Calif. Home for Older Adults Gets $15-Million From Clients’ Daughter
Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer, a real-estate executive, wanted to inspire others to give and to show her gratitude for care her parents received.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Rape Crisis Center Builds Intensive Team Training
The center estimates that it would need more than 22 full-time staff members, at a cost of $600,000 a year, to accomplish what the volunteers do with training.
Despite Attempts to Boost Volunteerism, Rate Hits a New Low
The White House, nonprofits, businesses, and even Hollywood have encouraged Americans to give their time, but the numbers don’t go up. An improving economy may change that.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Mozilla Boss Felled by Past Opposition to Same-Sex Unions
Brendan Eich resigned as chief executive of the nonprofit technology company Thursday amid an outcry over his support six years ago for a California ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, reports The New York Times.
Calif. Gunman Who Targeted Liberal Groups Gets 401-Year Term
Byron Williams was on a self-described mission to “start a revolution” by killing officials at liberal nonprofit organizations when he opened fire on California Highway Patrol officers during a July 2010 traffic stop, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Top Oakland Official Leaves City Hall to Run S.F. Foundation
The $1.2-billion foundation reached across the bay for its new CEO, hiring Oakland City Administrator Fred Blackwell, who had taken up the municipal post only last month, the Oakland Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle write.
Study Finds Bigger Bonuses Don’t Result in More Giving
Low-income workers who got bigger bonuses in the University of Southampton study were less likely to donate, United Press International reports.
Boeing Gives $30-Million for Air and Space Museum Expansion
The aerospace giant’s donation will support a major renovation and expansion of the popular Smithsonian museum’s main exhibition hall, home to Charles Lindbergh’s plane, John Glenn’s orbital capsule, and other milestone craft, reports USA Today.
Social-Change Lessons From a Rural Community’s Nonprofit Leader
A Nevada nonprofit leader explains how collaborating with both the government and the people in need were key to recovering from the recession.
By HILDY GOTTLIEB
Contributor
As ‘Churches,’ Some TV Ministries Escape Financial Scrutiny
The Internal Revenue Service has not audited a church in five years and due to a quirk in tax regulations appears to lack authority to do so, keeping the finances of some televangelists who collect tens of millions of dollars a year effectively secret, according to NPR.