Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated September 5, 2002 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. September 2002 4.6% August 5.2% July 5.6%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation (N.Y.) Nov. 2001 open $66,000,000 $56,500,000 To construct a new headquarters and for endowment Bentley College (Mass.)…
CHANGES FROM 1999 TO 2000 1999 2000 All foundations Foundations 50,201 56,582 Total grants $23,321,500,000 $27,563,200,000 Total assets $448,600,000,000 $486,100,000,000 Gifts received $32,076,700,000 $27,613,800,000 Independent foundations Foundations 44,824 50,532 Total grants $17,989,400,000…
Tips for Getting the Most from Hiring a Consultant
JOB MARKET By Marilyn Dickey When the executive director of a Pennsylvania nonprofit group needed to devise a strategic plan, she hired a consulting company. Two months later, she knew she had made a big mistake. What Leeann R. Younger, head of Summerbridge Pittsburgh, got was a plan that was “full…
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Leadership Programs Benefit Charity Heads but Raise Fears About a Brain Drain in Needy Communities
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Kellogg Builds on Lessons Learned in Acclaimed Fellowship Program with New Leadership Series
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A New Generation of Programs Seeks to Cultivate Nonprofit Leaders
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Heather Joslyn Four years ago, Donele J. Wilkins was leading a brand-new nonprofit organization, Detroiters ALSO SEE:Leadership Programs Benefit Charity Heads but Raise Fears About a Brain Drain in Needy CommunitiesKellogg Builds on Lessons Learned in Acclaimed Fellowship…
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The following awards have been presented for achievement in fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Community development. The Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington) has announced the recipients of its 2002 James A. Johnson Community Fellows Awards, which provide…