The earthquake in Haiti has prompted more than $470-million in private donations, yet most international relief groups are struggling to raise money because of the economic downturn.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Relief Charities Face Obstacles in Response to Haitian Disaster
Relief charities face obstacles in response to Haitian disaster
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Sources of Information: How to Decide Where to Give to Aid Haiti
Deciding how best to give to support Haiti: a resource list
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Donations to Aid Haiti Set New Text Records
Charities are rushing supplies and aid workers to Haiti, bolstered by an outpouring of online donations to help victims of Tuesday’s massive earthquake.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Foundation Association Urges IRS Disaster Declaration for Haiti
The Council on Foundations, an association of grant makers, is asking the Internal Revenue Service to declare Haiti a “qualified disaster,” a move the group says would help corporations assist their employees who were affected by the earthquake.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Doctors Without Borders Asks Donors to Give to General Emergency Fund
Doctors Without Borders is now asking donors to make contributions to its general Emergency Relief Fund, rather than specifically for Haiti relief efforts.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Key Members of Congress Announce Plan to Spur Gifts for Haiti Relief
Four key members of Congress say they will introduce legislation that would encourage Americans to contribute cash to charities that help with “emergency aid and rebuilding efforts” in Haiti.
By Grant Williams
Contributor
Donations to Haiti Will Not Harm Giving to Other Causes, Experts Say
Some fund raisers are privately concerned that the extraordinary outpouring of gifts to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake could depress other giving.
Endowments Put Priority on Rebuilding
Nearly two-thirds of charitable endowments and foundations report they are focused on rebuilding assets after suffering severe losses in the recession, according to a new survey of chief investment officers. The survey, by the Spectrem Group, a wealth-management consulting firm in Chicago, found…
Senators to Propose Tax Breaks for Donations to Haiti Relief Efforts
New York’s two senators announced today they plan to introduce legislation to suspend some limits on charitable tax deductions for gifts to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Education Foundations Trim Giving
With the bad economy taking a toll on their assets, many foundations that support education causes decreased their giving last year.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Cincinnati Arts Groups Get $85-Million
Louise Dieterle Nippert has donated $85-million to help struggling arts organizations in Cincinnati.
Minn. Grant Makers Sue Wells Fargo Over Its Securities-Investment Practices
Several Minnesota foundations are accusing Wells Fargo Bank of draining millions of dollars from their assets by investing in risky securities that they say the bank misrepresented as conservative and safe.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
* Ted & Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation: $15-million to the U. of Michigan Health System, to construct a new women’s hospital * Carnegie Corporation of New York: $200,000 to the Center for Independent Media, for a public-television documentary that retells the story of an investigation into race…
Grants for Emergency Needs: a Sampling
Grants foundations and corporations have made to help charities cope with the economic downturn.