Across the country, arts groups turn to sponsorships and other tactics to win donations from companiesFor the same ticket price as a movie, ALSO SEE:STATISTICAL DATA: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsARTICLE: Corporate Giving Rises ModestlyARTICLE: The Chronicle’s Survey of Corporate Gifts:…
By nicole lewis
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The Chronicle’s Survey of Corporate Gifts: How the Research Was Conducted
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey on corporate giving is based on information provided by ALSO SEE:STATISTICAL DATA: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsARTICLE: Corporate Giving Rises ModestlyARTICLE: Vying for Corporate Support companies ranked according to their annual revenue in…
By Noelle Barton
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Corporate Giving Rises Modestly
Donations’ 6% increase falls short of last year’s growthSteady growth in the economy last year helped the nation’s largest corporate donors increase their giving, according to a new Chronicle survey. ALSO SEE: STATISTICAL DATA: Charitable Giving at Major Corporations ARTICLE: The Chronicle’s Survey…
By Sue Hoye and Ian Wilhelm
Grant maker: Rockefeller Foundation (New York) Program: Initiative on Climate Change Resilience Purpose: To develop local efforts to manage and plan for extreme weather caused by climate change and provide services for needy people Amount available: $70-million over five years Web site:…
Group for Liberal Foundations Closes After Financial Crisis
A financial crisis has forced the National Network of Grantmakers to close, shuttering one of the nonprofit world’s most vocal advocates for liberal and minority causes. “It is with sadness we announce that the NNG will close its doors and cease operations,” said a message on the organization’s Web…
By Ian Wilhelm
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$10-Million Donated to a California Performing Arts Center; Other Gifts
The Orange County Performing Arts Center, in Costa Mesa, Calif., has received a pledge of $10-million from Lawrence K. and Kristina Dodge for its new education center for families, teachers, and young artists. The couple will donate the money if the center raises an additional $20-million. Mr.…
By Anne W. Howard
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31% of the Money Americans Donate to Charities Goes to Benefit Poor People
Less than one-third of the money that individuals give to charity goes to causes that serve the needs of poor people, and wealthy people give a smaller share for this purpose than do other Americans, according to a study released this week. The study, conducted by the Indiana University Center on…
Passion for Causes and a Sense of Duty Prompt Donors to Give Big Sums
The billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren E. Buffett is not the only American to have pledged most of his wealth to charity. While none of the 80 or so members of the 50% League are billionaires, they have all donated at least half of their income over the past three years, or half of…
By nicole lewis
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Let’s Put the Word ‘Nonprofit’ Out of Business
Nonprofit should be nonexistent — the term, not the type of organization. The time is right to insist on a term that focuses on the investment, risk taking, and entrepreneurial imagination that have always been so essential to organizations that serve the social good. “Social-profit organizations”…
By CLAIRE GAUDIANI
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Donor Gives U. of Michigan Health System $50-Million; Other New Donations
Seven institutions have received big gifts: The University of Michigan Health System, in Ann Arbor, has received a pledge of $50-million from an anonymous donor to support its cardiovascular center. Half of the gift will be donated over 10 years. The donor has stipulated that the remaining…
$700-Million Gift to a Foundation Endowment to Be Followed by More Money, Donor Pledges
Jon M. Huntsman Sr., a Utah businessman, and his wife, Karen, have endowed their foundation with nearly $700-million, and say they plan to add as much as $700-million more within the next 10 years. “It’s been my goal in life to convert our business holdings to help build a charitable foundation,”…
By Anne W. Howard
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World’s Wealthiest People Gave $285-Billion
The wealthiest individuals in the world gave more than $285-billion to charity in 2006, according to the “2007 World Wealth Report,” an annual look at the financial practices of high-net-worth individuals. The report was produced by Merrill Lynch & Company and the Capgemini Group. Collectively,…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What Motivates People to Give Money? Research Shows Tactics That Elicit Support
Some conventional fund-raising wisdom has been turned upside down by a growing number of psychologists and economists who study altruism, while other approaches now have an increasing amount of research to back them up. Scholars have found that fund-raising appeals do best when they are crafted…
By Caroline Preston
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