Ecumenical coalition seeks to broaden support, restore faithA half century after its formation and decades removed from its heyday as ALSO SEE:National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA a leading voice of the civil-rights era, one of the United States’ largest religious alliances is…
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Troubled Pennsylvania Fund Suffers Setback in Civil-Rights Case
By DEBRA E. BLUMA federal appeals court has ruled that the financially troubled Barnes Foundation, in Merion, Pa., must pay the legal expenses for neighboring residents whom the foundation accused of racism in a 1996 civil-rights lawsuit. In a strongly worded opinion, a 2-to-1 majority of the…
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A Closer Look at Church-Run Social Programs
By DEBRA E. BLUMChurches, mosques, and synagogues play a bigger role in delivering social ALSO SEE:Percentage of Congregations That Support Social-Service Programs services than previously estimated, according to a sweeping study of congregations. But a report on the survey results said it was…
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Salaries of Top Fund Raisers in Higher Education Rose 4.6% in 2000
By DEBRA E. BLUMSalaries of top fund raisers at colleges and universities continued to climb last year, although more slowly than in prior years, according to a survey by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. Chief development officers are earning a median salary…
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Sketching Out a Plan for Survival
Foundation-run gallery’s hopes hang on fund-raising strategyMerion, Pa In early February, the Barnes Foundation received its third $500,000 ALSO SEE:At a Glance: The Barnes Foundation grant since spreading the word last summer that it would run out of money in six months and be forced to close its…
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Religious Groups Cite New Law in Range of Local Zoning Disputes
By DEBRA E. BLUMIn Colorado Springs, three religious organizations are taking legal steps to make sure that a new homeless shelter is built. Their complaint: City residents who have sued the city to block the shelter are limiting the charities’ free exercise of religion. In New Jersey, an…
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Federal Agency Fines Prudential Securities $800,000 in New Era Philanthropy Scandal
By DEBRA E. BLUMThe Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Prudential Securities $800,000 for its part in a scandal involving the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy. The fine is in addition to the $18-million that the brokerage company agreed to pay in 1996 to settle lawsuits filed by a…
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Foundation Pay in 2000 Rose 5%, New Study Finds
By DEBRA E. BLUMMedian salaries at U.S. foundations rose by 5 percent last year, matching increases ALSO SEE:Salaries and Benefits at Foundations posted each year since 1992, according to a new report by the Council on Foundations. Chief executive officers at all types of foundations -- community,…
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Failed Baptist Fund of Arizona Assails Accounting Company
By DEBRA E. BLUMThe failed Baptist Foundation of Arizona has accused the accounting company Arthur Andersen of helping to cover up a fraudulent scheme that cost foundation investors hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest claims are in an amendment to a lawsuit filed last summer in state court…
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Report Recommends New Ways Charities and Others Can Build Social Ties
By DEBRA E. BLUMThe United States needs a civic renaissance, says a new report by a Harvard University group examining the social ties that link people together. To improve citizen engagement, public spiritedness, trust, compassion, even personal health, the report says, Americans need to become…
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