Surgeons Go Online for Help With Cases
When plastic surgeons in developing countries are confronted with difficult cases, they often don’t have colleagues nearby with whom they can consult. Interplast, a charity in Mountain View, Calif., is trying to lessen the effects of that isolation with an online system that lets those surgeons…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Google and YouTube Offer Charity Programs
Two leading Internet companies — Google and YouTube — have announced new efforts to help charities raise money and spread the word about their work online. Through the end of 2008, nonprofit organizations will be able to use the Google Checkout service to accept online contributions on their Web…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Big Environmental Group Faces Challenges After Its Leader Abruptly Steps Down
For the Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Va., the coming months were expected to be a challenge. The environmental conservation group is planning to start a new $1-billion fund-raising campaign and embark on an aggressive 10-year plan to accelerate its conservation efforts worldwide. The efforts…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Former Head Ordered to Repay Millions to His Family’s Fund
A California court has ordered a former foundation executive and his associates to repay $35-million to a grant maker after losing millions of dollars of its money in shaky investments and creating bogus religious organizations to hide improper dealings. A lawsuit filed by the Schlinger Foundation…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Charities that run excellent programs, cultivate involved trustees, and attract generous backers still often struggle to pay the bills each month. That was the paradox facing ALSO SEE:LIVE DISCUSSION: Join a live discussion with Clara Miller, founder of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, to discuss how…
By DAVID WHELAN
Contributor
Priest Tends to a Growing Flock of Immigrant Parishioners
Up since 6 this Monday morning, the Rev. Robert F. Wojtek heads to the intimate, 40-seat chapel ALSO SEE: BIOGRAPHY: About The Rev. Robert F. Wojtek, Pastor, St. Michael’s Church and St. Patrick’s Church, Baltimore of St. Michael’s Church, where the Catholic priest joins with four other clergymen…
By Mary E. Medland
Contributor
Health Charities Make Big Investment Gains
Nonprofit health-care organizations achieved strong growth in their investment assets last year, with an average gain of 10.6 percent, compared with 6.3 percent in 2005, according to a new report. The improved performance, which came after a three-year downturn, was largely due to stock-market…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Advice on Diversity: a Resource Guide
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Baltimore, offers a “Race Matters” toolkit online to ALSO SEE:ARTICLES: Achieving Diversity at Nonprofit Organizations: a Special Report help organizations develop greater understanding of racial disparities, create more-effective programs and solutions, and…
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast two years ago, the American Red Cross learned a lot of lessons ALSO SEE:ARTICLES: Achieving Diversity at Nonprofit Organizations: a Special Report from its response to the disaster. Among them was one about diversity: To offer effective relief to…
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor
Making an Organization More Diverse: Tips for Success
Nonprofit employers who seek to make their organizations more reflective of the people they serve need ALSO SEE:ARTICLES: Achieving Diversity at Nonprofit Organizations: a Special Report to take action, not simply talk about it, says Paul Schmitz, president of Public Allies, in Milwaukee, which…
By Heather Joslyn and Michael Anft
Twelve years ago, when Michael C. Bright joined the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester, ALSO SEE:ARTICLES: Achieving Diversity at Nonprofit Organizations: a Special ReportLIVE DISCUSSION: Join a live discussion with Renee Branch, director of diversity and inclusive practices, Paul Schmitz,…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
American Legacy Foundation (Washington): Appointed Dave Dobbins, interim chief operating officer and former associate general counsel, to be chief operating officer. Association of Voluntary Action Scholars/Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (Indianapolis):…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Charities Sue to Block Ban on Down-Payment Gifts
A decision this month by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to ban nonprofit housing programs from giving down-payment assistance to home buyers has sparked a federal lawsuit from two nonprofit groups that are looking to preserve the practice. Ameridream, of Gaithersburg, Md., and…
By Peter Panepento
Contributor
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast two years ago, the American Red Cross learned a lot of lessons from its ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Advice on Diversity: a Resource Guide response to the disaster. Among them was one about diversity: To offer effective relief to disaster victims, the charity needs…
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor