American Liver Foundation, New England Chapter (Newton, Mass.): Appointed Wendy Harle Lennon, associate director, to be director. Arthritis Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed John H. Klippel, medical director, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Tino Mantella. Bay Area Discovery…
Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Budget Female Male Overall median More than $50-million $233,635 $319,067 $305,854 $25-million to $49.9-million 182,074 192,226 189,635 $10-million to $24.9-million 127,476 148,445 142,071 $5-million to $9.9-million 98,976 114,489 108,981 $2.5-million to $4.9-million 82,470…
Big charities suffer first drop in donations in 12 yearsFor the first time in a dozen years, contributions to the nation’s largest charities declined in 2002, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 ResultsDoing the Numbers: How the Philanthropy 400 Survey Was CompiledCHARTS: The 400 at a GlanceCancer…
By Brad Wolverton
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WHAT THEY ARE 123 colleges and universities 39 international groups 30 hospitals and medical centers 29 United Ways 27 community foundations 26 religious groups* 19 health charities 16 human-services groups 15 Jewish federations 13 environmental and animal-related groups 11 youth groups 10 museums…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Flint Institute of Arts (Mich.) Oct. 2003 2005 $19,600,000 $7,200,000 For renovations and the endowment Human Rights Campaign (Washington) Oct. 2002…
Credit Unions Offer Employees Financial Options at No Charge to Employers
JOB MARKET By Alicia Abell A year ago, Ronda Sue Fruit discovered a way to make her coworkers at a nonprofit Philadelphia daycare center happy. Best of all, it didn’t cost her employer a dime. Last year, Ms. Fruit, human-resources administrator at Federation Early Learning Services, enrolled the…
By Alicia Abell
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List of Operating-Grants Programs
Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations 2003 lists foundations that award grants to cover operating expenses of nonprofit groups. This guide offers brief descriptions -- including contact information and grant requirements -- for more than 1,000 grant programs. The information is listed by…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Advice for Getting News Coverage for Nonprofit Groups
Coverage by newspapers, radio, and television can help nonprofit organizations change public opinion, get more financial support, and increase morale and the number of volunteers, writes Jason Salzman, president of Cause Communications, an organization in Denver that provides nonprofit groups with workshops and consulting services about media relations.
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Writing Winning Science-Grant Proposals
Getting Science Grants: Effective Strategies for Funding Success
By Jessica Kronstadt
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