Half of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given Away; Other Recovery Updates
Charities collecting money for September 11 recovery efforts have distributed half of the more than ALSO SEE:September 11 Donations: How Much Charities Have Raised and DistributedIRS Handling of September 11 Charities Shows Weaknesses of Approval System, Critics SaySeptember 11 Charities Face…
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Majority of Charities Say Donations Not Hurt by September 11, Study Finds
While the September 11 terrorist attacks took a toll on some nonprofit fund raising, most charities said that after the disaster they raised money equal to or even greater than the amount they raised the previous year during the same period, according to a new report. In response to a survey by the…
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‘Fast Company’: Planning for 25 Years
By Elizabeth Greene Planned Parenthood’s effort to develop a 25-year plan should be a model for nonprofit organizations, says Fast Company (February). The effort began in 1998, soon after Gloria Feldt became chief executive of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Ms. Feldt says she worried…
By Ian Wilhelm and Elizabeth Greene
‘New York’: a Major Arts Patron
By Elizabeth Greene Alberto Vilar has probably given more to support classical music than any other donor, but his gifts often come with demands for public acknowledgment and a role in helping to manage the nonprofit groups he supports, says New York magazine (January 21). The 61-year-old…
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‘Newsweek’: Giving by the Gateses
By Ian Wilhelm In a cover story on the philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates, Newsweek magazine (February 4) reports that the world’s wealthiest man is motivated to give largely by statistics about the problems of developing countries, while his wife is more responsive to problems she has seen in…
By Ian Wilhelm and Elizabeth Greene
Bush asks Americans to make a major volunteer commitmentWashington In a move charity leaders hope will lead to a wave of volunteers, President Bush has called on Americans to embrace a ALSO SEE:The Corporation for National and Community Service: Key ProgramsMaking Community Service a Habit: Views…
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Health-Charity Executive Takes Responsibility to Heart
For Janet M. Brooks, reaching out to minorities to help prevent heart disease is a personal mission. Ms. Brooks, who was recently appointed vice president for the American Heart Association’s ALSO SEE:A Changing PaletteTapping Ethnic Wealth new National Minority Initiatives, has had close family…
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Food Bank Buys Goods as Gifts Lag
For the first time in almost 20 years, the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, in Columbus, ALSO SEE:War and Recession: A Challenge for CharitiesTrimming Holiday HopesMinnesota’s Freeze Hinders AIDS GroupAtlanta Arts Coalition Braces for Lean Performance in 2002Youth Group Asks Loyal Donors to Remove Strings on…
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Red Cross Plans to Spend All Donations to Help September 11 Attack Victims
After enduring weeks of criticism, the American Red Cross appears to have assuaged the concerns of government officials and donors by declaring that it will spend all the money it collected after September 11 solely to help the victims of the terrorist attacks. Originally the charity had said it…
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Red Cross Chief: Keeping Volunteers Motivated After a Trauma
On the day of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, more than 1,000 people showed up at the offices of the local Red Cross to volunteer to help in the relief effort. ALSO SEE:The Long Road to RecoveryFoundation Director: Be Flexible With AidSocial-Services Director: Charities Should…
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