Barbara Dwyer Gunn, President, Seedco
A charity that seeks to find jobs for the needy has hired a chief executive with extensive government and nonprofit experience.
By Caroline Preston
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Grants Budgets Take a Hit at Many Small Foundations
Most small and mid-sized foundations say the rough investment climate of the last two years will not cause them to make majors shifts in their portfolios this year, according to a new survey. But roughly half do plan to make changes to their spending and grant-making policies for 2010 as a result…
By Caroline Preston
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Charities Must Focus on Multiple Ways to Reach Young Donors, Generation Study Finds
Attracting people in their 20s to charitable causes requires far more diverse approaches than those needed to persuade older people to give, according to a new survey that examines how people of different generations support good works.
By Caroline Preston
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Charities Must Find Multiple Ways to Persuade People of Different Generations to Give, Study Finds
Attracting people in their 20s to charitable causes is far more challenging than persuading older people to give, according to a new survey that examines how people of different generations support good works.
By Caroline Preston
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Patrick T. McCarthy, President, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Patrick T. McCarthy, a veteran Casey Foundation employee, has been named to lead the big Baltimore fund.
By Caroline Preston
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Nonprofit Group Attacks Humane Society Over Spending of Donations
The Humane Society of the United States is the latest charity to come under a high-profile attack from a nonprofit group critical of the animal charity’s spending.
By Caroline Preston
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Charity Encourages Groups to Say No to Using Haiti Funds for Administrative Costs
The British affiliate of SOS Children’s Villages is encouraging other British relief groups to spend all of their donations raised for Haiti in the Caribbean nation.
By Caroline Preston
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Humane Society Spars With Consumers Group
The Humane Society of the United States contends with a high-profile publicity campaign designed to attack its work.
By Caroline Preston
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Supreme Court Hears Charities’ Challenge to Antiterrorism Law
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a law that international charities say stifles their speech and advocacy work.
By Caroline Preston
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Earthquake Spurs Community Funds to Step Up Aid to Haitians in the United States
Community foundations have started collecting money to help local Haitian immigrants — and for relief efforts in Haiti.
By Caroline Preston
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