Fund-raising federations test new ways to attract donationsTechnology-driven innovations that are being tested this fall promise to transform ALSO SEE:Donations Reported by 362 United Ways for 1999-2000In Silicon Valley, United Way Sees Role as Program Evaluator the operations of United Ways and…
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Ousted Trustees Should Repay $5-Million to Hawaiian Trust, Report Says
The five ousted trustees of Hawaii’s wealthiest charity should repay the trust more than $5-million for legal and accounting expenses they charged as they were fighting to retain their lucrative jobs, a court-appointed official has recommended. If the trustees are unable to repay the full amounts,…
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Tight Job Market Lifts Pay at New York Area Charities
A tight job market is forcing many non-profit organizations to raise salaries for mid-level staff members, ALSO SEE:Non-Profit Pay: Salary Ranges at Social-Services and Arts Groups says a new report on compensation in the New York metropolitan area. The salary survey, based on 1999 data from 600…
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Trade protests are prompting a review of grant-making policies As the crowds of activists who descended on Washington last week made clear, financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund face increasingly vociferous challenges to their structures and practices. When tens…
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‘American Prospect’: Pew’s Arts Push
The Pew Charitable Trusts “got mugged” last summer when it unveiled a $50-million project to help foster a national discussion about the management and financing of arts groups, says The American Prospect (March 13). Some conservative critics scoffed at various Pew suggestions, including the notion…
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Foundation Giving Rose 17% Last Year, to $22.8-Billion, Report Says
The robust U.S. economy helped to increase foundation giving by 17.2 percent last year, ALSO SEE:100 Largest Foundations by Assets to an estimated $22.8-billion, according to a new report. That jump followed a record 21.7-percent gain in 1998, for a combined two-year increase of 42.3 percent.…
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Companies Urged to Increase Grants to Minority Programs
U.S. corporations should significantly increase their support for programs that benefit racial and ethnic minority groups, a new report suggests. America’s principal minority groups -- blacks, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Americans, and American Indians -- together make up about 28 percent of the U.S.…
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Recognizing That Small Is Beautiful
Grant-making consortium nurtures low-budget environmental activism In Brandon, Vt., Michael Shane was concerned that the constant rumble of 18-wheel trucks through that historic village was shattering its serenity and driving guests away from his nine-room country inn. ALSO SEE:New England…
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Dozens of Organizations Fight State Laws That Allow Suits Against Food Activists
Laws enacted in more than a dozen states now make it much easier for farmers or ranchers ALSO SEE:Legal Tactic Chills Debate, Activists Say to sue people or organizations who challenge their products’ safety. But some three dozen organizations have joined forces to oppose “food-disparagement”…
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Legal Tactic Chills Debate, Activists Say
Threat of costly court battles gives many charities goose bumps Terri Swearingen says that when she learned she had been sued for more than $1-million by the corporation ALSO SEE:Dozens of Organizations Fight State Laws That Allow Suits Against Food Activists that was operating a toxic-waste…
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