Nearly 60% of Big Companies Cut Their Giving in 2009
Big companies say the downturn forced them to trim giving and redirect some of their funds to organizations serving people hit hard by the bad economy.
Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
$80-Million in Philanthropic Aid for the Poor to Go to Five Cities
A new effort will encourage governments, businesses, and nonprofits to work together to aid impoverished residents of big cities, USA Today reports.Longtime National Geographic Chairman to Step DownGilbert M. Grosvenor, who chaired the National Geographic Society board for 23 years, will retire at the end of 2010, effectively ending his family's multigenerational stewardship of the Washington-based scientific and media institution, reports
The Washington Post.
In the Arts: Maltz Foundation Gives $20-Million to Cleveland Orchestra
The Maltz Family Foundation has donated $20-million to the Cleveland Orchestra to start an ambitious effort to broaden the audience for classical music, The Plain Dealer writes.New York Synagogue to Sell Naming RightsFacing with spiraling costs to complete a new main sanctuary, New York's Lincoln Street Synagogue hopes to raise up to $15-million by selling the naming rights to the building, The Jewish Week reports.
From The Chronicle's Blogs
Risky December 31 Deadline for Year-End Fund Raising
Charities need to keep in mind that the end of the year falls on Friday, which means waiting until the very last minute to send out appeals is unwise, experts say.
Heavy-Handed Fund-Raising Tactics Alienate Some College Students
Students at Cornell and Dartmouth say they are frustrated by the pressure they have been put under to make philanthropic gifts to the institutions.
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