Oklahoma Town and Community Fund Rally Together to Survive Tough Times
When one of Tulsa’s largest employers, Williams Companies, was facing possible bankruptcy this summer, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002The Tide TurnsDoing the Numbers: How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledLutheran Services Seeks to Raise Profile, QuietlyHabitat…
By Brad Wolverton
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Focus on Issues With Global Impact Pays Off for U.S. Unicef Fund
The United States Fund for Unicef has a long tradition of raising money to help some of the world’s poorest ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002The Tide TurnsDoing the Numbers: How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledLutheran Services Seeks to Raise Profile,…
By Elizabeth Greene
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Habitat for Humanity Seeks to Build Bigger Donors
It took Habitat for Humanity International 26 years to build 100,000 houses for the poor, a goal the ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002The Tide TurnsDoing the Numbers: How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledLutheran Services Seeks to Raise Profile, QuietlyFocus on…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Lutheran Services Seeks to Raise Profile, Quietly
On a recent business trip, Jill A. Schumann, president of Lutheran Services in America, told the man ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002The Tide TurnsDoing the Numbers: How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledHabitat for Humanity Seeks to Build Bigger DonorsFocus on…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Doing the Numbers: How The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 Was Compiled
The 11th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations to ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 results from 1998-2002The Tide TurnsLutheran Services Seeks to Raise Profile, QuietlyHabitat for Humanity Seeks to Build Bigger DonorsFocus on Issues With Global Impact…
By Martha Voelz
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Williams College Receives Anonymous Pledges Worth $22-Million; Other Gifts
Williams College, in Williamstown, Mass., has received pledges that total $22-million from two anonymous donors. The first pledge, $15-million, will support theater and dance performances and classes, endow the directorship of the dance program, and support the alumni fund. The second pledge,…
Medical-Professionals Groups Among Recent ‘Points of Light’ Recipients
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
Back on Track: Program Helps Disabled Overcome Adversity Through Sports
Ed Clark may have lost the use of his legs, but he hasn’t lost his sense of ALSO SEE:Photo Gallery adventure. And, thanks to a nonprofit organization called Northeast Passage, he’s been able to pursue a passion for golf and hockey. Northeast Passage, based at the University of New Hampshire, in…
‘Genius’ grant raises hopes for earthquake-safety leaderBrian E. Tucker, one of 24 MacArthur Fellows named last month, traces his career path back to 1970, when a chance nocturnal encounter in a women’s bathroom at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, in La Jolla, Calif., shook up his plans. Mr.…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Photograph by David ShermanA zigzag found in a picture book presents numerous opportunities for children. They can walk in a zigzag pattern, draw it, find the funny shape in the alphabet, and try to detect it in ordinary objects. In St. Paul, where more than 300 preschool youngsters are enrolled in…