A Former Lieutenant Governor Rises to the Defense of Bullied Children
Loser. It’s a tough word to be on the receiving end of, both in the schoolyard and in politics. The difference is, when you’re in politics, you’ve made the decision to put yourself into a position where you can win or lose. In the schoolyard, it’s usually an involuntary, painful label. It goes with…
By Jeffrey Klineman
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts. The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis) has presented its 2003 Distinguished Artist Award to Mike Lynch, a Minneapolis painter. The award, which is accompanied by a…
California College Offers New Major: Activism
College students and activism have long gone hand-in-hand. Now a San Francisco college is taking this association a step further by offering students a chance to major in social change. The 30-year-old New College of California this month is introducing humanities-degree programs -- both a…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
Aid Organizations Confront Safety Concerns in Iraq
Growing concern about insecurity in Iraq has prompted some charities to pull workers out of the country. But other organizations say they have no immediate plans to cut back on their activities there, despite recent attacks that killed or injured some aid workers. Oxfam announced last week that it…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Excerpts of the Audit of the D.C.-Area United Way
Following are excerpts from the executive summary of an investigation of the United Way of the National Capital ALSO SEE:What Went Wrong? Area by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in Washington. The summary and full 243-page audit report can be viewed on the charity’s Web site at…
Board’s actions at issue at troubled D.C. United WayWashington In 1998, Oral Suer, then chief executive of the United Way of the National Capital Area, in Washington, told The Chronicle ALSO SEE:Excerpts of the Audit of the D.C.-Area United Way that he sought no raise in pay, declaring that his…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Ford Report Analyzes 9/11 Response
A report commissioned by the Ford Foundation, in New York, calls for greater coordination between ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheSimple Steps Can Help Charities Plan for DisastersDisaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit OfficialsSeizing…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Majority of Funds Raised After September 11 Have Been Distributed
Two years after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheSimple Steps Can Help Charities Plan for DisastersDisaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit OfficialsSeizing…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
A New York charity aims to transform spirit of support that followed September 11 into a national day of volunteerismDavid Paine grew up on Long Island and spent his early career in Manhattan. On September 11, 2001, he ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Disaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit Officials
The following organizations offer resources to help nonprofit leaders plan for a disaster: BoardSource. The organization has published a 40-page booklet -- “Disaster ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheSimple Steps Can Help Charities Plan for…
Simple Steps Can Help Charities Plan for Disasters
By Nicole Wallace The everyday crises that charity leaders face often leave them with little time or money to devote to ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheDisaster Planning: Resources for Nonprofit OfficialsSeizing the DaySeptember 11…
Many nonprofit groups have stepped up their disaster planning, but experts say more need to do soWhen the power went out in New York last month, Joan Mintz, executive director of United Neighbors of ALSO SEE:Assisting Terrorism’s Other VictimsHard Times for ImmigrantsSimple Steps Can Help Charities…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The bad economy and a September 11 backlash pose challenges for charities that serve people new to AmericaDavid M. Lubell’s job isn’t all that daunting -- or so he says. All he has to do is battle ALSO SEE: Assisting Terrorism’s Other Victims Bracing for Catastrophe Simple Steps Can Help Charities…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Assisting Terrorism’s Other Victims
New foundation support is helping to bolster charities that serve Arab and Muslim immigrantsSeattle One morning last November, Noor Ahmed’s violence-scarred life was sent into another tailspin. A telephone ALSO SEE:Hard Times for ImmigrantsBracing for CatastropheSimple Steps Can Help Charities Plan…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Tim Davis, co-founder and managing partner of Brain Dump Unlimited (New York), to be executive vice president of media. Alpha Chi Omega Foundation (Indianapolis): Appointed Matthew Holley, development officer at the Damien Center (Indianapolis), to be…