Globalization Could Erode Corporate Giving in U.S., Expert Warns
New York As companies expand their operations overseas and make long-term cuts in their work forces over the next decade, corporate philanthropy in the United States is likely to decrease, an expert on business and charity told fund raisers gathered here last month for the 25th annual Fund Raising…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Raises Given to Fund Raisers Outpaced Inflation, Study Finds
Salaries of U.S. fund raisers rose by 4.2 percent last year, to a median of $62,500, according to a new ALSO SEE:» Related tables: Salary and Benefits Paid to Fund Raisers survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The growth in median pay outpaced inflation, which was 2.3 percent in…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Groups Once Tied to Nader Now Steer Clear of Controversial Candidate
Ralph Nader has founded dozens of civic-action groups in his career, including Clean Water Action and ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. But most of the organizations he helped to start make no mention of Mr. Nader or his presidential…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Charities’ Election Defections
The contentious presidential race has prompted many donors to redirect their contributions to politicsJanine Kraus, a fund raiser at the Coral Reef Alliance, thought she was about to pull off a major coup this ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections spring by securing a $35,000…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Cost of Door-to-Door Canvassing is $19 Per Vote, Research Finds
A new book financed in part by the Pew Charitable Trusts is helping foundations and charities figure ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections out how best to spend money to persuade a higher percentage of Americans to vote this November. Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber, two…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Nonprofit Group Turns the Tables on ‘Election Monitoring’
For many Americans, the phrase “election monitoring” conjures images of former President Jimmy Carter ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections traveling abroad to observe the first vote of a fledgling democracy. But a project headed by a human-rights organization in California is…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Grant makers and others step up registration effortsWith memories of the razor-thin 2000 presidential election still fresh in their minds, many grant makers ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections and other donors are supporting efforts to bring more Americans to the polls in…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Photograph by Edward ChuWhen Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg was a child growing up in the Bronx, he learned karate to protect himself in his rough-and-tumble New York neighborhood. Now as an adult living in Southfield, Mich., he is using his martial-arts training to teach young people with cancer and…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. July 2004 5.0% June 4.6% May 3.8% April 3.8% March 4.0% February 4.2% January 4.2%…