High Fuel Costs Prompt Minn. United Way to Help Charities Save on Gas
Charities that operate vans, buses, and other vehicles to provide transportation to the people they serve ALSO SEE:Tuning Up a Charity Business face an array of challenges, including maintenance and repairs. But in recent months another challenge has emerged: rising fuel costs, as the price of oil…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
When the Jewels for Charity Collection Tour came to Coral Gables, Fla., jewelry shoppers purchased $30,000 in vintage gems in the span of a few hours -- and all that money went to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. On other days, jewelry purchases on the same scale benefited Children’s Hospital Los…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Lucrative Twist on the Raffle
IDEAS By M.J. Prest “Betting the house” is a gamble some charities are taking -- and using to raise big dollars. Tickets for raffles where the top prize is a brand-new house are selling out in Indiana and California. Community Hospitals Foundation of Indianapolis, the fund-raising arm of the…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
$100-Million Pledged for New University in Israel
An Israeli businessman who has produced dozens of Hollywood movies has pledged $100-million to establish a new university in northern Israel. The film mogul, Arnon Milchan, 60, whose production company, Regency Enterprises, backed such box-office hits as Free Willy, JFK, L.A. Confidential, and the…
By M.J. Prest and Haim Watzman
A New Type of Charity Gift: Social Security Checks
As President Bush pushes for changes in the Social Security system, some retired people are encouraging affluent elderly people to donate their benefit checks to charity. Jerry Conover, 71, a lawyer in Denver, decided to start donating his own Social Security checks to charity in 2002 and is now…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Indiana Woman’s Philanthropy Was a ‘Carefully Constructed Tapestry’
Sally Reahard, an heiress to Eli Lilly stock and a lifelong philanthropist, never forgot the time she spent ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors The Giving Spree Couple’s Giving Is Rooted in Their Passion for the Great Outdoors How The Chronicle Ranked Biggest Donors of 2004 Belief in…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
‘Town & Country’: Women and Their Philanthropy
As women control a larger and larger share of the nation’s wealth, they are becoming more independent of the fathers, husbands, and male trustees who previously made key decisions about philanthropic giving, says Town & Country magazine (December). To look at the different styles of female donors,…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
10 Charities Win Awards for Marketing and Fund Raising
The Direct Marketing Association, in New York, has announced the winners of the 75th annual Echo Awards Competition, ALSO SEE:Nonprofit Winners of Awards from Direct Marketing Association recognizing charitable and other organizations worldwide for their achievements in the use of direct mail,…
By M.J. Prest and Caroline Preston
Photograph by Glenn Robinson On Robert Wyland’s first trip to the beach, when he was 14, he saw a gray whale; inspired, he captured his impressions with a paintbrush. Today, the artist known only as Wyland has completed 91 marine-life murals in 70 cities worldwide, covering 64 million square feet…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Two Universities Receive $100-Million Each in Gifts
Two universities each received gifts of $100-million this month: Brown University has been given $100-million from the billionaire businessman Sidney E. Frank to endow a scholarship fund for undergraduate students. The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is the beneficiary of a $100-million pledge…
By M.J. Prest and Elizabeth Schwinn