Web Site Offers Civil-Rights Recollections
As a teenager in segregated Petersburg, Va., Priscilla Robinson took part in sit-ins at restaurants that would not serve black people and protested at businesses that would not hire black employees. She was determined to fight for change, but always anxious. “Apprehension was my constant…
By Cassie J. Moore
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Charities Seek Help Protecting Donor Privacy
Epsilon, a for-profit marketing company in Wakefield, Mass., that serves many nonprofit groups has added the position of chief privacy officer to help clients ensure they are complying with new laws, such as the federal do-not-call registry and the anti-spam law. The new privacy official, Steven…
By Cassie J. Moore
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“34 million friends” drive raises $2-million in overseas aidAt 3 o’clock in the morning, Jane Roberts had an idea. It was July 2002, and just a few days earlier, the Bush administration had announced that it would not release $34-million appropriated by Congress to sponsor the United Nations…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Pew Trusts to Combine Groups That Focus on Policy Research
In its first major change since converting from a foundation to a charity, the Pew Charitable Trusts has announced that it is combining the seven policy-research groups it supports in Washington into a single organization, called the Pew Research Center. The center, which will open in July and…
By Debra E. Blum
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Universities Protest Rules Imposed by 2 Foundations
Nine major universities have asked the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations to change the antiterrorism language the funds added this year to their standard grant agreements, saying the additions are unclear and would infringe on their academic freedom. The grant makers, both in New York, added the…
By Ian Wilhelm
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University Gets $45-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Five organizations have received large gifts or pledges: The University of South Carolina at Columbia has announced a $45-million pledge from Darla Moore, executive vice president of Rainwater, an investment company in Fort Worth, for endowed professorships, renovations, and scholarships at the…
New program aims to help grant makers stay accountableToronto Foundations must respond to the questionable activities of some grant makers by putting in place and enforcing stronger ethical standards, Dorothy S. Ridings, president of the Council on Foundations, told grant makers and others gathered…
By Michael Anft
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Federal Drive Raises $248.5-Million From Government Employees
Federal employees, U.S. military personnel, and other government workers last year pledged $248.5-million -- a record total -- to the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government’s annual charity drive. The campaign raised 4.9 percent more than 2002’s total of $236.9-million, and also beat…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Giving to United Ways Drops for a Second Consecutive Year
Weakened by a poor economy, the nation’s United Ways suffered a fund-raising decline for the second consecutive ALSO SEE:A New Era for Nation’s United WaysUnited Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the GlobeWhere United Way’s Leader Isn’t the Boss period during the 2003-4 campaign season, leading to…
By Brad Wolverton
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Where United Way’s Leader Isn’t the Boss
While Brian A. Gallagher works 70-hour weeks overseeing one of the largest charities in the country, he prides himself ALSO SEE:A New Era for Nation’s United WaysUnited Ways Are Spreading Quickly Around the GlobeGiving to United Ways Drops for a Second Consecutive Year on staying involved with his…
By Brad Wolverton
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