YWCA Fires Embattled CEO After Six-Month Tenure
The YWCA of the U.S.A. this month fired its chief executive officer, Patricia Ireland, after only six months on the job. During her tenure, Ms. Ireland faced strong objections from socially conservative groups that did not approve of her ties to abortion rights and gay causes. “We have the deepest…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Foundation Shares Lessons About Developing Small Businesses
Even economically depressed cities and towns have a wealth of resources -- whether they be forests, land, or cultural heritage -- that can serve as the basis of community-development projects. But translating those efforts into successful businesses can be difficult and time-consuming, according to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Salary Gap Is Shrinking for Female Charity CEO’s, Survey Finds
Although female charity heads continue to be paid less than their male counterparts, the ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs compensation gap is shrinking at all but the smallest charities, according to a survey of 68,000 organizations by GuideStar, a nonprofit…
By Leah Kerkman
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American Liver Foundation, New England Chapter (Newton, Mass.): Appointed Wendy Harle Lennon, associate director, to be director. Arthritis Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed John H. Klippel, medical director, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Tino Mantella. Bay Area Discovery…
Credit Unions Offer Employees Financial Options at No Charge to Employers
JOB MARKET By Alicia Abell A year ago, Ronda Sue Fruit discovered a way to make her coworkers at a nonprofit Philadelphia daycare center happy. Best of all, it didn’t cost her employer a dime. Last year, Ms. Fruit, human-resources administrator at Federation Early Learning Services, enrolled the…
By Alicia Abell
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List of Operating-Grants Programs
Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations 2003 lists foundations that award grants to cover operating expenses of nonprofit groups. This guide offers brief descriptions -- including contact information and grant requirements -- for more than 1,000 grant programs. The information is listed by…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
An Evaluation of the Possibilities and Problems of the Faith-Based Initiative
Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, by Jo Renee Formicola, Mary C. Segers, and Paul Weber, offers several perspectives on the president’s efforts to steer government money to religious groups that provide social services. The authors -- all…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Former Ambassador Brings Diplomacy to Nonprofit Post
Washington With his firm handshake, navy suit, hearty laugh, and accompanying entourage of staff members, Theodore Kattouf, the newly appointed president of America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, looks more like the U.S. ambassador he was for the past five years than a nonprofit leader.…
By Leah Kerkman
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Greenpeace Fund Criticized for Operations
By Grant Williams Public Interest Watch, a self-described charity watchdog group, has accused the research and education arm of Greenpeace USA of illegally transferring millions of dollars in tax-deductible contributions to its related advocacy organization. Greenpeace USA said that the allegations…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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IRS Releases Advice on Excess Pay
By Elizabeth Schwinn The IRS has written new guidelines for its agents to help them determine whether charity executives receive excessive financial benefits and which activities of nonprofit health-care providers are not exempt from taxation. The advice will be available in printed form later this…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Change Ahead for Forms 990, Other Forms
By Elizabeth Schwinn As the IRS proceeds with plans to accept electronic filings of Form 990 returns early next year, the agency is considering, among other changes, how it could revise the form to make it easier to fill out and understand. The agency has created a new “compliance unit” in Ogden,…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Outlines Audit Plans for Nonprofit Organizations
By Elizabeth Schwinn As part of its work plan for the fiscal year that began October 1, the Internal Revenue Service said it will focus attention on charities that are used by individuals to evade income and other taxes, and on political groups registered under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts. The American Association of Museums (Washington) has presented the Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia) with its 2003 Medal for Distinguished Philanthropy. The…
Bits: Surdna Foundation Awards $750,000 to CompuMentor
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, in San Francisco, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology assistance to nonprofit groups, plans to hold regional technology conferences in Washington on October 23, in Boston November 5-6, and in Phoenix…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A New Information Source for Community Groups
Community-development organizations looking for management information have a new Web site to which they can turn. The Living Cities Milano Mix: Management Information Exchange provides articles, sample documents, and other information on such topics as how to motivate employees, resolve conflicts,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Surveyed on Technology Use
Large foundations are more likely to employ technology specialists and devote a higher percentage of their budgets to technology than their smaller counterparts, according to a new report. The study was based on data from 315 foundations and was conducted jointly by the Technology Affinity Group…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor