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Charities and Non-Profits
Major charities are organizations that contribute to a charitable cause, and raise awareness to a certain social issue. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, March of Dimes, and Feed the Children are examples of major charities.
952 Questions
Are charitable organizations non profit?
Yes, charitable organizations are almost always nonprofit. You can request information about an organization's tax status to make sure - the most common type of nonprofit organization is a 501(c)3.
Nonprofits are regulated by a variety of entities. The IRS is paramount as it grants tax exempt status and also requires a 990 tax form be filed annually. The Secretary of State, depending on the state in which you are located, registers the corporation and may also require an additional registration of continued existence on a scheduled basis. Also, depending on the state, the Attorney General, and sometimes municipalities also, issues charitable registrations allowing the organization to accept donations.
Nonprofits are governed by a Board of Directors that is collectively responsible for stewarding that organization.
It depends what the money is needed for. Charities and similar organizations may help.
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Given the sheer numbers of people living in situations of extreme poverty - an estimated 925 million people were chronically hungry in 2010 - many often assume that the cost of ending world hunger is astronomical and out of our reach. This is, fortunately, not the case.
COST
Less than 1% of gross national income from all rich countries, 0.7% to be precise, would be enough to end poverty forever. In the US, that amounts to $91 billion per year. That may seem like an endless amount of money, but compare that to the Department of Defense Budget for 2010: $663.8 billion, an increase of $2 billion from last year. The US has the money to pay for an increase in foreign aid money, but without the political and public resolve it will not happen.
The UN estimates that the cost of ending world hunger by achieving the Millennium Development goals would be $143 billion in 2010, which would be spread out among the nations of the world. Due to low levels of aid spent by rich nations across the world, with only five nations reaching or going over the 0.7% goal, the cost of ending world hunger and achieving the Millennium Development goals has not yet been met. If all nations were to commit fully and spend the 0.7% of their gross national income on aid, millions could be set on the path of raising themselves out of global poverty sustainably and permanently. The UN Millennium Villages project offers a good example of the end result of this sort of funding. Designed as a development program focusing on building stability from the local level to the national level, the villages aim to apply the success felt on a smaller community level to district-wide and national levels, allowing local solutions to be implemented in similar situations as well as identify specific national policies that need to be targeted for sustained development.
WHAT IT PAYS FOR
Using the Millennium Villages project model, a breakdown of what specific regions will receive the aid can give a picture of where investment will occur on a global level. The majority of funding (40%) goes towards health, not surprising considering the high costs associated with drugs and implementation of health programs. The other 60% of funding is fairly evenly consistently split between other community needs: infrastructure (including electricity, roads, sanitation), nutrition, water, agriculture (including training to utilize new breakthroughs in agricultural technology and strategy), community, education, and environment. In all of these cases, the majority of these costs associated with ending world hunger pay for infrastructural or other overall changes that will allow for sustained economic and community growth. As the saying goes, give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but teach him how to fish and he'll eat for life. These solutions are not quick fixes, and will not result in immediate dramatic results, but over time and in a very fundamental way will add up and result in the ending of world hunger.
The precise solutions that work for the Millennium Villages in Africa of course cannot always translate to all regions, the problems felt in Africa differ greatly from those felt in Oceania. However, the success in these villages show that targeted solutions do work, and offer general examples from which other efforts may be aware of and avoid general difficulties. The cost of ending world hunger is not as high as may be imagined, and the outcomes are endless in terms of the benefits for the regions and the world.
Does Non Stock Mean Non Profit?
No. Non stock may just mean the for profit company is privately held, meaning it is not a publicly traded company.
Why comic relief called red nose day?
Well, "comic" is usually referring to someone or something funny so clowns are referrenced to as funny and with clowns having a "Red Nose" it's probably referred to that.
Why do raise money for comic relief?
Who is behind the A21 campaign site?
The A21 Campaign was founded by Nick and Christine Caine in 2007.
See the related link for more information.
Is there any rhyming words for march about red nose day?
klarch barch and darch all ryme with march so heres a song " i love march it rhymes with klarch barch and darch and did i mention rarch
What are some really good ideas for red nose day?
You could have a red nose event and have performers ( like the wiggles), competitions for best-dressed and food related to red nose day. This day really would be aimed at little kids, but you could modify it to fit otherwise.
What words can you make from red nose day?
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What countries help children in need?
all the countries who are very poor and have a little bit of food, clothes and many more.
How do environment agency raise money?
The Environment Agency for England and Wales has a budget of (2010) of £1.25 billion (£1,250,000,000). 60 per cent of this comes from central government - from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and the Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing in the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). This is called grant in aid (GIA).
The remainder of our income comes from charging schemes and local authority flood defence levies. We charge for boat and fishing licences, licences to abstract water, and permits for waste, nuclear and other businesses, amongst other things. On occasion we also work with other organisations to obtain funding from European Union and other sources to fund projects which improve the environment in England and Wales.
What are the aims of the UK organization 'Children in Need'?
The charity Children in Need telethon has been held every year since its inception in 1980.
So far it has raised over £500 million to help fund UK organisations which support children under 18 who have a physical, mental or psychological disorder. It also helps children who are in poverty or suffering abuse.
This year so far, the total raise stands at £18.9 million. Not bad going seeing as we're supposed to be in a recession right now !
I have included a link to the Pudsey web-site where you can see the full mission statement.
If you give a couple of dollars to a beggar will they not follow you?
No, they will not follow you for two dollars. If you gave them $10,000 maybe.
What happens to all the money Goodwill generates?
Most of the money that Goodwill makes goes to the people that they are using the funds to help. The employees at Goodwill make minimal salaries in order to reduce overhead and make sure that every cent counts.
American Family is an insurance company.
American Family Services is a Pennsylvania non-profit church-assistance foundation.
Do non-profits need to record depreciation?
Non-profit organizations should record depreciation because it is a cost of doing business. Because there are no tax advantages to the non-profit, many non-profits (NPOs) do not record depreciation. Also, because it is a non-cash expense, many NPOs do not record it.
By recording depreciation, an NPO will build its equity position. If depreciation is budgeted, cash balances will increase, as there will be income to offset the expense, but there will be no cash out-flow.
In the long run, the NPO will build cash reserves to replace assets, rather than having to do special fund-raising for major purchases.
