Majority of Charities Say Donations Not Hurt by September 11, Study Finds
While the September 11 terrorist attacks took a toll on some nonprofit fund raising, most charities said that after the disaster they raised money equal to or even greater than the amount they raised the previous year during the same period, according to a new report. In response to a survey by the…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Privacy Proposals Would Cost Charities Billions, Report Says
Charities in the United States could face billions of dollars in lost revenue and increased expenses each year if state laws are changed to require organizations to get explicit permission from individuals before sharing their addresses and other information with nonprofit groups or businesses,…
By Laura Hruby
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Staff turnover, donor fatigue pose challenges when drive endsAfter years of hard work, the capital campaign finally ends. The last thank-you notes are mailed, the final news release issued, and the unused campaign letterhead recycled. What does a fund-raising director do next? For many, the…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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$30-Million Pledged to Princeton U.; Other Gifts
The president of eBay and her family have committed $30-million to Princeton University to help build a new residential college. Meg Whitman received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the university in 1977, and she is a member of its Board of Trustees. Her husband, Griffith R. Harsh IV, is a…
Controversy Over Donor’s Role Causes Smithsonian to Lose $36.5-Million
The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation, in McLean, Va., has canceled the bulk of its $38-million pledge to the Smithsonian Institution, touching off a debate in the nonprofit world about how much control major donors should have over their gifts. The Reynolds gift, the third largest in Smithsonian…
By nicole lewis
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Family funds urged to do more to influence public policiesNew Orleans Projected cuts in federal and state budgets over the next decade are reshaping the landscape for nonprofit organizations and point to the need for a reexamination of how the country’s social services are financed, grant makers…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Improving Benefits at Small Groups: Tips From Charity Experts
Nonprofit employers, recruiters, consultants, and benefits experts suggest the following ALSO SEE:Balancing Work and FamilyHow 3 Charities Handle Employee BenefitsHelping Employees Have a Life: Results of a Chronicle SurveyCharities Find That Telecommuting Helps Recruit and Keep Workers -- Despite…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Charities Find That Telecommuting Helps Recruit and Keep Workers –Â Despite Glitches
A year and a half ago, Judy Leibrook was in New York, in her 30th year of ALSO SEE:Balancing Work and FamilyHow 3 Charities Handle Employee BenefitsHelping Employees Have a Life: Results of a Chronicle SurveyImproving Benefits at Small Groups: Tips From Charity Experts working for the Girl Scouts…
By Heather Joslyn
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Helping Employees Have a Life: Results of a Chronicle Survey
Few surveys have tried to quantify what charities do to help their ALSO SEE:Balancing Work and FamilyHow 3 Charities Handle Employee BenefitsCharities Find That Telecommuting Helps Recruit and Keep Workers -- Despite GlitchesImproving Benefits at Small Groups: Tips From Charity Experts employees…