Report’s Numbers Are No True Measure of Charity, Critics Say
When Giving USA next year publishes its annual report on how much Americans donate to charity, it is almost certain to include one significant change from this year’s edition: ALSO SEE:A Giving Boom1998 Figures from Giving USAGains on Wall Street Help Strengthen Giving to Colleges, Private…
By Harvy Lipman
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Schools Programs Said to Show Promise
Five years after Walter Annenberg pledged $500-million to overhaul America’s public-education system, schools and school districts that have received some of that money show signs of progress, according to a new report. The Annenberg Challenge, which is overseeing the distribution of the…
Crime Fighter, Tree Planter Among 18 ‘Points of Light’ Honorees
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
Kellogg: $13-Million for Volunteerism
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., has pledged $13-million over four years to expand efforts to incorporate community service into the curriculum of American elementary and secondary schools. The Kellogg money will support four programs: a demonstration project in five states --…
Arts Institute in Detroit Gets $50-Million; Other Gifts
Two arts institutions and two universities have received big donations. * Three donors have pooled gifts totaling $50-million to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Josephine Ford, granddaughter of the automobile pioneer Henry Ford; Richard A. Manoogian, chairman of the plumbing and…
Oregon’s Pamplins donate quietly, but their generosity speaks volumes As the nation commemorated its slain soldiers over Memorial Day weekend, Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., and his family were paying homage by dedicating the Civil War park they had financed in southern Virginia. The non-profit, 363-acre…
By Susan Gray
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A New Tack to Physical Therapy
In 1990, Sarah Everhart was riding her bike in training for a triathlon when a car struck her. The then-23-year-old University of Virginia graduate found her young life turned upside down after the accident, which left her paralyzed from the chest down. Early in her rehabilitation, her physical…
Charities seek to transform the loss of a leader into an opportunity In the past eight years, Tim Wolfred has served as chief executive of an AIDS-education charity, ALSO SEE:Charities Face Mounting Challenges in Hiring and Retaining Executives a center for abused children, a health-care-policy…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service and the National Charities Information Bureau. Those two private organizations report on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and…
Bill Would Encourage Gifts From Retirement Funds
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican, has introduced a bill that would provide an incentive to donors who want to give funds to charity from their individual retirement accounts. The measure, the I.R.A. Rollover to Charity Act, would allow people age
By Grant Williams
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