End of Estate Dispute Aids New Foundation
The resolution of a bitter legal battle is expected to pave the way for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to receive the bulk of the late media mogul’s estate, which is believed to be worth at least $500-million. The estate of Mr. Cooke, who owned the Washington Redskins, will reportedly give his…
Urban Revitalization Faces Challenges
Community-development corporations -- non-profit organizations that strive to improve inner cities by building low-cost housing and working to attract businesses -- have made much progress in recent years, a new report finds. But the organizations still face challenges that hinder their ability to…
Experts Say Just Preaching Abstinence Will Not Deter Teen-Age Pregnancy
A sexuality-education provision in federal welfare legislation may do more harm than good, many non-profit leaders say. The provision, which was passed by Congress as part of the 1996 overhaul of the welfare system, requires that programs that receive earmarked federal funds teach youngsters that…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
Contributor
Toni Kipnis remembers feeling despondent every time she walked outside and faced her house’s peeling, “obnoxious green” exterior, which hadn’t seen a fresh coat of paint since 1974. But the 68-year-old San Francisco resident lacked the money to have it painted. Last year, a group of volunteers who…
America Answers Call to Help Kids
A year after Presidents’ Summit, charities gain many new partners Nearly 350 businesses, government agencies, and national charities are working on new or expanded efforts to help kids in response to last year’s Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future. Their combined efforts are generating millions…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
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…
Albany College of Pharmacy of Union U. (N.Y.): Appointed Raymond Brownell, director of development at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center (Peekskill, N.Y.), to be assistant director of advancement and alumni affairs; Ralph Provenza, director of development and alumni affairs at the LaSalle Institute…
How Foundations Work: What Grantseekers Need to Know About the Many Faces of Foundations By Dennis P. McIlnay If private foundations are to engender trust among grant seekers and the general public, they must pull back the shroud of secrecy that often obscures their operations, writes this book’s…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Charities find success with drives that have modest fund-raising goals When officials at the University of Iowa decided last year to refurbish the women’s softball complex, they decided not to wait until their next full-fledged capital campaign to raise the money. Instead, they started a one-year…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy