Citizen Academy programs teach volunteers to strengthen their skills and increase their activism Michelle Nunn and her colleagues spent a decade building a grass-roots organization that matched busy people with volunteer opportunities at charities in cities across the country. The organization…
By Lauren Kafka
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How Much Companies Gave to Tsunami-Relief Efforts
Cash donations Total cash and product donations Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, N.J.) $10,000,000 $90,000,000 Pfizer (New York) 10,600,000 50,600,000 Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta) 17,300,000 19,800,000 Chevron Corporation (San Ramon, Calif.)* 12,000,000 12,000,000 General Electric Company…
Increased earnings cited as major reason for growth Editor’s Note: This article contains information that has been revised from the print version of The Chronicle‘s August 4 issue. After The Chronicle went to press, it learned that General Motors had provided incorrect information about its giving…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Increased earnings cited as major reason for growth After two years of steady declines due to a stagnant economy and volatile stock market, the nation’s largest ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsCorporate Giving: Statistical DataHow Much Companies Gave to Tsunami-Relief…
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Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Bentley College (Mass.) Sept. 2001 June 2005 $100,000,000 $101,700,000 For academic programs, scholarships, and technology Flint Institute of Arts…
The Congressional Earmarking System: Resources for Nonprofit Groups
Center for Public Integrity, a public-policy research organization, maintains a “LobbyWatch” database compiled from publicly available lobbying disclosure forms. Users can search for information on nonprofit organizations, the amount they spent on lobbyists from 1998 to 2004, and the issues…
Directory of Groups That Underwrite Progressive Causes
Grant Seekers Guide: Foundations That Support Social & Economic Justice, Sixth Revised Edition, edited by James McGrath Morris and Laura Adler, lists foundations that make grants to further economic and social equality. It profiles 200 grant makers and provides an overview of their giving interests…
By Caroline Preston
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Emerging Areas of Volunteering, edited by Jeffrey L. Brudney, explores how volunteering opportunities have changed over the past few decades. Scholars of public affairs and related fields discuss trends such as the rise of the “episodic volunteer,” who provides short-term assistance, and the…
By Caroline Preston
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Guide to Artist-in-Residency Programs
Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies That Offer Time and Space for Creativity, Third Edition, edited by Deborah Obalil and Caitlin S. Glass, lists more than 350 organizations that provide artists, writers, and musicians with opportunities to pursue their craft. Updated since its previous…
By Caroline Preston
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Overseas Grant Making Explored
Rethinking Philanthropic Effectiveness: Lessons From an International Network of Foundation Experts
By Caroline Preston
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