At a Glance: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
History: Established in 1996 by the estate of Doris Duke, the heir to the American Tobacco Company fortune, who died in 1993. Areas of support: The fund will make grants in three major areas: the performing arts; the environment, including conservation and preservation; and medical research to find…
Recipients of Doris Duke Fund’s Grants
Following are recipients of the first round of grants made by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Performing Arts American Dance Festival (Durham, N.C.): $1,826,000 to establish the Doris Duke Awards for New Work, an annual choreography award for dance companies, and to establish the Doris Duke…
Four years after tobacco heiress Doris Duke’s death, her billion-dollar foundation announces its first batch of grants After years of bitter legal battles, the $1.25-billion foundation created by the tobacco heiress Doris Duke has finally started doing what she had hoped it would: make grants for…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
Contributor
The very first time Bill Dieterle donned a Santa Claus suit, he was helping his father-in-law, a Santa-for-hire at a local garden center outside of Cleveland, who had asked Mr. Dieterle to fill in for him. While in costume, he was approached by a young cancer patient who asked “Santa” to make his…
Faith-Based Charities to the Rescue?
Religious groups expand services and offer spiritual support to people forced to move from welfare to work Spurred by the new federal welfare law, religious charities and congregations nationwide are redoubling their efforts to pull people out of poverty. Some churches and other religious groups…
By Paul Demko
Contributor
Abilene Christian U. (Tex.): Appointed Michelle Morris, manager of special publications at the Abilene Reporter-News, to be director of marketing and public relations. American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts (Napa, Cal.): Appointed Daphne L. Derven, national director of education at the…
50-50 at 50 ... Going Just Beyond By Robert E. Graham The author of this memoir recounts the soul searching that spurred him to devote half of his time to philanthropy at the age of 50. In 1984, Mr. Graham, an accountant and a partner in the San Tomo Group, a food-processing company, founded…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Postal Charges on Premiums Explained
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted new rules designed to make it easier for charities to determine whether certain mailings qualify for non-profit postal rates. Solicitations that include a gift offer in exchange for a donation or membership dues -- sometimes referred to as a “back-end premium” --…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Experts Suggest Ways to Match Premiums Effectively With Recipients
Some charities find one small gift -- like a greeting card or bookmark -- to include with their direct mail and hang on to it year after year. Others try to top the success they had with one “premium” by trying different tokens in their mailings. In either case, according to experts, the key to…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy