Photograph by Maggie Steber For nearly 30 years, the Kunsberg School, in Denver, has been helping children suffering from chronic illnesses like asthma lead a normal life. The day school, which enrolls 100 students in kindergarten through eighth grade, offers a broad-based academic program as well…
Tight job market compels charities to sharpen their search techniques As the demand for senior fund raisers increases beyond the pool of qualified candidates, charities are finding it harder and harder to fill open slots. As a result, many are turning to professional recruiters. But even those…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Children’s National Medical Center (D.C.) March 2001 June 2003 $250,000,000 $155,000,000 For research and treatment, services, medical technology,…
Non-Profit Leaves: a Sampling of Programs
Year started: Offered every other year since 1993 Location: 18 weeks in residence at the foundation’s Baltimore headquarters; ALSO SEE:A Break Between Good DeedsCharities Should Plan Carefully for the Time That a Leader Is Away remainder of time spent at seminars and working at non-profit groups…
Congressional Committee Analyzes President’s Budget
The Joint Committee on Taxation has published a detailed review of President Clinton’s recent tax proposals aimed at promoting philanthropy (The Chronicle, February 10). The joint committee estimates that the Treasury would lose about $20.6-billion in revenue from 2001 through 2010 if Congress…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Charity Coalition Opposes Key Disclosure Proposals
Independent Sector, a national coalition of charities and grant makers, is asking Congress to reject several recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Taxation that would require non-profit organizations to make public new information about their operations. Some of the ideas from the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Fund raising. The Direct Marketing Association (New York) has presented its 2000 Fund Raising Achievement Award to Claude Grizzard Sr., past chairman and chief executive officer…
Report Gives Mixed Reviews to Internet Discount Plan
The E-Rate in America: A Tale of Four Cities, edited by Andy Carvin, analyzes the effects of a federal program that enables public schools and libraries to buy telecommunications technology at a discount. This “e-rate,” which was created in 1997 to help schools connect to the World Wide Web, has…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Book Touts Giving as Instrument of Social Change
Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Book Lists Grants to Charities for Day-to-Day Operations
Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations This book lists more than 1,100 grants awarded last year for staff salaries, rent and utilities, and other expenses tied to the daily operations of non-profit groups. Grant makers are listed by state. Each entry includes contact information, a…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor