Local nonprofit groups use radio to spread ideas, preserve culturesChurchton, Md. The signs on the studio’s wall offer the first clue that the radio station here, which serves small towns on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, is unusual. One admonishes on-air personnel to speak directly into the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Judge Says ‘Integrity’ Rule Infringes on Charity’s Rights
Citing potential infringement of free-speech rights, a federal judge has barred the city of Nashville from enforcing a local fund-raising ordinance against Feed the Children. The ordinance allows the city to consider charities’ “reputation for honesty and integrity” in deciding whether to grant…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Planned-Giving Council Urges Charities to Trim Rates Paid to Young Donors of Gift Annuities
Charities should trim the rates they pay young donors of gift annuities, according to a ALSO SEE: New Gift-Annuity Rates national planned-giving organization. The American Council on Gift Annuities has recommended that starting in July, charities lower rates for donors below age 39 by as much as…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Middle East Crisis Raises Tricky Fund-Raising Questions
A month ago, the head of an important foundation gave me an oral commitment to support the charity I run, Jewish Family & Life. Our organization uses Web sites, magazines, and other media to stimulate young people and others to weave Jewish culture, traditions, and values into daily life. But when…
By Yosef I. Abramowitz
Contributor
Nonprofit Groups Mount Fund-Raising Efforts Tied to Middle East Strife
The escalation of violence in the Middle East has sparked aggressive pro-Israeli fund-raising campaigns by American Jewish organizations, rallied other groups to muster financial support for Palestinian relief, and led still others to seek money to promote alternatives to a military standoff. The…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Training Tools (and Toys) Help Nonprofit Group Retain Fund Raisers
On a February day last year, Eve M. Tai, a fund raiser at the Nature Conservancy of Washington, in Seattle, found herself coaching four blindfolded colleagues who were trying to build a house-like structure out of Tinkertoys. By describing what the finished product should look like and then guiding…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
High turnover of fund raisers causes big problems at charitiesIn January, Rebecca Brown started her fourth fund-raising job in a decade. Each time she has moved, ALSO SEE:Training Tools (and Toys) Help Nonprofit Group Retain Fund Raisers she says, she has increased her salary by $10,000. But the…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Colorado Firefighters Among Recent ‘Points of Light’ Winners
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…
Contributions to Canadian Protestant Churches
Members Contributions Full or confirmed Total Total Per full or confirmed member Per member Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America 1 350,000 350,000 $3,475,000 $9.93 $9.93 Apostolic Church in Canada 2 1,200 1,600 1,184,700 987.25 740.44 Armenian Holy Apostolic ChurchCanadian…
Contributions to U.S. Protestant Churches
Members Contributions Full or confirmed Total Total Per full or confirmed member Per member African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1,080,256 1,296,662 $99,237,535 $91.86 $76.53 Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America 1 2,203 2,203 $171,900 $78.03 $78.03 Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 1,734…