These top 5 high impact nonprofits work throughout the country and the world. Charitable givers should feel confident that these national institutions put their donations to good use. 1. Oxfam: Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 like-minded organizations working together and with partners and allies around the world to bring about lasting change. Oxfam […]
6th Annual Spirit of the Holidays program pledges support to local nonprofits
Since 2008, Debbie Gann of Home Attendant Care has encouraged other companies in NW Washington State to skip giving traditional corporate gifts and make monetary donations to local nonprofits instead. The results of her efforts have led to thousands of dollars being funneled into local charities. “Charitable organizations do an incredible job serving members of […]
Chair of Orange County Nonprofit Investigative News Agency Voice of OC Mired in New Controversy
A RICO suit naming as defendant (among others) Joseph L. Dunn, a former California State Senator who represented central Orange County, was filed in federal court. The suit, advanced by Marina Del Rey-based community activist Daniel Dydzak, alleges that the former senator engaged in predicate acts of racketeering through and by means of obstruction of […]
Public administration expert tracks 9/11 nonprofits
BINGHAMTON, NY – More than 250 new nonprofit groups developed after the 9/11 attacks and generated nearly $700 million in the first two years of operation. In exploring why so many nonprofits sprang up after the disaster, and how they performed once established, a Binghamton University researcher offers key lessons that may help in future […]
Big Salary for Chicago Housing Nonprofit Exec Christine Oliver
This is one of our editors’ picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere [1]. The Chicago Tribune reports today [2] that the president of a local nonprofit tasked by the city with providing affordable housing to people with low and moderate incomes earned $685,000 in 2008 – about three times what leaders at other […]
Nonprofits Hindered by Financial Crisis
In the wake of Wall Street’s meltdown, nonprofits across the country are suffering financially as demand for their services grows. Falling From Grace Fall is the fund-raising season for most nonprofit organizations, but for many of them, their efforts seem fruitless, thanks to the current economic climate. The New York Times reports that […]
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