Advice for Donors on Overhauling Schools
Making It Count: A Guide to High-Impact Education Philanthropy
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Bits: Help With Technology Volunteers, and Computer Power Against Anthrax
During the week of February 25, TechSoup, a Web site that provides technology information for charities, will hold an online discussion about managing volunteers who work on technology projects and volunteers who do their assignments online. To get there: Go to http://www.techsoup.org. The Anthrax…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Patients’ Questions Fielded on Internet
A nonprofit medical practice in Maine allows patients to use the Internet to ask their doctors questions, schedule appointments, request prescription renewals, and search for sound medical data. When Martin’s Point Health Care, in Portland, introduced the Patient’s Personal Points service at its…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Survey Measures Computer Security
Slightly more than half of the charities that responded to an online survey on computer-security practices report that they back up their data every day, but 49 percent of the groups say they don’t have a data-recovery plan in place in the event of a serious loss of data. A new report, “Computer…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bay Area Study Finds Chronic Job Vacancies
Charities in the San Francisco Bay Area spent much of the last decade competing for staff members in a vibrant local economy. But the recession that started nearly a year ago has done little to make it easier to fill vacancies, according to a new study. The analysis, by CompassPoint Nonprofit…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Foundation Finances and Management
Percentage of Grant Makers That Use Social-Investment Screens All foundations Under $5,000,000 in assets 24.0% $5,000,000-$9,999,999 16.9% $10,000,000-$24,999,999 17.0% $25,000,000-$49,999,999 9.3% $50,000,000-$99,999,999 15.6% $100,000,000-$249,999,999 14.0% $250,000,000-$499,999,999 4.7%…
Up to $30-Million for Charity in Pennsylvania Hospital Settlement
Federal judges in Pittsburgh have approved a settlement in the bankruptcy case of the Allegheny Health, Education, and Research Foundation that could eventually provide up to $30-million for charity. Allegheny was the nonprofit parent of a chain of hospitals in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Foundations Increased Investments in Stock in Late 1990s, New Study Finds
Foundations of all types and sizes are investing more of their endowments ALSO SEE:Foundation Finances and Management in stock than they did in the early 1990s, according to a new report by the Council on Foundations. Sixty-four percent of foundation endowment assets were invested in domestic and…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Charities Offer Mixed Reviews of Bipartisan Plan to Help Religious Groups
Washington Charity leaders are giving mixed reviews to a bipartisan Senate plan, drafted with the support of President Bush, to help religious organizations obtain and use federal funds for their social-service programs. The proposal -- crafted by Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman, Democrat of Connecticut,…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Bush spending plan promotes giving and volunteering but calls for cuts in other programsThe fiscal 2003 budget request that President Bush submitted to Congress this month ALSO SEE:Philanthropy and President Bush’s Budget: the Key Proposals includes new incentives for people to volunteer and donate…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor