Mormons Make Utah a Land of Plenty, but Some Charities Go Begging
Salt Lake City The Bishop’s Storehouse looks just like a grocery store, lacking only cash registers. Run by the Church of Jesus ALSO SEE: SEARCHABLE DATABASE: The Chronicle’s analysis of giving in America’s 3,091 counties Special Report: Where generosity lives Christ of Latter-day Saints, the store…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How The Chronicle’s Rankings of Generosity Were Compiled
One basic premise underlies The Chronicle’s analyses of charitable giving: Most previous analyses of ALSO SEE:SEARCHABLE DATABASE: The Chronicle’s analysis of giving in America’s 3,091 countiesSpecial Report: Where generosity lives individual philanthropy have ignored differences in the cost of…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Detroit, Salt Lake City Top Generosity Lists
Residents of Detroit donate a higher share of their discretionary income to charity than do people who live in any other of America’s 50 largest cities, according to a new study by The Chronicle. The study, which was based on 1997 data from taxpayers who earn at least $50,000 and who itemized their…
By Debra E. Blum and Harvy Lipman
A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers
Several retirement-plan choices await charities that seek to increase the benefits they offer their employees -- although in recent years, federal legislation has reduced the number of distinctions between the plans.
By Maura Webber
Contributor
American Academy of Pediatrics (Elk Grove Village, Ill.): Appointed Eileen B. Murphy, executive director of the Mercy Hospital Foundation (Chicago), to be director of development. Boston U.: Appointed Ted O’Brien, midday news anchor at WBUR (Boston), to be a major-gifts officer for New England.…
Bushes, Cheneys Release Giving Information
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush donated $69,925 to charities, 9 percent of their net taxable income of $771,940 in 2002.
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Advocacy. The Gleitsman Foundation (Malibu, Calif.) has presented its 2003 International Activist Award to recognize individuals working to combat poverty in developing…
Grant Makers Reveal the Most Common Reasons Grant Proposals Get Rejected
Eighty percent of the grant applications that cross Debbie Rey’s desk are immediately rejected. Ms. Rey supervises the central proposals-processing office at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., where the bulk of the proposals to the foundation are first vetted. The reason so many…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
How Headhunters Recruit –Â and What Their Methods Mean for Those Being Hunted
JOB MARKET By Jennifer C. Berkshire When Kelly Parisi received a call from a headhunter last winter, changing jobs was the last thing on her mind. ALSO SEE:Dos and Don’ts for Contacting Nonprofit Recruiters Ms. Parisi, then the director of communications at the Ms. Foundation for Women, in New…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
Resources to Help Create Better Grant Proposals
IN THE TRENCHES The easiest thing about grant-proposal writing is finding a place to learn how to do it. A wealth of ALSO SEE:Grant Makers Reveal the Most Common Reasons Grant Proposals Get Rejected information is available, from books, videos, workshops, and the Internet. The Foundation Center,…
Dos and Don’ts for Contacting Nonprofit Recruiters
JOB MARKET Headhunters are always looking for qualified applicants. Here are some tips for attracting the ALSO SEE:How Headhunters Recruit --and What Their Methods Mean for Those Being Hunted attention of recruiters: Make professional contacts. “Headhunters find most of their candidates through…
Reader Expresses Dismay Over Fund-Raising Certification Comment
INBOX To the Editor: I’ve just finished reading “Seeking a Seal of Approval” (March 20). I write because I find Jennifer Covington’s remark “Laziness is the only good excuse for not getting a CFRE” appalling and insensitive. Ms. Covington seems to have the benefit of working for larger…
Survey of Human-Services Workers Predicts a Labor Exodus
Human-services charities could soon face a serious shortage of workers, predicts a new report by a Washington think tank. The report says human-services workers are asked to do too much for too little. The survey, by the Brookings Institution, was based on interviews with 1,213 private, nonprofit,…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Tips for Planning a Board Retreat
Secrets of Successful Retreats: the Best from the Non-Profit Pros, edited by Carol Weisman, discusses the components of a successful retreat for nonprofit board members. Ms. Weisman, president of Board Builders, a consulting company in St. Louis, compiled this collection of tips from individuals…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
What Donors Should Look For in a Charity
How Effective Nonprofits Work: a Guide for Donors, Board Members, and Foundation Officers, by Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin, is designed to help donors understand how charities operate and how to choose organizations to support. Ms. Festen, principal of a Chicago consulting company that bears…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) has presented its 2003 Independent Schools Awards to individuals and…