to reflect on the very significant progress that has been achieved in helping people recover from one of the world's worst natural disasters on record, and to address some of the criticism about the efforts of international aid agencies. Tom Arnold CEO of Concern Worldwide US and Concern Worldwide Huffington Post Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:38:37 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/ireland-second-most-charitable-nation.220.html CHARLIE TAYLOR Ireland has been ranked the most charitable country in Europe and the second most charitable nation in the world, according to a new survey. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:29:18 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/why-wealthy-women-give-to-influence-the-young.218.html By Holly Hall - The Chronicle of Philanthropy Wealthy women are far more likely than rich men to make charitable donations as a way to honor the legacy of someone they care about or to serve as an example to young people, according to new study released Monday by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:03:45 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/why-wealthy-women-give-to-influence-the-young.219.html By Holly Hall - The Chronicle of Philanthropy Wealthy women are far more likely than rich men to make charitable donations as a way to honor the legacy of someone they care about or to serve as an example to young people, according to new study released Monday by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:04:02 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/more-people-give-to-charity-but-average-goes-down-bbc-news.215.html More people are giving to charity but the average amount being donated has fallen, according to new figures. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 9:12:48 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/how-healthy-is-the-arts-sectorposted-by-mark-brown-monday-5-december-2011-1704-gmt-guardiancouk-.216.html New Arts Index launched to provide an annual health check on the arts measuring everything from financial investment to audience numbers - Posted by Mark Brown Monday 5 December 2011 17.04 GMT guardian.co.uk Tue, 06 Dec 2011 9:17:15 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/charting-a-decade-of-online-donations.214.html The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Charting a Decade of Online Donations By Cody Switzer Only 4 percent of donors had given online in 2001. This year, about 65 percent have given to charity through the Internet. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:28:07 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/the-cure-for-the-not-for-profit-crisis.209.html There is a crisis in the not-for-profit sector. Since the great recession began, donations to the largest charities in the U.S. have dropped by billions — down 11% in 2010 alone. By Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, Harvard Business Review. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:39:57 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/charity-chief-executives-average-salary-18-per-cent-lower-than-in-the-private-sector.208.html A higher proportion of voluntary organisations have had a pay freeze than commercial companies, but the average sector pay rise was greater, says Charity Rewards By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 16 September 2011 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 9:41:18 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/irish-times-foreign-banks-step-in-to-irish-arts-scene-as-domestic-funding-shrinks.207.html FOREIGN BANKS in Ireland are moving into the space occupied by Irish banks by sponsoring more art exhibitions as domestic institutions cut spending to cope with the financial crisis. SIMON CARSWELLIrish Times Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:05:16 GMT http://www.2into3.com/home/irish-times-charity-fundraising-up-24-last-year-despite-recession.204.html DOMINIC COYLE IRISH CHARITIES are managing to increase fundraising despite the recession, according to a new study published yesterday. However, the improvement is not evenly spread with larger charities, especially those in the international development and health sectors, doing better than others. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 9:34:56 GMT