Woman gets ‘genius’ grant for work with troubled girls San Francisco When Lateefah Simon took her first nonprofit job nine years ago, she says, it hardly ALSO SEE:The Center For Young Women’s Development felt like a life-changing event. “I was a 17-year-old girl with no money in her pocket,” she…
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Pay Varies Widely for Executives of Nonprofit Associations and Watchdogs
As part of its 12th annual compensation survey, The Chronicle this year examined the salaries and benefits ALSO SEE:DATABASE: 2003 Compensation SurveyNonprofit CEO’s See Salaries RiseHow The Chronicle‘s Pay Survey Was Done of top executives at 15 umbrella organizations that advocate on behalf of…
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Nonprofit CEO’s See Salaries Rise
Pay raises beat inflation rate despite economic squeezeExecutive salaries at the nation’s biggest nonprofit groups continued to rise last year despite the sluggish economy ALSO SEE:DATABASE: 2003 Compensation SurveyPay Varies Widely for Executives of Nonprofit Associations and WatchdogsHow The…
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Groups seek donors who give in monthly installmentsThe Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ fastest-growing fund-raising effort lies on the electronic frontier of financial transactions. The Boston group has persuaded some 2,800 people to let it automatically withdraw…
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Minnesota Foundation
A U.S. District Court judge last month dismissed a $1.25-million lawsuit that accused the Northwest Area Foundation, in St. Paul, of reneging on a promise to pay to help a county in eastern Washington State develop a plan to reduce poverty. Residents of the county said they planned to appeal the…
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D.C. United Way Is Suing Past Leader for $1.6-Million
Washington One of the nation’s largest United Ways is suing a former executive to recover $1.6-million in questionable payments he received from the charity during his 27-year tenure. The United Way of the National Capital Area, in Washington, has filed two lawsuits against Oral Suer, a former…
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Japanese Charities Urged to Do More to Spur Giving
Japanese nonprofit organizations should do more to improve the country’s “culture of giving,” says a new report. The average dollar amount donated by Japanese is far less than the figure for their U.S. counterparts, says the report by the Coalition for Legislation to Support Citizens’…
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House Rejects $100-Million Supplement for AmeriCorps
Washington The U.S. House of Representatives dealt AmeriCorps another blow last month when it denied the embattled national-service program $100-million that would have prevented the program from having to significantly reduce the number of participants this year. The House voted 219 to 200 not to…
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Growth at United Ways Lags Behind Many of Its Competitors, Report Says
Charitable pledges from individuals to United Way campaigns are growing at a slower rate than those to non-United Way ALSO SEE:How Donations Have Grown in On-the-job Drives drives, says a new report. From 1996 to 2001, pledges to so-called alternative funds -- federations of charities that operate…
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Program Pairs Company’s Executives With Charity Boards
For years, Susan J. Scher wanted to donate her time and energy to a nonprofit board, but her job ALSO SEE:Charitable Giving at 92 Major CorporationsCorporate Giving Takes a DipHow The Chronicle’s Survey of Giving by Big Companies Was CompBoycott Dooms Novel Giving Program as a managing director at…
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