Items relevant to more than one category may appear more than once in this summary. Page numbers refer to the pages on which the articles appear in the printed Chronicle. From the issue dated June 15, 2000 ABOUT FUND RAISING SEVERAL WEB SITES offer donors the chance to give money online to every charity in America, but critics see problems with their efforts. PAGE 1 LINKING UP with online sites that promote giving can benefit charities, but experts offer several suggestions for avoiding problems. PAGE 39 SOME INTERNET COMPANIES are testing alternatives to traditional online donation sites in an effort to draw traffic and aid charities. PAGE 37 ABOUT A THIRD of some of the largest non-profit groups in the nation raised money via the Internet last year, a Chronicle survey has found. PAGE 38 NINE OUT OF TEN companies are working on joint marketing ventures with charities, according to two new reports. PAGE 39 INTEREST RATES for planned gifts, issued by the Internal Revenue Service. PAGE 39 ABOUT MANAGING NON-PROFIT GROUPS VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE'S call for government to team up with religious groups in providing social services, plus his uneven giving record, have made charity a controversial subject for the presidential candidate. PAGE 41 ASSETS HELD by endowments total nearly $600-billion, a new study has found. PAGE 45 UNITED WAY OF AMERICA chief executive Betty Beene plans to step down within the next 18 months. PAGE 46 A TOP EXECUTIVE of the American Cancer Society's Ohio Division has been accused of stealing nearly $7-million from the organization. PAGE 50 PROTRACTED FINANCIAL TROUBLE has forced the Martha Graham Dance Company to suspend operations indefinitely. PAGE 50 THE FOUNDER of YouthBuild U.S.A. has received this year's John W. Gardner Leadership Award. PAGE 50 NON-PROFIT OFFICIALS ATTENDING the forthcoming National Community Service Conference can get an early start by visiting a Web site created for the event. PAGE 46 REPORTS ON CHARITIES by the Better Business Bureau and the National Charities Information Bureau. PAGE 52 ABOUT GIFTS AND GIVING THE FACE OF PHILANTHROPY: A partnership between two labor unions and the United Way of Monroe County (Mich.) is building ramps at the homes of disabled people. PAGE 6 WINE PRODUCERS in California's Napa Valley are helping to raise millions of dollars for causes as diverse as opera, farmworker housing, and clearing of minefields. PAGE 9 CHARITY AUCTIONS of wine and related tasting events have blossomed in the past decade from California and Washington to Georgia and Tennessee. PAGE 12 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS give more money and volunteer time to charity than do residents of other states, according to a new report. PAGE 14 MCGILL UNIVERSITY has received a $43-million donation -- its largest ever from a single individual. PAGE 14 STANFORD UNIVERSITY has received $20-million toward a research facility; other recent gifts to non-profit institutions. PAGE 14 POINTS OF LIGHT 1,638 to 1,650 were named by the Clinton administration. PAGE 14 ABOUT GRANT MAKERS VISITORS to a Web site developed by the W. Alton Jones Foundation may take a "virtual" trip to a Brazilian city with innovative urban-planning policies. PAGE 46 RECENT GRANTS by foundations, corporations, and other grant makers. PAGE 18 SUMMARIES OF ANNUAL REPORTS from the Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation. PAGE 16 ABOUT TECHNOLOGY SEVERAL WEB SITES offer donors the chance to give money online to every charity in America, but critics see problems with their efforts. PAGE 1 LINKING UP with online sites that promote giving can benefit charities, but experts offer several suggestions for avoiding problems. PAGE 37 SOME INTERNET COMPANIES are testing alternatives to traditional online donation sites in an effort to draw traffic and aid charities. PAGE 37 ABOUT A THIRD of some of the largest non-profit groups in the nation raised money via the Internet last year, a Chronicle survey has found. PAGE 38 NON-PROFIT GROUPS in New York City can turn to a new Web site to quickly determine which government representatives to contact in their advocacy and education efforts. PAGE 46 NON-PROFIT OFFICIALS ATTENDING the forthcoming National Community Service Conference can get an early start by visiting a Web site created for the event. PAGE 46 VISITORS to a Web site developed by the W. Alton Jones Foundation may take a "virtual" trip to a Brazilian city with innovative urban-planning policies. PAGE 46 BITS: A free e-mail list that summaries grant opportunities published in the Federal Register, and a Web site that sells non-profit case studies. PAGE 46 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE OPINION: Janet Shenk on how foundations' investments may hurt the poor; Vince Stehle on comparing foundations and charities; and Leslie Lenkowsky on William Simon's legacy. PAGE 53 LETTERS ON: A survey of charities' fund-raising and administrative costs. An inability to quantify the costs of fund raising. Fault lines in the payout debate. Giving credit to a grant makers' collaborative. The impact of Annenberg's gift. Providing care to the disabled. PAGE 53 PRESS CLIPPINGS: Town & Country on two influential young philanthropists; New York magazine on the Robin Hood Foundation's approach to grant making; and The New Yorker on university fund raising. PAGE 49 AWARDS: Honors for people and organizations in philanthropy. PAGE 52 PEOPLE: Appointments and promotions in the non-profit world. PAGE 52 BOOKS: Handbook on financial management and accounting, writing guide for charities, and a summary of a publication on improving services to museum visitors. PAGE 49