Actor’s Haiti Relief Charity Gets a Fund-Raising Boost From a Popular Musician
The Haiti relief group founded by the actor Sean Penn is getting a fund-raising lift from a popular musician.
By Noelle Barton
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Online Videos Allow Glass Museum to Extend Its Reach
Washington’s Museum of Glass lets online viewers everywhere watch a live glass-blowing operation and pose questions to the craft makers.
By Noelle Barton
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Billy Graham Association’s Leader Declines Pay
A prominent charity executive who leads two big charities in North Carolina decided this month to stop receiving pay from one of the organizations. The Rev. Franklin Graham, who serves as chief executive at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, in Charlotte, as well as at Samaritan’s Purse, in…
By Noelle Barton
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How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of America’s Biggest Charities
The Chronicle of Philanthropy‘s annual Philanthropy 400 list, now in its 19th year, ranks charities by their ability to attract donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Charities may count cash and other gifts — such as stock, real estate, food, medicine, and art — in calculating…
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How The Chronicle Compiled Its Survey of Nonprofit Executive Compensation
The Chronicle‘s 17th annual salary survey provides compensation information for top officials at 325 charities and foundations in the United States. Many organizations included in the report were among the charities on last year’s Philanthropy 400, The Chronicle‘s annual list of charities that…
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How The Chronicle’s Survey Was Compiled
The Chronicle’s 10th annual survey of donor-advised funds is based on information collected from 95 gift funds, community foundations, and other nonprofit groups in the United States. Donor-advised funds are accounts to which people donate cash, stock, or other assets, claim a tax deduction, and…
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Foundation Messages Now Limited to 140 Characters
Foundation messages now limited to 140 characters
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How The Chronicle’s Latest Survey of Corporate Philanthropy Was Conducted
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey of corporate giving is based on data collected from the American companies that earn the most, according to the Fortune 500 rankings. The newspaper asked the 300 largest companies on that list to complete a questionnaire about their charitable giving in…
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Charitable donations help sustain traditional textile weaving in Indonesia.
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How The Chronicle’s Survey of Nonprofit Endowments Was Conducted
The Chronicle’s sixth annual survey on endowments at the country’s biggest foundations, universities, and other nonprofit organizations, includes data from 229 institutions. The endowments included in the results were altogether worth more than $381-billion at the end of their 2008 fiscal years.…
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