‘Worth’: Rankings of Corporate Donors
Bank of America gives more than any other company in the country, says Worth magazine (December-January) in a new set of rankings of the most-generous corporations. Champion International -- the paper and forest-product company -- gave the largest percentage of its profits to charity, the magazine…
By Marina Dundjerski
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Bishops Cite Government’s Duty to Poor
While praising the work of Catholic humanitarian organizations, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops declared in a new document that governments have a responsibility to protect the neediest citizens, in part because charities may lack the resources to do so. In a pastoral letter issued last month…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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Hawaii’s Charitable Giving finds that 88 per cent of households in the state made gifts to charities in 1998, compared with 69 per cent on the U.S. mainland, and that the average value of their gifts was $883, compared with $696 for non-islanders. The study notes the cash value of gifts from…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Reports Details Charitable Giving in Minnesota
Giving in Minnesota: A Report on the State’s Philanthropy finds that the Gopher State’s community, corporate, and private foundations paid out a total of $613-million in 1997. That figure represents a 57-per-cent increase from what grant makers there paid out in 1994, compared to a 42-per-cent…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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A Guide to Employment Law for Charities
Taking the High Road: A Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Book Examines the Laws That Affect Asian Charity
Philanthropy and the Law in Asia
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Bankrupt Pa. Health System Sued by Creditors Demanding $1-Billion
Creditors of the bankrupt Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation, in Pittsburgh, have sued leaders of the non-profit health-care system for more than $1-billion. The suit, filed last month in a federal bankruptcy court, charges that seven of Allegheny’s top officials and four of its…
By Debra E. Blum
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Book Details Rule Governing Investments by Trustees
Investing and Managing Trusts Under the New Prudent Investor Rule
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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On Fund-Raising Dinners and Other Events That Deliver
How to Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events: Reap Remarkable Returns with Minimal Effort
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Web Site Covers Policy Issues for Community Activists
A new Web site, VoxCap.com, provides information on policy issues for community activists. Developed by the VoxCap Network, a Chicago organization, the site pools information from three public-policy Web sites: Policy.com, IntellectualCapital.com, and CongressVote.com. Visitors to the site can…
By Amanda Marshall
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