Thursday, June 16, 2011

FLIP Project – Truly empowering Future Leaders in Philanthropy

This is the baby of Bonita Trust and Credit Suisse of Gibraltar. They reach out to academically excellent youngsters who are above the age of 16, they guide and teach them.The aim of the FLIP project is to create leaders who can efficiently handle and manage investment portfolio of charitable trusts. Though all the teenagers may not take up a career in charity work but this course will instill in them a strong sense of social work and community development which they could work towards irrespective of the field they are in.

The Flip project provides the youngsters hands on learning opportunity of management and investment. They are given a philanthropic virtual portfolio of 5 million which they have to use for investing and effective funding . So the students get the feel of the corporate world and its ways and they develop the necessary traits to make way for charitable giving in future.The students are given projects and assignments during the 3 year term .The work are mostly on investments, finance and work of the charitable trust. On submission, the assignments are ranked and students are rewarded according to the effort put in by them.

This is one was of making the community self sufficient as in the future the community at Gibraltar does not have to look for help outside as these trained leaders will rise up to the occasion and take the development of their community into their hands.For more details on this programme one can log into the website of the organization.

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Corporate philanthropy can make a huge difference

Corporate Philanthropy would mean profit making organizations contributing to the cause of charity either in cash or in kind or both, they would either do it as a foundation or through separate groups of volunteers who devote their time.

Trying to Tie in Corporate Philanthropy FLIP (Future Leaders in Philanthropy) students organized a Fundraising Quiz Night to support the Happy Faces Charitable Trust in Gibraltar. That night they raised 2853 pound and that money will be doubled by the Bonita Trust who is a partner to the FLIP Project. This is just one of the initiatives designed by the students of FLIP.

In their 3 year course the young students are trained to know the details of managing and running a charitable trust. They are groomed into the professionals and leaders of the future. It is an initiative with brilliant local students to increase their awareness in social responsibility and to also educate the students on the intricacies of investments and funding.
The students are allowed to research on a local charity and compare it with and internationally acclaimed group having the same objectives.

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Once this is finalized the student has to organize a fund raiser for the charity chosen by them and the funds collected will be doubled by The Bonita Trust – one of the partners of FLIP. Side by side the student also has to manage a virtual portfolio of investment wherein he will be guided by specialist investors from Credit Suisse ,the other partner of the FLIP project.Finally at the end of the program the student emerges ready to take on leadership with a sense of community development and social service.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Working for charity can be of great help to the society - Charity Volunteer Work

There are two basic ways of helping a charity organization. You can either donate a sum of money for their cause or you can join them as a volunteer. Both the contributions are well appreciated by the charity organizations.

The basic working of a charity organization a very easy to understand. These charity organizations are non-profit making organizations that take money donor and distribute it to the needy. The people who fall under the bracket of needy people are poor people who cannot afford to eat one meal per day and people who cannot afford to get treated for their disease. Not any person can approach the charity organization and ask for money. The volunteers or officials of the charity organizations are trained to identify if a person is faking the need factor. Volunteers have to do a thorough research on the application of a person who has asked for a donation.

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Charity organizations are also funding some of the major research organizations around the world. Many people just wonder why the volunteers work for the charity organizations. In fact, when one of the volunteers of a popular charity organization was asked why he joined the charity organization as a volunteer, the answer was simple “I am loving it” If you have a great inclination towards becoming a volunteer for a charity organization, don’t miss out on an opportunity to join them. You need to follow what your heart desires. If you have the same goal as that of the charity organization, then it makes sense to join them and support each other to accomplish the individual and organizational goals. The charity volunteer work is very demanding and you need to be well prepared for it.

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Friday, October 1, 2010

Philanthropy is an art that needs to flow

Philanthropy is the art of giving. Many refer to this term just in context to monetary donations and forget that giving can be in any form. Any form of art cannot be defined to be in a particular way as it comes out from the heart, same is with philanthropy and this art needs to flow.

The world is a gift to us and we need to love every single thing that is present here. You can take up a cause: volunteer for social rally, serve the needy, pray for the ones who need it the most, use eco nature friendly products and so on. You just need to nurture the thought of giving in your mind. We are here to help each other, do little things, make efforts and bring out change. The change may not be a major one every little drop matters. Just make sure the flow is maintained.

Anything be it art or legacy or culture is carried ahead the same way philanthropy needs to survive. Every human is here to give, share, and make the world a better place. You too can do your bit and play your part right. If you have the heart to share and give you can give your love, you can give hope, you can give faith and all these last forever. Money is required to help a cause but its not the only thing. With money you can build walls you cannot build a church it’s the faith and hope on which the church stands.

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So let the art of philanthropy survive and flow like a river through generous giving.

Corporate Philanthropy : FLIP successfully organized a corporate fundraising quiz night to raise funds for Happy Faces Charitable Trust aiming chronic illness support. Visit http://www.flip.gi for more information.