How Will We Reach the ‘Tipping Point’ in a New Movement for Older Americans?
At the beginning of every nonprofit movement — whether it succeeds or fails — the ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Charity’s Mature VisionARTICLE: Turning the ‘Me Generation’ Into the ‘We Generation’ARTICLE: Topic of Aging Gets New Look With the Support of Foundations founders probably end up feeling like…
By Clint Wilkins
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A social-service group tailors its appeal to older employeesWhen the YMCA of Greater Rochester made a deal to run a wellness program for older people who are ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: How Will We Reach the ‘Tipping Point’ in a New Movement for Older Americans?ARTICLE: Turning the ‘Me Generation’ Into the…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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How colleges fared in their fund raising last year: a statistical snapshot
GIVING TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Sources and Purposes of Private Support for Higher Education 2005 2006 Percentage change* Sources of support: Alumni $7,100,000,000 $8,400,000,000 + 14.6% Nonalumni individuals 5,000,000,000 5,700,000,000 + 10.4% Corporations 4,400,000,000 4,600,000,000 + 1.3%…
Postal Rates for Charities Likely to Rise Soon; Nonprofit Groups Lobby for a Delay
By Holly HallPostage rates for charities are likely to increase as early as May, following a ruling announced last week by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The commission’s ruling — issued in response to the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to increase rates for all mailers — endorses the service’s…
By Holly Hall
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Giving to Colleges and Universities Grew by 6% Last Year, Study Finds
American colleges and universities raised an estimated $28-billion in private donations in the 2006 ALSO SEE:CHART: How colleges fared in their fund raising last year: a statistical snapshot fiscal year, 6 percent more than in 2005 after inflation is taken into account, according to a new report by…
By Erin Strout
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Consultant’s ‘Golden Rules’ for Charities Vex Competitors
Patrick Maguire, a fund-raising consultant in Corte Madera, Calif., has some key “golden rules” for ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: For Charity -- and for ProfitARTICLE: Number of Groups Soliciting Workers Grows RapidlyCHART: Nonprofit coalitions: how much they raised in the federal charity driveCHART: How the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Number of Groups Soliciting Workers Grows Rapidly
The federal government’s annual charity drive looked much different two decades ago. At ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: For Charity -- and for ProfitARTICLE: Consultant’s ‘Golden Rules’ for Charities Vex CompetitorsCHART: Nonprofit coalitions: how much they raised in the federal charity driveCHART: How the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Yahoo Founder Donates $75-Million to Stanford U.; Other New Gifts
Eight institutions have received big gifts: Jerry Yang, co-founder and a director of the Internet search engine Yahoo, in Sunnyvale, Calif., and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $75-million to Stanford University, in California. The donors asked that $50-million be used build the Environment…
Giving by Big Foundations Rose 6% in 2005, Study Finds
By Ian WilhelmThe nation’s weathiest foundations increased the amount of money they awarded by 6.1 percent to $16.4-billion ALSO SEE: CHARTS: Foundation giving trends, 2005 CHARTS: Causes foundations support: How it changed, 2004-5 in 2005, from $15.5-billion in 2004, according to a new study. But…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Donors Discuss Accountability and Their Motivations for Giving
Evelyn H. Lauder, senior corporate vice president of the Estée Lauder Companies, in New York, recently decided to phase out her gifts to a nonprofit group because she felt the organization did not spend enough on its charitable programs. After reading the group’s publicly available financial…
By nicole lewis
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