The Philanthropy 50
A Slow Year for Big Gifts Spurs Wealthy Donors to Creativity
While the bad economy slowed the amount wealthy people gave in multimillion-dollar donations to charities, the hard times triggered an outpouring of creative giving.
Philanthropy Today
- Opera Benefactor Vilar Sentenced to Nine Years for Fraud
- FBI Warns About Direct-Mail Senior ‘Census’
- Big Banks Increase Investment in Local Nonprofit Lenders
- In the Arts: Broad’s Philanthropy Reshapes Los Angeles Cultural Scene
- Israeli Right Criticizes Fund’s Grants to Pro-Palestinian Groups
- Critics Question Texas Higher-Education Chief’s Nonprofit Moonlighting
- Haiti Roundup: U.S. Church Group Charged, FBI Chasing Solicitation Scams
- British Banks Woo Wealthy With New Charity Services
- In the Arts: S.F. Museum Reaches Midpoint to Half-Billion Goal
- Study Finds New Jersey Losing Wealth and Potential Giving
Latest News From The Chronicle
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Fund Raisers See Glimmers of Hope, But Tough Challenges in 2010
Charities predict they will continue to struggle to raise money in 2010, with many groups unable to collect as much as they did before the recession.
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Court Rejects Texas Rules on Solicitation Disclosure
Texas law would require groups that collect clothes and other donated goods to disclose how proceeds benefit charities.
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Text-Message Success Shakes Up the Fund-Raising World
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Haiti's Toll Included Charity Workers
- Haiti Telethon Organizers Award First Relief Grants
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Web Site Aims to Evaluate Charities’ Haiti Work
- New Tax Credit for Nonprofit Employers Proposed
- Bill and Melinda Gates Pledge $10-Billion for Vaccine Efforts
- Supreme Court Campaign-Finance Ruling Could Aid Nonprofit Advocacy but Adds New Concerns
- U.S. Volunteerism Rose Slightly in 2009, Study Finds
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