Photograph by Jim West In Monroe County, Mich., labor-union members have joined together with a local United Way to build ramps at the homes of disabled people. Building a ramp that makes it easy for disabled people to go in and out of their homes can cost as much as $5,000. Many families in the…
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Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service and the National Charities Information Bureau. Those two private organizations report on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and…
Amelia’s House Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Eileen Heyn, a manager in engineering-data management at Boeing (Seattle), to be chief executive officer. Amelia’s House provides lodging and emotional support to the caregivers of critically or terminally ill hospital patients. American Bible Society…
Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
A Crush of Charitable Activity
Wine makers help variety of groups, local and global, perform good works Miljenko Grgich skipped this month’s Napa Valley Wine Auction, the annual three-day extravaganza in which well-to-do people from around the world spend barrels of cash to be wined and dined in a bucolic setting and then bid on…
By Domenica Marchetti
Contributor
Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
A Crush of Charitable Activity
Wine makers help variety of groups, local and global, perform good works Miljenko Grgich skipped this month’s Napa Valley Wine Auction, the annual three-day extravaganza in which well-to-do people from around the world spend barrels of cash to be wined and dined in a bucolic setting and then bid on…
By Domenica Marchetti
Contributor