Community Funds See Assets Grow by 28%; More Than $2-Billion Raised in 1996
Gifts to community foundations jumped 14 per cent last year, to more than $2-billion, according to an annual survey by the Columbus Foundation in Ohio. The amount of money the foundations distributed to charities also went up, rising 13 per cent, to almost $1-billion. Meanwhile, assets of community…
By Paul Demko
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When Board Members Aren’t Rich
Trustees who lack deep pockets turn to inventive techniques to raise money for charitiesWhen Daniel S. Guillory joined the board of the Central Y.M.C.A. in San Francisco, he was just one year out of law school and about $90,000 in debt. He hardly seemed to be the kind of board member who would…
By Paul Demko
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A new organization fights an uphill battle for policies to create jobs and raise wages Sara Horowitz is trying to build an organization just like the American Association of Retired Persons -- but for people who work. “Work in America increasingly means part-time, temporary, and freelance…
By Paul Demko
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