Grant Makers Pledge $200-Million to Improve African Colleges and Universities
Six of the wealthiest U.S. foundations have pledged to provide $200-million over five years to improve colleges and ALSO SEE:Big Pledges to Take on Big Problems universities in Africa to support what they described as a “quiet revolution” in the continent’s academic resources. The commitment, which…
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Big Pledges to Take on Big Problems
Conference sponsored by former president Clinton nets $112-million in commitments to combat global illsNew York Wealthy individuals, foundations, and corporations have pledged at least $112-million as part of an effort by ALSO SEE:Grant Makers Pledge $200-Million to Improve African Colleges and…
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Leader of New Orleans United Way Seeks to Rebuild His Hometown
For G. Gary Ostroske, president of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area, Hurricane Katrina and ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Relief its aftermath have been a harrowing experience. The deadly storm displaced his staff members to cities as distant as Flint, Mich., and forced him to…
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Charities in Louisiana’s capital struggle to cope as refugees from Katrina double the city’s population Baton Rouge, La. In a matter of days, the population of Louisiana’s capital doubled as people fleeing the wrath of ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina arrived by foot, in…
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Kellogg Foundation Taps Community-Fund Leader as New CEO
For Sterling K. Speirn, the past few weeks have been busy. Not only did Mr. Speirn get married, but he also ALSO SEE:Zowie! A Philanthropist Is Memorialized in a Comic Book announced that at the end of this year he will depart as president of the Peninsula Community Foundation to lead one of the…
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AIDS Organization Sues Over U.S. Prostitution Policy
An international aid charity is suing the U.S. government over an anti-prostitution policy that has prompted both protest and support from nonprofit groups. DKT International, in Washington, has sued the U.S. Agency for International Development and Andrew Natsios, its chief administrator, for…
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Government Officials ‘Eager’ to Work With Faith Groups
The Bush administration has long complained of an “unlevel playing field” for sectarian groups that apply for federal, state, or local social-service grants. Yet a new study of federal money awarded by state and local government officials found few barriers to religious organizations’ seeking such…
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Zowie! A Philanthropist Is Memorialized in a Comic Book
Cereal inventor. Philanthropist. Superhero? Will Keith Kellogg may not have thwarted evil villains with ALSO SEE:Kellogg Foundation Taps Community-Fund Leader as New CEO amazing superpowers, but he does have something in common with Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and the rest: His good deeds have been…
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Former Congressman Named to Head Coalition of Big Grant Makers
The Council on Foundations, which represents more than 2,000 philanthropies in the United States, has named as its new chief executive Steve Gunderson, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin. Many nonprofit officials applauded the decision, saying the choice would raise the profile of grant…
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Companies Seek to Improve Management of Volunteers
The UPS Foundation and two other corporate donors this month established a charitable fund to help national and local charities better manage volunteers. The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS, the parcel-service company in Atlanta, will provide $1-million over three years to the effort.…
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