California Voters Back Charity Raffles
Voters in California this month approved a proposal amending the state constitution to allow non-profit organizations to hold fund-raising raffles. Proposition 17, which gives the state Legislature the power to authorize such raffles, was supported by 3.8 million voters. Some 2.7 million voted…
Illinois Sues Charity Over ‘Misleading’ Ads
The attorney general of Illinois has sued City Mission Network International, of Santa Ana, Calif., alleging that it illegally misled the public about how much it was spending to feed the homeless. The state sued the group, which operates the Chicago City Mission, after the organization ran…
4 Federal Guidelines Aim to Protect Privacy Online
The Federal Trade Commission recommends that charities and companies that collect personal information from online visitors use the following set of four standards ALSO SEE:Donors Raise a Red Flag Over PrivacyFew Charities Meet Federal Guidelines for Online Privacy Policies -- known as “fair…
Few Charities Meet Federal Guidelines for Online Privacy Policies
Although current law does not require that Internet sites institute privacy controls, ALSO SEE:Donors Raise a Red Flag Over Privacy4 Federal Guidelines Aim to Protect Privacy Online the Federal Trade Commission recommends that charities, companies, and other organizations draft policies to deal…
Performing ‘All Stars’ Are Now Official ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
Prominent Donor Cuts Ties to Museum Over Exhibit
Controversy over an exhibit has prompted Marylou Whitney, a descendant of the founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, to resign from the institution’s national fund-raising committee. She said that she would no longer give any financial support to the institution and that the museum has been…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Florida Donor Sues to Recover $3.6-Million Gift to Seminary
A Florida philanthropist and technology-company executive is asking a court in Tampa to return a $3.6-million donation that he made last year to a seminary in Charlotte, N.C. John Sykes, chief executive of Sykes Enterprises, in Tampa, is alleging in a lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County Circuit…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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Northwestern Gets $40-Million; Other Gifts
Four organizations have received big gifts. * Ann Lurie, widow of the real-estate developer Robert H. Lurie, has given $40-million to Northwestern University, in Evanston, Ill., to establish a medical-research center. The new facility, which will be located on the university’s Chicago campus, is…
CEO Gives $100-Million for New Fund
Michael Saylor, the billionaire chief executive of a northern Virginia software company, has created a $100-million foundation that will be devoted to making a free college education available to anyone -- through the Internet. Mr. Saylor, 35, heads MicroStrategy, which creates so-called…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Companies Urged to Increase Grants to Minority Programs
U.S. corporations should significantly increase their support for programs that benefit racial and ethnic minority groups, a new report suggests. America’s principal minority groups -- blacks, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Americans, and American Indians -- together make up about 28 percent of the U.S.…
By Stephen G. Greene
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