Hundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other Losses in Attack
Hundreds of nonprofit groups operating in Lower Manhattan are scrambling to recover ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesCharities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryU.S. Freezes Assets Held by Three Islamic CharitiesDisaster-Relief…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. History
Political turmoil, military confrontations, and economic turbulence can all affect what types of charities Americans support -- but they generally do not cause overall giving to decline, according to a study of 13 crises in U.S. history conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University…
Charities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s Wake
As millions of dollars in charitable gifts flow to organizations providing relief ALSO SEE:Picking Up the PiecesHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y. Charities Face Financial, Other Losses in AttackU.S. Freezes Assets Held by Three Islamic…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Charities large and small struggle to cope with aftermath of terrorismStunned and grief-stricken following last month’s terrorist attacks, ALSO SEE:Charities Brace for Lean Fund-Raising Season in Tragedy’s WakeHow Charitable Giving Fared During Crises in U.S. HistoryHundreds of Displaced N.Y.…
The following awards have been presented for achievement in management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Communications. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (New York) presented its 2001 Community Service and Public Service Announcements Emmy Awards. The Community Service Award went…
Write-Offs: Estate-Tax Figures; Levies Paid on Charity Business
Wealthy Americans who paid estate taxes gave $10.1-billion to charity through their estates in 1995, according to a recent IRS analysis of tax data. The figure represents 7 percent of all giving for that year, based on figures in the 1995 edition of Giving USA, published by the American Association…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Foundation May Pay Trustees Based on Assets, IRS Says
A private foundation can compensate its trustees based on a percentage of the fund’s assets without violating tax laws that bar “self dealing” and excessive compensation, the Internal Revenue Service has decided in response to a query from the foundation. The foundation had asked the tax agency for…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
IRS Begins Project to Allow Online Filing
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking comment on a new project to let nonprofit groups file their informational tax returns electronically, according to Midori Morgan-Gaide, the IRS official who is in charge of the project. The IRS wants to know how many charities will use online filing when it…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Directors Share Passion for Promoting the Art of Papermaking
As Dieu Donné Papermill, in New York, celebrates its 25th anniversary of promoting the art and craft of making paper by hand, it is following a path common to many nonprofit groups. Its founder, Susan Gosin, has stepped aside as president and now serves as co-chair of the board, leaving the…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
Contributor
Updated Workbook Helps Charities Market Themselves
Marketing Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations---Volume One: Develop the Plan, Second Edition, by Gary J. Stern, describes a five-step process for nonprofit groups that want to create a marketing plan. The workbook contains a resource section and practical tips for using the Web as a marketing…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
Facts and Fallacies 2001: Setting the Record Straight on California’s Nonprofit Community, by Kathy Crabb and Florence L. Green, discusses eight common perceptions about nonprofit organizations and seeks to provide data showing that those perceptions are wrong. One such perception, for example, is…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
More Than Half of Youths Plan to Volunteer
Two-thirds of young people say they are likely to get involved in nonprofit and other efforts to promote good works during the next year, according to new poll results. Among the most-popular causes: fighting discrimination, building self-esteem, improving schools and other educational efforts, and…
By Meg Sommerfeld
Contributor
Phone Company’s Charity Deal Raises Money –Â and Questions
In Bedford, Ind., the First Assembly of God church has raised $6,000 through an unusual and somewhat controversial twist on the joint-marketing deals that charities and companies have engaged in for more than two decades. About a dozen other small organizations nationwide have also raised at least…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Conservationist Reaches for Handheld Computer to Track Wildlife
Researcher Louis Liebenberg was tracking animals with a bushman hunter in Africa’s Kalahari Desert over a decade ago when he realized how valuable the knowledge of traditional trackers could be to wildlife conservation efforts. Just by looking at a set of animal prints, an expert tracker knows what…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Good Works in the Palm of a Hand
Social services and disaster aid transformed by small computersRegistered nurse Cindy Johnson no longer lugs bulky medical files with her on the house calls ALSO SEE:Conservationist Reaches for Handheld Computer to Track WildlifeCompanies That Donate Handheld Computers to Charities she makes to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago): ALSO SEE:Directors Share Passion for Promoting the Art of Papermaking Appointed Ronald O. Champagne, vice president of development at Roosevelt U. (Chicago), to be vice president of the development division. Asheville-Buncombe…