Online Companies Merge Operations
By NICOLE WALLACEThe consolidation of companies that specialize in helping charities use the Internet is continuing. In recent months, a number of online-giving companies have gone out of business -- most notably Charitableway -- and several giving portals, including CharityCounts and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
In Defense of a New Partnership Between Government and Faith-Based Groups
John J. DiIulio Jr., head of President Bush’s White House Office of Faith-Based ALSO SEE:Bush Defends Plan on Faith-Based Groups and Community Initiatives, recently outlined his plans in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, in Dallas. Following are excerpts from the…
A Closer Look at Church-Run Social Programs
By DEBRA E. BLUMChurches, mosques, and synagogues play a bigger role in delivering social ALSO SEE:Percentage of Congregations That Support Social-Service Programs services than previously estimated, according to a sweeping study of congregations. But a report on the survey results said it was…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Bush Defends Plan on Faith-Based Groups
By HARVY LIPMANPresident Bush and his top advisers on charity issues spent much of last ALSO SEE:In Defense of a New Partnership Between Government and Faith-Based Groups week defending the administration’s plans to help religious groups obtain federal money to pay for their social-service…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Members say Lutheran groups abused their trust to sell insuranceFor several years, say Glenn and Nedra Hawkins, self-described “dyed-in the-wool” ALSO SEE: Lutheran Fraternal Organizations at a Glance Lutherans from North Manchester, Ind., they yielded to persistent advice from agents with the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Commercial Solicitors in California Kept Over Half of Donations
By HARVY LIPMANCommercial solicitors registered in California raised nearly $200-million in 1999, and gave slightly less than half of that to charities, according to a report by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Charities received 48 percent of the money solicited on their behalf in 1999; in…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Salaries of Top Fund Raisers in Higher Education Rose 4.6% in 2000
By DEBRA E. BLUMSalaries of top fund raisers at colleges and universities continued to climb last year, although more slowly than in prior years, according to a survey by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Chief development officers are earning a median salary…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Promote Yourself as an Asset to the Community
By NICOLE LEWISCharities should take a cue from the marketing methods of many ALSO SEE:Excerpt from High Impact Fund RaisingApply the Lessons of Direct Mail to the InternetFocus More Attention on Affluent Donors Instead of on the Mega-Wealthy commercial companies and promote themselves as leaders…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Focus More Attention on Affluent Donors Instead of on the Mega-Wealthy
By NICOLE LEWISOver the past few years, Judith E. Nichols, a fund-raising consultant in Portland, ALSO SEE:Excerpt from Pinpointing Affluence in the 21st CenturyApply the Lessons of Direct Mail to the InternetPromote Yourself as an Asset to the Community Ore., saw many midsize and small charities…
By nicole lewis
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Apply the Lessons of Direct Mail to the Internet
By NICOLE LEWISIn the Internet age, many in the nonprofit world have wondered whether ALSO SEE:Excerpt from Direct Response Fund RaisingFocus More Attention on Affluent Donors Instead of on the Mega-WealthyPromote Yourself as an Asset to the Community direct mail -- long a fund-raising staple -- is…
By nicole lewis
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