Median Salaries for College Fund Raisers Increase 4.6 Percent, Survey Says
Median salaries for the top fund raisers at four-year colleges and universities rose ALSO SEE: Median Salaries of College Fund-Raising Officials, 2000-01 in the current academic year, but their counterparts at two-year institutions saw a decrease in median pay, according to the new edition of an…
Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results
By Katy Marquardt
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A $261 Million Grant Shows a Foundation’s Goals
When officials at the Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation say they want to make big grants that make a big difference, they often point to their $261-million, 10-year grant to Conservation International as a good illustration of what they mean.
By Nicole Lewis
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Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated April 18, 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. April 2002 5.6% March 5.4% February 5.6%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Dominican U. (Ill.) Oct. 2000 June 2002 $25,000,000 $27,842,000 For endowment, facilities, programs, and operating support Michigan Technological U.…
Tax-Exempt Organizations Registered With the IRS
Applications Organizations registered Approved Denied Other 1 Total 2000 2001 Section 501(c): (1) Corporations organized under act of Congress 58 0 5 63 20 48 (2) Titleholding corporations 171 0 41 212 7,009 6,984 (3) Religious, charitable, etc. 59,909 629 13,823 74,361 819,008 2 865,096 2 (4)…
Starting a Charity with the Founder’s Personal Funds
Before you buy anything for your charity, it’s a good idea to establish a checking account for the organization.
By Alison Stein Wellner
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TOOLS AND TRAINING By Heather Joslyn This fall, five to seven innovators in the field of public service will begin year-long fellowships that will pay them each nearly $53,000, pair them with mentors from the business world, and place them in work assignments at a variety of companies and programs…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Lessons Learned While Lobbying for College Students Aid Education Advocate Today
ENTRY LEVEL Kati Haycock Age: 51 First job: Co-director, University of California Student Lobby, Sacramento Current job: Director, Education Trust, Washington, D.C. I was one of those student-government people from elementary school on, so it’s probably not surprising that my first nonprofit job…