Nonprofit Leaders Map Plan to Influence Public Policy
Almost 400 nonprofit leaders from across the country vowed at a meeting here last week to take action in their states to bolster their political clout and improve the image of charitable organizations. “Our detractors perpetrate the myth that what we do is wasteful, that we are takers, not givers,…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Former Financial Officer Faces Charges in Museum Debt Crisis
Eighteen months after the Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the largest natural-history museums in the country, shocked the city by revealing that it was in a financial crisis, one of its top executives appears to be the only one to face criminal charges in the museum’s near collapse. Terry A.…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
More low-cost-housing groups are incorporating environmentally friendly practices into their work Denny Park Apartments boasts a multitude of features designed to reduce the toll the new building takes on the environment — and save its residents money. The apartment house, constructed by the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
High gas and utility costs prompt changes at some charities For the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in New York, high gas prices in recent months were a matter of life or death. Literally. As autumn approached, the charity learned that soaring prices were causing the city…
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Estate’s Diverse Collections Draw a Variety of Donors to Campaign
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, on 207 acres in San Marino, Calif., looks so ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 Table: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Article: A Year of Big Gains Article: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Creative Spirit and Marketing Savvy Pay Off for Literacy Charity
When viewers of NBC’s Today show turned on their televisions one late November morning in 2003, they were ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 Table: First Book Article: A Year of Big Gains Article: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ Aftermath Article: Charities Find It’s Wise to Spend More on…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Emphasis on Accountability Lifts Returns for International Aid Charity
When James Cavnar started a new international aid group five years ago, he wanted to give donors more confidence in how ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 Table: Cross International Alliance Article: A Year of Big Gains Article: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ Aftermath Article: Charities…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Charities Find It’s Wise to Spend More on Fund Raising
Fund raisers at the nation’s most-successful charities have borrowed basic concepts from the investing world to ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400Article: A Year of Big GainsArticle: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ AftermathArticle: Emphasis on Accountability Lifts Returns for International…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ Aftermath
As the economy has improved, so have the capital-campaign prospects of charities, as reflected in the fund-raising ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400Article: A Year of Big GainsArticle: Charities Find It’s Wise to Spend More on Fund RaisingArticle: Emphasis on Accountability Lifts Returns for…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
The Philanthropy 400: Related Charts
CHARITIES THAT RAISED AT LEAST HALF OF THEIR DONATIONS AT THE END OF THE YEAR Philanthropy 400 rank Organization Percentage of donations raised from October through December Percentage of donations raised in December 59 Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 93% 75% 258 Omaha Community Foundation 84% n/a…
Largest charities saw donations rise 13% in 2005Donations to America’s largest charities grew by 13 percent last year, to $62.7- billion, according to The Chronicle’s ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 Table: Philanthropy 400: By the Numbers Table: Causes and the Support They Garnered Tables: The…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Access Academies (St. Louis): Appointed Carolyn Dubuque, director of compliance at Vatterott College (St. Louis), to be manager of quality assurance. This organization runs several religious middle schools for children from low-income families in St. Louis. American Chemical Society (Washington):…
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…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle’s 16th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400Article: A Year of Big GainsArticle: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ AftermathArticle: Charities Find It’s Wise to Spend More on Fund RaisingArticle:…
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
Alliance to Save Energy (Washington): Appointed Jeffrey Harris, a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Calif.), to be vice president for programs. America’s Second Harvest (Chicago): Appointed Wendy Falk MacGregor, senior vice president for strategic marketing at Starcom…
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…