Increase Urged in Aid to Charities
A new report urges individuals, politicians, and companies to strengthen their support of churches and other charities as a key way to turn around an “increasingly uncivil” American society. The report, published by the Institute for American Values, was compiled by a group of activists, charity…
Volunteering Varies Widely by Country
The percentage of adults who donate time to charity varies widely from one country to another, a new survey reports. Half of all adult Americans claim that they do some volunteer work, according to a poll of practices in seven countries. In India, by contrast, 32 per cent of adults say they…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Sources of Information on ‘Outcome-Based Evaluation’ of Non-Profit Programs
BOOKS Evaluation With Power: A New Approach to Organizational Effectiveness, Empowerment, and Excellence By Sandra Trice Gray and Associates Shows non-profit managers how to integrate evaluation procedures into all areas of their operation, including program design, personnel policies, infor mation…
Tracking the Effectiveness of Charities
Competition for funds leads to rise in ‘performance-based’ evaluations For decades, the Michigan Association of Rehabilitation Organizations and other non-profit groups have sought money from Congress by arguing that every new dollar produces corresponding social benefits. But, laments David Price,…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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Museums Win Awards in Graphic-Design Competition
Nearly 180 publications from museums and galleries have won honors in the 18th annual Museum Publications Design Competition. Sponsored by the American Association of Museums, the contest honors graphic excellence. This year’s competition drew 1,117 entries in 15 categories such as annual reports,…
6% of Michiganders Plan to Bequeath Money to Charity
Only 6 per cent of Michigan adults intend to leave money to charity in their wills, according to a survey conducted by Michigan State University. The survey found that 38 per cent of Michigan residents over age 18 have a will, but of those, only 15 per cent include a monetary bequest to a charity.…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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‘Giving USA’ Revises Donation Figures Downward to Correct Past Flaws
Americans are not necessarily as generous as they have been previously portrayed in Giving USA, the widely cited annual report on charitable giving. This year’s edition, released last week by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy, says that in each year of the past…
By Debra E. Blum
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Legal Fight Imperils $450-Million in Bequests
A legal battle over an Omaha woman’s will could cost non-profit groups in New York and Nebraska about $450-million in bequests. Mildred Topp Othmer, who died in April, pledged almost all of her estate to charity in a 1988 will. But a niece who served as Ms. Othmer’s caretaker, Mary D. Seina, has…
By Paul Demko
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Leukemia Fund Raiser Among 16 Honored as ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’s Daily Points of Light Award. The awards, which are given to those who have done exemplary volunteer work, take their name from President Bush’s description of people who do community service…
Family Pledges $20-Million to Jacksonville U.; Other Gifts
Two universities and a college will receive big gifts. * The family of the late J. E. Davis, co-founder of the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain, has pledged $20-million to Jacksonville University, in Florida, for a new business school and to convert the current business school into a student union. The…