Albert Ellis Institute (New York): Appointed Robert O’Connell, chief financial officer, to be interim executive director. He succeeds Michael Broder, who has served as interim executive director since 2003 and recently resigned. AMIT (New York): Appointed Arnold Gerson, executive director of the…
Using Online Auctions to Raise Money
Fundraising on eBay: How to Raise Big Money on the World’s Greatest Online Marketplace
By Caroline Preston
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Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Allegheny College (Pa.) July 1999 June 2006 $105,000,000 $102,000,000 For academic programs, annual fund, facilities, faculty and student support,…
Grants to Engage Older Volunteers: a Sampling
The Atlantic Philanthropies (New York): $950,000 over five years to the Gerontological Society of America (Washington) to support research by policy makers and scientists on civic engagement among older people. The Cleveland Foundation: $60,000 to Asian Services in Action (Cleveland) to encourage…
Town’s Annual ‘Sleep Outs’ Have Raised Millions for Needy
Wayzata, Minn. In this handsome, well-heeled town on the shores of Lake Minnetonka, the main street is lined with trendy boutiques and bistros, and sailboats bob off a meandering shoreline. Money magazine recently named Wayzata — population 4,113 — as a contender in its annual ranking of best place…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Interim Executive Directors Offer Solution to Leadership Void, Guide Says
Filling the Gap: The Interim Executive Director Solution, A Manual for Staff, Board and Consultants Dealing with Leadership Transition in Arts Organizations, by Daniel Y. Mayer, offers advice to arts groups in the market for a new chief executive. The guide urges organizations to consider tapping…
By Caroline Preston
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Report Profiles Good Corporate Citizens
Corporate Citizenship Reporting: Best Practices, by Amy Kao, profiles five companies that have been successful at communicating to stockholders and the public their commitment to causes not directly related to the bottom line. Produced by the Conference Board, a membership organization of…
By Caroline Preston
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Book Offers Snapshots From Life of AmeriCares Founder
His Name Is Today: Bob Macauley and AmeriCares
By Caroline Preston
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Once a Wanderer, Hotel Heir Is at Home at the Family Foundation
Steven M. Hilton wasn’t thinking about a career in philanthropy when he quit the family business a quarter century ago. A grandson of the Hilton Hotels magnate Conrad N. Hilton, he had spent five years working for his grandfather’s company and simply wanted to explore the world outside the confines…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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