Giving to Arts Groups Dropped 2.4% Last Year, Study Finds
Arts groups recovered ground last year, after donations sank by more than 10 percent in 2008.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Donations to International Charities Rose 6.6% Last Year, Study Finds
The bright spot in giving last year was in donations to overseas aid. But the outlook for 2010 is mixed.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Environmental Groups Chalk Up 2.7% Increase in Gifts, Report Finds
Environmental groups began to emerge from the recession last year, and many believe that the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will bring greater attention.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Advocacy Groups Face Stiff Fund-Raising Challenges in Bad Economy
Advocacy groups find challenges getting attention from donors in the economic downturn, but they see signs that a recovery is on its way.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Donations in 2010’s First Quarter Show Healthy Signs for Charities
A Chronicle poll of the nation’s biggest charities found that donations in the first three months of 2010 were much stronger than they were in the first quarter of 2009.
By Debra E. Blum and Chris Thompson
Baseball Star’s Camp Champions the Needs of Bereaved Children
A charity founded by a baseball star aims to help childlren across the nation who must cope with the death of parents, siblings, or other loved ones.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Two Big Fund-Raising Groups Plan to Join Forces
Two of the nation’s biggest associations of fund raisers are considering an alliance.
By Debra E. Blum
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Corporate Volunteer Efforts Have Big Intentions, but Few Companies Track Results
Few businesses do enough to shape and measure the impact of employee volunteer efforts, a new study has found.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
After Last Year’s Decline, Foundation Giving Expected to Remain Flat in 2010
Giving by the nation’s grant makers fell by more than 8 percent last year, according to a new report, marking the steepest drop ever tracked by the Foundation Center, in New York.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
New on the Job: John J. Dooner Jr., Chairman of the Board, United Way Worldwide
The new chairman of United Way Worldwide is an advertising and marketing veteran with global expertise.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor