Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
American Hiking Society (Silver Spring, Md.): Appointed Gregory A. Miller, division vice president at the Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.), to be president. American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis): Appointed John Moses, a lawyer in…
Winners of Yale Business-Plan Contest for Charities
Following are winners and finalists in the business-plan competition organized by the Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: Top winners: $100,000 each EcoLogic Finance (Cambridge, Mass.) To provide low-cost loans to locally owned enterprises, such as…
The right new leader, a lot of hard work, and a little luck help turn around a struggling charityThe classified advertisement seeking a new executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay sounded promising. “This is an exciting and demanding position where a dedicated and…
By Mary E. Medland
Contributor
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Alfred U. (N.Y.) May 2005 June 2008 $150,000,000 $115,000,000 For endowment, facilities, faculty support, and scholarships Gettysburg National…
Earmarks and Charities: Where the Money Goes
Geography makes a big difference in the distribution of federal earmarks. Charities located in states represented by a senator who serves on the Appropriations Committee are far more likely than those in other states to get earmarks, according to The Chronicle‘s analysis of the $2.4-billion that…
HOTLINE By Rebecca Gardyn The Chronicle’s Philanthropy Careers section asks its readers to submit questions about job hunting, recruiting, and management challenges in the nonprofit world. In our monthly advice column, we respond to some of those inquiries with tips about resources and wisdom from…
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Health. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.) has announced the recipients of awards through its 2005 Community Health Leadership Program. Following are…
Director of PBS Foundation Pledges to Work With Public TV Stations
Ever since Cheri Carter took the helm last month of the PBS Foundation -- the Public Broadcasting System’s new fund-raising arm -- the television in her office has been tuned to the network’s children’s shows. Ms. Carter wants to familiarize herself with kids’ programming, she says, because it is…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor