Gap Grows in Salaries for CEO’s, Study Finds
Salaries paid to chief executives of nonprofit organizations with annual budgets of $50-million or more are growing at a much faster rate ALSO SEE: GRAPHIC: CEO Pay: How Size of the Charity Influences the Size of Salary Raises TABLE: Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs than pay…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
To Identify Stellar Groups, Authors Tell Foundations to Look Beyond Results
The authors of Forces for Good say they hope their book shakes up the status quo not just at charities, but at foundations as well. The book’s main finding — that the best charities often make their greatest impact outside the walls of ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: From Mission to Movement their own…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A retired Florida man is on a quixotic campaign to reduce the volume of charity mail solicitationsTo most Americans, mail solicitations are an annoying, but understandable, part of life. While they may clog up the mailbox, they are necessary for the survival of many charities. But to Bernard (Ole)…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Red Cross Asks Court to Dismiss Company’s Trademark-Infringement Case
The American Red Cross has asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit charging that the charity infringed on a trademark held by the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. The court action is the Red Cross’s first legal volley against Johnson & Johnson since the company filed suit in August…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Bonuses Earned by Top Executives in 2006
Top executive Bonus Compensation Bonus as a percentage of total compensation Catholic Healthcare West (San Francisco) Lloyd H. Dean, President $2,738,656 $4,001,892 68.4% Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Peter C. Marzio, Director 400,000 850,000 47.1 Junior Achievement Worldwide (Colorado Springs)…
Chief Executives Who Received $100,000 or More in Fringe Benefits in 2006
Chief executive Compensation Benefits Expense allowance Total fringe benefits Notes Catholic Healthcare West (San Francisco) Lloyd H. Dean $4,001,892 $1,347,194 $12,000 $1,359,194 Vanderbilt University (Nashville) Gordon Gee* 925,192 905,167 97,037 1,002,204 Metropolitan Opera Association (New…
A Think-Tank Leader Puts Progressive Causes Center Stage
The crowd gathered at Katherine Forrest’s house in Portola Valley, Calif., wanted to hear from ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: About Barry Kendall, executive director of the Commonweal Institute Barry Kendall, the new executive director of the Commonweal Institute. What they got was a song. Mr. Kendall ended…
By Robb Frederick
Contributor
A Look at Three Homelessness Programs in Massachusetts
NEW BOOKS Preventing Homelessness and Promoting Housing Stability: A Comparative Analysis, by Donna Haig Friedman, Jennifer Raymond, Kimberly Puhala, Tatjana Meschede, Julia Tripp, and Mandira Kala, compares three homelessness-prevention programs in Massachusetts. Each of the programs has given…
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Involving Foundations’ Constituents in Research
NEW BOOKS Participatory Action Research: Involving “All the Players” in Evaluation and Change, by Craig MacGarvey, describes an approach to community change. In participatory action research, community members study civic problems of concern to them and evaluate solutions, often with the support of…
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Report Advocates Socially Responsible Investing
NEW BOOKS The Mission in the Marketplace: How Responsible Investing Can Strengthen the Fiduciary Oversight of Foundation Endowments and Enhance Philanthropic Missions, describes how foundations can use their endowments to support their philanthropic goals. The topic discussed here is often…
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Health and human services. The National Human Services Assembly (Washington) has presented its 2007 Essence of Leadership Awards in the following categories: — The Award…
‘Atlantic’: Clinton’s Effort to ‘Reinvent Philanthropy’
Bill Clinton “aims to repurpose business methods and business culture to solve the world’s problems” and “reinvent philanthropy,” writes Jonathan Rauch in a profile of the foundation’s work in The Atlantic Monthly (October). Mr. Clinton uses his “ex-presidential bully pulpit” and “power to attract…
By Brennen Jensen
Contributor
‘Time’: Promoting National Service
To build on American citizens’ growing desire to volunteer, the federal government should establish a comprehensive system of national service, says Richard Stengel in a Time magazine cover article (September 10). “Devoting a year or more to national service, whether military or civilian, should…
By Brennen Jensen
Contributor
Bill Clinton on the ‘Explosion of Public Service’
In every corner of America and all over the world, intelligence and energy are evenly distributed, but ALSO SEE:OPINION ARTICLE: Bill Clinton’s Book on Giving Misses the Key Issues opportunity, investment, and effective organizations aren’t. As a result, billions of people are denied the chance to…
Report Discusses Charities’ Election Advocacy
NEW BOOKS How Nonprofits Helped America Vote: 2006, by Kathryn Clabby, discusses nonprofit efforts to defend voters’ rights, protect the integrity of elections, and expand and inform the voting population. The publication examines charities’ efforts to fight voter-identification laws, arguing that…
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
IRS Says Fertility Group Shouldn’t Get Charity Status
An organization that provides fertility services to women at no cost does not qualify for a federal tax exemption, in part because its secretary-treasurer is its founder, “sole financial donor,” “principal sperm donor,” and the son of its president, according to an Internal Revenue Service ruling.…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor