Former Corporate Executive Chosen to Head Habitat for Humanity
No sooner had Jonathan T.M. Reckford been named Habitat for Humanity International’s new chief executive than the former corporate manager and pastor got to work trying to mend the wounds left over from the split between Habitat and its founder, Millard Fuller. The charity’s board fired Mr. Fuller…
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White House Pushes Grant Makers to Step Up Aid to Religious Charities
Washington Nonprofit officials last week gave mixed reviews to President Bush’s plan to hold a conference to encourage corporations and foundations to give more money to churches and other religious organizations. While several charity observers applauded the president’s goals, other observers…
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Increased earnings cited as major reason for growth Editor’s Note: This article contains information that has been revised from the print version of The Chronicle‘s August 4 issue. After The Chronicle went to press, it learned that General Motors had provided incorrect information about its giving…
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Increased earnings cited as major reason for growth After two years of steady declines due to a stagnant economy and volatile stock market, the nation’s largest ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsCorporate Giving: Statistical DataHow Much Companies Gave to Tsunami-Relief…
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Charity and foundation leaders give Congress more than 100 ideas for cleaning up nonprofit world Washington An influential group of nonprofit leaders has released recommendations for new laws Congress should pass to fix problems within the charitable world. But questions remain on how much weight…
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Onetime Refugee Takes Helm of International Aid Coalition
Mohammad Akhter, the new chief executive of a coalition of international aid organizations, knows firsthand the important work charities do abroad. When he was 3, his family fled India to Pakistan during the sectarian fighting and turmoil that followed the separation of the two countries in 1947.…
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Scrutiny of Muslim charities raises knotty questionsRichardson, Tex. A document on a bulletin board at KinderUSA, a Muslim charity here, outlines what employees should do if police or ALSO SEE:Closing Charities: Groups Shut Down Over Terror Allegations federal investigators knock on the door. If…
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Former Habitat Executive Renames New Charity
Millard Fuller, founder and former president of Habitat for Humanity International, last month renamed his new housing charity to avoid a legal battle with his former organization. At the opening of the new group’s headquarters in Americus, Ga., Mr. Fuller announced that the charity’s name would be…
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Business Group Seeks to Better Aid Relief Charities
An association that represents the leaders of some of the nation’s largest companies announced this month an effort to better coordinate corporate philanthropy during natural disasters, following an outpouring of gifts in response to last December’s tsunamis in South Asia. The Business Roundtable,…
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Habitat for Humanity Sues Its Former Chief Executive
Habitat for Humanity International is suing to prevent Millard Fuller, the group’s founder and former president, from establishing a rival housing charity with a similar-sounding name. Habitat for Humanity, in Americus, Ga., sued Mr. Fuller in federal court in Albany, Ga., and urged the court to…
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