A Sharp Rise in Grants to Charities
8.1% increase by foundations follows a two-year decline Foundation giving increased by 8.1 percent in 2004 following a two-year decline, according to a new study by the Foundation Center, in New York. ALSO SEE: GRAPHIC: How foundation giving to charitable causes changed from 2003 to 2004 TABLES:…
By Caroline Preston
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Charities Review Military-Leave Policies as Reservists Are Deployed
Frank Moser was working as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America, recruiting and training adult volunteers in eastern ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World South Dakota, when his Army National Guard unit was called to active duty. He was sent to a military base…
By Debra E. Blum
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International Groups See Revenue Jump
Nearly 5,600 American nonprofit organizations work overseas or focus on international affairs, accounting for approximately 2 percent of all charities ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World in the United States and slightly more than 2 percent of all nonprofit revenue,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Civil-liberties groups gain supporters as more Americans express concern over terrorism policies The U.S. government’s campaign to track down suspected terrorists following the September 11 attacks has caused alarm among civil-liberties ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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A look at some of the humanitarian workers who gave their lives to help others amid the violence in Iraq Multimedia: Slideshow
From Harleys to Hilla: a Charity Worker’s Journey
Ten years ago, Bruce Parmelee had a safe, routine job as owner of a Harley-Davidson franchise in Binghamton, N.Y. Ten months ago, he was helping to organize ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World community projects in one of the most dangerous spots on the planet — Iraq.…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Iraqi-Born Charity Worker Strives to Empower Women
Zainab Salbi heads a charity that helps women in war zones around the world. But she has a special measure for judging the effectiveness ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World of her group’s program in Iraq: “Just surviving there is an accomplishment in itself.” Ms. Salbi is…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Group’s activist tactics seek nonviolent solutions to war Editor’s note: This article went to press before the fate of Tom Fox -- one of four members of Christian Peacemaker Teams who were kidnapped last year in Iraq -- was known. His body was found March 10. War-torn Baghdad, rife with insurgent…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Many relief groups are leaving Iraq as violence against aid workers escalates, but a few quietly press on The relief group CHF, in Silver Spring, Md., operates one of Iraq’s biggest microfinance programs, providing small loans to help people ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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