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WELCOME TO HELPING.ORG
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Helping.org-Helping People Make a Difference
HERE
Helping.org is an easy-to-use, one-stop online resource designed to help people
DONATE
find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities and beyond. With
NOW
customizable services and comprehensive information, it's never been easier-or
more secure-to donate your time, services, or financial support.
RESOURCES FOR
NONPROFITS
".org" means we are nonprofit
BRIDGING THE
we take 0% cut or commission from online donations
DIGITAL DIVIDE
users pay no fees or costs
nonprofits pay no fees or costs
HOME
all costs of transactions and administration, except the standard processing
fee charged by the credit card company, are covered by the AOL
Foundation.
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users receive records of contribution for tax purposes
Helping.org partners
Helping.or is a partnership between the AOL Foundation and its nonprofit
partners who bring specialized expertise and resources to the site.
America's Promise
The American Red Cross
The Benton Foundation
The Digital Divide Working Group
GuideStar
The Independent Sector
The National Urban League
The Resources for Nonprofits Working Group
UniTEQ
VolunteerMatch
Resources for charities
Helping.org also provides comprehensive online resources and tools to help
nonprofits integrate the power of the Internet into their strategic planning and to
organize, recruit, fundraise and publicize their mission and successes online.
Developed by nonprofits and the Benton Foundation, Helping.org also maintains a
clearinghouse of information and resources on the issue of the Digital Divide, the
technology access gap effecting rural and urban low-income and minority
populations.
Accessibility
The AOL Foundation is working to ensure that Helping.org is accessible to users
with disabilities. While some of the site is currently accessible, the AOL Foundation
is committed to meeting the W3C web accessibility guidelines for the entire site.
For more information
To learn more about Helping.org, please see our list ofFrequently Asked
Questions.
Send us your comments and suggestions at: [email protected]
Or contact Helping.org at:
Helping.org
c/o The AOL Foundation
22000 AOL Way
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USA TODAY, October 27, 1999
Copyright 1999 Gannett Company, Inc.
USA TODAY
October 27, 1999, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: LIFE; Pg. 9D; OF NET INTEREST
LENGTH: 427 words
HEADLINE: With AOL's help, you've got charity
BYLINE: Leslie Miller
BODY:
America Online is famous for helping newcomers get the hang of
the Net. Now, AOL's philanthropic arm is trying to do the same
for the world of charity and volunteerism.
The company's 2-year-old AOL Foundation last week launched a non-profit
Web portal site called Helping.org. It pulls together a wealth
of resources for and about charities -- and may inspire Net users
to "click here" to make a donation or a commitment to volunteer.
The foundation has been involved in projects to bridge the "digital
divide" and promote kids' safety, says the AOL Foundation's David
Eisner, but Helping.org "is the biggest initiative we've undertaken
to date."
Development, projected administration costs and promotion on AOL's
many Web properties make it "easily a multimillion-dollar project,"
Eisner says, but "we want to be judged less on how much we're
investing than that we're trying to stimulate a new way the Internet
is going to be used."
The site comes while charities and Internet innovators are exploring
how the Net can benefit philanthropic causes, but many non-profits
don't know where to begin.
Helping.org will have tools and advice for organizations, but
it also will aggregate a large collection of resources for a new
generation of potential givers:
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* Background information on 650,000 U.S. charities and
non-profit organizations from Philanthropic Research Inc.'s Guidestar
database.
* Listings of more than 16,000 local volunteer opportunities
from VolunteerMatch, searchable by location, organization and
type of project, whether environmental effort, reading to kids,
or cooking and serving hot breakfasts at a food program for the
homeless.
* News about non-profit groups and other content, from
non-profit partners including the American Red Cross, the Benton
Foundation, Independent Sector and the National Urban League.
The site includes a Red Cross news ticker with continual updates
on world crises, as well as photos and personal reflections of
people who volunteer.
* Secure transactions so surfers can make donations online
using a credit card and get a receipt for tax purposes.
Helping.org will not charge users or charities; the AOL Foundation
will pick up administrative costs, estimated to be $ 2 to $ 3 per
donation, Eisner says. Only credit card fees, 1% to 2% of each
transaction, will be deducted from online donations. All transactions
will remain private; AOL says lists of those who contribute or
volunteer will never be shared or sold.
* Helping.org
GRAPHIC: PHOTO, B/W; Helping.org: Expanding the possibilities of using the Net, AOL's portal to
charities has information on how to make donations or become a volunteer.
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U.S. Newswire, November 27, 1999
Copyright 1999 U.S. Newswire, Inc.
U.S. Newswire
November 27, 1999 13:5 Eastern Time
SECTION: NATIONAL DESK
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HEADLINE: Transcript of Presidential Radio Address Nov. 27
CONTACT: White House Press Office, 202-456-2100
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, Nov. 27
BODY:
Following is a transcript of President Clinton's weekly radio address to
the nation today:
RADIO ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE NATION
Camp David, Maryland
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On this holiday weekend,
when we count our many blessings, Americans are also busy buying gifts for
the next holidays, right around the corner. Today I'd like to speak with
you about the remarkable rise of the Internet as a destination for holiday
shopping, and about how we can ensure that on-line commerce will live up to
its enormous promise.
On Thanksgiving, beyond our family's personal blessings, my
family and I gave thanks for the enormous prosperity America is carrying
forward into the 21st century. One of the key reasons our economy
continues to thrive, with the longest peacetime expansion in history, is
that we're making the most of new technologies. Especially the Internet and
other information technologies are revolutionizing our economic, powering
one-third of our economic growth.
As the Vice President will make clear in a report he'll soon
release, few applications of information technology have more potential
than electronic commerce. During the holiday season alone, on-line
shopping could exceed $9 billion, doubling or even tripling the on-line
totals for the same period last year.
About 4 million American families will buy some of their
gifts on-line for the first time this holiday season. I intend to join
them because on-line shopping has significant benefits not just for
consumers and large established retailers; on-line commerce also opens a
world of opportunity for local artisans and small entrepreneurs.
As with shopping in stores, when consumers shop on the
Internet they must take basic precautions to ensure that what they see is
what they get. To help familiarize on-line consumers with these
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precautions, the Federal Trade Commission has prepared a useful check
list. You can find the complete checklist at www.consumer.gov. But
today, I'd like to emphasize at least some of the essentials.
First, in the on-line world, you must pay close attention to
details. Carefully check for shipping and delivery dates, for extra fees,
warranties, return policies, and phone numbers to call if you run into a
problem.
Second, always buy with a credit card. With credit cards
you are protected by federal law against unauthorized charges.
Third, guard you privacy at all times. Look for the
unbroken key or padlock symbols on the order page to ensure that your
credit care information will be transmitted securely. Don't share
passwords with anyone, and be sure to read the merchant's privacy policy to
see what information is being collected about you and how it will be
used.
I'm pleased to announce that, thanks to the leadership of
Vice President Gore, many leading companies and organizations, including
the Better Business Bureau's On-Line, American Express, Master Card, Dell,
Get Netwise, E-Bay, America On-Line, and Amazon.com all are joining with
us to protect and educate consumers this holiday season. Many are
distributing guides to help people shop on-line safely and wisely. Some
are offering financial guarantees that go above and beyond federal law.
If we want Internet commerce to continue to grow, we all
must work together to make sure that shopping on-line is just as safe as
shopping in a mall.
I'd like to close today by asking all of you to think not
only about using the Internet to buy gifts for friends and family, but also
to give more lasting gifts to our community and our future. As I
discovered during the philanthropy conference we held at the White House
last month, charitable websites, like Helping.org, have made signing up to
contribute time or money in your community as easy as checking on the
weather. So this holiday season, let's use every avenue possible,
including the Internet, to give something back to our communities.
Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving weekend, and thanks for
listening.
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M2 PRESSWIRE October 22, 1999
Copyright 1999 M2 Communications Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE
October 22, 1999
LENGTH: 1464 words
HEADLINE: THE WHITE HOUSE
"White House Conference on Philanthropy: Gifts to the Future"
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Today the President and First Lady, with the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH), will
convene the first-ever "White House Conference on Philanthropy: Gifts to the Future." The conference
will bring together individuals who are engaged in philanthropy
- including charitable donors, youth, policy experts, and representatives from non-profit
organizations, foundations, and educational programs
- to highlight the unique American tradition of charitable giving; to discuss the diverse and changing
face of philanthropy; and at a time of the strongest economy in a generation, to explore how to
preserve and expand this tradition for future generations.
Focusing On Philanthropic Giving As The New Millennium Approaches: As the new millennium
approaches, the American tradition of philanthropic giving may take a new turn. Several recent
economic, demographic and technological advances and trends have made this an important time to
focus on charitable giving, such as:
- Giving has reached a new high, rising over 10% in 1998, the third consecutive year in which giving
increased.
- Dramatic gifts from some of America's wealthiest citizens have drawn new attention to philanthropy
and inspired debate about appropriate giving levels.
- At the same time, there is a growing recognition that as the demographic profile of the United
States changes, giving by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other people of color is
essential to the long-term health of the nonprofit sector and the expansion of our collective
philanthropic tradition.
- Just as the strongest economy in a generation has produced unprecedented new wealth, the baby
boom generation is poised to inherit $12 trillion from their parents.
- New technology is creating new avenues for giving, through for-profit and nonprofit Internet sites.
- And finally, new donors, particularly those who have made their fortunes in the technology boom,
have become innovators in the world of philanthropy, as they look for greater involvement in the
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causes they support and greater accountability for results. These "venture philanthropists" find
kindred spirits among new social entrepreneurs who are applying new thinking and business
solutions to the problems that plague our communities.
Clinton Administration Commitments:
At the conference, the President and Mrs. Clinton will announce new Administration commitments to
improve our understanding of giving and to encourage subsequent activities and dialogue on giving.
Encouraging Productive Partnerships Between Government and Nonprofits
- Today, President Clinton will announce that he is creating a new Task Force on Nonprofits and
Government to strengthen and support the important collaborative efforts of the nonprofit sector and
government. In 1998, an estimated $175 billion was given by Americans to a wide variety of causes
and organizations. In many cases, nonprofit organizations convert America's giving into results -
helping people in need, providing health care and educating our nation's youth. Nonprofits are
uniquely able to identify problems and promote change at the community level. As the sector grows,
increasing opportunity arises to forge more effective partnerships between nonprofits and
government to address public needs. The Task Force will develop a public inventory of "best
practices" in existing collaborations between the Federal Government and nonprofits and work with
nonprofits to apply these models to other governmental efforts. The Task Force will also examine
ways the Federal Government can better draw upon the experience and innovations of nonprofits,
evaluate trends on nonprofits and philanthropy, and work with nonprofits to explore new policies that
encourage philanthropy and service and help nonprofits develop and grow.
- In view of the growing size and importance of the nonprofits sector, a new "Tax Exempt and
Government Entities" division was recently established at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As part
of this effort, the Treasury Department also recently announced the formation of a "Tax Exempt
Advisory Committee" to provide a public forum for discussions between the IRS and representatives
of nonprofits organizations. This Advisory Committee will enable the IRS to receive regular input with
respect to the development and implementation of tax policies and practices affecting nonprofits.
- Examining Tax-related Issues and Research Opportunities: The Department of the Treasury also
will hold a meeting with organizations involved in the conference to discuss tax policy and research
issues affecting the nonprofit sector.
- Expanding Our Understanding of Charitable Giving: The Council of Economic Advisers will
undertake an analysis of the role of philanthropy in the economy, including discussion and
interpretation of trends in charitable giving, factors that affect giving, and how the aging of Baby
Boomers and other trends are likely to affect giving in the future. Please see attached fact sheet.
Corporate and Private Commitments to Expand Giving:
The President and Mrs. Clinton also will highlight several new private initiatives to encourage the
expansion of charitable giving, such as:
- AOL Foundation: The AOL Foundation will highlight its launch of Helping.org, a revolutionary
e-philanthropy portal that provides Americans who want to lend a helping hand with the fastest,
safest, easiest and most cost-effective way to donate money or volunteer time to the charity of their
choice. Helping.org connects users to over 620,000 charities and more than 20,000 volunteer
activities, providing an important new resource for the more than two-thirds of American households
that already make charitable contributions, as well as those new to philanthropy.
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: A group of organizations concerned with youth giving and
service, including the United Way of America, Save the Children, US Committee for UNICEF, City
Year, and the Corporation for National Service, have made a commitment to work together on a
youth and philanthropy initiative. The Gates Foundation will announce its intention to support the
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next phase of their planning, including a follow-up conference and will encourage other organizations
to support this important effort.
- Girl Scouts of the USA: The Girl Scouts of the USA will unveil its new philanthropy patch entitled
"Strength and Sharing." Beginning in 2000, Girl Scouts of all age levels will earn interest patches
that will help them recognize and learn from philanthropists in their own families, places of worship,
schools, Girl Scout troops, and neighborhoods. The program will allow girls to identify and assist
organizations and institutions that meet community needs and understand how their own time and
money can make a difference in their communities.
Building on the White House Conference on Philanthropy:
- On the occasion of the White House Conference on Philanthropy, the National Information Charities
Bureau (NCIB), together with the Department of Commerce, GreaterGood.com, CharitableWay.com,
and the AOL Foundation will host the "E-Philanthropy: Technology and the Nonprofit Community"
forum to discuss the how the ever-increasing use of the Internet will impact the unique American
tradition of charitable giving. At the White House conference, William Massey of NCIB will report on
the morning session of the E-Philanthropy conference.
- The Corporation for National Service will host a morning conference on youth and philanthropy
called, "Raising the Roof: Youth Voices on Giving." At the White House conference, Malik Evans, a
sophomore at the University of Rochester, will report on what was discussed at the youth conference.
Engaging Communities Around the Country:
A portion of the "White House Conference on Philanthropy" will be broadcast via satellite, presenting
an extraordinary opportunity for communities across the country to participate in this important
discussion. Over 3,500 sites in 40 states will view the conference via satellite, with the assistance of
a grant from the Charles Mott Foundation and the support of SCETV, and the Department of
Education. An additional 10.1 million viewers around the country will have access to viewing the
conference through PBS and cable channels' live broadcasts.
The White Conference on Philanthropy is made possible with the support of The National Endowment
for the Humanities, South Carolina Educational Television, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation,
Community Foundation-Silicon Valley, The J. Paul Getty Trust, the Iscol Family Foundation, The
Marcie Polier Family Foundation, the American Red Cross, and the United Way of America.
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Calgary Herald, October 21, 1999
Copyright 1999 Southam Inc.
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October 21, 1999, FINAL
SECTION: Comment; A37
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HEADLINE: Charity begins at home -- on the computer: Hi-tech companies develop new online links
to philanthropy
BYLINE: Shannon Henry, The Washington Post
BODY:
In the midst of the frenzied buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, a new kind of
money exchange is taking root. Call it e- philanthropy.
Web sites aimed at promoting charitable giving have proliferated in recent months. And on
Wednesday, the AOL Foundation -- the nonprofit arm of America Online Inc. -- unveiled
Helping.org, an online database of 620,000 charities and 20,000 volunteer opportunities.
"The Internet is the future of charitable giving," said Daniel Langan, director of public information for
the National Charities Information Bureau, which is sponsoring a national conference on
"E-philanthropy: Technology and the Nonprofit Community" Friday in Washington. "Anything that
makes for a better-informed contributor is excellent."
The charity bureau has its own entry online, at www.give.org, which aims to be a kind of Consumer
Reports for giving. Another is GreaterGood.com of Seattle, a site that offers users a chance to buy
products from 200 charitable groups. "We're looking to introduce the concept of shopping on behalf
of a cause," said Katherine James Schuitemaker, executive vice-president of the company.
Operators of such sites say they're making it easier for users to research where they want to donate
their time or money. And now consumers also have access to information on how charitable groups
handle their finances. This week, for the first time, many of the U.S. federal tax forms filed by
nonprofit groups and charities became available online, posted at www.guidestar.org, giving users an
opportunity to compare how different organizations spend donors' money.
Links to those online tax forms also will be offered at the new AOL Foundation site.
Peter Hall, a researcher at the Yale Divinity School who studies corporate philanthropy, noted that
having charities' finances available online makes the organizations much more accountable to their
donors.
The AOL project illustrates how technology companies are searching for different approaches to
philanthropy, Hall said. High-tech firms "are trying to explore and exploit the social change
possibilities of technology
Their proclivity is to abandon the model of corporate foundations."
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At the same time Helping.org was being developed, AOL was creating a program called The Giving
Tree, which helps the company's 12,000 workers start their own foundations and donate to charity
through seminars and a corporate intranet. It's estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 AOL employees are
millionaires, thanks to stock options.
Among the features on the new AOL Foundation site is a kind of international disaster wire compiled
by the Red Cross that runs like a ticker across the main screen. Users can click on news of a train
crash or a hurricane, learn more about it and then donate money or clothing to the victims by typing
in credit card information.
Helping.org also is intended to act as a clearinghouse for research on what's called the Digital
Divide, the gap between information technology haves and have-nots.
The volunteer channel lets people search by location, time and type of activity. In addition, charitable
groups can use the site to research grant opportunities and nonprofit news.
"We should be able to make giving and service online as easy as e-mail," said David Eisner, who
manages the AOL Foundation staff.
AOL Foundation chairman James V. Kimsey said that AOL has spent "many millions" on the site,
though he would not give an exact number.
Still, users of Helping.org will have to do their own research on the effectiveness and integrity of
the charities. The site simply lists every nonprofit registered with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Prospective donors will be able to follow the links to the charities' online tax forms or visit the groups'
own Web sites. In addition, Helping.org provides links to the charity bureau and to the Better
Business Bureau, both of which offer research on how well non-profit groups accomplish their stated
missions.
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Business Wire, October 20, 1999
Copyright 1999 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
October 20, 1999, Wednesday
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HEADLINE: AOL Foundation Launches Helping.org to Make Philanthropy Easy and Convenient
DATELINE: DULLES, Va.
BODY:
Oct. 20, 1999--
Revolutionary Site Creates "One Stop Helping," With Capability to Donate to Over 620,000 Charities
and Sign Up for More Than 20,000 Volunteer Opportunities
Site Takes No Fees from Consumers or Charities; Protects Donors' Privacy and Security
Also Offers Comprehensive Assistance to Charities Getting Online
The AOL Foundation today launched Helping.org, a revolutionary e-philanthropy portal that
provides Americans who want to lend a helping hand with the fastest, safest, easiest, and most
cost-effective way to donate money or volunteer time to the charity of their choice. For people who
want to help out during a natural disaster, mark an important occasion through giving, or simply
make a difference in their own community, Helping.org is the best place to start. The most
comprehensive philanthropy portal in cyberspace, Helping.org connects users to over 620,000
charities and more than 20,000 volunteer activities, and is also the only major giving site that is
completely nonprofit receiving nothing from either donors or charities for the donations that are
made through it. Formed in partnership with the nation's leading philanthropic organizations,
Helping.org contains valuable and easy-to-access information from America's Promise, the
American Red Cross, the Benton Foundation, Philanthropic Research, Inc. (GuideStar(R)),
ImpactOnline (Volunteer Match), Independent Sector, the National Urban League, and UniTEQ
(PipeVine), as well as programming links to dozens of additional nonprofits and data on every charity
registered with the IRS. It will be available to anyone on the World Wide Web, as well as being
featured across AOL's family of brands. The site will provide an important new resource for the more
than two-thirds of American households that already make charitable contributions (totaling $ 135
billion in 1998), as well as for those new to philanthropy. So far, according to Independent Sector, a
national coalition of leading charities and foundations, less than one percent of charitable givers
donate over the Web. However, the soon-to-be released AOL/Roper-Starch Cyberstudy shows that
fully 30 percent of online users are interested in using the Internet to make charitable donations.
Enthusiasm for online giving is particularly strong among young adults, who could represent an
important new source of support for charitable organizations. In addition, there is strong demand for
volunteer opportunities. According to a recent study by Independent Sector, 109 million Americans
volunteer every year, representing the equivalent of over 9 million full-time employees at a value of
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$ 255 billion. In addition to making it easier than ever for people to find volunteer opportunities,
Helping.org, in partnership with ImpactOnline's VolunteerMatch, represents a potentially huge cost
saving for charities, since it costs approximately $ 25 to recruit a single volunteer using conventional
recruitment strategies versus almost nothing through online volunteer matching. To help bring
charity online and stimulate additional giving and volunteering, Helping.org provides a "one-stop
helping" environment where users can make a difference, whether they wish to donate money,
volunteer in their communities, participate in disaster relief, apply for jobs with charities, learn about
a cause, or even establish their own charitable organization. The valuable resources it puts at users'
fingertips include:
GuideStar(R), the world's largest and most reliable database of charitable organizations, with
easy-to-access detailed information on the more than 620,000 public charitable organizations
registered with the IRS.
VolunteerMatch, a state-of-the-art service from ImpactOnline, which helps consumers locate the
right volunteer opportunity for them - from a database of more than 20,000 options.
Detailed and constantly updated information from the American Red Cross on natural and
humanitarian disasters around the globe and what people can do to help.
A one-click, fast, secure, and private way to donate to most public IRS-recognized tax-deductible
causes through a "Donate Now" button.
A special focus on youth services, providing best practices and resources for offering the five
promises to youth articulated by America's Promise.
Links to dozens of other opportunities to do good, from e-commerce sites where charitable causes
receive a percentage of revenues to sites listing international humanitarian support needs.
The most up-to-date and best features and news sources on events and activities in the changing
world of philanthropy.
Helping.org is fully supported by funding from the AOL Foundation, so it operates on a completely
nonprofit basis, without receiving any percentage of contributions to pay for operating costs. AOL
Chairman and CEO Steve Case said, "Helping.org uses the power and reach of the Internet to make
it easier and more convenient than ever for people to help the causes they care about. Consumers
can make contributions online with the assurance that the money is going where they intend, and
that their privacy and the security of their credit card information are protected. Charities will benefit
not only from the ability to raise funds and recruit volunteers more efficiently, but also from the host
of additional online resources Helping.org provides for them to expand their communities, fulfill
their missions and publicize their needs and good works online." Beyond its role as a service for
donors and those interested in volunteering, Helping.org will serve as an online community center
for the philanthropic world, providing tools to help charities make the most of the online medium,
and a forum to share information, research grant opportunities and share best practices with one
another. It also includes a clearinghouse for information on the Digital Divide, pulling together
programs and resources on how technology can be used to narrow, rather than widen, the gap
between those who have access to technology and those that do not. AOL Foundation Chairman Jim
Kimsey said, "In the modern world, the shortest distance between two points today is the Internet,
and starting today the shortest distance between charities who need help and those who want to give
it runs through Helping.org. The AOL Foundation built Helping.org because we are committed to
turning e-philanthropy from a curiosity into a vital segment of charitable activity. Thanks to the
incredible resources of our nonprofit partners, we've created a site that is going to play a big part in
doing just that."
Helping.org -- Helping People Make a Difference
Helping.org's goal is to help make volunteerism, service and charity central to the online
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experience and as easy and convenient as e-commerce has become, transforming the way in which
people contribute to society and encouraging those who do not currently participate in charity to
begin giving and volunteering.
VolunteerMatch - By using ImpactOnline's VolunteerMatch, Helping.org delivers information on
how consumers can help in their communities. Whether it's building a house for Habitat for
Humanity, organizing an arts-and-crafts fair for inner city children, or participating in an AIDS
walk-a-thon, volunteers can find the opportunity that fits their interests and schedule. To use the
service, consumers simply need to enter their zip code, the time they're available and their specific
interests - such as kids, helping the environment, the elderly - and a list of appropriate volunteer
opportunities is presented. Nonprofits and public sector organizations can go into the "Post" area to
register their volunteer opportunities. The VolunteerMatch database offers more than 20,000
volunteer opportunities from approximately 6,000 national, regional and local organizations and is
completely free to volunteers and nonprofits.
Easy, Secure Online Giving - Helping.org also provides a fast, easy and secure way to contribute
financial support. Starting with access to important resources like the Council of Better Business
Bureaus and the National Charities Information Bureau, and tapping into the GuideStar(R)database
of more than 620,000 public charities, users can make informed decisions about where to put their
charity dollars to best use. The database can be searched according to areas of interest, location, and
the size of charitable organizations. Using the unique PipeVine system to streamline donation
processing and administration, and its experience with online payroll deductions, Helping.org
promotes full privacy protection on all transactions, and lists of contributors and volunteers will not
be shared with or sold to anyone. Donors will receive comprehensive receipts to make tax deductions
easier.
-- Completely Nonprofit - Helping.org is completely free to donors and to charities. Donors' gifts are
forwarded to the charity of choice (minus the standard fees deducted by credit card companies on all
card charges, typically less than 2 percent), and charities make no payments to the site.
Helping.org doesn't take any money from donors or charities to administer the transactions or to
maintain the site because it is supported by the AOL Foundation.
Information and Inspiration - America's Promise, the American Red Cross and Independent Sector
provide prominently featured news, stories, tips and ideas on how to volunteer and contribute
strategically and how to get more involved in service to the community. Additionally, daily news
tickers on global disasters, personal stories about the experience of giving, reports on upcoming
charity events, auctions, fundraisers, and more will help users find plenty of opportunities to make a
difference.
Helping.org - Helping Charities Harness the Power of the Internet
Helping.org will contain an area just for nonprofits and charities to help them integrate the power of
the Internet into their strategies and operations, helping them to be more responsive and customer
oriented in the Information Age and to build vigorous, successful online communities. It will also link
them to online tools enabling them to more efficiently organize, recruit, fundraise and publicize their
mission and successes. This area is being designed by a working group of more than twenty of the
nation's leading nonprofit technology assistance organizations, a collaboration that is being
facilitated by the Benton Foundation, which also programs and maintains the area. The area includes
a comprehensive array of easy-to-access tools, resources, information and links to other online
clearinghouses to help nonprofit organizations take full advantage of the potential of the Internet,
including in-depth information on: How to get online; Making the most of e.mail; Fundraising on the
Internet; Online organizing & advocacy; Planning & creating a Web site; Targeting your audience;
Finding computer help; Technology grants & in-kind contributions; and, "In the field", which provides
examples, case studies and other information about how technology is shaping the way nonprofits
accomplish their mission. The Nonprofit Resources area also points to collections of general
information useful to nonprofits, such as clearinghouses of nonprofit jobs that provide comprehensive
resources for career development and nationwide job listings, nonprofit news from leading
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philanthropy-related publications, as well as Web sites with information relevant to the nonprofit
sector generally, such as advice on nonprofit management and other resources. Finally, Helping.org
provides nonprofits the free opportunity to update their information and include their Internet Web
Sites in powerful search engines - Philanthropic Research Incorporated's GuideStar(R) and
ImpactOnline's VolunteerMatch - where users go to find the charitable organizations that best fit
their needs, a capability that's particularly important to smaller charities which all too often go
unnoticed.
Helping.org - Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide
Helping.org houses the National Digital Divide Clearinghouse -- a set of resources that brings
together in one location comprehensive information about efforts to provide under-served
communities with access to technology, and provides tools for information sharing and community
building among those working to bridge the Digital Divide. The Benton Foundation, in partnership
with the National Urban League, has developed the content for the National Digital Divide
Clearinghouse, which strives to reflect the many facets of the issue, including points of view from
rural America, minority research institutes, and the disability community. Areas in the Clearinghouse
include Research & Data, intriguing and up-to-date studies and reports from academics, policy think
tanks and leading thinkers; In the Field, rotating vignettes of innovative and exciting Digital Divide
projects underway across the country; In the News, pertinent and timely news summaries of Digital
Divide headlines, as well as in-depth original reporting on breaking issues related to the Digital
Divide; Grants & Funding, a continuously updated list of grants, funding opportunities and
non-monetary resources available to communities seeking technological assistance; and, Finding a
Digital Divide Effort Near You, an interactive map-based directory of local centers and resources that
can help individuals contribute to Digital Divide efforts in their community. The AOL Foundation,
founded by America Online in 1997, supports programs that spark innovative uses of the interactive
medium to benefit society. Other Foundation initiatives include the AOL Rural Telecommunication
Awards, the Digital Divide Grant Initiative, the Innovative Education Initiative, the AOL Employee
Civic Involvement Initiative, and a pilot school-business partnership in Washington, D.C. called AOL
Achievers. For more information on the AOL Foundation, visit www.aolfoundation.org on America
Online, use keyword: AOL FOUNDATION.
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HEADLINE: America's Promise, AOL Foundation Make Youth Service a Key Element of Helping.org
CONTACT: Don Maple, 703-535-3809, or Shelley Borysiewicz, 703-535-3824, both of America's
Promise; Web site: http://www.americaspromise.org
DATELINE: ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 20
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America's Promise -- The Alliance For Youth announced today it is partnering with the AOL
Foundation on the launch of the new Internet portal for philanthropy, Helping.org.
Besides America's Promise, key participants include the American Red Cross, the Benton
Foundation, GuideStar, VolunteerMatch, PipeVine, the National Urban League and the Independent
Sector.
America's Promise, led by General Colin L. Powell, is an alliance of the nation's finest groups and
organizations, both public and private, and thousands of caring individuals dedicated to
strengthening the character and competence of youth. than 620,000 charitable organizations.
Through Helping. org, individuals throughout the country can find and be matched with volunteer
opportunities in their own communities, or make donations to their favorite charitable organizations
through the power and convenience of the Internet. According to AOL, nearly 50 million Americans
who volunteer or donate to favored causes have online access.
As one of eight founding partners of Helping.org, America's Promise will both provide instant
access to its alliance of 460 partner organizations and nearly 500 community members throughout
all 50 states, as well as news and updates on youth service. America's Promise will also connect
Helping.org to each of its partner organizations so they can use it to increase their efforts online
and receive online donations.
AOL Chairman and CEO Steve Case said, "Helping.org will cover all types of charity and service,
but will place special emphasis on helping our youth, an urgent need in our times. We're delighted to
partner with America's Promise to add Helping.org to the growing, powerful national movement to
address this need."
Visitors to Helping.org who are interested in helping young people will have access to the full
America's Promise cyber-environment, including its alliance of partner organizations and community
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members, and information on what national and local America's Promise alliance partners are doing
to help build successful young people, a regular message from General Colin Powell, and success
stories by alliance members from education, corporations, the nation's leading youth service
nonprofits, the faith community, national and local associations, government at all levels and
America's Promise-affiliated communities across the country.
America's Promise expects Helping.org will generate increased levels of volunteering and
donations to youth development programs nationwide.
It sees its partnership with AOL and Helping.org as a major step forward in achieving its mission
of helping America's young people by building up the nation's youth service capacity. Reinforced by
the power of Helping.org and coupled with its recently launched national advertising campaign (in
partnership with the Ad Council), America's Promise is also strengthening its ability to provide
leadership and encouragement to a growing national movement to help young people develop the
character and competence they need to become successful adults.
"Helping.org opens up a bright new frontier in our efforts to point kids in the right direction,"
General Powell said. "It's going to accelerate the growth of the America's Promise alliance and
expand our national capacity to help young people become successful adults."
According to AOL Foundation Chairman Jim Kimsey, "In the modern world, the shortest distance
between two points today is the Internet, and starting today the shortest distance between charities
who need help and those who want to give it runs through Helping.org. "
Helping.org provides youth development nonprofit partners of America's Promise the ability to
post their local volunteer opportunities and see them matched by local volunteers searching for the
right fit for their interests and schedules. Helping.org will also serve as an online community center,
a forum to share best practices, and as a clearinghouse on programs and resources for closing the
Digital Divide.
The vision of America's Promise is a nation in which all children can be successful. To achieve its
goals, America's Promise reaches out to every sector of society, challenging and uniting groups and
individuals, locally and nationally, to invest in youth and engage them in constructive, character
building activities. At the heart of America's Promise is a simple program of five basic promises to all
children and youth: 1) an ongoing relationship with a caring adult; 2) a safe place with structured
activities during non- school hours; 3) a healthy start; 4) a marketable skill through effective
education; and 5) a chance to give back through community service.
To get involved or just find out more about America's Promise, visit the Web site at
www.americaspromise.org. Callers can dial: 1-888-55-YOUTH. Point a kid in the right direction.
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The Washington Post, October 20, 1999
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HEADLINE: Charity Begins Online; New Sites Ease Consumers' Research Into Philanthropies
BYLINE: Shannon Henry, Washington Post Staff Writer
BODY:
In the midst of the frenzied buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, a new kind of
money exchange is taking root. Call it e-philanthropy.
Web sites aimed at promoting charitable giving have been proliferating in recent months. And today,
the AOL Foundation--the nonprofit arm of America Online Inc.--unveils Helping.org, an online
database of 620,000 charities and 20,000 volunteer opportunities.
"The Internet is the future of charitable giving," said Daniel Langan, director of public information for
the National Charities Information Bureau, which is sponsoring a national conference on
"E-philanthropy: Technology and the Nonprofit Community" this Friday in Washington. "Anything
that makes for a better-informed contributor is excellent."
The charity bureau has its own entry online, at www.give.org, which aims to be a kind of Consumer
Reports for giving. Another is GreaterGood.com of Seattle, a site that offers users a chance to buy
products from 200 charitable groups. "We're looking to introduce the concept of shopping on behalf
of a cause," said Katherine James Schuitemaker, executive vice president of the company.
Operators of such sites say they are making it easier for users to research where they want to donate
their time or money. And now consumers also have access to information on how charitable groups
handle their finances. This week, for the first time, many of the federal tax forms filed by nonprofit
groups and charities became available online, posted at www.guidestar.org, giving users an
opportunity to compare how different organizations spend donors' money.
Links to those online tax forms also will be offered at the new AOL Foundation site.
Peter Hall, a researcher at the Yale Divinity School who studies corporate philanthropy, said having
charities' finances available online makes the organizations much more accountable to their donors.
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"The implications of this are just incredible," Hall said.
He said the AOL project illustrates how technology companies are searching for different approaches
to philanthropy. He said high-tech firms "are trying to explore and exploit the social change
possibilities of technology.
Their proclivity is to abandon the model of corporate foundations."
At the same time Helping.org was being developed, AOL was creating a program called The Giving
Tree, which helps the company's 12,000 workers start their own foundations and donate to charity
through seminars and a corporate intranet. It is estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 AOL employees are
millionaires, thanks to stock options.
Among the features on the new AOL Foundation site is a kind of international disaster wire compiled
by the Red Cross that runs like a ticker across the main screen. Users of the site can click on news of
a train crash or a hurricane, find out more about it and then donate money or clothing to the victims
by typing in their credit card information.
Helping.org also is intended to act as a clearinghouse for research on what's called the Digital
Divide, the gap between information technology haves and have-nots.
To find a charity on Helping.org, users may search by type of organization, Zip code or the size of
the annual budget. Donations can be given electronically by typing in a credit card number. The
volunteer channel lets people search by location, time and type of activity. Someone might want to
volunteer on Thanksgiving this year, or for a month during a summer vacation.
In addition, charitable groups can use the site to research grant opportunities and nonprofit news.
"We should be able to make giving and service online as easy as e-mail," said David Eisner, who
manages the AOL Foundation staff. AOL Foundation Chairman James V. Kimsey said that AOL has
spent "many millions" on the site, though he would not give an exact number.
Still, users of Helping.org will have to do their own research on the effectiveness and integrity of
the charities. The site simply lists every nonprofit registered with the Internal Revenue Service. "We
don't want to be in the vetting business," said Kimsey. "The liability would be horrible."
Prospective donors will be able to follow the links to the charities' online tax forms or visit the groups'
own Web sites. In addition, Helping.org provides links to the charity bureau and to the Better
Business Bureau, both of which offer research on how well nonprofit groups accomplish their stated
missions.
Most of those listed on the AOL site don't know they're on there yet. Eisner said letters and postcards
will start going out soon to alert the groups and give them the chance to update their listings.
OFFERING HELP ON GIVING
Among Web sites offering guidance for those who want to contribute:
www.helping.org
(AOL's new site)
Allows users to search for charities by location and topic; to find out about volunteering; and donate
online via credit card.
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Has a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States;
includes postings of U.S. tax form 990, where charities report their finances and operations.
www.bbb.org (home page of the Better Business Bureau; click on "Charity Reports")
Covers the full range of charitable and other nonprofit organizations; typically includes information
on the group's background, current programs, governing body, fund-raising practices, tax-exempt
status, finances.
greatergood.com
Builds, markets and manages "online shopping villages" for not-for-profit partners' sites, where at
least 5 percent of every purchase benefits the not-for-profit's cause.
charitableway.com
Evaluates thousands of charities and attempts to find the right one for a particular donor.
www.give.org (National Charities Information Bureau)
Publishes comprehensive reports evaluating charities by various criteria. Sample report is available
online. Actual copies cost $ 9.95 each.
igive.com
Enables users to choose charities, including local ones, that will benefit from the users' online
purchases at igive.com mall.
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October 20, 1999, Wednesday
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HEADLINE: STEVE CASE, CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF AMERICAN ONLINE, AND GENERAL COLIN
POWELL DISCUSS NEW INTERNET SITE CALLED HELPING.ORG
ANCHORS: KATIE COURIC
BODY:
KATIE COURIC, co-host:
A new Internet site goes online today, hoping to revolutionize the world of philanthropy, called
helping.org. It's designed to help anyone who wants to donate their time or money to one of
thousands of good causes. It's being run by the AOL Foundation, the nonprofit partner of America
Online. Steve Case is CEO and chairman of America Online. And General Colin Powell heads
America's Promise, the Alliance for Youth, a partner in the project.
Gentlemen, good morning. Nice to see you both.
Mr. STEVE CASE (CEO & Chairman, America Online): Good morning.
General COLIN POWELL (America's Promise): Good morning, Katie.
COURIC: General Powell, let me start with you. How did you two hook up?
Gen. POWELL: Well, we hooked up a couple of years ago. And I'm on the board of directors of
America Online. And America Online is one of those companies that not only wants to make a profit,
but really wants to serve society. And one of the ways they found to serve society was to move in the
direction of making it easier for people to give. And that's what helping.org is all about.
COURIC: In fact, Steve, you all did a survey of sorts and found that a lot of people were interested in
giving, and yet they didn't really have the apparatus to do so, right?
Mr. CASE: That's exactly right. People have, I think, a growing interest in helping, whether it be
volunteering or providing donations. But it's hard to figure out which charity makes the most sense,
based on your interests. There's 600,000 charities that need help. What we're trying to do with
helping.org is be a bridge between the people who want to help and the organizations that need
help, and make it as easy as e-mail is or e-commerce is. We want to create this whole new idea of
e-philanthropy, using the Internet to help people.
COURIC: Because you found a lot of people wanted to give and they wanted to do it through the
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Internet, right?
Mr. CASE: That's right. Well, the Internet's really changing everything. Communications is changing
with e-mail, and people are buying products online and investing online. And we felt the same tools
could be brought to bear to help people give online, or to--either time or money, and make it easy
for them to do what in their hearts they want to do.
COURIC: Well, you're the computer geek--I mean expert in the group, and you're going to show us
how this works. If somebody wants to volunteer their time, show us how they would approach that.
Mr. CASE: Well, first, you go to the www.helping.org site, which really is the--is the front screen,
what we think of as a portal for philanthropy. And then you're able to go to specific areas to learn
about charities, to go to a page, to donate money to a charity, or to find out what--what
organizations need your help. And you can donate your--your time. So it's really a--a portal that puts
all these different resources at your fingertips so you can either find out about things, give them
time, or give them money. And really, pick the causes that make the most sense based on your own
particular interest.
COURIC: And this is purely not for profit, this site?
Mr. CASE: Right. We--we set it up through the AOL Foundation. It's not an AOL service, and available
to anybody. And we're paying all the costs associated with it. So if you make a donation, all that
money goes directly to the charity. We're not taking a cut. We think it's very important not just to
build a service that millions of people can use and build--hopefully, a great company--but also build
a great medium that we can be proud of and use the Internet in positive ways to help society.
COURIC: Meanwhile, General Powell, I know that you're hoping to reach a younger demographic. Do
you think this will provide a--the perfect opportunity for young people who want to give back and
haven't known, really, how to do that?
Gen. POWELL: I--I think it will. I mean, our kids are on the Net. And this will give them an
opportunity to see what volunteer opportunities exist within their community and so they can get
involved. We think it's important that young people, as early in life as possible, understand that in
the act of giving to someone else, you get so much more back in return. So, hopefully, helping.org
will be a way to take this crusade to a newer level. And we are a most giving, philanthropic nation,
and it's one of--it's one of the essential parts of the American culture. And hopefully, we can expand
that, because the need is great, and our capacity to give is even greater. And we need to max that
capacity with that need, and helping.org will help do that.
COURIC: And--and people do want to volunteer, and they do want to be philanthropic, but it's sort of
a case of the best laid plans in terms of actually following through. So you want to make it as easy as
possible for these individuals?
Gen. POWELL: Exactly.
COURIC: General Powell, I was going to ask you about the other partners who are working with you
on this project.
Gen. POWELL: Well, there are about seven other partners, who include American Red Cross and a
number of others. And the beauty of this whole effort is that anybody could be a part of it. And the
site is being made available to any other provider of Internet services. That's--that's another piece of
it, and why the AOL Foundation and AOL has been so generous and giving with this.
COURIC: Before we
Gen. POWELL: Many, many partners.
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COURIC: before we go, General Powell, I wanted to ask you about this recent article in The New
York Times that took a few shots at your organization. It says, 'Critics say the charity that he serves,'
meaning you as chairman of America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth, 'has inflated its results, at
one point saying it had reached millions more children than its goal, and has taken credit for
corporate contributions and activities in which it had little involvement.' What was your reaction to
those claims?
Gen. POWELL: Well, it was annoying. We have done, I think, a great--a great deal over the past two
years. I wish you could have been with me in Maine two--two days ago to see 1500 people come
together with the governor of Maine and carry the work forward of the president's summit of two
years ago, into--into the next century. Fifty-six communities, several hundred communities in Maine,
all becoming communities of promise. So we haven't inflated any results.
One of our partners took a look at us and said we were doing a pretty good job. And we let that
information become available to the public. We'll be measured by the results over time. And the
results, really, will be fewer kids getting in trouble, fewer kids going in the wrong direction. So,
America's promise is alive and well. And we're moving forward. We'll take some shots from time to
time, but that's just part of--part of being in the public--public domain.
COURIC: All right.
As you know very well, General Colin Powell and Steve Case of AOL.
Gentlemen, thank you both so much for talking with us.
Mr. CASE: Thank you.
COURIC: The site, once again, is helping.org. Or you can find a link to it on our Web site at
today.msnbc.com. It is 7:40. Up next, actor Nicolas Cage.
Smile, Nicolas.
Mr. NICOLAS CAGE: Hi.
COURIC: But first, these messages.
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