American Civil Liberties Union (New York): Appointed Caroline Frederickson, general counsel and legal director at NARAL Pro-Choice America (Washington), to be director of the Washington legislative office. Arc of the United States (Silver Spring, Md.): Appointed Sue Swenson, assistant executive…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Albany Medical Center (N.Y.) Jan. 2000 Dec. 2004 $125,000,000 $131,600,000 For endowment, equipment, facilities, patient care, and research Case…
How Charities Evaluate Whether Their Employees’ Salaries Are Equitable
JOB MARKET By Marilyn Dickey Lincoln Heights HealthCare Connection was having trouble hiring workers. The charity, which provides ALSO SEE:Sources of Salary Data medical services to the underinsured in Hamilton County, Ohio, hired a human-resources consultant, who had a hunch where the problem…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
JOB MARKET Several organizations can provide charities with free or low-cost salary-comparison data: The Center for Nonprofit Management, in Los Angeles, does two annual compensation surveys, one of ALSO SEE:How Charities Evaluate Whether Their Employees’ Salaries Are Equitable nonprofit groups in…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. August 2005 4.8% July 4.6% June 4.8% May 5.2% April 5.0% March 4.6% February 4.6%…
One Woman’s Obsession With Hair Grows Into an Act of Charity
Columbus, Ohio Eight years ago, when doctors first told Patricia Wynn Brown that she had melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, two thoughts flashed through her head: Oh, God, what if I lose my hair? Followed by, Oh, God, what if I die? This locks-over-life ranking of her fears speaks…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Onetime Refugee Takes Helm of International Aid Coalition
Mohammad Akhter, the new chief executive of a coalition of international aid organizations, knows firsthand the important work charities do abroad. When he was 3, his family fled India to Pakistan during the sectarian fighting and turmoil that followed the separation of the two countries in 1947.…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Credit-Counseling Charity May Be Sued, Court Rules
A federal law that bars lawsuits against certain tax-exempt organizations does not prevent a Massachusetts couple from suing a credit-counseling charity, a federal appeals court has ruled. At issue was whether Andrew and Kelly Zimmerman could sue Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporation in…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor