Nonprofit Workers Fall Short in Retirement Savings
Employees who work for charities, government agencies, and other tax-exempt organizations aren’t ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Tips to Help Nonprofit Employers Get Ready for New IRS Rules on Retirement Savings PlansARTICLE: Updating a Program to Help Nonprofit Organizers SavePlans coming close to saving as…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Tested by Hurricane Katrina, a three-digit hotline for charities gains momentumMany charities are still emerging from their post-Hurricane Katrina phase, but enough time has passed that they can look back to evaluate which disaster-response programs succeeded ALSO SEE: MAP: Where the 211 System for…
By Sam Kean
Contributor
New York Audition Draws Hundreds in Search of ‘Fortune’
On a recent Friday morning, Rex Shaw came to the Park Central hotel here to ask for $2-million to replace the ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: The Rise of Charity TV overcrowded classrooms of the New Jersey school he runs. Feeling he had exhausted his traditional supporters — the state government, local…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
A Guide to Charity-Themed Television Shows
The following charity-themed reality television shows are on the air or in development: The ACLU Freedom Files Summary: A show created by the American Civil Liberties Union that focuses on everyday people who are advocating for their constitutional and human rights. To tune in: The show’s first…
New crop of reality programs focuses on helping the needy, but critics say the shows exploit poor peopleCharity is coming to the small screen in a big way. The daytime talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey is producing two television shows ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: New York Audition Draws Hundreds in Search of…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Red Cross Marketing Deal Draws Critics
The famous red-and-white logo of the American Red Cross will soon adorn the labels of Clorox products as part of a marketing relationship that is expected to net the charity as much as $1-million. But the arrangement, which has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, is drawing…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Last year broke giving records, and 2007 looks just as rosy Rare, an Arlington, Va., charity that promotes conservation efforts around the world, raised about $11-million in November and December, more than double the amount of its annual budget. The big year-end increases came after the charity…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Collapse of a Charitable Legacy
Fate of city’s prized art collection is uncertain as gallery and benefactor’s heirs battle for ownership His name is hard to escape in this sleepy provincial capital. A downtown street, a leading hotel, a public auditorium, counseling center, and university dormitory are named for him, while his…
By Colin Woodard
Contributor
Corporate Giving Spurs Sales Growth, Study Finds
For every dollar a retail company, bank, or popular-goods manufacturer adds to its charitable-giving budget, it can expect sales to grow by an average of $6, according to a study by three university researchers who attempted to quantify the economic benefit of corporate giving. In addition, a…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Brown University Receives $100-Million for Its Medical School
Brown University has received a $100-million grant for its medical school from the Warren Alpert Foundation, in Providence, R.I. Mr. Alpert is the founder and chairman of Warren Equities, a Providence marketing company for several gasoline companies and convenience stores throughout New England.…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions