Many charities struggle to make effective use of new technologyAt the start of the 21st century, the nonprofit world is far from ready to take full advantage of the flowering of the Information Age. A few groups have found that by exploiting the Internet and ALSO SEE: New Fund Exposes Charities to…
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Packard Fund Doubles Efforts to Protect Open Space in California
By STEPHEN G. GREENEIn a fight against time, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has doubled its support for efforts to shield California farmland, wildlife habitat, and other open space from developers. Halfway through its five-year, $175-million Conserving California Landscapes Initiative,…
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Ford Foundation Gives $330-Million to Educate Leaders in Developing Countries
By STEPHEN G. GREENEThe Ford Foundation has announced that it plans to spend $330-million to help educate and train thousands of future leaders from developing countries. The new International Fellows Program will enable people from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia to pursue…
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‘Bloomberg’: Rise of Advised Funds
By STEPHEN G. GREENEDonor-advised funds -- sometimes called “the poor man’s foundation” -- have been growing quickly and have a secure future, according to Bloomberg Personal Finance (November). Such funds -- which give donors flexibility in timing when they make a donation and when a charity…
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‘Forbes’: Tycoons With Foundations
By STEPHEN G. GREENEAbout three-quarters of the very wealthiest Americans have their own private foundations, says Forbes magazine (October 30). Such funds bestow several benefits on their creators, it says. Donors and their families retain large measures of control over their charitable gifts.…
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Report Outlines Role of Family Foundations
By STEPHEN G. GREENEFamily foundations account for 40 percent of the assets held by all types of grant makers ALSO SEE:Family Foundations: A Profile and 37 percent of all foundation giving, according to a new report. Such foundations, in which the donor or his or her family members continue to play…
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Insurer to Pay $25-Million to Settle Dispute in Hawaii
By STEPHEN G. GREENEAn insurance company for Hawaii’s wealthiest charity would pay $25-million to settle a long-running legal battle between the attorney general and the charity’s former trustees, FROM THE ARCHIVES:9/17/1989: For Trustees Who Run Hawaii’s Bishop Estate, the Rewards Are Influence,…
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Charities cite consumerism as the cause of many modern woesA growing number of non-profit organizations have taken on the daunting task of challenging ALSO SEE:Curbing Consumption: a Sampling of Charities Striving to Change Americans’ Behavior a juggernaut that sometimes appears unstoppable: the…
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In Silicon Valley, United Way Sees Role as Program Evaluator
By STEPHEN G. GREENEAn experiment now under way in Silicon Valley may foreshadow the future of on-the-job campaigns conducted by United Way. The United Way of the Bay Area, which several years ago abandoned the traditional ALSO SEE:Donations Reported by 362 United Ways for 1999-2000High-Tech Giving…
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