Executive Issues

September 21, Bloomberg — Businesses in the U.K. are cutting spending on the arts, and aren’t planning to increase it until 2011, according to a survey by the London-based nonprofit organization Arts & Business.

September 21, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — The value of investments held by 143 nonprofit health-care organizations that participated in an annual study fell an average 21.2 percent in 2008 — by far the worst results since the study began in 2002.

AUSTIN, Texas, September 21, 2009 — When it comes to online giving to charity, Alexandria, VA, Cambridge, MA and Minneapolis, MN topped thelist as the nation`s most generous cities based on per capita giving in 2008. The three cities are also leading the way in online giving for 2009. When it comes to cities of less than 100,000 people, Paramus, NJ so far tops the list of dollars given in 2009 followed by Princeton, NJ and Georgetown, TX.A new report by Convio ranks 273 cities (with total population of
more than 100,000) based on actual per capita online giving and more than 1,700 cities of less than 100,000 people based on the amount donated online. The 2008 rankings are based on the more than $777 million in online donations processed by Convio on behalf of thousands of the nation`s leading nonprofit organizations during the calendar year. The current rankings come from donations processed between January 1 and August 31, 2009.

September 17, 2009, Jewish Telegraphic Agency — As they prepare to offer loved ones Rosh Hashanah greetings and wishes, many people in the Jewish nonprofit world would probably like to wish away 5769.

NEW BRUNSWICK, September 17, 2009, The Star-Ledger — Despite one of the worst economic climates in decades, Rutgers University has received record donations from people and foundations.

SUTTON SCOTNEY, England, September 17, 2009 — The sounds of children's drumming, laughter and squealing fill the air at the Naomi House hospice in this quiet village in Hampshire in southern England. It's all a bit much for 20-year-old Amanda Ferguson.

September 17, 2009, The Baltimore Sun — Douglas W. Nelson, who led the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation during two decades when its philanthropy on behalf of disadvantaged children and families grew more than sixfold, will retire from his post in April.

September 14, 2009, The Memphis Daily News — Rahema Barber gazed into the void of the Power House. It looked as though all the art had been wiped away: blank walls, empty rooms and silent space.

September 8, 2009, The Plain Dealer — Do what you love and the money will follow, they say. But out-of-work folks trying to elbow their way into the nonprofit field are learning this is a tough time to be a newcomer.

September 5, 2009, The Washington Post — With the country beset by recession, layoffs and mortgage woes, officials at Washington public radio station WAMU-FM have been understandably nervous about their on-air fundraisers over the past year. As each pledge drive approached, the same question loomed: Would listeners continue to heed the station's plea for dollars?