Editorial: Hits and Misses - Our take on the week in news
Chico Enterprise-RecordPosted: 06/20/2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

HIT — Nonprofit organizations are doubly damaged in this economy. Government grants are down and private citizens are cutting back on donations, worried about their own budgets.

That's why programs like North Valley Community Foundation's Annie Bs are so valuable.

Launched with a generous, anonymous donation, the Annie Bs are a way for nonprofit organizations to raise money.

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By, Jeanne Bell

Growing the Annie B's
By LAURIE KAVENAUGH - Style Editor
Posted: 06/11/2009 12:01:36 AM PDT

CHICO — North Valley Community Foundation's annual giving project, the Annie B's, has begun its third year of raising funds for hundreds of nonprofits that will sign up to take part.

The Annie B's was started in 2007 with an anonymous donation of $250,000 to be used as seed money spread out in $50,000 increments over five years.

Nonprofits with websites are encouraged to look into Google AdSense to create revenue. At no cost to you, ads are placed in your site for services that are relevant to your viewers, and you get income for every hit coming from your site. NVCF receives approximately $50 per month currently through this program and encourages other to give it a try.

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