Watchdog Plans Review of Charity Fundraising Appeals
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance will note in its ratings whether a nonprofit has used misleading information in its direct mail, telemarketing, or other pitches.
By Doug Donovan
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New United Way USA Leader to Urge Autonomous Groups to Work Together
Stacey Stewart, a grant maker and business executive, will take a newly created role overseeing the American operations of the big nonprofit network.
By Doug Donovan
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United Way Appoints New Leader to Oversee American Operations
Stacey Stewart, a former Fannie Mae Foundation chief, will take a newly created job, and the network’s leader, Brian Gallagher, will focus on international expansion.
By Doug Donovan
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White House Hosts Innovation Forum for Philanthropists
The emphasis was on strategies to get more donors to channel their money into for-profit businesses that are advancing social missions.
By Doug Donovan
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Nonprofits Need a Strong, Unified Voice to Lobby Government, Report Says
A two-year study involving more than 100 interviews says nonprofits are unprepared to argue their public-policy views effectively at a time when charities and foundations face major threats.
By Doug Donovan
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Charity Pays for Top Fundraiser to Live Close By
Greg Elfers, chief field-development officer at the American Diabetes Association, gets more than $20,000 to pay for housing near the charity’s suburban Washington headquarters so he can keep his home in Ohio.
By Doug Donovan
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The High Cost of Having Overseas Staff
Joseph Cerrell is paid the same salary as other program directors at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, but because he runs the London office, he also gets hundreds of thousands more to make up for extra taxes and other costs of living overseas.
By Doug Donovan
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A Pension Payout’s Two-Edged Sword
Stuart Pyhrr, a curator, received an $814,000 lump-sum payment as part of a pension plan he got when he joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1971.
By Doug Donovan
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Housing Perk for Safety-Net Champion
Emmett Carson got a $500,000 loan to take the job heading Silicon Valley’s community fund, and the board has the option of forgiving repayment each year he does a good job.
By Doug Donovan
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Nonprofit Leaders Saw Their Pay Stall Again in 2010, Study of 77,000 Groups Finds
Nonprofit leaders earned 1.6 percent more in 2010, and four in 10 either didn’t get a raise or took a salary cut.
By Doug Donovan
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