Grant Making to Gay and Lesbian Causes Down in 2003
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations examines giving to gay and lesbian causes in 2003. According to the report, 154 grant makers made 1,657 grants totaling nearly $28.7-million that year, a 4-percent decline from 2002. Organizations that focus on civil rights…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Older Volunteers Can Best Serve Arts Organizations
Intergenerational Connections: Older Volunteers in the Arts and Humanities examines ways to persuade Americans approaching retirement to work or volunteer at cultural groups. The report recommends recruiting older people into volunteer roles through campaigns that tout the positive psychological…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Can Fight Poverty Through Public-Policy Change
Helping People to Help Themselves: A Guide for Donors
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Political Expert Girds for Battle as Head of Planned Parenthood
When Cecile Richards took over as the new head of Planned Parenthood last month, she said she hoped the good tidings she was hearing from well-wishers would continue. “I’d like to see the honeymoon last a while,” she says. But within a couple of weeks, it became clear that she would not have much…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
‘Teen People’: Activists on the Rise
PRESS CLIPPINGSAs teenagers become increasingly involved in community service and charity projects, many are using personal experiences or their reactions to global and local problems to start nonprofit organizations or act as fund raisers for other groups, says Teen People (April) in an article…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
‘Worth’: Hip-Hop and Philanthropy
PRESS CLIPPINGSSuccessful hip-hop performers and producers are increasingly using their “affluence and cultural influence to achieve philanthropic goals,” says Worth magazine (April). The article reports that, “as hip-hop enters its third decade, nearly every award-winning rap star boasts a…
By Brennen Jensen
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Asian-Americans. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (New York) has presented its 2006 AALDEF Justice in Action Awards, which honor “exceptional…
Key Lawmaker’s Departure Weighed by Nonprofit World
TAX WATCHThe pending departure of a powerful House lawmaker with oversight over nonprofit organizations could be good news for charities that opposed his efforts to raise questions about whether all charities deserve their tax-exempt status. Rep. Bill Thomas, chairman of the House Ways and Means…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Fund-Raising Book Explores Role for E-Mail
A new book discusses the critical role of e-mail in online fund raising. Written by Madeline Stanionis, president of Donordigital, a consulting company in San Francisco, the book discusses techniques charities can use to build their lists of e-mail addresses. It also covers how to craft effective…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
AOL Offers Charities New Delivery Options
America Online has announced two new delivery options for nonprofit organizations to ensure that their e-mail messages reach supporters. The new program was announced three days after a coalition of nonprofit groups, political organizations, labor unions, and small businesses started an online…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
President’s Appointees Shun Red Cross Board Meetings
Washington Eight of the 50 trustees who oversee the American Red Cross are appointed by the White House, but six of the presidential appointees never attended any of the 23 board meetings held from October 2000 through May 2005, while another showed up just once, according to documents submitted by…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
The Assets of the Nation’s Charities Now Exceed $1.76-Trillion, Report Says
The number of charities in the United States is growing fast, but the wealth of those nonprofit groups is growing ALSO SEE: TABLE: Where Nonprofit Groups Got Their Money TABLE: The Charity World: a Statistical Portrait even faster, according to a new report. The total number of charities with…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
In Exploring New Revenue Opportunities, Charity Leaders Say to Learn From the Past
Atlanta As nonprofit organizations seek out innovative approaches to melding income-generating activities with efforts to advance their charitable mission, they need to recognize and learn from the experiences of charities that have been incorporating such methods into their work for decades,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
75% of Young Workers Have College Debts
Three in four recent graduates who take jobs at nonprofit organizations ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Growing Debt to Society bring educational debt with them, a marked increase over previous years, according to a new study, conducted for the Building Movement Project, a national organization in New York…
Young graduates shun nonprofit employers After George C. Wu graduates this spring from George Washington University Law School, he plans to join the ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: 75% of Young Workers Have College Debts Asian American Justice Center, a nonprofit organization in Washington that helps poor…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Q. How much is given annually to philanthropic organizations in the United States? A. In 2004, charitable organizations in the United States received $248.5-billion in donations, according to the most current findings from the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, as reported in its annual…
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor