Tutors, Mentors, and Aides Among Latest ‘Points of Light’
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…
Rensselaer Institute Sets Record With $360-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Several organizations have received large gifts: An anonymous donor has pledged $230-million to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, adding to a commitment of $130-million the donor made three months ago. Taken together, the $360-million gift is the largest sum an individual has ever contributed to a…
Photograph by Charlie WestermanWhen William A. Hadley lost his sight at age 55, he was saddened that so few educational opportunities existed for blind adults. Mr. Hadley, a high-school teacher, taught himself Braille, and five years later, in 1920, he opened the Hadley School for the Blind, in…
Capitalizing on Seeds of Doubt
Groups opposed to death penalty spotlight civil-rights issuesGrowing public unease about capital punishment is breathing new life into an old movement. ALSO SEE: Foundation Giving and the Death Penalty: Key Grant Makers Nonprofit groups that oppose the death penalty are developing bold tactics --…
By Elizabeth Greene
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago): Appointed Alan J. Stone, former president of Alma College (Mich.), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Edward F. Truschke, who recently retired. American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging…
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. March 2001 6.2% February 6.2% January 6.8% December 2000 7.0% November 7.2% October…
‘Town & Country’: Hollywood Philanthropy
As Hollywood enters its major awards season, Town & Country (March) laments that no honors are given to film and television celebrities who excel in philanthropy. The magazine seeks to make up for the omission with its own awards, among them: Big spenders: Michael Eisner, chief executive of Disney,…
BY DEBRA E. BLUMIf an article in the March issue of the magazine Outside is on target, the Bush administration is about to face a faith-based movement it didn’t bargain for: faith-based environmentalism. “With the Bush administration threatening to roll back some of the past decade’s environmental…
Serving the Public Trust: Insights Into Fundraising Research and Practice, Volume 2
Serving the Public Trust: Insights Into Fundraising Research and Practice, Volume 2contains four papers prepared for the 1999 Think-Tank on Fund-Raising Research, organized by the Research Council of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (now the Association of Fundraising Professionals)…
By Paul P. Pribbenow
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