Charity Watchdog Group Offers Seal of Approval; Revises Standards
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the country’s major charity watchdog, will soon allow national organizations ALSO SEE:Text of New Standards Issued by a Major Charity Monitoring Organization that meet its accountability standards to trumpet that achievement by displaying a new Wise Giving Seal of…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Charity Leaders Discuss Computer Privacy and Other Technology Issues
Oakland, Calif. Information technology is creating a new economic system, a change that will have a profound effect on the role of nonprofit organizations in society, Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, in Washington, told participants here at a joint session of several…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Closing the Gap: Tips for Negotiating a Robust Starting Salary
By Heather Joslyn Professionals for NonProfits, in New York, has learned during its seven years of operations why charities pay ALSO SEE:Charity’s Glass CeilingBoard Members Play Crucial Role in Closing the Gender Gap in PayMaking Salary Discussions Less Taboo Is Key to Helping Women Achieve Pay…
Making Salary Discussions Less Taboo Is Key to Helping Women Achieve Pay Equity
Charity leaders, recruiters, and researchers offer nonprofit employees and their bosses the following suggestions ALSO SEE:Charity’s Glass CeilingBoard Members Play Crucial Role in Closing the Gender Gap in PayClosing the Gap: Tips for Negotiating a Robust Starting Salary for bridging the current…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Board Members Play Crucial Role in Closing the Gender Gap in Pay
A couple of years ago, an educational organization started a search for a new chief executive. The group’s top fund ALSO SEE:Charity’s Glass CeilingMaking Salary Discussions Less Taboo Is Key to Helping Women Achieve Pay EquityClosing the Gap: Tips for Negotiating a Robust Starting Salary raiser…
Salary gap persists for women in nonprofit organizations Margaret Gibelman, a Yeshiva University professor, has studied the nonprofit world’s glass ceiling for more than ALSO SEE: How Pay for Men and Women Differs at Nonprofit Organizations Board Members Play Crucial Role in Closing the Gender Gap…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Survey Finds Sharp Drop in Number of People Who Donated to Charity
The percentage of Americans who made gifts to charity last year dropped sharply: 77 percent said they supported charities, according to a newly released poll, compared with 87 percent in 2001. The drop was most pronounced among donors with household incomes of $75,000 or less. Eighty-four percent…
By nicole lewis
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Controversial Telemarketing Case
Washington In a case that could alter the way fund raisers do business, lawyers for the State of Illinois faced contentious questions from the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court this month during an hourlong session in a packed courtroom. But the court provided mixed signals about how it will…
By Brad Wolverton
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Colleges Suffer Record Drop in Alumni Contributions
A record drop in alumni giving last year caused private donations to colleges and universities to ALSO SEE:Giving to Colleges and Private Schools decline for the first time in 15 years, according to figures released last week by the Council for Aid to Education. Donations declined by 2.5 percent,…
By Brad Wolverton
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Professional Certificate Offered to Planned-Giving Specialists
By Brad Wolverton The Association of Fundraising Professionals announced last month that it will collaborate with the ALSO SEE:Seeking a Seal of ApprovalOrganizations That Offer Professional Test American College, a financial-education institution, to offer training courses in planned giving and…
By Brad Wolverton
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