Growing up in Detroit, Shirley A. Kaigler recalls, “if I had a dime, a nickel of it went to the church.” Her parents made it clear that giving to the church was a responsibility not to be ignored, no matter how little she had to give. “We weren’t what you would call middle class, really,” Ms.…
By Michael Anft
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Photograph by Martha StewartTwice a year, Boston’s John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse fills with the voices of schoolchildren arguing criminal and civil legal cases before state and federal judges and a jury. The mock trials are the culmination of a 10-week legal apprenticeship, in which…
A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers
Several retirement-plan choices await charities that seek to increase the benefits they offer their employees -- although in recent years, federal legislation has reduced the number of distinctions between the plans.
By Maura Webber
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American Academy of Pediatrics (Elk Grove Village, Ill.): Appointed Eileen B. Murphy, executive director of the Mercy Hospital Foundation (Chicago), to be director of development. Boston U.: Appointed Ted O’Brien, midday news anchor at WBUR (Boston), to be a major-gifts officer for New England.…
Bushes, Cheneys Release Giving Information
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush donated $69,925 to charities, 9 percent of their net taxable income of $771,940 in 2002.
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Advocacy. The Gleitsman Foundation (Malibu, Calif.) has presented its 2003 International Activist Award to recognize individuals working to combat poverty in developing…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated May 1, 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. May 2003 3.8% April 2003 3.6% March 3.8% February…
How Headhunters Recruit –Â and What Their Methods Mean for Those Being Hunted
JOB MARKET By Jennifer C. Berkshire When Kelly Parisi received a call from a headhunter last winter, changing jobs was the last thing on her mind. ALSO SEE:Dos and Don’ts for Contacting Nonprofit Recruiters Ms. Parisi, then the director of communications at the Ms. Foundation for Women, in New…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
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