More Americans Making Bequests and Other Planned Gifts, Study Finds
By DEBRA E. BLUMEleven percent of Americans say they have already earmarked money for charities in their ALSO SEE: Planned Gifts: A Snapshot of Donor Trends
By Debra E. Blum
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YWCA of the USA: Joining Forces With the Corporate World (No. 47)
By VIKKI KRATZHow much it raised last year: $161.6-million Its purpose: The Y.W.C.A. is made up of 324 local organizations that offer job training, ALSO SEE:Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsTop Charities See Donations Surge AgainHow the Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledThe 400 at a GlanceStanford…
By Vikki Kratz
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CRISTA Ministries: Inviting Donors on Missions of Mercy (No. 345)
By NICOLE LEWISHow much it raised last year: $30.4-million Its purpose: CRISTA, which stands for Christianity in Action, has 10 divisions that include ALSO SEE:Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsTop Charities See Donations Surge AgainHow the Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledThe 400 at a GlanceStanford…
By nicole lewis
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America’s Second Harvest: Attacking Hunger Through the Mail (No. 8)
By NICOLE LEWISHow much it raised last year: $471.8-million Its purpose: Through a nationwide network of food banks, America’s Second Harvest ALSO SEE:Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsTop Charities See Donations Surge AgainHow the Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledThe 400 at a GlanceStanford University:…
By nicole lewis
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Taking Up a Board Challenge (No. 13)
By NICOLE LEWISHow much it raised last year: $362.3-million Its purpose: The 2,600 Boys & Girls Clubs serve 3.3 million young people ages 6 to 18 ALSO SEE:Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsTop Charities See Donations Surge AgainHow the Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledThe 400 at a GlanceStanford…
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Stanford University: Teaching Students to Be Givers (No. 19)
By VIKKI KRATZHow much it raised last year: $319.6-million Where contributions come from: Nearly 70 percent comes from individual donations, ALSO SEE:Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsTop Charities See Donations Surge AgainHow the Philanthropy 400 Was CompiledThe 400 at a GlanceBoys & Girls Clubs of…
By Vikki Kratz
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Volunteer Dispute Mediators Among Latest ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
$111-Million Bequest to Finance 29 Nonprofit Groups; Other Recent Gifts
Numerous nonprofit organizations have received multimillion-dollar gifts recently: A San Francisco woman has left a bequest worth $111-million to benefit 29 nonprofit organizations. Dora Donner Ide, who died in 1998 at age 82, specified that the money be used to build the organizations’ endowments.…
Meeting the Needs of Our Nation’s Neighborhoods: a Tribute
Grassroots efforts to solve social problems in Alaskan fishing towns, inner-city Philadelphia neighborhoods, American Indian reservations, and elsewhere are featured in a book, Web site, and traveling museum exhibit financed by the Pew Charitable Trusts. “Indivisible: Stories of American…
Investment strategy guides donor in his effort to enhance urban lifeRichard H. Driehaus made his first investment when he was 15. Using $2,000 he had ALSO SEE:The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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