Essays on Private Funds and Their Role in Society
Philanthropic Foundations: New Scholarship, New Possibilities Edited by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann This book’s contributors intend to throw light on the operations of private foundations and spur discussion of foundations’ place in American society. The history of foundations has been poorly…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Advice for Effective Non-Profit Leadership
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge By Burt Nanus and Stephen M. Dobbs The authors of this book tailor their advice specifically to chief executives and board members at non-profit organizations, offering 11 vignettes about people they consider to…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
A New Guide for Campus Fund Raisers
Advancement Services: Research and Technology Support for Fund Raising Edited by John H. Taylor This book, edited by the director of alumni and development records at Duke University, aims to sharpen the skills of campus fund raisers and introduce them to new methods of discovering donors. Sections…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
‘Bloomberg’: A List of ‘Masters of the Loophole’
Two trusts-and-estates lawyers who specialize in helping charity donors hold the dubious distinction of being included in Bloomberg Personal Finance magazine’s “Loophole Hall of Fame” (November). The lawyers, Conrad Teitell and Douglas K. Freeman, were featured along with nine other prominent…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
‘Worth’: Buffett’s Generous Sister
Warren Buffett is known worldwide for his billions, but his sister, Doris Buffett Bryant, is making a name for herself for quite another reason: her philanthropy, administered through her low-key and “charmingly eccentric” Sunshine Lady Foundation, Worth magazine reports (October). Ms. Bryant, 71,…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Technology Bits: California Puts Data On Line; Shopping Site Offers Bonus
* The California Attorney General’s Office has added to its Web site a searchable data base of Forms 990 filed by non-profit organizations in the state. The Form 990 is the informational tax return that charities are required to file with the I.R.S. To get there: Go to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Conferences Focus on Technology
Several forthcoming conferences will discuss the future of technology use by non-profit organizations. * The National Charities Information Bureau is holding an invitation-only conference entitled “E-Philanthropy: Technology and the Nonprofit Community” on October 22 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Provides Assistance With Special Events
A new Web site helps non-profit organizations automate many of the tasks that go into organizing special events. Non-profit organizations can use seeUthere.com to send invitations and reminders about events, tally R.S.V.P.'s, sell tickets, and accept donations. The seeUthere.com service is designed…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Internet Helps Radio Station Set Fund-Raising Record
With the help of the Internet -- and some snazzy prizes -- WAMU, a Washington public-radio station, had its most successful fund-raising campaign ever. During a one-week membership drive this month, the station raised $1,147,690. Of that total, $367,000 came in through WAMU’s Web site. The station…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity Receives Grant to Build New Technology Web Site
Compumentor, a non-profit organization in San Francisco that helps other charities make better use of technology, has received a $150,000 grant from the Surdna Foundation, in New York, to build a comprehensive Web site on non-profit technology. One of the main goals of the site -- which is…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor