The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual survey of the 400 largest nonprofit organizations in the United States found that even the nation's largest and most stable nonprofit organizations will likely see a 9-percent drop in donations for the year 2009, according to The Boston Globe. While the most stable non-profits will persevere through the economic downturn, many charities, especially smaller ones, will continue to experience difficulties in the coming years, Chronicle of Philanthropy editor Stacy Palmer told The Globe. State governments, which typically provide financial support, will likely be unable to help these struggling organizations, as they face their own financial difficulties, The Globe reported. Palmer told The Globe that she anticipates that it will take at least two years for nonprofit organizations to return to prior donation levels.
Yale University is set to achieve the goals of its "Yale Tomorrow" capital campaign ahead of schedule, in spite of a 26-percent drop in donations for the last fiscal year, the Yale Daily News reported on Monday. The campaign aims to raise $3.5 billion by June 2011, and the University has raised about $2.67 billion to date, according to the Daily News. The University had to change its developmental priorities to stay on track, the Daily News reported. Fundraising efforts for construction projects were reduced in favor of endowed professorships and student financial aid, according to the Daily News. Alumni donations to Yale have thus far accounted for between 70 and 75 percent of funds raised, according to the Daily News.
Steven Dettelbach '88 was publicly sworn in as the new United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in a ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday, according to The Plain Dealer. As a federal prosecutor in Cleveland, Dettelbach prosecuted Nate Gray, who was convicted of paying bribes to public officials in various cities. In his speech, Dettelbach promised that he would work towards "fighting public corruption and upholding civil rights" as the new U.S. Attorney, and vowed to guarantee that taxpayer money is spent "on the best product, not someone's best friend," The Plain Dealer reported. Dettelbach, who attended Harvard Law School after graduating from the College, was privately sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in September, according to the The Plain Dealer.
