Charity’s Antismoking Site Turns For-Profit
By NICOLE WALLACEA Boston public-health charity is spinning off its online smoking-prevention program as a for-profit company. Since its creation in 1995, QuitNet has provided information and support to people who are trying to break their dependence on nicotine. The site was started as a project…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Florida Church Leaders Convicted of Fraud
By DEBRA E. BLUMFive leaders of a religious organization in Florida have been convicted in federal court of conspiracy, money laundering, and fraud in one of the nation’s largest scams involving a nonprofit group. A Tampa jury found the leaders of Greater Ministries International -- Haywood Eudon…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Religious Leaders Assail Bush Plan to Aid Faith Groups
By LAURA HRUBY and HARVY LIPMANA broad alliance of clergy members who oppose the Bush administration’s proposal to give more federal money to faith-based groups said last week that the plan would allow such groups to discriminate in their hiring practices and would invite government intrusion into…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
New California law may overburden drug-treatment programs in stateIn two months, nonprofit drug-treatment centers throughout California will probably be inundated with clients seeking help kicking their addictions. The clients will be sent to them instead of the state’s prisons, courtesy of a new…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Giving to Higher Education Rises Again by Double Digits
By JANET L. FIXDonations to colleges and universities rose 13.7 percent in fiscal 2000, ALSO SEE:Giving to Colleges and Private Institutions the fifth double-digit increase in as many years, and gifts to private elementary and secondary schools also rose substantially, according to a new survey.…
By Janet L. Fix
Contributor
Bridesmaids’ Ball: Putting Bad Dresses to a Good Use Yet Again
By NICOLE LEWISMost people who attend charity balls try to look their best, but that’s not ALSO SEE:Beyond Pedal Power: Motorcycle Ride Raises Millions for March of DimesAuction Taps Largesse of Artists to Make Sick Children’s Wishes Come TrueAlms for the Pour: Bartenders Help Charity true of many…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Alms for the Pour: Bartenders Help Charity
By NICOLE LEWISCocktail Charities, in Washington, has collected almost $30,000 for nearly 30 ALSO SEE:Beyond Pedal Power: Motorcycle Ride Raises Millions for March of DimesAuction Taps Largesse of Artists to Make Sick Children’s Wishes Come TrueBridesmaids’ Ball: Putting Bad Dresses to a Good Use…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Auction Taps Largesse of Artists to Make Sick Children’s Wishes Come True
By NICOLE LEWISThe Northeast Ohio office of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which ALSO SEE:Beyond Pedal Power: Motorcycle Ride Raises Millions for March of DimesAlms for the Pour: Bartenders Help CharityBridesmaids’ Ball: Putting Bad Dresses to a Good Use Yet Again seeks to fulfill the fantasies of…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Beyond Pedal Power: Motorcycle Ride Raises Millions for March of Dimes
By NICOLE LEWISMany charities raise money by organizing walks, runs, and bike rides. ALSO SEE:Auction Taps Largesse of Artists to Make Sick Children’s Wishes Come TrueAlms for the Pour: Bartenders Help CharityBridesmaids’ Ball: Putting Bad Dresses to a Good Use Yet Again But some donors would…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Current Events: Adding a New Twist to Some Fund-Raising Standbys
Art auctions, benefit balls, cocktail gatherings, and bicycle rides are common fare in the fund-raising world, and few such events push the bounds of creativity. But several nonprofit groups have found that putting an original spin on such events can make them more popular with volunteers and…