Art Auction Nets $39-Million for Fund
The assets of the Jewish Communal Fund, in New York, will soon increase by $39.5-million, as it receives proceeds from an auction this month of 14 artworks. Donald Jonas, who helped found Lechters, a now-defunct chain of housewares stores, and his wife, Barbara, donated pieces from their…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Massachusetts College Receives $27-Million Bequest; Other Recent Gifts
Seven institutions have received big gifts: Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, has received a $27-million bequest from Leonie Faroll to renovate the college’s power plant and science center, as well as buy equipment for the center. Ms. Faroll, who died in 2003, was a marketing analyst at Scudder,…
Fund Seeks to Draw Attention to ‘Social Entrepreneurs’
The Skoll Foundation, in Palo Alto, Calif., is seeking to attract attention and money to groups that use business techniques to solve social problems around the world. The foundation -- started by eBay’s first president, Jeffrey S. Skoll -- has given Oregon Public Broadcasting $1.7-million to help…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Financier’s Arrest Makes Pledge Payments Unlikely
Many nonprofit groups are coming to terms with the likelihood that donations promised by Alberto Vilar -- a financier who pledged millions to arts, health, and educational institutions -- will never materialize, following his arrest last month on fraud charges. Mr. Vilar’s lawyers, in several news…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Couple Donates $93-Million to Foundation Dedicated to Improving Care of Pets
Dave Duffield, founder of the software company PeopleSoft, and his wife, Cheryl, have donated $93-million to a foundation they established in 1999 to promote the well-being of pets. The Duffields had previously donated $200-million to the foundation. The money will be used to expand the grant…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
From glitzy to garage-sale, online auctions net big returns for many charitiesThe American Red Cross netted more than $800,000 by selling a donated Harley-Davidson motorcycle signed by ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringA Surge in Online GivingInternet Giving: How Much…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
Relief Charities Test Ways to Keep Tsunami Donors
In the days following the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis that devastated South Asia, online contributions ALSO SEE: Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are Faring A Surge in Online Giving The Online-Donations Survey: How It Was Done Internet Giving: How Much Charities Have Raised in the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Look for Ways to Improve Internet Giving Rates
As online giving grows, some nonprofit groups are trying to learn more about what works best -- and why. Even though the Trust for Public Land, a conservation group in San Francisco, raises a relatively small amount of money ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringA Surge in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The Online-Donations Survey: How It Was Done
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s sixth annual survey of online fund raising is based on data provided by 211 of the ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringA Surge in Online GivingInternet Giving: How Much Charities Have Raised in the Past Five YearsCharities Look for Ways to…
By Cassie J. Moore
Contributor
Internet donations doubled at many big charitiesOnline donations to the nation’s largest charities grew sharply in 2004, with many groups receiving at least ALSO SEE:Online Fund Raising: How 174 Charities Are FaringThe Online-Donations Survey: How It Was DoneInternet Giving: How Much Charities Have…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor