In today’s rundown: how to ensure that the employees at your favorite restaurants are being treated fairly. Plus, a new study shows that women drive most charitable giving.
— Eating ethically is on the menu, thanks to Restaurant Opportunities Center United and its 2012 Diners’ Guide, which includes information on wages, benefits and promotion practices of some of the most popular restaurants in America. The Diners’ Guide was created because so many restaurant employees — especially women, immigrants and people of color — do not earn living wages, benefits and opportunities to move into better positions. Restaurant Opportunities Center DC is a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner.
— Women are either the sole decision maker or equal partners in making decisions about charitable giving in 90 percent of high networth households, according to a new study released by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy and Bank of America. The Nonprofit Quarterly breaks down the highlights of the study and explores how this will impact how charities approach donors.
