Grants to Fight Racism Drop, Report Says
Foundation support for nonprofit groups that fight racism is on the decline, according to a report by the Applied Research Center, a public-policy group in Oakland, Calif., that focuses on race and social change. The center examined the number of grants made by the largest foundations to eliminate…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Two Universities Start Efforts to Provide Formal Training to Grant Makers
As grants manager at the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, in Indianapolis, Ind., David Hillman says that he learns a lot handling the daily challenges of his job. What he would like, though, is to learn more about his job before he has to face those tests. Mr. Hillman is far from alone. Many…
By Scott Westcott
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A family foundation in Vermont helps towns plan for future without erasing the pastRutland, Vt.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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World War II still casts long shadows in Germany, where a nonprofit group formed in 1958 continues to attract young people seeking to help those who were wronged by the war. In its first years, Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste -- or Action Reconciliation Service for Peace -- sent volunteers…
By Caroline Preston
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Fund Receives Land Valued at $180-Million; Other Gifts
Five organizations have received large pledges: Leo and Kay Drey, of University City, Mo., have donated a 146,000-acre tract of forest land, valued at $180-million, to the L-A-D Foundation, in St. Louis. Mr. Drey, a conservationist and businessman, established the Pioneer Forest in 1951. He also…
Rescinded Pledge Forces College to Halt Construction
After a donor reneged on a $112-million pledge last month, Saint Mary’s College of California has been forced to delay major construction. Conrad Colbrandt, a real-estate broker in Walnut Creek, Calif., had anonymously pledged a series of gifts to the college beginning in 1997 that were to have…
Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New President
The Rockefeller Foundation, one of the largest grant makers in the world, has named a former president of the University of Pennsylvania as its new president. Judith Rodin, 59, said she accepted the job because of the New York foundation’s long history of working to alleviate poverty, reduce…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Report Analyzes Relief Groups’ Future
As natural and man-made disasters grow more complicated due to terrorism, climate change, and other factors, charities that provide relief overseas will need to rely heavily on employees and offices around the world, according to a new report. The report, commissioned by several of the world’s…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Providing Aid to Those Who Were Ignored by Relief Efforts
Lake Wales, Fla.
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Biggest disaster since 9/11 tests improved coordination effortsWashington It’s 11 a.m. at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster command office, and about 15 charity ALSO SEE:Providing Aid to Those Who Were Ignored by Relief EffortsHurricane-Relief Donations Fall Short of Needs So Far…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Bequest Moves Buffett Fund Into Ranks of 20 Largest
The family foundation created by Warren E. Buffett and his late wife, Susan, will soon become one of the country’s 20 wealthiest philanthropies. Ms. Buffett, who died last month, left the Buffett Foundation the bulk of her stock holdings, currently valued at $2.6-billion. As of 2003, the Buffett…
By Holly Hall
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Three Groups Attract Large Gifts
Three organizations have received large gifts or pledges: The Overture Foundation, in Madison, Wis., has announced that W. Jerome Frautschi, former owner of Webcrafters, a printing press in Madison, has promised to pay for a new center for the arts. Mr. Frautschi has said that he will pay for the…
Photograph by Robert GlickDebra Weissman, chief pediatric resident at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center, says she thought she understood many of the difficulties faced by the families of her chronically ill patients. But then she participated in a nonprofit program called Project DOCC (Delivery…