Technology Groups Agree to Merger
Two nonprofit organizations that provide online fund-raising tools for other charities -- Network for Good, in Bethesda, Md., and Groundspring.org, in San Francisco -- have merged. The combined organization will use the Network for Good name. Founded in 2001 by AOL, Cisco Systems, and Yahoo,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Female Charity Executives Win Big Increase in Pay
Women who run America’s largest charities have won big increases in pay, but they still earn far less than men in similar jobs, according to a new survey. The study, based on the 2003 informational tax returns of more than 83,000 nonprofit groups, found ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Public Confidence in Nonprofit Groups Is Low, Survey Finds
Public confidence in charitable organizations has yet to rebound from the decline experienced following the attacks of September 11, 2001, says a new report from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Only 19 percent of the 1,820 Americans interviewed by phone…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Community Funds Urged to Make Big Changes to Survive
Seattle A much anticipated report, released here at this year’s annual community-foundation conference, outlines the future role of such funds within the philanthropic world. But the report’s title, “On the Brink of New Promise: The Future of U.S. Community Foundations,” could just as easily have…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
American University Faces Scrutiny Over President’s Pay, Spending
Washington A controversy over compensation and spending by Benjamin Ladner, president of American University, has raised questions about board scrutiny of executive pay and drawn the concern of a key member of Congress. A recent audit of Mr. Ladner, sparked by an anonymous letter to the board that…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Donations to Help Hurricane Victims Taper Off at Some Charities
After the initial outpouring of giving to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, donations to some of the nation’s largest relief charities have slowed substantially, even as the Gulf Coast recovers from its second major hurricane, Rita, which caused a wide swath of damage along the Texas and Louisiana…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Carving Out a Role in Disaster’s Wake
Some experts question necessity of charities formed after Hurricane Katrina; others say they fill a need When Terry Webb saw the destruction Hurricane Katrina caused throughout the Gulf Coast, he immediately ALSO SEE:Sharing a World of Experience wanted to take action to help the storm’s victims.…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Foreign-aid groups offer advice in hurricanes’ aftermathWhen Arthur B. Keys Jr., a veteran international-aid worker, visited Katrina-ravaged parts of Mississippi, he felt a disturbing sense of déjà vu. “There’s a one-mile swath ALSO SEE:Carving Out a Role in Disaster’s Wake along the coast where…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
The Walt Disney Company has donated its collection of African art to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, in Washington, one of several museums vying for the gift. While neither Disney nor the Smithsonian has estimated the gift’s value, experts cited in the Los Angeles…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Ohio Medical Center Receives $70-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Five institutions have received big gifts: The Cleveland Clinic has received a $70-million pledge from Sydell L. Miller and her daughters, Lauren Spilman and Stacie Halpern, for a new cardiac center. Ms. Miller and her husband, Arnold, who died in 1992, founded Matrix Essentials, a company in…