Senator Questions Operating Practices of Nonprofit Hospitals, Asks for Changes
Washington Nonprofit hospitals are reviewing the way they operate and considering changes amid growing pressure from lawmakers and regulators to justify their tax-exempt status. The American Hospital Association is now crafting its response to a letter a key member of Congress sent last month that…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
A Love of Science and a Vision to Save Millions of Lives Make Her Day
San Francisco Today is one of only seven days this month that Victoria Hale is in her office, and she has a lot to do. She is trying to save the lives of half a million people. It is an especially busy time for the 45-year-old founder and chief executive of the Institute for OneWorld Health, a…
By Kimberlee Roth
Contributor
640,000 New Senior Managers Will Be Needed to Run Nonprofit Groups in Next Decade
Nonprofit organizations will need to hire an additional 640,000 senior managers in the next decade, according to ALSO SEE: The Nonprofit Leadership Gap a new study by the Bridgespan Group, a Boston nonprofit organization that provides strategic-planning advice to charities. The study examined the…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Fraud Investigations Raise New Questions for Beleaguered Red Cross
Washington The American Red Cross faces new questions about its management and operations after it disclosed last month it is investigating 5,500 allegations of fraud and mismanagement related to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The Red Cross said 50 percent of the cases could involve criminal…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Growing Up: The Stages a Charity Can Expect to Go Through As It Ages
Following are the stages of a nonprofit organization’s life cycle developed by Qm2, a consulting group. The questionnaire ALSO SEE: Getting Over Growing Pains Charity CEO’s Gain Insight From Life-Cycle Evaluations Charity Life Cycles: Helpful Resources is designed to help organizations figure out…
Charity CEO’s Gain Insight From Life-Cycle Evaluations
Many nonprofit executives find that a “life cycle evaluation” to determine their organization’s developmental stage ALSO SEE:Getting Over Growing PainsGrowing Up: The Stages a Charity Can Expect to Go Through As It Ages also provides insights about their personal leadership abilities. The…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Life-cycle analyses help charities deal with the challenges of agingBonnie J. Monte, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, in Madison, knew something was wrong at her ALSO SEE: Charity CEO’s Gain Insight From Life-Cycle Evaluations Growing Up: The Stages a Charity Can Expect…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Aid to Artisans (Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Julio Gonzalez, chief executive officer of Compai, a candle-manufacturing company in San Salvador, to be country director for El Salvador, based in San Salvador, and Josefa Nolte, executive director of MercoMujer (Lima), to be country director for Peru,…
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…
Achieve Tampa Bay (Fla.): Appointed Michael Anton, a district director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association, based in Norfolk, Va., to be director of development. Aquinas Institute of Theology (St. Louis): Appointed Beth Moritz, director of stewardship education and development at Mary Queen of…
Committee Says Donors Exaggerate Value of Artwork
TAX WATCHThe Internal Revenue Service’s Art Advisory Panel has recalculated the value of hundreds of pieces of artwork for which deductions were claimed by taxpayers who donated them to charities or left them to heirs. As it has in the past, the advisory panel found that many people exaggerated the…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
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…
Size Of Median Grants at 111 Big Foundations
SIZE OF MEDIAN GRANTS AT 111 BIG FOUNDATIONS 2005 2004 Marguerite Casey Foundation (Seattle) $1,500,000 $100,000 Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (New York) $1,000,000 $750,000 Goizueta Foundation (Atlanta) $800,000 $1,000,000 Lemelson Foundation (Incline Village, Nev.) $640,000 n/a W.M. Keck…
How Much Foundations Plan to Give in 2006
HOW MUCH FOUNDATIONS PLAN TO GIVE IN 2006 2006 budget Percentage change from 2005 J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation (Boise, Idaho) $23,425,000 (P) -2.1% Altman Foundation (New York) 11,500,000 (P) +3.2 Annenberg Foundation (Radnor, Pa.) 275,000,000 (P) +9.3 Barr Foundation (Boston) 40,000,000…
How Much Foundations Spent on Administration and Compensation
HOW MUCH FOUNDATIONS SPENT ON ADMINISTRATION AND COMPENSATION Administrative costs Compensation costs Grants paid Percentage of a grant dollar spent on administrative costs Percentage of a grant dollar spent on compensation J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation (Boise, Idaho) $1,500,000 $85,000…
A Resource for Charities Seeking Partnerships With Businesses
Part of the Solution: Leveraging Business and Markets for Low-Income People, by John Weiser, reports on an eight-year project of the Ford Foundation to study how corporations and charities work together. The foundation surveyed 52 of its grantees and their collaborative work with businesses,…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions