Twenty-Nine Percent of Americans Volunteer for Good Causes, New Study Finds
Twenty-nine percent of Americans volunteered in the past year, a percentage that has held steady for the past two years, according to a report released last month by the U.S. government. However, the amount of time people spent volunteering declined slightly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey…
By Leah Kerkman
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Few Signs of ‘Donor Fatigue’ Appear as Year-End Appeals Wrap Up
As charities prepare for the busiest fund-raising weeks of the year, most nonprofit officials expect 2005 to end with record-setting donations. Despite news reports that Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters may have exhausted donors’ ability to donate to other causes this year, many…
By Leah Kerkman
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Few Employers Recruit Retired Workers to Volunteer With Charities
Few companies actively encourage their retired or soon-to-retire employees to volunteer, a new report says. ALSO SEE:Special Report: A Boom in Volunteers That is in sharp contrast to the efforts many companies make to get the rest of their work force involved in community activities, the report…
By Leah Kerkman
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Maryland Volunteer Program Aims to Attract Retired People With Skills to Share
Rockville, Md. When officials at Mercy Health Clinic, in Germantown, Md., wanted to start a new health and exercise ALSO SEE:Special Report: A Boom in Volunteers program for immigrants, their initial thought was to get grant money to help cover the cost of investigating the idea. But when that plan…
By Leah Kerkman
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Female Fund Raisers Make Less Than Men
Women fund raisers in New England earn less than their male colleagues, according to a new study. The study, conducted by the Center for Gender in Organizations, at Simmons School of Management, in Boston, shows that female fund raisers earn about $19,000 less per year than their male counterparts.…
By Leah Kerkman
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Donations to the biggest charities increased by 11.6% last yearDonations to America’s biggest charities grew by 11.6 percent last year, according to The Chronicle’s 15th annual survey of the 400 charities that raise the most money in the United States. And 2005 has already ALSO SEE: DATABASE: The…
By Leah Kerkman and Cassie J. Moore
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle’s 15th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit ALSO SEE:DATABASE: The Philanthropy 400Special Report: The Philanthropy 400 organizations to determine which charities raised the most from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Cash and donations of art,…
By Cassie J. Moore and Leah Kerkman
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizations Leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle‘s 15th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations to determine which charities raised the most from individuals, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyPay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation foundations, and…
By Cassie J. Moore and Leah Kerkman
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizationsLeaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…