Financial Outlook Positive for Arts and Entertainment Groups, Report Says
More and more nonprofit museums, zoos, and other arts and entertainment institutions will be borrowing money to pay for building projects rather than using donations from private sources, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, a major bond-rating company in New York. As…
By Debra E. Blum
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White House shifts focus of program promoting government grants for religious charitiesWashington Facing opposition in the Senate over its efforts to steer government aid to religious charities ALSO SEE:Small Religious Groups Face Tough Time Getting Aid and the abrupt resignation of a top adviser,…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Founder of Group to Prevent Infant Deaths Among Winners of ‘Points of Light’ Awards
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…
Young People Find a Voice at Opera Camp
When the Washington Opera performs The Tales of Hoffmann this month, among the audience members will be a new generation of opera lovers. Many of the 38 youngsters, age 10 to 14, who spent their summer at the cultural organization’s opera camp, as well as their parents, have become so hooked on…
Pending Privacy Legislation Could Drive Up Cost of Fund Raising for Nonprofit Groups
Charities could spend a total of $9-billion more each year on fund-raising expenses if consumer-privacy legislation pending in Congress and in some states is passed, according to the preliminary results of a study by the Direct Marketing Association, a New York trade group that represents charities…
By Debra E. Blum
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A Growing Share of Canadians Are Donating to Charity, Study Finds
Fewer Canadians are volunteering their time but they are giving more money to charity, ALSO SEE: Giving and Volunteering in Canada Statistics Canada reports in a new study. But the increase in donations did not keep pace with the growth in household income. Nearly 22 million Canadians, or 91…
By Karen Birchard
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Olympic Track Star Helps Youngsters Put Their Best Foot Forward
In 1981, when the track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee returned from Los Angeles to her hometown, East St. Louis, ALSO SEE:Flexing Their Muscles for CharityThe Philanthropic Causes of Tennis and Golf StarsMatching Sports Celebrities With Causes Can Itself Be an ExerciseHow to Contact Women’s Sports…
By nicole lewis
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Golfer Uses Her Drive to Help Raise Money for Paralysis Research
Karrie Webb, who won the top prize at the United States Women’s Open in each of the past two years, was just 16 when her golfing coach, ALSO SEE:Flexing Their Muscles for CharityThe Philanthropic Causes of Tennis and Golf StarsMatching Sports Celebrities With Causes Can Itself Be an ExerciseHow to…
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Soccer Champion Mia Hamm Scores as Charity Fund Raiser
The soccer star Mia Hamm gives away about $100,000 a year through the foundation ALSO SEE:Flexing Their Muscles for CharityThe Philanthropic Causes of Tennis and Golf StarsMatching Sports Celebrities With Causes Can Itself Be an ExerciseHow to Contact Women’s Sports AssociationWomen’s League…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Basketball Star Reaches Out to Young Girls
After Dawn Staley helped the United States women’s basketball team clinch the gold medal in the ALSO SEE:Flexing Their Muscles for CharityThe Philanthropic Causes of Tennis and Golf StarsMatching Sports Celebrities With Causes Can Itself Be an ExerciseHow to Contact Women’s Sports…
By nicole lewis
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