Franklin Graham, the eldest son of evangelist Billy Graham and president of the nonprofit group Samaritan’s Purse, is raising his profile and expanding his reach after his father’s retirement last year, reports USA Today. This weekend, he will take the pulpit in New Orleans as part of an effort to…
The World Food Program may be forced to cut back on aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan because of a drop in donations, reports Reuters. About $11-million is needed to keep feeding 3.5 million people in Afghanistan over the next three months, the U.N. agency said, while Pakistan needs another…
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‘American Prospect’: a Senator’s Charity
Sen. Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania, runs a charity that isn’t very charitable, and doesn’t have the proper registration to do business in the state, says an article in The American Prospect (March). In an article called “Sour Charity,” the magazine says that Operation Good Neighbor…
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‘The Economist’: Mixing Business and Charity
Encouraging charities to adopt business principles is gaining popularity as more wealthy donors around the world look for ways to maximize the benefits of their philanthropy, according to a 14-page special report in The Economist (February 25-March 3). “Many of the new philanthropists are well…
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Corporate philanthropy. The Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (New York) has presented its Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Awards, which honor companies…
Group Seeks Reports on Corporate Contributions
A conservative advocacy group is pushing for passage of shareholder resolutions that would require some of the nation’s biggest corporations to report regularly on their charitable contributions and disclose the business rationale behind each grant. The National Legal and Policy Center, in…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Microsoft Donation Aids Overseas Relief Groups
The need for better coordination among relief charities is a constant refrain during times of crisis. The Microsoft Corporation thinks technology could play an important part in solving the problem, and has made a large gift to help international aid and development organizations improve their…
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Features Editor
Coalition Opposes AOL’s Plan on Bulk Mailings
This article was updated from the version that appeared in the print issue of The Chronicle to incorporate news that occurred after the newspaper’s press deadline. A coalition of more than 50 nonprofit organizations, political groups, labor unions, and small businesses have banded together to fight…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor