How Careless Mistakes Can Anger Donors
Careless mistakes alienate many donors
By STACY PALMER
Contributor
Food Bank in Virginia Burglarized in Face of Rising Demand
Food bank in Va. burglarized in face of rising demand
Grant Making in Tough Economic Times
Why foundations should give more during a recession
By STACY PALMER
Contributor
A Charity Watchdog Takes a New Role: Grant Making
Trent Stamp boarded a plane one frosty New Jersey day and disembarked in Los Angeles to find most ALSO SEE: BIO: About Trent Stamp, executive director, the Eisner Foundation people wearing shorts. The extreme weather change mirrors Mr. Stamp’s job shift from outspoken head of the nonprofit watchdog…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
A Dishonest Approach to Soliciting Gifts
To the Editor: Like most people, I often receive direct-mail solicitations from various organizations. As a fund-raising professional, I frequently send out similar letters on behalf of the nonprofit for which I work, and therefore I carefully read the solicitations I receive at home from other…
Can Philanthropy Help the Middle East?
Some 200 foundation, government, and nonprofit leaders from more than 30 countries gathered last week in Istanbul for what was billed as the First World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists. During three days of discussions, they touched on a variety of topics, including many — like building…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
After a Scandal, the Smithsonian Makes a Smart Choice
The Smithsonian Institution’s announcement that it has appointed G. Wayne Clough, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, to lead the troubled complex of 19 museums and research facilities heralds a promising new beginning for the institution. The selection of an outsider and prominent…
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Why Fund Raisers Fail: They Forget the Basics
After exceptionally kind treatment in the emergency room of a local hospital, I sent a gift of $250 in appreciation. After about two weeks I received a letter from the president of the hospital that said: “It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge your most generous gift to xxx hospital. The…
By Charles Longsworth
Contributor
California’s Diversity Bill Offers Lessons for Foundations
To the Editor: Much has been written in The Chronicle’s pages during the last month regarding AB 624, the pending legislation in the California State Senate requiring reporting on various facets of diversity by larger foundations. While the foundation I represent has expressed its opposition to…
Food Banks Alone Cannot Solve Hunger
By conventional measures, the meteoric growth of the nation’s food banks is one of the most remarkable success stories in American history. In the past 30 years, tens of thousands of volunteers and paid staff members have created soup kitchens and food pantries in cities and towns across the United…
By Mark Winne
Contributor