Britain’s Philanthropic Empire
Charities Aid Foundation plays lead role in globalization of givingLondon Philanthropy, like politics, remains for many people primarily a local phenomenon. But as the interconnectedness of many social issues becomes increasingly apparent, and as images of disasters, civil strife, and environmental…
By Stephen G. Greene
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IRS Panel Says Donors Exaggerate Value of Artwork
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe Internal Revenue Service’s Art Advisory Panel has reviewed and recalculated the value of thousands of pieces of artwork for which deductions were claimed by taxpayers who donated them to charities or left them to heirs. As it has in the past, the panel found that many people…
By Grant Williams
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American Heart Association (Dallas): Appointed Bill Achenbach, vice president for human resources at Sears, Roebuck and Company (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), to be vice president of human resources, and Nancy Brown, executive vice president of the New England affiliate in Framingham, Mass., to be…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
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. July 2001 6.2% June 6.0% May 5.8% April 6.0% March 6.2% February 6.2% January 6.8%…
By MEG SOMMERFELDA growing number of opportunities exist to turn vacations into tax write-offs, as more nonprofit groups organize volunteer trips to exotic locales, reports Forbes magazine (June 11) in “Walter Mitty Meets Uncle Sam.” Darren Jobbs, a pilot for United Airlines, has traveled to Spain…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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‘National Review’: Sunset for Olin Fund
By MEG SOMMERFELDWhen the John M. Olin Foundation closes its doors in the next few years, it “will leave a big black hole in the world of conservative philanthropy,” according to The National Review (June 11), a biweekly conservative magazine. Although Mr. Olin, a munitions, metal, and chemical…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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The following awards have been presented for work in fund raising, management, and philanthropy: Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) has announced winners of its 2001 Circle of Excellence in Educational Fund Raising Awards: The winners in the…
Making Ordinary Nonprofit Boards ‘Extraordinary’
Extraordinary Board Leadership: The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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