ANCHORAGE, April 1, 2011 — Pledge data at the close of the 2011 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) filing period show 18,726 Alaskans made 27,829 charitable gifts to Alaska nonprofits during the 90 day campaign. The total pledged amount as of midnight March 31 was $1,570,900. These data show that 3.4 percent of Alaskans who filed online for their PFDs took advantage of the opportunity to support the causes they care about in their communities. “Alaskans are seeing the dividend in a different light,” said Jordan Marshall, special projects manager with Rasmuson Foundation. “Increasingly, the dividend is being seen as a way to strengthen our communities. Moreover, our research shows that on average over half of these gifts are coming from people making their first philanthropic gift.” Marshall noted that these… Read more »

Below are highlights of major changes taking effect for the 2012 application cycle: Reduction of paperwork: Fewer documents and fewer requirements are necessary to file. These are covered in the application. Please read it carefully. Board membership: Previously, all board members of applying organizations were required to be Alaska residents. A change in the law this year now allows that the majority of board members (or more than 50%) must be Alaska residents for the organization to apply. 990 compliance: The law is now compatible with the IRS requirement that organizations that are not required to file a 990 every year will not be required to submit that form with their Pick.Click.Give. application. Community foundations: A community foundation may not deposit PCG contributions into a fund that would be included… Read more »

Below are highlights of major changes to the law taking effect for the 2012 application cycle: New fee: This year marks the end of the subsidized support that was available during the three-year pilot for Pick.Click.Give. The new fee was established by the legislature and assures that administrative costs are covered. This means that every dollar donated by Alaskans goes directly to supporting the missions of the organizations they select. The fee will be $250 and is non-refundable. Reduction of paperwork: Fewer documents and fewer requirements are necessary to file. These are covered in the application. Please read it carefully. Board membership: Previously, all board members of applying organizations were required to be Alaska residents. A change in the law this year now allows that the majority of board members… Read more »

Alaskans are showing their true color, and it is Pick Click Give green. As of this morning, two weeks into 2011, more people have made more donations totaling more pledged dollars than the first year of Pick Click Give. $555,600 to support the causes you care about. Great going! To see all the organizations on the Pick.Click.Give. list for 2011 and to learn more about the program go to www.pickclickgive.org… Read more »

For Immediate Release Contact: Jordan Marshall, 907-334-0510 Pick. Click. Give. Opening Week Shows “Remarkable Growth” ANCHORAGE: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 – Project organizers say early 2011 Pick. Click. Give. participation figures are extremely encouraging. As of today, 81,805 Permanent Fund Dividend applications have been filed online with 2,975 individuals making 4,414 pledges for a total of $224,475.00. “Alaskans are demonstrating their generous spirit as they increase their use of Pick. Click. Give.,” said Jordan Marshall, a project manager for Rasmuson Foundation, which is a major supporter of the program. “Right now we are seeing an average participation rate of 3.6 percent, which is more than double than last year’s average rate. This remarkable growth is encouraging for the participating causes that are doing important work in our communities.” Marshall said… Read more »