Prize Set Up by Goldman Family Honors Environmental Activism
Like other foundations created by the heirs of Levi Strauss, the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund spends most of its money on charities in the San Francisco Bay area. But unlike the philanthropy of other heirs of Mr. Strauss, the Goldman Fund’s best-known effort, the Goldman Environmental Prize, goes…
By Vince Stehle
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One Haas Foundation Concentrates Its Grants on Improving Day Care
Like many other people, Miriam (Mimi) Haas believes that wonderful things can happen when day-care programs for children are designed to provide a rich educational experience and receive adequate financing. And as president of a foundation she formed with her husband, Peter -- a former president of…
By Vince Stehle
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Philanthropy Is in the Family Genes
Funds run by heirs to Levi Strauss benefit many San Francisco charities On Sunday afternoons in the summertime, thousands of music lovers can be found enjoying free concerts at the Sigmund Stern Grove, a public park donated to this city in 1931 by Sigmund Stern’s widow, Rosalie. Downtown at the new…
By Vince Stehle
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Muzzling Charities by Mistake?
California ballot measure to limit how labor unions use funds deducted from paychecks could ensnare other non-profit groups Charities that receive donations through on-the-job fund-raising drives could face new restrictions on their lobbying, if California voters approve a measure on the June…
By Paul Demko
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Muzzling Charities by Mistake?
California ballot measure to limit how labor unions use funds deducted from paychecks could ensnare other non-profit groups Charities in California that receive donations through on-the-job fund-raising drives could soon face new restrictions on their advocacy efforts if voters approve a measure on…
By Paul Demko
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Alternative Funds Don’t Depend on United Way
To the Editor: I write to correct some major errors and false impressions in your story on the growth of the alternative-funds movement relative to United Ways (“ ‘Alternative Funds’ Grow Faster Than United Way,” March 12). You report that “much of the money that alternative funds receive comes…
A Textbook Example of a Poor Textbook
To the Editor: Your article “A Textbook Case” (March 26) says that Kathleen Kelly’s new book, Effective Fund-Raising Management, is likely to draw strong criticism once it becomes better known in the field. What an understatement. I have read just 27 of the book’s 663 pages and found too many…
Lack of Clear Goal Is School Plan’s Problem
To the Editor: Patrick Reilly lays the blame for the failure of the Annenberg School Plan solely at the feet of the inefficient public-school bureaucracy. I must take strong issue with that explanation, which seems to come with a strong political agenda. Many of us in the education and…
New Philanthropy Report Misses the Mark
American philanthropy is subjecting itself to a period of intense self-criticism not seen since the 1970s, with a number of high-profile national groups and commissions working to chart philanthropy’s course into the next century. The latest to weigh in is the American Assembly, a non-profit group…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
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Non-Profit World Must Improve Ties to the Press
Charitable organizations have long been ambivalent about the news media. At times, they have viewed the press as a somewhat hostile force, either uninterested in non-profit activities or looking for scandals and inappropriate behavior. On other occasions, charities have considered the press to be…
By PABLO EISENBERG
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