Catholic Charities Names New CEO
Catholic Charities USA has chosen the head of the Harvard Divinity School as its next leader. The Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, 60, will become chief executive officer of Catholic Charities, in Arlington, Va., in September. Father Hehir (pronounced “hair”) said he will try to provide a voice in Washington…
A Fund-Raising ‘Pyramid’ Goes Electronic
By NICOLE WALLACEFund raisers have long used gift pyramids to plan fund-raising campaigns. Now a Portland, Ore., communications company has introduced an inexpensive software program that allows them to easily generate gift-pyramid graphs to track their campaigns’ progress. John Stuart May, a vice…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Arts Group Trims Services to Focus on Training
By NICOLE WALLACEAs of July 1, Arts Wire -- a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts that helps artists and arts organizations use technology -- will discontinue its Web-hosting and e-mail services to focus on its weekly e-mail newsletter, Arts Wire Current, and on its technology-training…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Fund-Raising Help for Christian Groups
By NICOLE WALLACEThe Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is holding a series of free daylong workshops on Internet fund raising for its member organizations. Based in Winchester, Va., the council is an association of 1,000 evangelical Christian charities that the council has evaluated…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Group draws heat for rating Christian charities on fiscal efficiency without accounting for mission or quality of serviceA nonprofit group founded by a professional financial analyst has started a Web site that rates the fiscal efficiency of Christian charities and publishes the information on the…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Broaching the Topic of Taxation
As the economy slows, more cities may ask charities to pay for services
By Michael Anft
Contributor
By MEG SOMMERFELDA growing number of opportunities exist to turn vacations into tax write-offs, as more nonprofit groups organize volunteer trips to exotic locales, reports Forbes magazine (June 11) in “Walter Mitty Meets Uncle Sam.” Darren Jobbs, a pilot for United Airlines, has traveled to Spain…
By Meg Sommerfeld
Contributor
‘National Review’: Sunset for Olin Fund
By MEG SOMMERFELDWhen the John M. Olin Foundation closes its doors in the next few years, it “will leave a big black hole in the world of conservative philanthropy,” according to The National Review (June 11), a biweekly conservative magazine. Although Mr. Olin, a munitions, metal, and chemical…
By Meg Sommerfeld
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in fund raising, management, and philanthropy: Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) has announced winners of its 2001 Circle of Excellence in Educational Fund Raising Awards: The winners in the…
Making Ordinary Nonprofit Boards ‘Extraordinary’
Extraordinary Board Leadership: The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
Tax Bill Eases Limits on Retirement Plans Offered by Nonprofit Employers
Contained within the massive new tax law are changes to retirement-plan rules that could help nonprofit groups attract and keep employees, especially top executives. ALSO SEE:Lobbyists’ Labours Lost?Phaseout of Estate Tax Will Make It Tougher to Raise Funds Over Long Term, Experts Say The law puts…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Phaseout of Estate Tax Will Make It Tougher to Raise Funds Over Long Term, Experts Say
Even before President Bush had signed the $1.35-trillion tax-cut bill into law, and the Treasury Department began getting ready to send income-tax rebate checks to taxpayers, fund raisers were coming up with ways they could use the law to drum up donations. ALSO SEE:Lobbyists’ Labours Lost?Tax Bill…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Issues pressed by charity leaders are left out of historic tax billWashington This month, at what might be the pinnacle of their influence with a president, the nation’s charities find themselves essentially shut out of the most important and largest piece of federal tax legislation passed by…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
The Gospel of Wealth According to Steve: Postings From the Kirsch Fund Web Site
Following are excerpts from essays by Steve Kirsch, a high-technology executive and philanthropist in Silicon Valley, that are posted on the Web site maintained by the foundation he created with his wife, Michele. The site can be reached at http://www.kirschfoundation.org. Why not give all your…
Through his words and his grants, Steve Kirsch challenges fellow high-tech millionaires to step up their philanthropySan Jose, Calif. Like many high-technology entrepreneurs here, Steve Kirsch, 44, has seen his fortune dwindle in the past year. He estimates his net worth to be $70-million, down…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
Contributor
Some Tips for Charities Looking to Lease Software
By NICOLE WALLACECharities increasingly are receiving offers from companies, and even some nonprofit groups, that tout the option of leasing software systems that can be used via the Internet. ALSO SEE:Remote PossibilitiesInternet-Based Software Suppliers: a SamplingA Guide to Technology Resources…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor