‘American Benefactor’ to Cease Publication
The American Benefactor, a quarterly philanthropy magazine sold to charities for free distribution to donors, is ceasing publication after its Winter 1998 issue. The move marks the end of a two-year experiment that charity executives both lauded and criticized. W. Randall Jones, chief executive of…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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‘Editor & Publisher’: On-Line Charity Drives
Many newspapers are putting their traditional holiday charity drives on line, reports Editor & Publisher magazine, in a November 16 column on its Web site. Some of the sites are trying to bolster donations by accepting gifts via the Internet. Among them: * The Boston Globe has created “Globe…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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‘Town & Country’: Persuasive Women
Behind every charity is “at least one persuasive woman,” declares Town & Country magazine (December), and the publication profiles seven of them. All are well-known members of the social set, women whom Town & Country calls some of “the nation’s most effective volunteer fund raisers.” The issue…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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‘Worth’: Include Charity in Financial Planning
Giving to charity is a smart financial-planning strategy, says Worth magazine (December-January 1999). “If you’re not making charitable giving part of your financial plan, you may be missing out,” Worth says. “The deduction for charitable contributions can now provide tax breaks for up to 50 per…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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‘Esquire’: Give Generously but Wisely
It’s good to give but better to give wisely, says an article in Esquire magazine (December). Giving involves more than “simply writing a check,” says the magazine. “There are smart ways and there are dumb ways. More important, there are right ways and there are wrong ways.” A smart way, according…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
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Where to Find Help With Year-2000 Problems
Non-profit organizations interested in learning more about how to cope with problems that could arise because of computers that malfunction when handling dates in 2000 and beyond have many places to turn. Among the World-Wide Web sites that offer advice: ALSO SEE:Preparing for the 2000…
Foundations’ Year-2000 Dilemma: Stick With Stocks, or Cash Out of the Market?
Foundations are beginning to grapple with a perplexing dilemma: how they should invest their assets in light of a potential market downturn related to the year-2000 computer bug. ALSO SEE:Preparing for the 2000 BugWhere to Find Help With Y-2000 ProblemYear 2000: a True Emergency for Charities Some…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Jersey Tightens Fund-Raising Law
New Jersey tightened its charitable-solicitations law last month to crack down on misleading fund-raising practices. It also gave a tax break to stores that sell donated goods in behalf of charitable organizations. The fund-raising law adds wording to the state’s charitable-solicitations law that…
Holiday Shoppers Plan to Help Charity
Sixty per cent of Americans say that they will buy one or more holiday gifts to benefit a charitable cause this year, up from 56 per cent last year, according to a survey released this month. The annual survey was based on telephone interviews with 1,000 consumers nationwide. It was commissioned by…
Court Upholds Florida’s Registration of Fund-Raising Consultants
In a case watched nationally, a federal court has upheld a Florida county’s law that requires charities and their fund-raising professionals to register when the charities seek donations in the county. A federal district judge in Tampa rejected arguments from a coalition of national charities and…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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