The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Community development. The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise (Washington) and the Center for Corporate Citizenship of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Washington) have…
Former Irvine Foundation CEO and His Wife Repay Fund for Benefits That Raised Questions
A former president of the James Irvine Foundation and his wife have repaid the foundation $31,300 for some of the benefits they received during his 16-year tenure, the foundation disclosed last month. Dennis A. Collins, who headed the foundation from 1986 until he stepped down two years ago, paid…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Number of Americans who volunteer is on the riseThe number of Americans who volunteered last year rose 6 percent, to 63.8 million, according to a new ALSO SEE: Who Volunteers: Changes from 2002-2003 government study of people age 16 and older. An estimated four million more people volunteered at…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Head of Education Fund-Raising Group Quits Abruptly
In a move that took many college fund raisers by surprise, Vance T. Peterson last month announced that he was resigning as president of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, in Washington. Mr. Peterson left on December 31, just 15 days after his departure was announced. John…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Three New State Reports Show Results of Phone Drives
Three new state reports show that charities that have recently used telemarketers to solicit donations on their behalf have often received less than half the funds raised. In New York, less than one-third of the money raised by professional telemarketing campaigns went to charitable groups, while…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Many Donors Inflate Value of Vehicles They Give, Federal Report Shows
Wide gaps often exist between the proceeds charities receive from sales of donated vehicles and the tax deductions claimed by donors, according to a new Congressional report. Vehicle donations have become increasingly popular in recent years, but Congress is concerned that some taxpayers may be…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
McDonald’s Heiress Leaves $80-Million to Two Charities; Other New Gifts
Three organizations have announced large gifts, two of them bequests from Joan B. Kroc, the widow of Ray A. Kroc, founder of McDonald’s Corporation: Ronald McDonald House Charities, in Oak Brook, Ill., is the beneficiary of a $60-million bequest from Mrs. Kroc for its programs worldwide that serve…
Giving and Investing by Financial Institutions Examined
Two new reports shed light on giving and investments by banks and other financial-services institutions: Sixty-five members of the Financial Services Roundtable, which represents the nation’s largest banks, donated 6.3 percent more to nonprofit groups in 2002 than they did in 2001, according the…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Wealthy Donors Could Increase Giving by $107-Billion, Nonprofit Group Says
Donors who had an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more last year could have increased their contributions to charity by a total of $107-billion in 2003 without affecting their standard of living, according to estimates in a report by the NewTithing Group, a San Francisco nonprofit organization…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Year Brings Leadership Changes at Two Large Foundations
Key leadership changes are under way at two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations: ALSO SEE:Packard’s Worldwide Search for New CEO Leads Home The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has tapped one of its senior officials, Carol S. Larson, to take over as its new chief executive. Gordon Conway,…