Big Fund Hits a Nerve in Vermont
Freeman Foundation’s school grants seen by critics as slap at state law Vermont’s wealthiest foundation has committed more than $15-million in the past few months for education programs at dozens of public schools around the state -- but many residents, far from being grateful, are incensed.…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Top College Fund Raisers’ Pay Rose 5% in 1998, Survey Finds
Median salaries for chief development officers at colleges and universities rose by nearly 5 per cent last year, to $83,941, according to a survey by the College and University Personnel Association. ALSO SEE:Median Salaries of College Fund-Raising Officials, 1998-99 Top development officials who…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Conservative Think Tanks Gain Influence and Reshape Social-Issues Debate, Report Says
Conservative think tanks have grown dramatically in size and influence in the past decade, says a new report. They have succeeded not only in helping to win major political battles on social issues but in framing the very dimensions of the national debate. ALSO SEE:America’s Largest Conservative…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Campaign Hopes to Persuade Charities to Fully Engage Young People’s Talents
Although most young Americans have some experience working for a community organization or grassroots campaign, only 15 per cent of U.S. non-profit groups actively involve young people in their work, a New York charity has found. ALSO SEE:Degree of Young People’s Involvement in Different Types of…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Canadian Charities Urged to Adopt Codes of Conduct
All non-profit organizations in Canada should adopt codes of governance and ethical fund raising as a way to reinforce public confidence in their activities, a prominent independent panel has recommended. The Canadian government, for its part, should establish a new commission to promote and…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Rampant growth is no longer seen as just an environmental issue Grant makers and charities in growing numbers are joining forces to combat a problem that affects nearly every community in the country: the haphazard commercial and residential development that creates suburban sprawl. ALSO SEE:U.S.…
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‘Worth’: Investor Finances Charity Businesses
The financier George Roberts had one requirement when he decided to step up his philanthropy in the late 1980s: “What I was looking for was something that wouldn’t be done if we didn’t do it,” he told Worth magazine (February). Mr. Roberts, a founder of the leveraged-buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis…
By Stephen G. Greene
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‘Harvard Business Review’: For-Profit Competition
The debate over the role of non-profit versus for-profit organizations in providing social services has been drawn too narrowly, writes William P. Ryan in Harvard Business Review (January-February). As government agencies increasingly hire for-profit companies to provide social services, the…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Grants Seek to Encourage Growth in Organized Philanthropy
Eleven regional coalitions of grant makers have received seed money from several major donors to help increase organized philanthropy among Americans. The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a national organization that represents two dozen of the country’s largest such coalitions,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Rules for Child-Sponsorship Programs Aim to Curb Abusive Practices
New ethical standards that took effect this month are intended to curb misleading and abusive practices among non-profit groups that focus on poor children. ALSO SEE:The full text of the guidelines on child sponsorship The standards govern the marketing and program operations conducted by charities…
By Stephen G. Greene
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