White House shifts focus of program promoting government grants for religious charitiesWashington Facing opposition in the Senate over its efforts to steer government aid to religious charities ALSO SEE:Small Religious Groups Face Tough Time Getting Aid and the abrupt resignation of a top adviser,…
By Ian Wilhelm
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The Philanthropic Causes of Tennis and Golf Stars
TOP-EARNING WOMEN IN TENNIS Career earnings Charities they support Steffi Graf $21,895,277 Children for Tomorrow, founder and chairwoman (Hamburg, Germany) Martina Navratilova $20,441,810 Ms. Foundation (New York); People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Norfolk, Va.); Planned Parenthood…
The following awards have been presented for achievement in fund raising, management, and philanthropy: Arts. The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Trust has awarded its 2001 prize for achievement in the arts to Jennifer Tipton, an adjunct professor at the Yale U. School of Drama (New Haven, Conn.).…
Conservationist to Head U.S. Arm of Africa Foundation
For Wendy Wood, rural Africa has been transformed from an exotic travel destination into a passionate cause. ALSO SEE:About Wendy Wood As the newly appointed U.S. representative of a Johannesburg nonprofit group called the Africa Foundation, Ms. Wood is enlisting American support to help…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Recruiting Leaders for Community Development
An Overview of Community Development Leadership Training Programs and Lessons Learned From Selected Colleges and Universities examines three training issues for professionals working in community development: recruiting additional college and graduate students into the field; providing continuing…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Getting the Message Across: Successful Charity Communications
Now Hear This: The Nine Laws of Successful Advocacy Communications, by Kristen Wolf, describes the nine “common denominators” of planning and implementing successful communications campaigns. Charities sometimes hesitate to adopt a “marketing mindset,” Ms. Wolf writes. But doing so could help…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Methods for Working with Foundations
Approaching Foundations: Suggestions and Insights for Fundraisers, edited by Sandra A. Glass, contains practical suggestions for experienced and new fund raisers about how to raise money from foundations more effectively. Development professionals wrote the chapters, which discuss how to prepare…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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How to Turn Loyal Donors Into Major Givers
Developing Major Gifts: Turning Small Donors into Big Contributors
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Bits: New Information Online About Charity Fund Raising and Management
Independent Sector has published a report that offers highlights from its spring research forum on nonprofit technology. Among the topics discussed: the technology gap between large and small organizations, characteristics of charities that are successfully using technology in their work, and the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Win Honors in Web-Awards Program
By NICOLE WALLACENonprofit organizations made a strong showing at the 2001 Webby Awards with charity Web sites taking top honors in seven categories. Given by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, an association for online-communication professionals, the Webbys honor Internet…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Football Star Helps Raise Money Online
Emmitt Smith has his work cut out for him. This season the Dallas Cowboys running back will be chasing the National Football League’s all-time rushing record, and he has also set a goal of helping schools, sports teams, and other youth organizations raise more than $22-million over the Internet in…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Federal Agency Sues Fund’s Accountants
The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging that three employees of a major accounting firm helped a now-bankrupt Pennsylvania health foundation conceal its poor financial shape. In a suit filed in federal court in Philadelphia, the S.E.C. alleges that employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a…
By Michael Anft
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Smiles Reborn, Lives Transformed
Since 1969, the nonprofit group Interplast has helped 37,000 youngsters in developing countries receive free reconstructive surgery to treat cleft lips or palates and severe burns or other crippling injuries. The charity, in Mountain View, Calif., manages a network of 1,200 medical volunteers from…
Canada’s United Way to Start Telephone-Referral System
Canadian regulators have given approval to United Way of Canada to set up a national network of phone referral centers to provide information about community, health, and social services to anybody who dials 211. The system is similar to one approved by regulators in the United States a year ago.…
By Karen Birchard
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Donations Reported by 388 United Ways for 2000-01
United Ways across the country raised $3.91-billion in their 2000-01 campaigns, an increase of 3.8 percent over the previous year, but just 0.4 above the 3.4 percent inflation rate. ALSO SEE: United Way Donations Barely Rise Silicon Valley’s United Way Hopes It Has Recovered From Crisis Following…
Lack of funds and manpower taxes agency’s ability to regulate charitiesWashington The Internal Revenue Service is falling far short in its role as federal overseer of the nation’s nonprofit organizations, a growing list of critics warns. ALSO SEE: Heavier Load for the IRS Growth in Applications for…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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