How a Recession Would Affect Fund Raising: Certain Gifts Could Grow
By Holly HallHere’s the outlook for different types of efforts to raise donations and generate income, along with ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Bracing for Tough TimesGRAPHS: How the Economy Affects Giving to Different Types of CharitiesARTICLE: Charity Hopes to Benefit in Slow Market by Raffling a Historic…
By Holly Hall
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Accion USA (Boston): Announced the resignation of William Burrus, president and chief executive officer, effective June 30. Accion USA makes small loans to poor people. American Friends of Bar-Ilan U. (New York): Appointed Mark Medin, executive director of the philanthropic leadership group at…
California Assembly Votes to Make Foundations Disclose Key Information on Diversity
The California Assembly last week approved legislation to require big foundations to disclose the composition of their boards and employees by race, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as information about the grants and business contracts they award to organizations that help specific minority…
By Suzanne Perry
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Many charities feel vulnerable as economy slipsThe faltering economy is starting to affect a growing number of charities and the people they serve. In ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: How a Recession Would Affect Fund Raising: Certain Gifts Could GrowGRAPHS: How the Economy Affects Giving to Different Types of…
By Sam Kean and Holly Hall
When George Hale moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C., about five years ago, the retired sales engineer figured ALSO SEE: GRAPHS: How Many Volunteers Return to Charities, Year to Year TABLE: Americans and Volunteering he would drop by and introduce himself to staff members at the local Red Cross chapter.…
By Eric Frazier
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Alliance of Artists Communities (Providence, R.I.): Appointed Caitlin Strokosch, program and communications director, to be executive director. American Council on Education (Washington): Appointed Molly Corbett Broad, a professor of government at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and former…
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Corporate giving. The White House and the Conference Board (New York) have presented the 2007 Ron Brown Awards for Corporate Leadership, which recognizes excellence in…
The Head of a Filipino Heritage Group Balances Past and Present
The barbershop was on the bottom floor of the International Hotel, a big tenement on Kearny Street in ALSO SEE: FACTS: About Ron Muriera, executive director, Manilatown Heritage Foundation San Francisco. Ron Muriera went with his grandfather, a Filipino immigrant. The old man would talk with his…
By Robb Frederick
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Charities Miss Opportunities to Recruit Older Americans
More than 10 million healthy older Americans who have no family caregiving responsibilities do not work or volunteer — and nonprofit groups should court them to fill projected employment and volunteer shortages, a new paper published by the Urban Institute’s Retirement Project argues. “Over half of…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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‘Moment’: What Motivates Female Donors
To learn more about whether women give differently than men, Moment magazine (January), which covers Jewish issues, asked 19 donors and philanthropy experts for their opinions. Among them: Edith Everett, chief executive of Gruntal and Company and co-founder of the Everett Family Foundation: “Women…
By Caroline Preston
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‘Fortune’: Melinda Gates Steps Into the Spotlight
Melinda Gates has long dreaded the spotlight. But today, at 43, she’s playing a bigger and more public role in the work of the foundation she helped to start, writes Fortune (January 21). “I had always thought that when my youngest child started full-day school I’d step up,” Ms. Gates says. Now she…
By Caroline Preston
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A How-To Guide for Making Grants Globally
NEW BOOKS International Grant Making: Funding With a Global View, offers a guide to to making grants in foreign countries. The report notes a rapidly growing trend toward international giving by U.S. foundations — they gave about $2.5-billion to international groups in 2000, versus $508-million in…
By Anne W. Howard
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Foundation and Charities Help Families Save and Manage Assets
NEW BOOKS Families Saving and Building Hope: 2007 Report on Graduates of the Assets for All Alliance, discusses a wealth-building program for low-income families. The Assets for All Alliance began in 1999 to help poor families save money, buy property, and learn how to manage their money through…
By Anne W. Howard
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Three Convicted of Lying in Charity Terrorism Case
A federal jury this month convicted three former leaders of a defunct Boston charity of lying to obtain tax-deductible donations and using the funds to support Islamic militants. The charity, Care International, operated from 1993 to 2003 and collected $1.7-million in donations. Emadeddin…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
IRS Urged to Step Up Efforts to Aid Small Nonprofit Groups
The national taxpayer advocate has told Congress that the Internal Revenue Service is not doing enough to help small nonprofit groups understand its rules. Nina E. Olson, the taxpayer advocate, said in her annual report to Congress that the IRS needs to develop a plan to step up its outreach to…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Youth Groups in Legal Battle Over a Name Change
The Big Sister Association of Greater Boston has sued Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, saying that the recent addition of “Big Sisters” to the group’s name has left people unclear about the charities’ identities. “It’s created confusion among donors, among volunteers, and among the…
By Caroline Preston
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