Government Officials ‘Eager’ to Work With Faith Groups
The Bush administration has long complained of an “unlevel playing field” for sectarian groups that apply for federal, state, or local social-service grants. Yet a new study of federal money awarded by state and local government officials found few barriers to religious organizations’ seeking such…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Big labor’s split causes confusion, opportunity for charitiesThe labor movement is in the midst of a divorce, and the effects of the breakup are likely to be felt in many parts of the nonprofit world as unions encourage charity workers to join their ranks. In July, three of the nation’s largest…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
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Showing How Charities Help the World’s Poor
While photographs that make it into the international sections of newspapers often strive to shock, depicting ALSO SEE:Photo Gallery the devastation wrought by the tsunamis, children going hungry in Niger, or one of the many other catastrophes around the globe, photography can also change people’s…
By Caroline Preston
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Zowie! A Philanthropist Is Memorialized in a Comic Book
Cereal inventor. Philanthropist. Superhero? Will Keith Kellogg may not have thwarted evil villains with ALSO SEE:Kellogg Foundation Taps Community-Fund Leader as New CEO amazing superpowers, but he does have something in common with Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and the rest: His good deeds have been…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Charities Urged to Use Marketing to Appeal to Donors’ Hopes and Dreams
CONFERENCE NOTEBOOKNew York Charities that want to attract and retain donors must develop marketing materials that communicate their values, a keynote speaker told a meeting here sponsored by the Direct Marketing Association. Kay Sprinkel Grace, an organizational consultant and author in San…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Business School to Receive $25-Million; Other Gifts
Two higher-education institutions have received big gifts: The University of California at Berkeley has received a $25-million pledge from an anonymous donor for a new building at its Haas School of Business. The proposed facility would provide teaching space and accommodations for executives…
Professor Gives $105-Million Thank-You
A medical professor who defected from communist Czechoslovakia in the 1960s has pledged $105-million to New York University School of Medicine, where he has worked for 40 years. The gift from Jan T. Vilcek will be paid with royalties from the sale of Remicade, a popular anti-inflammatory drug he…
By Caroline Preston
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Lawsuit Spurs Government to Let Charity Solicit Federal Workers
The Make-a-Wish Foundation of America has won a fight to participate in the fall Combined Federal Campaign, the government’s annual charity drive. Last spring, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the federal agency that oversees the Combined Federal Campaign, told the Make-a-Wish Foundation,…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Former Congressman Named to Head Coalition of Big Grant Makers
The Council on Foundations, which represents more than 2,000 philanthropies in the United States, has named as its new chief executive Steve Gunderson, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin. Many nonprofit officials applauded the decision, saying the choice would raise the profile of grant…
By Ian Wilhelm
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How Americans Give: Differences Among the Generations
Types of Organizations That Get Support Born before 1946 Born 1946-64 Born after 1964 Total An organization helping needy Americans 76% 73% 57% 67% An organization fighting a disease 69 69 43 59 A church or project/cause supported by their religion 54 60 45 53 An international disaster-relief fund…