Brevard College (N.C.): Appointed Jeanne Plowden Hall, executive director of the South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution (Columbia), to be director of gift planning, and Brett L. Woods, a development officer at Spring Hill College (Mobile, Ala.), to be a resource-development officer.…
Nonprofit Boards That Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance
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Winners of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards
ANNUAL and BIENNIAL REPORTS ALSO SEE:Awards Honor Grant Makers’ Efforts to Apprise the Public of Their Work Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
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. May 2001 5.8% April 6.0% March 6.2% February 6.2% January 6.8% December 2000 7.0%…
Estate-Tax Repeal Faces Hurdle in Senate
By JANET L. FIXWhen the Senate returns from its spring recess next week, President Bush faces an uphill fight to eliminate the estate tax, a move that some people fear could hurt charitable giving. Having convinced the House to pass a repeal of the tax, Mr. Bush must now win over a Senate evenly…
By Janet L. Fix
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Audit Rate Drops Sharply for Nonprofit Groups
By JANET L. FIXEnforcement efforts by the Internal Revenue Service against tax-exempt organizations have slowed considerably in the past decade, according to new data provided by the I.R.S. in response to questions from The Chronicle. Only 8,611 of the 641,383 returns filed by tax-exempt…
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Artists Examine How to Develop International Audiences
Working Paper #2: Developing Audiences for International Artistic Collaboration examines theoretical and practical methods of helping to grow audiences for international artistic cooperation. The paper includes case studies, discussion summaries, and a commissioned essay presented in Seattle in May…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Handbook Gives Advice to Executive Directors
Core Elements of a Successful Nonprofit: A Practical Guide for Executive Directors of Nonprofit Organizations, by Marilyn L. Donnellan, discusses the management challenges particular to nonprofit groups. Ms. Donnellan, founder and chief executive officer of Nonprofit Management Services, developed…
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Advice for Social-Change Activists
Self-Governance in Communities and Families
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