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Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests

NYT > Your Money  Fri, 01/20/2012 - 21:56

A new survey found that lawyers were more likely to steer whites to Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code and blacks to the more expensive Chapter 13.


 

Outlook Improving for Community Foundations, Survey Finds

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Thu, 05/12/2011 - 23:20

A new survey from the Council on Foundations and CF Insights found that although their assets has rebounded, giving by the nation's community foundations still lags the stock market's powerful move up from the lows in 2009....


 

Majority of Charities Met or Exceeded Fundraising Goals in 2010,...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Tue, 03/22/2011 - 23:20

A majority of charities saw their fundraising revenue remain stable or increase last year, with those investing in fundraising staff and infrastructure more likely to have seen improvement, a new survey from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds....


 

New Survey Finds Cautious Optimism Among Los Angeles-Area Founda...

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Wed, 12/22/2010 - 00:20

According to a new survey from the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at USC, giving by Los Angeles-area foundations has begun to recover from the hit it took in the economic downturn but is expected to remain below 2008 levels for several years....


 

Nonprofit IT Picture Mixed, Survey Finds

PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Thu, 12/16/2010 - 00:20

A new survey from the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project suggests that while nonprofit organizations are keeping up with technological change, many think they could do more to leverage existing in-house technologies....


 

The car insurer customers like best

MSN Money Finance Tips  Tue, 09/07/2010 - 12:29

We're less happy with car insurance companies this year, a new survey says. Higher rates are partly to blame.

Yet the best-liked company doesn't have the lowest rates.


 

Top Consumer Complaints in 2009

NYT > Your Money  Tue, 07/27/2010 - 13:00

The top 10 types of complaints that consumer agencies received last year, according to a new survey.


 

After a year off, millionaires back in bloom

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 06/23/2010 - 06:09

The rich are rich again. After plummeting by a record amount in 2008, the number of millionaires in the world recovered last year despite ongoing weakness in the global economy, according to a new survey.


 

Mixed data in sentiment, retail sales

Marketplace  Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:02

A new survey finds that consumer sentiment -- that's how optimistic we feel about the economy -- was up more than economists expected, near a 2.5 year high.

But the Commerce Department says retail sales fell a percent in May. What gives? Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.


 

The Link Between Frugality and Health

NYT > Your Money  Wed, 05/26/2010 - 12:59

A majority of middle-class Americans say their methods of cutting back spending in the past year are making them healthier, according to new survey results.