Building Success for the Long Haul
Many of today’s best-known charities are celebrating their 100th anniversaries and figuring out their next steps in a new century.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Two Dozen Nonprofits Face Lawsuits Over Madoff Fraud
The trustee charged with recovering money from the investment scam has sued charities and foundations, seeking money to return to victims of Bernard Madoff’s scheme.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
An Investing ‘Lothario’ Finds His True Passion in Activist Philanthropy
The billionaire Foster Friess has donated large chunks of his fortune to good causes. Most of his giving is driven by his bedrock beliefs in both Christianity and free-market economics.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Complex Giving Structure Enables Quiet Donations
The arrangement Foster Friess, a billionaire investor, uses to conduct his giving makes it hard to tell exactly how much he gives and to what causes.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A 70th Birthday Party Yields $7.7-Million for Good Causes
The philanthropist Foster Friess celebrated his 70th birthday by giving $70,000 checks to charities recommended by his friends and relatives.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Leaders Look Ahead to Post-Election Challenges
In the new Congress, charities and foundations will face tough challenges on issues that affect their operations as well as the people they serve, said speakers at the Independent Sector annual meeting.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Move to Encourage Charities to Focus on Results
Nonprofits are encouraged to ask themselves five simple questions to determine whether they are making a difference.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Lively Debate About Tax Incentives
Do donors to Stanford and a local soup kitchen deserve the same tax break? That was the question posed to nonprofit officials at the Independent Sector annual meeting on Thursday.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Concern About Government Gridlock as Independent Sector Meeting Opens
Nonprofit and foundation leaders fear government divisiveness will make it hard to achieve gains for people in need.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities That Rely on Food, Medicine, and Other Noncash Gifts Grew Fastest
Gifts of food, medicine, and other items fueled the growth of many of the biggest gainers on the Philanthropy 400 over the past two decades.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor