Dad Has New Role: President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The music of an ice-cream truck lured Courtney Birch out of his grandmother’s house, as he rushed to keep up with his cousins on May 3, 1988. Meanwhile, a car was tearing down the street at 70 miles per hour. The driver of the speeding car had a blood-alcohol level of 0.26 -- the equivalent of a…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Getty Trust Promises to Aid State Inquiry on Spending
After a series of newspaper articles criticized financial practices at the J. Paul Getty Trust, officials there say they have met with investigators from the California attorney general’s office who were seeking information about Getty’s financial activities. The meeting comes after the Los Angeles…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
‘Forbes’: Donors Can Expect New Giving Rules
Donors and board members can expect big changes as Congress and the Internal Revenue Service take steps to crack down on charity abuses, says Forbes magazine (August 15). “Problems in the charity sector have been building for years,” the magazine says. The number of charities has been growing…
‘Business Week’: Companies Focus on Social Causes
Business executives “are increasingly seeing social responsibility as a strategic imperative,” reports Business Week (August 15). For instance, Home Depot’s chief executive, Robert L. Nardelli, gathered executives from 24 companies and foundations to discuss community service -- and encourage more…
Technology Group Plans Meeting on Relief Aid
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network in San Francisco, plans to hold five regional conferences this fall and co-sponsor a conference on the role of technology in humanitarian relief. The network is a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Access to Computers Remains Uneven
The benefits that information technology offer to young people are undermined by continuing disparities in children’s access to computers and the Internet based on their race and ethnicity, as well as their family’s income, according to a new report by a children’s advocacy organization. Yet when…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Television Station Asks Donors to Support Film
At a time when a growing number of public-television viewers are making their membership gifts online, WGBH, a Boston station, is turning to the Internet to raise money for a specific production -- a documentary on the role of adoption in American society. The Boston station has already received…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
N.Y. Nonprofit Groups Expand Health Coverage
More New York City nonprofit organizations provide health insurance to their employees than did four years ago, but more groups are also asking those workers to pay for part of their coverage, according to a new survey by the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York. The committee, an umbrella…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
High Fuel Costs Prompt Minn. United Way to Help Charities Save on Gas
Charities that operate vans, buses, and other vehicles to provide transportation to the people they serve ALSO SEE:Tuning Up a Charity Business face an array of challenges, including maintenance and repairs. But in recent months another challenge has emerged: rising fuel costs, as the price of oil…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit group’s repair shop anticipates brisk salesWest St. Paul, Minn. At first glance, nothing seems out of the ordinary about the garage. But when Gary Dalton starts talking about his work -- describing ALSO SEE:High Fuel Costs Prompt Minn. United Way to Help Charities Save on Gas himself as a…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
From the Chef’s Files: Risotto Served at Charity Benefit
Following is a recipe for the risotto served at a benefit dinner in Washington to raise money for a child with autism. The dish was made by Francesco Ricchi, the chef and owner of Cesco Trattoria in Bethesda, Md. RISOTTO WITH ASPARAGUS AND CRABMEAT Ingredients 8 ounces crabmeat
Top Chefs Cook Up a Benefit to Help One of Their Own
Washington Roberto Donna, a prominent chef in the nation’s capital, lends his name to about 20 charity benefit dinners around the country every year. But lately the owner of Galileo restaurant has started to notice some disturbing trends at many of the soirees he attends. During one dinner party he…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
New Head of Catholic Charities Seeks to Be ‘Voice of the Poor’
When the Rev. Larry Snyder was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, he fully expected to spend the rest of his career working at parishes in and around Minnesota’s Twin Cities. But after three years of serving as an associate pastor at two Minnesota churches, Father Snyder received a new…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
‘Vanity Fair’: Troubles at Guggenheim Museum
Peter Lewis’s resignation in January as chairman of the board of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Foundation, in New York City, was met with shock in the art world. Mr. Lewis, a car-insurance executive, had donated $77-million to the museum during his 12-year tenure as a trustee, and no one…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
‘Black Enterprise’: Top Donors
Oprah Winfrey tops Black Enterprise magazine’s list of the black philanthropists who give the most, a ranking that appears in the August issue. Ms. Winfrey, the television and magazine entrepreneur, gave $132.6-million from 2002 to 2004 to her foundations, which support groups that focus on…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in community service, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, and other areas. Community service. Campus Compact (Providence, R.I.) has presented its inaugural Frank Newman Leadership Awards, which honor students who have demonstrated civic leadership…