Employees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief Executive
Organization Employee 2004 compensation Columbia University (New York) David N. Silvers, Clinical Professor of Dermatology $3,721,741 Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.) Zev Rosenwaks, Professor of Medicine 2,744,000 New York University James Grifo, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2,588,000…
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizationsLeaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle‘s 15th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations to determine which charities raised the most from individuals, ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyPay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation foundations, and…
By Cassie J. Moore and Leah Kerkman
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizations Leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
Founder of Storytelling Center Plots New Opportunities for His Charity
Johnson City, Tenn. It’s 7:30 a.m. and Jimmy Neil Smith is sitting in a booth at an IHOP restaurant here. Dressed in a casual suit topped by a bolo tie, he is meeting two longtime friends, businessmen who teach a course together in entrepreneurship at East Tennessee State University. The three are…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
How Charities Handle Good –Â and Bad –Â Reviews From Nonprofit Watchdogs
IN THE TRENCHES By Eman Quotah One day about three years ago, the mail brought unexpected good news to Thomas Bailey. Mr. Bailey, executive director of Little Traverse Conservancy, a land trust in Harbor Springs, Mich., received a letter from Charity Navigator, in Mahwah, N.J., congratulating the…
By Eman Quotah
Contributor
Tackling Social Problems at the Local Level
Solutions for America: Inventing Civic Solutions, A How-to Guide on Launching and Sustaining Community Programs, offers advice on how people can find solutions to problems facing their neighborhoods. The report is based on a national study of community-led programs that have succeeded in…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Report Shows Declines in Child Well-Being
2005 Kids Count Data Book, shows that child well-being slipped from 2000 to 2003, as measured by factors such as income, education, and health. In 2003, four million children lived with parents who face persistent unemployment, compared with three million in 2000, the report says, while child…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Direct marketing. The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (Washington) has given its 2005 Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award to CARE (Atlanta). CARE…
Retiring After 4 Decades, Charity Director Looks Back, and Ahead
At the grand opening last November of the youth center that bears his name in Newton, Mass., Anthony J. Bibbo overheard two men talking as they entered the building. “You mean the guy they named this place after is still alive?” the first man asked. The other nodded his head. And Mr. Bibbo smiled…
By Scott Westcott
Contributor
Hurricane Forces Delay on Key Actions in Congress
Because of the need to focus on responding to the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina, leaders of Congress have postponed action on repeal of the estate tax and probably will have to slow the introduction of proposals aimed at fixing oversight and governance problems in the charitable world. The…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Tax Agency Offers Guidance to Disaster-Relief Charities
The Internal Revenue Service has taken steps to help disaster-relief charities and their donors in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The IRS announced that it would speed the processing of requests for tax-exempt status from new organizations that will assist hurricane victims. New organizations…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Critics says limits on lawsuits unfairly protect nonprofit groupsJohn Hardwicke Jr. says he was molested almost daily during his second year at the American Boychoir School, in ALSO SEE: Charities and Lawsuits: State Laws Princeton, N.J., in 1970 and 1971. Donald B. Edwards, president of the…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Fund Raisers Fear That the Economy Could Stumble –Â and So Will Donations
Hurricane Katrina has many fund raisers worried about the possibility of short-term fund-raising ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Katrina problems and longer-lasting challenges. Many charities that are not involved in the relief operation can expect a temporary dip in contributions as gasoline…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Donations to Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina Surpass $580-Million
Americans have contributed at least $587-million to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The pace of giving is ALSO SEE:Special Report: Hurricane Katrina unprecedented in American history. In the 10 days after the 2001 terrorist attacks, Americans donated $239-million to charitable causes, and in the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Charitable Giving Fared After National Crises
HOW CHARITABLE GIVING FARED AFTER NATIONAL CRISES Political turmoil, military confrontations, and economic turbulence can all affect what types of charities Americans support--but they generally do not cause a drop in the total amount donated to charity, according to a study by the Center on…