Couple’s Philanthropy Honors the Achievements of Immigrants
New York Jan T. Vilcek and his wife, Marica, fled Communist Czechoslovakia in 1964 with two suitcases and the names of ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 a few professional contacts in the United States. Now Dr. Vilcek, a New York University…
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Investor’s Pledges to Two Universities Reflect Personal Connection
Tempe, Ariz. During his five decades in business, Ira A. Fulton has made a fortune turning small investments into large companies ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 with explosive profits. In 1976, he bought Eagleson’s Big & Tall retail stores in…
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A Gift for Athletics Triggers a Furor on Oklahoma Campus
Boone Pickens’s $165-million donation to Oklahoma State University for athletic facilities is the largest ever to a college athletics program. It will be used to build a $300-million ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous DonorsRELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005Oil Investor Celebrates a Good…
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Oil Investor Celebrates a Good Year With a Round of Large Gifts
Dallas Last year, Boone Pickens celebrated his 77th birthday, got married for the fourth time, and made more money than in ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors RELATED STORIES: Top Donors of 2005 A Gift for Athletics Triggers a Furor on Oklahoma Campus his entire career with the oil…
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Guide to Working More Efficiently
Working Easier: A Toolkit for Staff and Board Members of Nonprofit Arts Organizations, by Debra H. Snider, offers advice to managers of arts groups on increasing their organizations’ productivity and efficiency. Produced by the Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation with support from the Chicago…
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Book Seeks to Clarify and Improve the Work of Nonprofit Audit Committees
Not-For-Profit Audit Committee: Best Practices
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Oil Tycoon Gives $165-Million for Athletics Facilities at Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens, the oil and investment executive, has donated $165-million to support athletics at Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater. The gift is the largest single donation to a college athletics program in U.S. history, university officials said. Mr. Pickens graduated from the university in…
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Nonprofit Internet Strategies: Best Practices for Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising
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Using Online Auctions to Raise Money
Fundraising on eBay: How to Raise Big Money on the World’s Greatest Online Marketplace
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How to Help Your Charity Meet Its Technology Needs
The Accidental Techie: Supporting, Managing, and Maximizing Your Nonprofit’s Technology
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