Cornering a Franchise on Giving
Social Venture Partners spreads far beyond SeattleSeattle As technology companies soared in value in the late 1990s, Mary Jalonick struggled to figure out how to ALSO SEE:A Revolution Was Ventured, But What Did It Gain? persuade Texas technology executives to contribute to the Dallas Foundation,…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Revolution Was Ventured, But What Did It Gain?
‘Venture philanthropy’ was all the rage during the technology boom. It went through a transformation after the market bust, but its ideals live onIn the late 1990s, proponents of “venture philanthropy” vowed that it would revolutionize the ALSO SEE:Cornering a Franchise on Giving charitable world.…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Mormons Make Utah a Land of Plenty, but Some Charities Go Begging
Salt Lake City The Bishop’s Storehouse looks just like a grocery store, lacking only cash registers. Run by the Church of Jesus ALSO SEE: SEARCHABLE DATABASE: The Chronicle’s analysis of giving in America’s 3,091 counties Special Report: Where generosity lives Christ of Latter-day Saints, the store…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Medical-relief charity holds first “shareholder” meeting to inform donors -- and gain visibilitySanta Barbara, Calif. Standing before a crowd of about 200 people at a Doubletree resort here, the chief executive officer plowed through the fine print of his organization’s financials, occasionally…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Shaped by the ‘60s, Widow Takes Free-Spirited Approach to Giving
When Ann Lurie’s husband, Robert, died in 1990, she was left with a fortune worth hundreds of millions and six kids -- ages 5 to 15. ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors: A searchable databaseThe Megagift PlungeHow The Chronicle’s Donor List Was CompiledWireless Entrepreneur Reaches Out to…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Tapping Opportunity in Colorado
Foundation uses mining fortune to spur economic developmentColorado Springs Look at the signature building projects here, and one is likely to see the imprint of Spencer Penrose. ALSO SEE:The El Pomar Foundation The Broadmoor Hotel, the Pikes Peak Highway, the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, the…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Incentive Pay Helps Keep Some Top Fund Raisers On the Job
JOB MARKET By Ben Gose Three years ago, the fund-raising operation at the University of California at San Diego was faltering. Some top employees were taking advantage of the booming economy to move on to better-paying jobs, and qualified applicants for new openings were becoming harder to find.…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Rockefeller September 11 Fund Focused on Support for Poor and Excluded
On September 11, senior managers at the Rockefeller Foundation and members of its board of trustees ALSO SEE:In Disaster’s WakeLearning the Lessons of September 11: Charities Reassess How They Handled Aid42% of Americans Say Relief Effort Damaged Faith in Nonprofit GroupsTerrorist Attacks Did Not…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Terrorist Attacks Did Not Cause Major Shift in Focus of Most Grant Makers
In the two months following the terrorist attacks last September, 650 psychiatrists, working through ALSO SEE:Rockefeller September 11 Fund Focused on Support for Poor and ExcludedIn Disaster’s WakeLearning the Lessons of September 11: Charities Reassess How They Handled Aid42% of Americans Say…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
42% of Americans Say Relief Effort Damaged Faith in Nonprofit Groups
Public confidence in major charities has faltered because of the way the organizations handled ALSO SEE:In Disaster’s WakeLearning the Lessons of September 11: Charities Reassess How They Handled AidTerrorist Attacks Did Not Cause Major Shift in Focus of Most Grant MakersFamily of Slain American…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor