Charity Races to Turn 15 Minutes of Fame Into a Long-Term Benefit
On February 2, Dominic Calabrese had the best commute of his life. Before Mr. Calabrese boarded the train that morning, he stopped off at the newsstand and picked up The Wall Street Journal. As the public-relations director at the Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, he…
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Nonprofit Groups Urge Congress to Curb Tax Shelters, Inactive Funds
Washington Preliminary recommendations from an influential group of nonprofit leaders urge members of Congress to take swift action to fix problems with donor-advised funds, improperly used supporting organizations, and abusive tax shelters -- and offer more than 100 proposals for making the…
By Brad Wolverton
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Small Theater Puts Training to Use
More than geography separates Mu Performing Arts, in Minneapolis, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ALSO SEE:A Leading PerformanceKennedy Center’s Leader Focuses on a Grand Vision and Small DetailsDance Company’s Leader Recounts Path to the Top in Washington. With an annual…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Dance Company’s Leader Recounts Path to the Top
Randal Fippinger spent 10 months in Washington learning management, fund raising, and other skills alongside other ALSO SEE:A Leading PerformanceKennedy Center’s Leader Focuses on a Grand Vision and Small DetailsSmall Theater Puts Training to Use aspiring arts leaders as part of a Kennedy Center…
Kennedy Center’s Leader Focuses on a Grand Vision and Small Details
Washington When Michael M. Kaiser was executive director of the Royal Opera House, in London, he paced so much during performances ALSO SEE:A Leading PerformanceDance Company’s Leader Recounts Path to the TopSmall Theater Puts Training to Use that the artists and crew members nicknamed a portion of…
By nicole lewis
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Foundation Gets Bulk of Heiress’s Estate
Cordelia Scaife May, an heir to the Mellon fortune who died in January, left the bulk of her estate, worth more than $400-million, to a Pittsburgh foundation she started in 1996. But Ms. May, who kept most of her giving private, provided few clues in her will about the exact dollar amount of her…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$28-Million Committed to Marquette U.; Other Gifts
Three universities and one medical center have received big gifts: William and Mary Diederich have pledged $28-million to Marquette University, in Milwaukee, for its College of Communication. The money will endow building renovations, professorships, scholarships, and research, and pay for guest…
Va. Museum to Receive $100-Million Gift
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in Richmond, has received a pledge of art and money valued at more than $100-million from James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin. The gift includes works by George Bellows, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeill Whistler. Mr. McGlothlin is…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Foundations Urged to Do More to Meet Global Need
Princeton, N.J. Foundations can help the billions of poor people in the world rise out of squalor, but they must be bolder in their efforts if they want to make headway, said experts in philanthropy and international aid at a conference here. At a meeting organized by Princeton University, the…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Global Politics Put Nonprofit Efforts in Constant Flux
As the number of Americans who adopt children from abroad swells, the workload for charities that help arrange ALSO SEE: Looking Overseas: the Rise in International Adoptions A New Approach to Adoption adoptions has grown tremendously, especially since they must constantly revise their programs to…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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