The following awards have been presented for work in nonprofit management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Community service. Do Something (New York) has named the 2000 recipients of its Brick Awards for Community Leadership, which are given to individual Americans under the age of 30 who are…
Simplify, Simplify, IRS Advises Tech Groups
By GRANT WILLIAMSSome I.R.S. agents are running into problems evaluating applications for charity status from groups that rely heavily on the Internet to carry out their missions. “We’re finding a lot of techies out there who come in and want to run an educational Web site, and they’ve loaded up…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Plans Announcement on Fund-Raising Expenses
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe Internal Revenue Service is concerned that many charities fail to report their fund-raising costs on the federal informational tax returns they file, even though they are required to do so. As a result, the tax agency plans to issue an announcement to explain what it expects…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
‘Fortune’: Careers and Charities
Two business executives who made charity work a priority are profiled in Fortune magazine (December 18). Lyle Hanna, a human-resources consultant at William M. Mercer’s Louisville offices, “found that his volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity boosted his career ambitions,” says the magazine. Mr.…
‘Vanity Fair’: Irene Diamond’s Gifts
Irene Diamond spent a decade giving away all the money in the foundation she and her late husband, Aaron, created. But just because the foundation shut down in 1996 doesn’t mean that Ms. Diamond has stopped being one of New York City’s most powerful philanthropic forces, says Vanity Fair…
The magazine Fast Company (December) poses the question, “What’s the best way to do good,” to 16 leaders in business and social activism. Among the answers: Marguerite W. Sallee, chief executive of the Frontline Group, a Nashville corporate-training company, says that “to create real change in this…
‘The Nation’: ‘Deal With the Devil’
By DEBRA E. BLUMFoundations that are formed when nonprofit hospitals and other health-care providers convert to for-profit status are “the products of a deal with the devil,” according to The Nation magazine (December 18). While many foundations have spent millions of dollars to improve health…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Report on Attitudes Toward Teaching as a Profession
A Sense of Calling: Who Teaches and Why, by Steve Farkas, Jean Johnson, and Tony Foleno, reports on attitudes about teaching as a profession among new teachers, superintendents and principals, and recent college graduates in other professions, as measured by three national telephone surveys. Of the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Community Efforts to Address Alcohol-Related Problems
Case Histories in Alcohol Policy, edited by Joel Streicker, profiles seven grassroots advocacy groups that have taken on projects to combat alcohol-related problems--such as violence, injuries, and high crime rates--in their communities. The organizations were chosen to reflect activism in rural,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Raising Money and Encouraging Donors’ Spiritual Development
Growing Givers’ Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor