Archive for May, 2009

Central Virginia Bankshares Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) - GuruFocus.com

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Central Virginia Bankshares Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com, TX
As discussed in Note 1, the Company sold 11385 shares of preferred stock to the US Treasury on January 30, 2009, raising $11.4 million in additional capital, further strengthening our well-capitalized principal subsidiary, Central Virginia Bank.

Source:Central Virginia Bankshares Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) - GuruFocus.com

Andrew S. Ross - San Francisco Chronicle

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Andrew S. Ross
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Each week The Chronicle tracks the latest investments, fundraising, mergers and IPOs involving Bay Area venture capitalists and startups. Here are some highlights for the week of May 11: Ad Infuse in San Francisco,… Video game industry revenue was

Source:Andrew S. Ross - San Francisco Chronicle

The Daily Start-Up: Terralliance Puts Up A Fight - Wall Street Journal

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
The Daily Start-Up: Terralliance Puts Up A Fight
Wall Street Journal
Remember Flickr, which sold to Yahoo for $25 million without raising a dime? What the New York Times story doesn't point out, though, is that Web companies focused on long-term expansion and not a quick sale may need to opt for venture capital firms

Source:The Daily Start-Up: Terralliance Puts Up A Fight - Wall Street Journal

Who are the right people to go to when starting a fund-raising event to assist an imprisoned foreigner here?

Friday, May 15th, 2009
bongcs asked:


Who are the right people to go to when starting a fund-raising drive to assist an imprisoned foreigner here in the Philippines? To whom must one approach when starting a fund-raising project to assist and help a man who’s been convicted and jailed not in his homeland. Who are the right people to ask for help with this cause?

Lori

Grant Funding Truths (5 Tips)

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Ok I’ve had about all I can take with the grant advertising. I’m so sick of seeing FREE, FREE, FREE just buy this CD for one buck and all your problems are solved. These company’s promise you billions of dollars if you’ll just order their CD. They make it sound as if this CD is actually going to print you money.

Applications For Government Grants

Friday, May 15th, 2009

The united States government is going to give away billions of dollars this year and a lot of that money is going to be from government grants. You have to know how to fill out the application to have a chance to get the grant.

Win or lose, special election shows Governor's fundraising prowess - Capitol Weekly

Friday, May 15th, 2009
Win or lose, special election shows Governor's fundraising prowess
Capitol Weekly, CA
The movement of money appears to underscore the governor's continued importance as the biggest fundraising draw the party has to offer. While some in the GOP hem and haw about the governor's lack of ideological purity and his job-performance ratings

Source:Win or lose, special election shows Governor's fundraising prowess - Capitol Weekly

Ireland's new troubles - CNNMoney.com

Friday, May 15th, 2009
Ireland's new troubles
CNNMoney.com
(See "Iceland: The Country That Became a Hedge Fund") It has been hit by a sudden, shocking reversal of fortune that even a Gaelic weaver of tales would find difficult to invent. The economy of the European Union's fastest-growing major member country

Source:Ireland's new troubles - CNNMoney.com

Giant Lies on Planned Giving Marketing

Friday, May 15th, 2009

There are so many lies, half-truths, and misguided misinformation out there about online fundraising that it’s driving me crazy. Planned Giving Marketing Tools do not Close Planned Gifts.

Three Seek To Represent District 4 On Council Special Election Is … - Washington Post

Friday, May 15th, 2009
Three Seek To Represent District 4 On Council Special Election Is
Washington Post, United States
Ficker and Gluck also have tried to make an issue of Navarro's fundraising. Ficker noted that Navarro has raised thousands of dollars from labor unions and that more than half of her contributions before the May 8 campaign finance reporting deadline

Source:Three Seek To Represent District 4 On Council Special Election Is … - Washington Post