New Navigation Tools Aid Food Charity
Technology developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to help ships and airplanes with navigation is now being used by the D.C. Central Kitchen to streamline its services. The charity — which collects unserved food from local restaurants and other businesses to prepare 4,000 meals per day for 100…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. American Indians. Ecotrust (Portland, Ore.) has presented its 2005 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership to W. Ron Allen, chairman and executive director of the…
N.Y. Attorney General Attacks Philanthropist’s Actions
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of New York says a high-profile philanthropist cheated the Starr Foundation out of millions of dollars through financial dealings that took place more than 35 years ago. In a report made public last month, Mr. Spitzer said the New York-based Starr Foundation was…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Federal Government Issues New Antiterrorism Guidelines for Charities
The U.S. Department of the Treasury last month released new guidelines to help nonprofit groups prevent their charitable funds from unwittingly being used to support terrorists. The guidelines, which are voluntary, replace ones the federal government issued three years ago, to much criticism. Inter…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Landing a first fund-raising job
Q. I have been attempting to land a fund-raising position for the last year but so far, no luck beyond a couple of interviews. I am 27, possess a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and am willing to take an entry-level spot. I have no direct experience in development, but have been…
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
An Eclectic History Leads to a New Career in Economic-Justice Work
My first true love was biology, and I went to college thinking that I wanted to do pre-med. I arrived at my Dad’s alma mater, Amherst College, which had just gone co-ed, and didn’t know enough to seek out allies as a mixed-heritage Asian-American female going into the sciences. So without even…
After White House Conference, Groups Focus on Ways to Help Older Americans
Washington Delegates to the White House Conference on Aging, which took place last month, are pondering how to make sure the 50 resolutions that they adopted to guide national policy on older Americans have some impact. The resolutions dealt with the major social and economic challenges that are…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Hurricane Fund Led by Former Presidents Is ‘Work in Progress’
The Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, a new charity created by former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton days after the August hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, has made its first grants. But the fund faces questions about how its money will be spent — including its support of religious groups and…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How the Red Cross Should Move Forward: Advice From Experts
Joshua Gotbaum, former head of the September 11th Fund, which served as a clearinghouse for donations after the ALSO SEE:Charity at a Crossroads 2001 terrorist attacks: “Increasingly, the Red Cross is being held to national standards that transcend local chapters, and yet the local chapters seem to…
Plagued by problems, the American Red Cross promises changes, but critics say an overhaul is needed As 2006 begins, the American Red Cross is making a host of New Year’s resolutions. Amid Congressional ALSO SEE:How the Red Cross Should Move Forward: Advice From ExpertsHurricane Fund Led by Former…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
New Efforts Under Way to Recruit the Next Generation of Charity Leaders
Alarmed by the number of longtime charity leaders who will soon be leaving their organizations, some ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity Leadership and Turnover foundations and other organizations have begun working to increase the number of qualified applicants for departing…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Smooth Transitions: Experts Offer Tips on Hiring New Leaders
Planning a change in leadership is tricky for most nonprofit groups. Following are tips from nonprofit consultants on the best ways to avoid stumbles: Consider the charity’s needs first. Many nonprofit organizations get bogged down trying to ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Charity Leadership and Turnover
Nearly three-fourths of all nonprofit executives will reach retirement age over the next two decades, ALSO SEE: Special Report: Generation Next and charities will be hard pressed to replace them, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,200 executive directors, commissioned by the Annie E. Casey…
Departing Charity Founders Face Tough Transitions
Sister Mary Paul Janchill, 85, retired two years ago from the top job at the Center for Family Life, a Brooklyn ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity Leadership and Turnover social-services charity that she helped found in 1978. But the organization is still part of her daily life. The…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Planning Successful Successions
Preparing for a leader’s departure can prevent problemsMark Aubel has spent the past quarter century running Once Upon a Time, a dance school and arts ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity Leadership and Turnover program for young people in Queens, N.Y., that was founded by his wife, a…
By Holly Hall
Contributor