Lay Catholics band together to gain clout after clergy scandalsNewton, Mass. Rocked by allegations of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, lay Catholics are banding together ALSO SEE:Boston Archdiocese Seeks to Offset Fund-Raising FalloutLay Catholics Increasingly Seek Influence Over…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Museum Gets $10-Million; Other Gifts
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, in Pensacola, Fla., has received $10-million from Jack Taylor, founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, in St. Louis. Mr. Taylor’s gift will help create the National Flight Academy, which will provide weeklong instruction programs to middle- and high-school students…
Survey Identifies Troubling Trends for Nonprofit Organizations
The percentage of Americans who have donated money to a nonprofit organization has reached its lowest level since pollsters first began measuring giving trends in the 1960s, according to a new survey. Slightly more than two-thirds of all adults -- 69 percent -- gave money to charity in the 12…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Volunteer Arbitrators and Naval Air Station Among ‘Points of Light’ Recipients
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
How Americans Support Charities
Nearly 70 percent of all American households that donated in 2000 gave to religious organizations, according to a report released this month by Independent Sector, a coalition of charities and foundations. The average contribution to such groups was $1,358. The report, providing details on giving…
Efforts to improve health focus on helping neighborhoodsMarysville, Calif. As a blazing sun bears down on her on an early fall afternoon, a woman named Tong walks among rows of cilantro, mint, sugar cane, Chinese long beans, and some ALSO SEE:Improving Neighborhoods: Mistakes Grant Makers Often…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Building Long-Term Friendships
Photograph by Michael McDermottYoungsters from troubled homes often languish because they have no one to look after them. But Duncan Campbell, founder and chairman of Friends of the Children, is determined to change that. The Portland, Ore., charity, born of Mr. Campbell’s own wrenching experience…
Carnegie Science Center (Pittsburgh): Announced the resignation of its director, Seddon Bennington. Mr. Bennington left to become the chief ALSO SEE:Salvation Army’s Top Commander Views Job as a ‘Holy Calling’ executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington). Center for…
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 doors…