A History of Texas Foundations
The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy, by Mary L. Kelley, is a scholarly examination of the philanthropic movement in Texas during the half-century following the creation of the state’s first private foundation in 1920. Ms. Kelley, an assistant professor at Lamar University, in Beaumont, Tex.,…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Volunteerism Examined in the Context of Society
Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Encyclopedia Documents U.S. Philanthropy
Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Overview of Global Nonprofit Organizations
Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector, Volume Two
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
New CEO Has Far-Reaching Goals for Children’s Charity
For the past six years, Paula Van Ness ran the Make-a-Wish Foundation of America, in Phoenix, a charity often credited with pioneering the concept of providing trips, computers, celebrity meetings, and other things to brighten the lives of seriously ill children. Now Ms. Van Ness is continuing in a…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Big Hospitals Saw Investments Grow by 14.1%
Investment assets at the nation’s largest nonprofit hospitals and medical centers rose an average of 14.1 percent last year, reversing a three-year downturn, according to a report from the Commonfund Institute. The increase occurred in part because the 204 health-care organizations surveyed --…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Bits: GWU Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet Publishes Online Fundraising Guide
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is conducting a survey to learn how colleges and universities use e-mail to solicit donations. Institutions that participate will receive a free copy of the results. The deadline to complete the survey is September 30. To get there: Go to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Offers Vast Radio-Program Collection
After its first year, the nonprofit PRX Public Radio Exchange has received a clear signal that its idea of linking radio programs with stations in search of content is working. Some 1,000 digital radio stories have been licensed through the site for broadcast on public radio stations. The…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Groups Offer New Technology Tools
Two charities that help small to medium-size nonprofit organizations raise money online plan to expand the array of services they offer. Groundspring.org, a San Francisco organization that provides charities with tools that allow them to communicate with their supporters via e-mail and accept…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Disclosure of Charity Salaries Is a Complicated and Confusing Process
At first glance, David Troyer of Christian Aid Ministries appears to be one of a handful of unpaid chief ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyExecutive Pay Rises ModestlyQuestioning CompensationHow The Chronicle Conducted Its Annual Survey of Pay at Big Nonprofit Groups executives in The…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor