A Sampling of Nonprofit Leadership Programs
TOOLS AND TRAINING Here are some of the most popular and prestigious leadership programs that include participants from the nonprofit world: Annie E. Casey ALSO SEE:A New Generation of Programs Seeks to Cultivate Nonprofit LeadersLeadership Programs Benefit Charity Heads but Raise Fears About a…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Access Living (Chicago): Appointed Jerry Rauman, vice president and controller of Rezko Enterprises (Chicago), to be director of finance and administration. Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Elizabeth Kilcline, administrative assistant for corporate development, to be associate manager of…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated August 22, 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. August 2002 5.2% July 5.6% June 5.8% May 6.0%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose California Polytechnic State U. at San Luis Obispo April 2001 2004 $225,000,000 $167,700,000 For academic programs, facilities, faculty, a library,…
Funding an endowment is more cost effective than seeking an annual gift each year from the same donor.
By Alison Stein Wellner
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A Web Site Helps Charities and Potential Trustees Find Each Other
BRAINSTORMS By Rebecca Gardyn Nancy Biberman had been chasing three men for eight months and not one of them would give her the time of day. She had heard it all -- “I’m out of the country,” “I’ll get back to you,” “I just don’t have the time” -- and she was tiring of the excuses. Who knew that…
By Rebecca Gardyn
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Florida Advocate for the Homeless Tells How Business Skills Led Her Into Nonprofit Work
ENTRY LEVEL Frances M. Esposito Age: 49 First job: Director, Community Homeless Assistance Project, Miami Current job: Executive director, Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. My experience in the nonprofit world really started in the volunteer world. In the early 1990s, I…
Charities Find Ways to Screen Volunteers Despite Insufficient Funds, Time
Streetcats Foundation for Youth never lacks for willing volunteers. “For all our national projects,we get a ton of people wanting to volunteer every single day,” says Don Fass, the charity’s leader. The organization, in Oakland, Calif., runs a number of child- and youth-oriented programs, and…
By Sandy Asirvatham
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