To the Editor: The appointment of a tough regulator, Mark Everson, head of the IRS, to the presidency of the beleaguered American Red Cross (“From Charity Watchdog to Charity CEO,” May 3) was good news. As your article noted, just as Mr. Everson’s selection was announced, the Red Cross was stripped…
Let’s Seek New Ways to Help Needy Children
To the Editor: I was surprised to see The Chronicle devote more than 2,700 words to a story about Marcia Lowry and her organization, Children’s Rights, (“The Head of a New York Charity Crusades for Children, State by State,” March 22) without sparing even one of those words for the many in child…
Rockefeller Fund Defends Its Mission
To the Editor: We at the Rockefeller Foundation were delighted to see Pablo Eisenberg’s suggestion that our arts and culture program has been “the most effective in philanthropy.” But we were disappointed by his suggestion that we’ve stopped work in this field. In fact, Rockefeller continues to be…
Foundations Should Follow Ford’s Lead
To the Editor: Pablo Eisenberg’s column “How the Ford Foundation Should Select a New Leader” (Opinion, April 19) criticized the foundation for lack of leadership and vision, preferring to recall the glory days of the foundation in the 1970s. As the nation’s largest foundation for most of its…
Foundations Lack Religious Literacy
As the Supreme Court gets ready to issue a major decision on the separation of church and state, figures like Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama command attention around the world, and the divisions among Muslims and Jews continue to provoke tensions and violence, all can agree that faith is…
By Matthew Weiner
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Seven American Lung Association Affiliates Sever Ties With National Charity
The Chicago affiliate of the American Lung Association last week announced that it will separate from the association, the latest in a string of affiliates that have severed their ties with the national organization. The departure of the influential Chicago affiliate from the national association,…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Charity thrives on zealous pursuit of church-state separationMembers of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a charity that advocates ALSO SEE: TEXTBOX: Freedom From Religion Foundation the strict separation of church and state, go by a variety of labels: atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers,…
By Debra E. Blum
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Report Warns About Drop in Support for Arts Groups
Giving by corporations to arts groups dropped ALSO SEE: CHARTS: Giving to Arts and Cultural Causes by 65 percent from 2000 to 2005, a sharp indicator of a widespread trend of eroding philanthropic support for arts and cultural organizations, says a new report. And while giving to all charities…
By nicole lewis
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Foundations Urged to Collaborate and Find New Ways to Solve Problems
Foundations must collaborate to find ALSO SEE:AUDIO: Listen to an interview with Steve Gunderson, president of the Council on Foundations. (Photo by Dennis Brack/Black Star)AUDIO: Listen to an interview with Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia, on the role of philanthropy and government. new…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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