Poor Economy Makes Planned-Giving Fund Raisers Feel Defensive
For many of the planned-giving officials in the audience at the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning’s national conference, in Washington, Dan Pallotta’s message may have seemed personal. Mr. Pallotta, a former fund raiser and author of Uncharitable, said that donors unfairly judge charities by…
By Jennifer Moore
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IRS Says Number of Charities Rose 6% in 2007
IRS says number of charities rose 6% in 2007
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E-Mail Readership Rate for Charities Fell in 2007
E-mail readership rates for charities fell in 2007
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Senator Seeks New Regulations for Charities
Senator seeks new regulations for charities
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Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
Hands-on volunteerism wins praise, but flap over ’97 donations lingers Charity has proven to be a controversial subject for Al Gore. The vice president touched off a national debate on personal giving after his 1997 ALSO SEE: Gore Vows ‘New Partnership’ With Religious Groups How Much Al and Tipper…
By Grant Williams and Jennifer Moore
‘Science’: An Evolutionary Explanation of Giving
Charities have long known that naming buildings after donors or recognizing patrons in publications can be effective tools for fund raising. But now a team of Swiss evolutionary biologists has conducted an experiment that demonstrates the key role that public recognition plays in motivating people…
By Jennifer Moore
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A Regulator Predicts Charitable Benefits — and Abuses — for 21st Century
Dan Moore, New Mexico’s chief charity regulator, sees the Internet as “the most significant development for the philanthropic world in the last 10 years.” As the next president of the National Association of State Charity Officials, ALSO SEE:A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium:…
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‘Fast Company’: Profiles in Doing and Giving Back
The magazine Fast Company (December) includes four charity executives among its cover story on 16 “change agents, digital thinkers, talent scouts, designers, and dreamers.” Under the category of “social justice,” the magazine recognizes: * Alan Khazei and Vanessa Kirsch, a husband-and-wife team who…
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