Model Ethics Codes for Charities Issued by Nonprofit Group
Independent Sector, a coalition of charities and foundations, has issued its first official model code of ethics for nonprofit groups to follow, the initial step in what the organization’s president said would be a comprehensive effort to deal with ethical controversies in the nonprofit world. The…
By Harvy Lipman
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Raises for Foundation Officials Outpaced Inflation Last Year, Report Says
The median raise awarded to foundation employees last year was 3.5 percent, according to ALSO SEE:Salaries and Benefits at Foundations a new report published by the Council on Foundations. The median raise, meaning half received bigger increases and half smaller ones, was higher than the 2003…
By Cassie J. Moore
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Bush Proposes New Incentives, Rules for Charitable Donors
Washington In his $2.4-trillion federal budget submitted to Congress this month, ALSO SEE:RELATED TABLES: The Nonprofit World and President Bush’s Budget: Key ProposalsThe President’s Plan President Bush proposed that donors to charity be required to do more to prove the value of clothing, used…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Proposed federal budget holds few changes for charitiesWashington President Bush’s proposed $2.4-trillion budget for 2005 holds few changes in spending for most federal programs that support charities and ALSO SEE:RELATED TABLES: The Nonprofit World and President Bush’s Budget: Key ProposalsBush…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Slow economic recovery keeps charities’ hopes in checkThe Rev. Joseph J. Sicari, diocesan director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, sees a brighter future for his group’s finances. “We’re confident we’ll reach our fund-raising goal,” he says. “It seems like the economy is turning around.” But…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Regional Differences Found in Giving and Volunteering
Geography matters in stimulating donations of time and money, a new report suggests. An analysis of data from a nationwide survey by Independent Sector, a coalition of foundations and nonprofit organizations, concludes that people in different areas of the United States respond disproportionately…
By Stephen G. Greene
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$16-Million for Hospital; Other Gifts
The Sioux Valley Foundation, in Sioux Falls, S.D., has received a $16-million pledge from T. Denny Sanford, founder of Premier Bankcard and First Premier Bank (Sioux Falls), to build a children’s hospital. The funds are to be transferred over the next five years; hospital construction is scheduled…
Elderly Farmer’s Surprise Bequest Is the Talk of an Oregon Town
By Stephen G. Greene Wesley Howard’s surprise bequest last year drew international attention because of its seeming ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Widow’s Bequest Gives Children’s Charity and Those It Serves Reason to Smile
In October 1996, Jeanne Cox Brady saw a television show that would change not only her own life, but also ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Philanthropist’s Quiet Generosity Is Revealed in a $34-Million Bequest
While few people knew about Frances P. Bunnelle’s generosity while she was alive, nearly everyone in ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most Generous DonorsBig Giving Makes a ComebackDonors who Gave $25-Million or More in 2003Donors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Nonprofit Organizations in 2003How…
By nicole lewis
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