Charities Urged to Change Tactics to Lure New Generation of CEO’s
West Coast business entrepreneurs like to support charities that take risks and strive for long-term, ambitious goals rather than easily achieved marks, says a new report. “Philanthropy Now: Seeding the New Generation of Entrepreneurial Givers” bases its findings on hour-long interviews with 31…
By Susan Gray
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Drama Club for Orphans, Sheriff Who Aids Mentally Ill Among Newest ‘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…
Billionaires Weigh Plea From Nader
Ralph Nader has a new cause: prodding America’s richest people into meeting to discuss how they can spread the wealth to the poorest, be it through philanthropy or changes in tax systems. Mr. Nader, the consumer advocate, last month fired off a letter to Microsoft Corporation’s chairman, Bill…
By Susan Gray
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At a Glance: The Entrepreneur’s Foundation
History: Established in December 1997 by Gib Myers, a general partner at the Mayfield Fund, a venture-capital company in Menlo Park, Cal. Purpose: To encourage start-up companies in Silicon Valley to pool their stock in a charitable fund and to help them develop a corporate-philanthropy program.…
Stock and stock options fuel effort to boost giving by new companies Dave Corbin spends most of his waking hours doing everything he can to build Silicon Light Machines into a thriving high-technology business. Like many chief executives of start-up companies here in Silicon Valley, Mr. Corbin says…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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Morry Stein firmly believed that summer camps have the power to change kids’ lives. In fact, when he died at age 58 in a plane crash, he was returning home from the American Camping Association, where he was telling officials about the progress of his effort to raise $1-million to help poor…
A Corporate Challenge for Charities
Businesses expand their reach into non-profit service areas Competition from for-profit businesses is leading to major challenges for the non-profit world, as more and more companies offer services previously provided primarily by charities and government agencies. Businesses, often with the…
By Jennifer Moore
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, AARP Andrus Foundation (Washington): Appointed David M. Hirsch director of planned giving and major gifts at the Inova Health System/Alexandria Hospital Foundation (Va.), to be director of development. The Alpha Center (Washington): Appointed Kevin B. (Kip) Piper, vice-president for health-care…
The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step- by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards By Murray Dropkin and Bill La Touche Mr. Dropkin and Mr. La Touche, co-editors of the newsletter Nonprofit Report, claim that most non-profit organizations are subject to a greater degree of regulation and…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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