Charity Leaders Say Fund Raising Is Non-Profit Board Members’ Chief Weakness
Inability to raise money is the major weakness of many charities’ boards of directors, a new survey has found. More than a quarter of 1,200 non-profit groups responding to a survey by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards listed fund raising as their boards’ most significant weakness, while only…
By Anne Lowrey Bailey
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Walter Annenberg’s Aim: Give It All Away
With gifts like $500-million for schools, he seeks to control his philanthropy; his foundation may still end up with $1-billion Rancho Mirage, Cal. Walter H. Annenberg is fearful of leaving his multibillion-dollar fortune to philanthropic professionals who might squander it. But he acknowledges…
By Elizabeth Greene
Contributor
How to Help Trustees Overcome Their Fear of Fund Raising
Charity executives often complain that their board members won’t help raise money. One big reason for the problem: Many trustees fear rejection. Non-profit officials would be surprised to discover how nervous it makes some board members to seek donations, says Burke Keegan, a fund-raising…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Building Better Charity Boards
In search of savvy trustees? Volunteer Consulting Group matches civic-minded people with groups that need their helpKenneth A. Hamilton, an executive vice-president at Barclays Bank here, knew he wanted to join a non-profit board, but he had no idea how to find a group on his own. Mr. Hamilton, who…
By Elizabeth Greene
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Trump, the Philanthropy: Colleges Jockey to Win Gifts From the Billionaire’s New Foundation
When Mr. Trump’s foundation was new, hopes were high that it — and he personally — would blossom into a significant source of philanthropic dollars.
By Karen Grassmuck
Contributor
For Trustees Who Run Hawaii’s Bishop Estate, the Rewards Are Influence, Big Money, and Controversy
In political circles here this summer, one question has burned brighter than nearly all others: Who will be named the Bishop Estate’s next trustee? The estate was set up by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop more than a century ago to create and support the Kamehameha Schools, which have trained…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
How Commercial Solicitors Rank on the Amount of Income Provided to Charity
The ratings below were computed by The Chronicle using a statistical analysis that took into account the percentage of total donations that went to the nonprofit organizations and the size and type of nonprofit organizations for which the campaigns were conducted. A score of 50 is average.…