Fund Raisers Seek to Keep Personal Touch in Online Drives
An increasing number of corporations are turning to online-pledge systems as an inexpensive and efficient way to ALSO SEE:On-the-Job Goes OnlineUnited Way of America CEO Urges Changes at D.C. Unit run their employee charity drives. But fund raisers at United Ways and other charities worry that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
United Ways seek to capitalize on success of electronic drivesElectronic giving, long touted as a revolutionary way to make soliciting and processing on-the-job donations easier, ALSO SEE:Fund Raisers Seek to Keep Personal Touch in Online DrivesUnited Way of America CEO Urges Changes at D.C. Unit…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
$8-Million to Valdosta State U.; Other Gifts
Valdosta State University, in Georgia, has received a bequest of approximately $8-million from the estate of Lillian S. Steele, who died in 2001. Mrs. Steele, an interior designer, was the widow of Rea Steele, who came to Valdosta in 1954 when he was elected president of First State Bank there. The…
Points of Light Honors 2 Teenagers
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
$500-Million Pledged for Urban Development
A collaborative program made up of foundations, financial institutions, and the federal government has pledged $500-million over the next 10 years to help improve inner-city housing, revitalize commercial strips, and support neighborhood centers. The commitment by the group, called Living Cities,…
Majority of Foundation Leaders Expect Increased Scrutiny, Study Finds
Six in 10 foundation chief executives believe that grant makers will come under increasing scrutiny by government regulators in the next 10 years, according to a survey that examined leaders’ attitudes on foundation performance. And nearly one-quarter of foundation leaders predicted that over the…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Retired CEO supports array of programs for youthsAtlanta Arthur M. Blank’s suit is so crisp, his mustache so carefully trimmed, he could step onto a stage set. He doesn’t look ALSO SEE: Rolling Up His Sleeves Master Plans for Giving The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: A Sampling of 2001 Grants…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Bernard Marcus thinks big. Arthur M. Blank plans carefully. Together, they revolutionized an ALSO SEE:Rolling Up His SleevesGiving Kids the Right Tools industry with Home Depot, the $70-billion home-improvement chain they founded in 1978, and became billionaires. Both of them stepped down from…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Hardware magnate takes a do-it-yourself approach to givingWhen it comes to philanthropy, Bernard Marcus wants to be in control of everything he can. His foundation, ALSO SEE: The Marcus Foundation: A Sampling of Grants Made In 2000 Master Plans for Giving Giving Kids the Right Tools which last year…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Photograph by Arthur ElgortFor more than a century, some of New York City’s most vulnerable children have made the journey north to a former farm in Westchester County to acquire the skills and attitudes they need to become successful adults. Every year, some 400 children and adolescents stay at…