Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizations Leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
How The Chronicle’s Survey on Corporate Giving Was Compiled
The Chronicle’s annual survey on corporate giving offers a glimpse of the state of philanthropy ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsCorporate Giving: Statistical DataHow Much Companies Gave to Tsunami-Relief EffortsCorporate Giving ReboundsCompany Sends Employee Expertise…
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The Online-Donations Survey: How It Was Done
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s sixth annual survey of online fund raising is based on data provided by 211 of the ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringA Surge in Online GivingInternet Giving: How Much Charities Have Raised in the Past Five YearsCharities Look for Ways to…
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How The Chronicle’s Survey of Foundation Assets and Giving Was Compiled
The Chronicle’s annual survey of the nation’s largest private foundations is based on financial information provided by 147 grant makers. Among the 142 foundations that provided ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Giving trends at big foundationsARTICLE: Foundations Inch Up GivingARTICLE: Tobacco Road Block: The…
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Big Foundations Spent 16 Cents on Overhead for Every Dollar Given Away
While most foundations in The Chronicle’s survey reported a growth in assets, many of them plan to keep their ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Giving Trends at Big FoundationsARTICLE: Foundations Inch Up GivingARTICLE: Tobacco Road Block: The Impact of a Grant to Stop Kids From Smoking administrative costs trim…
By Cassie J. Moore and Ian Wilhelm
Photograph courtesy of Volvo Cars of North America Hope Bevilhymer endured years of pain and frequent surgeries because she was born with clubfeet. In 2002, the pain grew to be so great that she decided to have part of her right leg amputated. A year later, Ms. Bevilhymer (shown here) started her…
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Trustee Selection Often Based on Personal Links, Study Finds
Most nonprofit organizations recruit trustees based on friendship or other personal connection to the organization’s leadership, according to a new study by Bridgestar, an arm of the Boston consulting organization Bridgespan that helps charities recruit senior managers and board members. The…
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How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The 14th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Search The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 database of U.S. charities that raised the most in donations from individuals, foundations, and corporationsGiving Slowly ReboundsThe 400 at a GlanceFund Raiser’s…
By Cassie J. Moore and Leah Kerkman
Long-term charity employees say mission is one reason they remainKate Hillas stayed in the same job for 20 years and says she rarely got bored. Ms. Hillas, 50, who retired ALSO SEE:A Show of Appreciation in June as head of development at the Madeira School, a private girls’ school in McLean, Va.,…
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How The Chronicle Conducted Its Annual Survey of Pay at Big Nonprofit Groups
The Chronicle’s 12th annual salary survey examines what the nation’s largest nonprofit ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyExecutive Pay Rises ModestlyDisclosure of Charity Salaries Is a Complicated and Confusing ProcessQuestioning Compensation organizations pay their top officials.…
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