New York Public Library’s Executive Compensation Scrutinized
New York Public Library’s Executive Compensation Scrutinized
London’s High-Powered Women Strategize on Charity
Philanthropy in Great Britain is getting a boost from a small but powerful group of women business leaders, who meet regularly to discuss how to raise money to help women in need, reports The Financial Times of London. Departing from the traditional role of charitable women who give from their…
China Gives $1-Million to Start Institute at University of Massachusetts
China has given $1-million to support a new nonprofit institute at the University of Massachusetts in Boston that will focus on Chinese language and culture, reports The Boston Globe. The money will be used to start the seventh Confucius Institute the country has financed in the United States.…
Philanthropist Donates Millions of Dollars to Top Research Centers
Philanthropist donates millions to research centers
Emory University Receives $261.5-Million From Foundation
Foundation gives Emory University $261.5-million
Conservation Group Receives Government Assistance in Buying Land
A conservation group has staved off development of northern California forest land with the help of a state environmental agency, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Conservation Fund, in Arlington, Va., has bought 16,000 acres of redwood and Douglas fir forests with the help of a $25-million loan…
New Effort Under Way to Help Fund Raisers Become More Effective
A new survey is under way to help nonprofit organizations learn how to better recruit new donors and encourage past contributors to increase their support. The survey is part of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Center on…
NCAA Defends Tax-Exempt Status to Congress
Athletic association defends nonprofit status to Congress
Charities Get Millions From Sun-Times Settlement
10 charities get total of $4.8-million from newspaper settlement
Many Calif. Counties Overlooked by Foundations
According to a new report by the James Irvine Foundation, private foundations focus their giving on urban areas in California, to the detriment of other needy areas, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In its study of 50 foundations, the Irvine Foundation reports that while San Francisco received…