Foundation Helps Small Shareholders Turn Their Stock Into Gifts for Charity
A British charity raised about $165,000 last year by collecting and selling donors’ small shareholdings and turning the proceeds over to other charities. ALSO SEE:Spreading Holiday Cheer The project is called Sharegift and is administered by the Orr Mackintosh Foundation, in London. The…
Minister’s Challenge Inspires Creativity, Camaraderie Among Church Members
Last year, the Rev. Mark Rylands decided that instead of asking for money, he would give it away. ALSO SEE:Spreading Holiday Cheer The minister handed out five-pound notes (worth $8.27) during Christmas Day services at the congregation of St. John the Baptist, in the British village of Pitney, then…
Card Shops Are Open for Charity
In 1971, Sheila Hallas, a loyal charity volunteer in Cheshire, England, started what she thought would be a one-time holiday project -- to organize shops where charities could sell Christmas greeting cards. The idea turned out to be so popular that she has continued to do it every year since then…
Letters to Santa Claus Produce Gifts for Food Pantry
People who send their holiday gift lists to Santa Claus can now give to charity at the same time. A Massachusetts non-profit organization called Santa Cause promises to send a personalized response from the North Pole to anybody who sends $3 and a letter or e-mail to Santa. All the money raised…
Train Exhibit Delivers for Children’s Charity
An elaborate model-train exhibit built by volunteers netted $135,000 for the Ronald McDonald House in Jacksonville, Fla., last year. ALSO SEE:Spreading Holiday Cheer In the exhibit, which has become an annual tradition, 10 tiny trains make their way back and forth along a 180-foot stretch of track…
Inspired seasonal appeals draw gifts and attention to charities Sometimes one simple, offbeat idea can make a world of difference to a charity’s fund raising. Coming up with a novel solicitation approach instead of following the crowd -- especially at year’s end, when competition for gifts is brisk…
Charities May Gain $125-Million From Sale of Kansas City Royals
Charities in Kansas City, Mo., stand to gain about $125-million from the proposed sale of the Kansas City Royals baseball team by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, which was bequeathed the team by its former owner. The deal is subject to approval by Major League Baseball team owners. If…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Storyteller, 17 Others Are ‘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 awards, which are given to those who have done exemplary volunteer work, take their name from President Bush’s description of people who do community service…
Studies Find Big Rise in Contributions to the Arts by Corporations and Foundations
Foundations and businesses have given more and more money to the arts this decade, according to two new reports. ALSO SEE:Business Giving to the ArtsGiving to the Arts by Foundations: How Arts Grants Grew Compared to All Causes, 1992-96 Where Arts Grants Went Grants Awarded to Specific Causes, 1996…
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Broadcasting Chief Pledges New Gifts to Alma Mater
Many non-profit groups have received large gifts. * Broadcasting executive James E. Rogers has made more pledges to his alma mater, the University of Arizona, that could result in an additional $30-million to the university. Mr. Rogers, owner of Sunbelt Communications, in Las Vegas, has offered to…