Nominee to Oversee National-Service Efforts Withdraws Her Name for Health Reasons
President Obama’s pick to lead AmeriCorps and other national-service efforts has withdrawn her name from consideration. Maria Eitel, the president of the Nike Foundation, was nominated last month to be the chief executive of the Corporation for National and Community Service, in Washington. But…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
White House’s Social-Innovation Office Looks to Champion New Ideas
The new White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was created without much fanfare. In fact, even though it has been operating for several months, it has never been formally unveiled. But the office, set up to promote creative and effective ways to tackle social problems, is…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Few nonprofit boards have fared worse in print than the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union in Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU, a new book by the social critic Wendy Kaminer. In the book, Ms. Kaminer chronicles the errors she believes Anthony D. Romero made…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Layoffs and Cuts at a Sampling of Nonprofit Organizations
American Red Cross in Greater New York The American Red Cross’s New York chapter plans to lay off 25 percent of its 186 staff members. The organization has suspended matching contributions to employee retirement plans, discontinued bonuses, and frozen salaries of all workers. CARE (Atlanta) The…
Grant Makers Support Internships to Help Charities Do More
Morgan Shoaff spent the summer before her senior year at Wichita State University designing a logo for a project to prevent teenage suicide. She earned $2,500. But far more important, she made a big life decision, settling on a career in the nonprofit world. Ms. Shoaff’s two-month stint last year…
By EMAN QUOTAH
Contributor
In a time of tightened budgets and slimmer staffs, many organizations will rely more heavily than ever on the energy and extra hands of summer interns. But interns also present challenges, often stemming from their inexperience. Thoughtful preparation, say both nonprofit managers and educators, is…
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
How The Chronicle’s Survey of Nonprofit Endowments Was Conducted
The Chronicle’s sixth annual survey on endowments at the country’s biggest foundations, universities, and other nonprofit organizations, includes data from 229 institutions. The endowments included in the results were altogether worth more than $381-billion at the end of their 2008 fiscal years.…
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
With Stocks Still Shaky, Endowment Managers Put New Faith in Cash
Two years ago, many endowment managers disparaged cash and high-quality bonds as low-yielding investments that didn’t deserve much room in a portfolio designed to keep an organization operating in perpetuity. Now, that looks like bull-market talk. The current buzz is all about maintaining adequate…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Sharp drops in endowments are causing some charities to dump some riskier investments to raise cash
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (Washington): Appointed Caroline Fredrickson, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office, to be executive director. American National Red Cross (Washington): Appointed Derrick Chubbs, chief executive officer of the…
In a new report, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says that the Internal Revenue Service opened examinations of 110 charities and churches in a review of the organizations’ activities during the 2004 election cycle. The IRS has revoked the tax exemptions of six of the…
By Grant Williams
Contributor
Related material About: Robert K. Steel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Aspen Institute At a time of deep concern about the health of America’s financial institutions and the ethics of the executives running them, few nonprofit organizations are in as good a position as the Aspen Institute to…
By Eric Frazier
Contributor
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (New York): Appointed Jo Black Sullivan, senior vice president of development communications, to be executive vice president of external affairs. Be the Match Foundation (Minneapolis) Appointed Christine Fleming, vice president at the TGen…
The Internal Revenue Service has released the second in a series of tips to help nonprofit organizations prepare their Form 990 informational tax return, the primary document that groups file each year. The second batch of advice explains how to report executive compensation on both the “core form”…
By Grant Williams
Contributor
Giving Site Seeks American Projects
GlobalGiving — an online giving site best known for connecting donors with development projects overseas — is holding a competition to attract more American charities. “We’ve been open to projects from anywhere in the world, including in the U.S., but a lot of nonprofits have come to us and said,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Staff and Budget Cuts at Nonprofit Organizations
American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco) The theater has cut three jobs and left vacant posts unfilled. It has frozen pay raises, and has cut one production. Ballet West (Salt Lake City) The ballet company has announced it will eliminate four positions, freeze salaries, reduce pension…