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University of Oregon receives $500 million for Knight Campus

Candid

The University of Oregon has announced a second $500 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight in support of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. This gift allows us to achieve our larger vision in a very compressed timeline. The Knight Campus enrolls students who are?pursuing

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Preventing Fraud on our Online Giving Pages

Robert Weiner

Kirsten Williams , Associate Director, Gift Services. University of Oregon Foundation. The credit card scam/fraud attempt that many nonprofits have experiences starts with a very large online gift from an unknown donor. For example, if you tend to get 40 gifts overnight, you may see 400 or even 4000.).

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5 priceless gifts board members can give their nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

And they can start by giving their nonprofit these five priceless gifts: Permission to talk about real costs. She holds an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Board members need to put their weight behind organization building. Stop asking your nonprofit staff to get by with less and less. Like this article?

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NTEN Member Roundup: Technology in 5 Words, Happy Mamas Day, and Nonprofit Life in Magnetic Poetry

NTEN

This live event is broadcast on their website via UStream for 24 hours straight and features fascinating interviews, volunteer activities, demonstrations, magicians, celebrities, mascots, and even a dunk tank to encourage viewers and gifts. What else are NTEN Members up to? Check out the event video , event highlights , and white paper.

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Book Review: “Charity Case”

Connection Cafe

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published a story called “Oregon Again Seeks to Crack Down on High Fundraising Costs” that highlights the type of laws that should be be stopped in their tracks. But, they could deduct 100% of gifts to charity from their taxes.

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

Candid

Most colleges and universities, including community colleges, fall under the category of 501(c)(3) public charities within the U.S. They generate revenue through tuition, fees, and federal funds; and like other nonprofits, they also rely on charitable gifts to operate. . Roughly half (47 percent) of all students in the U.S.

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