War and Recession: A Challenge for Charities
Nonprofit leaders take a wide range of steps during holiday season to avert trouble in 2002NONPROFIT GROUPS are looking ahead to 2002 with a mixture of hope and concern as the U.S. economy slides into recession. THE MINNESOTA AIDS PROJECT, already dealing with dips in private support, now must…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Anna Teitelbaum, director ALSO SEE:New Director Strives to Keep Dance Company on its Toes of corporate development, to be vice president of corporate development. American Red Cross (Washington): Appointed Rita K. Wasmuth, senior vice president at Netzel…
How Delaware Charities Spread the Word About Themselves
BRAINSTORMS By Tom Chalkley As a field organizer in political campaigns in the 1980s, Andrew Hastings learned what a candidate needs in order to win a campaign: wide name recognition, a well-defined public image, and strong identification with issues. Nine years ago, when Mr. Hastings became head…
By Tom Chalkley
Contributor
Habitat Fellowships Invest in Next Generation of Leaders
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Heather Joslyn If the head of Habitat for Humanity International hadn’t begun a conversation two years ago with the leader of a small Midwestern Christian school, Karla Amstutz might not be in college today -- and wouldn’t be on her way to a career as a nonprofit leader. The…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
How Much Charitable Funds Have Raised and Distributed for September 11 Recovery Efforts
AMERICAN RED CROSSName of fund: Liberty Disaster Relief Fund
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private organization reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential…
Access Living (Chicago): Appointed Max Lapertosa, a lawyer at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, to be disability-rights attorney at this center that helps people with disabilities live independently. Alliance of AIDS Services (Raleigh, N.C.): Appointed Justin Leach, a legislative aide…
The following awards have been presented for achievement in fund raising, management, research, and volunteerism: Community service. The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis) has presented its 2001 Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service to 10 Minnesota volunteers. Each award carries a $7,500…
IRS Eases Rules for People Who Donate Paid Leave
Employees who donate the value of their unused paid leave to charity this year or next won’t have to pay income taxes on the money, the Internal Revenue Service says in a notice. Following the terrorist attacks, several employers considered allowing their workers to give up paid vacation, sick…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
President Bush Renews Call for Charity Tax Incentives
President Bush last week asked Congress to pass several tax breaks to encourage charitable giving and to make it easier for small, community-based groups to gain charity status. Several of the measures are similar to those President Bush proposed earlier this year to help faith-based groups. Among…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
United Way of America CEO Has Spent Two Decades as a Local Leader
When Brian A. Gallagher was growing up in Hobart, Ind., he and his family received public and ALSO SEE:About Brian A. Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America private assistance to make ends meet. He prefers to keep private the details of the help they received, but Mr. Gallagher…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
By Nicole Wallace The innovators of the “New Philanthropy,” writes Time magazine (November 5), are people who “use Wall Street solutions to tackle urban poverty and expect a return on their investment.” The magazine features articles on donors and nonprofit executives who apply a hands-on,…
By NICOLE WALLACE and Elizabeth Greene
‘Worth’: Relief Effort by Salvation Army
By Elizabeth Greene In the name of God, Salvation Army officers have offered unwavering comfort to rescue workers at the site of the September 11 attacks in New York, reports Worth magazine (November). While it has not raised nearly as much money since the attacks as the American Red Cross, with…
By NICOLE WALLACE and Elizabeth Greene
‘Smart Money’: Helping Attack Victims
By Elizabeth Greene Running from downtown Manhattan on September 11 to escape the buildings collapsing a few blocks from her public-relations firm, Dana Victoria Sophia thought about the children who were suddenly left without one of their parents, recounts Smart Money magazine (December). Within…
By NICOLE WALLACE and Elizabeth Greene
South African Charity Among Tech-Award Winners
Four individuals and one charity were honored by the Tech Museum of Innovation for their creative use of technology to benefit society. The San Jose, Calif., museum received more than 390 nominations, representing 50 countries. A group of judges assembled by Santa Clara University’s Center for…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor