City Seeks Tax Payment From Local Charities
The city of Montpelier, Vt., is joining a growing list of local governments seeking revenue from tax-exempt groups, asking the city’s nonprofit groups to chip in a “voluntary” property-tax payment. Mayor Chuck Karparis sent a letter recently to all of the city’s nonprofit groups that said…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Deduction Gives Little Aid to Charities, Report Says
A proposal in Congress to allow people who don’t itemize their income-tax deductions to write off up to $100 a year for charitable contributions will have little impact on giving, according to a congressional report. The proposal is part of a broader bill aimed at helping faith-based charities…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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IRS Offers Guidance to Disaster-Relief Charities
Disaster-relief charities, including those formed to help victims of the September 11 attacks, need to be careful about whom they aid and under what circumstances in order to qualify for tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service warned in new guidelines. The IRS had been planning the…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Family Foundations Look to Past, Future
Living the Legacy: The Values of a Family’s Philanthropy Across Generations, edited by Charles H. Hamilton, discusses the question of whether foundations should alter their missions over time. In an opening essay, Mr. Hamilton, executive director and secretary of the Clark Foundation, in New York,…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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The following awards have been presented for achievement in management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Food and hunger. The World Food Prize Foundation (Des Moines) has named the recipient of its 2001 World Food Prize, which honors people who have advanced human development by improving the…
Foundations Report Increase in Number of Paid Staff Members
The number of people employed by major American foundations rose by more than 1,500 last year, according ALSO SEE:Staffing Trends at the Nation’s Grant Makers to a new study by the Foundation Center, in New York. The increase marked the largest annual jump in the number of staff positions that the…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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How Information for The Chronicle’s Salary Survey Was Compiled
For the 10th year, The Chronicle has gathered information about ALSO SEE:2001 Compensation SurveyCompensation Rises by 6.7% for Nonprofit ExecutivesThe Right PriceEmployees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief ExecutiveChief Executives Who Received $100,000 or More in Fringe Benefits…
Compensation Rises by 6.7% for Nonprofit Executives
Top executives at the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations received pay raises ALSO SEE:2001 Compensation SurveyThe Right PriceHow Information for The Chronicle‘s Salary Survey Was CompiledEmployees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief ExecutiveChief Executives Who Received $100,000…
By Michael Anft
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Charities turn to controversial pay deals to lure top talentWhen the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association was looking to recruit a new president ALSO SEE:2001 Compensation SurveyCompensation Rises by 6.7% for Nonprofit ExecutivesHow Information for The Chronicle‘s Salary Survey Was CompiledEmployees…
By Michael Anft
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How Grief Met Hope: a Red Cross Volunteer’s Diary
Following are excerpts from a diary kept by Michael J. Marino, an organizational-development consultant who lives in New York City and volunteered to help the Red Cross in the days immediately after the World Trade Center collapsed. He is continuing to serve the Red Cross as a volunteer, as is his…
Red Cross Fund Raiser Takes On Unforeseen Challenges
Washington In late August, when Michael D. Farley started his new fund-raising job at the ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Across the nation, Americans have channeled their grief over the terrorist attacks, and the thousands of deaths they caused, into an unprecedented display of creative generosity and volunteerism. Youngsters run lemonade stands to solicit for the relief efforts and firefighters take to the streets…
Technology Plays Many Roles in Aftermath of Disaster
Technology played a role in charities’ response to the tragic events of September 11, ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Giving Soars as Donors Turn to the Internet Following Attacks
Major disasters are almost always followed by a rush of charitable giving. ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other Losses in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Disaster-Relief Funds Face Tough Decisions on How to Put Good Will to Good Use
Nonprofit and government leaders have established numerous funds to seek ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other Losses in…
By Elizabeth Greene
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U.S. Freezes Assets Held by Three Islamic Charities
Three Islamic charities are among 27 groups and individuals whose ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other Losses in…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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