Charting a Bold New Course to Improve Public Education in Boston
Like many other teachers in America’s urban high schools, Sarah Kass rapidly became disenchanted with the quality of public education. ALSO SEE:Information on City on a Hill Charter SchoolHow the Next Generation Is Shaping the Non-Profit World: Profiles on 10 Young Leaders Her direct experience --…
By Stephen G. Greene
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‘The Nation’: Dimming of Civil-Rights Groups
The vitality that once animated America’s civil-rights movement has largely dissipated -- but has not disappeared entirely, writes the novelist George Packer in The Nation (December 14). The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Student Nonviolent…
By Debra E. Blum and Stephen G. Greene
‘Moment’: A Revolution in Jewish Philanthropy
Some of America’s richest and best-known Jews are at the “vanguard of a revolution in Jewish philanthropy,” according to an article in Moment magazine (December). The giving habits and plans of such figures as the moviemaker Steven Spielberg and the Wall Street wizard Michael Steinhardt demonstrate…
By Debra E. Blum and Stephen G. Greene
Agreement Between Warhol Foundation and New York Ends Probe
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has agreed to adopt new fiscal controls, thereby ending a long-running investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office into alleged wrongdoing. An agreement announced last week provides that the New York foundation take steps to tighten its…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Survey Says Most Americans Endorse Foundations but Know Little About Them
Americans generally think well of foundations, according to a survey commissioned by the Council on Foundations. But the public’s knowledge of institutional grant making is apparently superficial: Many Americans have only a hazy idea of how foundations differ from other non-profit organizations,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Foundations’ Year-2000 Dilemma: Stick With Stocks, or Cash Out of the Market?
Foundations are beginning to grapple with a perplexing dilemma: how they should invest their assets in light of a potential market downturn related to the year-2000 computer bug. ALSO SEE:Preparing for the 2000 BugWhere to Find Help With Y-2000 ProblemYear 2000: a True Emergency for Charities Some…
By Stephen G. Greene
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As computer woes loom, charities brace for the worst, hope for the best Scores of volunteers and non-profit organizations around the country are teaming up to combat the so-called millennium bug, which they say threatens to create havoc with countless computer chips and software programs in little…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Spending by non-profit groups in 22 nations exceeds $1-trillion -- and is growing rapidly, says a global team of researchers As complex social problems around the world challenge the capacities of governments and businesses, non-profit organizations are growing rapidly in number and influence,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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United Way Will Fight Order to Pay Ex-Chief $2.4-Million
United Way of America owes millions of dollars in pension benefits to its former president, William Aramony, who is now serving time for defrauding the charity, a federal judge has ruled. ALSO SEE:The full text of the court’s ruling U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin in New York said that Mr.…
By Stephen G. Greene
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In Unusual Move, Hawaii Seeks to Remove Trustees of Embattled Bishop Estate
Hawaii’s Attorney General has asked the state probate court to take the drastic step of removing all five trustees of the state’s wealthiest charity for numerous breaches of their fiduciary duty. Attorney General Margery S. Bronster says such a highly unusual move is required because trustees of…
By Stephen G. Greene
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