Employees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief Executive
EMPLOYEE 2002 COMPENSATION Baylor College of Medicine Saleh Shenaq, Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery $2,367,087 New York University James Grifo, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology $2,194,229 Cornell University Zev Rosenwaks, Professor of Medicine $2,116,000 Columbia University…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated October 2, 2003 Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. October 2003 4.4% September 4.2% August 3.2%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Foundation for the National Archives (D.C.) Sept. 2003 June 2005 $22,500,000 $13,000,000 For an educational center, exhibits, and new galleries…
How Charities in Cities Large and Small Sell Their Quality of Life to Job Seekers
JOB MARKET By Peter Panepento When the Van Andel Research Institute began recruiting a team of cancer researchers to work at its newly founded laboratory during the late 1990s, it faced a big problem: how to attract top scholars and science administrators to live in Grand Rapids, Mich., an address…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Tips for Recruiting and Managing Older Volunteers
VOLUNTEERISM By Leah Kerkman Until a year ago, the Arizona Theatre Company, in Phoenix, had only one volunteer opportunity for people in their 50s or older: They could man the gift cart in the theater’s lobby. Now, the theater offers a wide array of opportunities for older volunteers, such as…
By Leah Kerkman
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Creating a Nonprofit Group in Illinois
Do It Right the First Time: Starting a Nonprofit Organization in Illinois, edited by Kathryn M. Vanden Berk, discusses how to recruit board members, develop mission statements and business plans, incorporate, build relationships with prospective donors, and obtain tax-exempt status and local…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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How to Include Disabled People in Relief and Development Projects
Disability, Equality, and Human Rights: a Training Manual for Development and Humanitarian Organisations, by Alison Harris and Sue Enfield, emphasizes the importance of involving disabled people in the planning and delivery of emergency relief and economic-development assistance. Ms. Harris, who…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Help for Colleges and Universities Seeking Grants
Grant Writing in Higher Education: a Step-by-Step Guide
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Planning Large Community Meetings
Conducting Community Forums: Engaging Citizens, Mobilizing Communities
By Jessica Kronstadt
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