Report Says Foundation Employment Has Risen 80 Percent Since 1993
Foundations now employ nearly 18,000 people, an 80-percent rise in foundation employment since 1993, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. The surge in the number of staff members is a direct result of the rise in the number of large foundations, which has grown at an even faster…
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Salary Gap Is Shrinking for Female Charity CEO’s, Survey Finds
Although female charity heads continue to be paid less than their male counterparts, the ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs compensation gap is shrinking at all but the smallest charities, according to a survey of 68,000 organizations by GuideStar, a nonprofit…
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Former Ambassador Brings Diplomacy to Nonprofit Post
Washington With his firm handshake, navy suit, hearty laugh, and accompanying entourage of staff members, Theodore Kattouf, the newly appointed president of America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, looks more like the U.S. ambassador he was for the past five years than a nonprofit leader.…
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Health, Education Workers Win Pay Raises, Study Finds
Salaries at big nonprofit organizations are continuing to rise despite the slow economy, according to a new compensation survey by PRM Consulting, in Washington. On average, salaries for the 92 positions at health and social-welfare nonprofit organizations included in the survey increased by an…
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Tips for Recruiting and Managing Older Volunteers
VOLUNTEERISM By Leah Kerkman Until a year ago, the Arizona Theatre Company, in Phoenix, had only one volunteer opportunity for people in their 50s or older: They could man the gift cart in the theater’s lobby. Now, the theater offers a wide array of opportunities for older volunteers, such as…
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Study Links Religious Faith and Acts of Charity
Religious beliefs and altruistic acts are strongly linked, according to a new study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Researchers found that people who said they attend church weekly and participate in other religious activities reported an average of 128 “acts…
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Donations to Hospitals Fell Sharply in 2002, New Figures Show
The economic downturn caused donations to hospitals to drop sharply last year, according to new fund-raising estimates released by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, in Falls Church, Va. The association said hospitals received $3.64-billion in cash gifts last year, down from $4.89-billion…
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California College Offers New Major: Activism
College students and activism have long gone hand-in-hand. Now a San Francisco college is taking this association a step further by offering students a chance to major in social change. The 30-year-old New College of California this month is introducing humanities-degree programs -- both a…
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Foundation Giving in 2003 Likely to Drop, Report Says
In reaction to three years of stock-market declines, the amount of grant dollars awarded by American ALSO SEE:Foundation Trends foundations dropped slightly last year, declining to an estimated $30.3-billion in 2002 from $30.5-billion in 2001, according to a new report from the Foundation Center,…
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