University Generates Both Good Will and Gifts
Universities always struggle with how to maintain good relations with residents of the towns where their campuses are based, but Utah State University has found a way to generate good will and attract donations ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to SymphonyARTICLE: Nonprofit…
By Sue Hoye
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Travel Scrapbook Is a Memento That Donors Can Share
Donors who travel overseas with one international-relief group receive a lasting keepsake that not only reminds them of the charity’s work in developing countries — it also helps them persuade others to ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to SymphonyARTICLE: Nonprofit Leader Wins…
By Sue Hoye
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Homemade Cookies Help an Advocacy Charity Cement Relations With Its Top 100 Contributors
A Tennessee charity has found a simple way to sweeten its relationship with 100 of its most-generous donors every year — at a cost of $25 or less annually. For the past 13 years, the Memphis Children’s Advocacy Center has been delivering homemade boxes full of cookies every ALSO SEE:ARTICLE:…
By Sue Hoye
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Nonprofit Leader Wins Over New Trustees With Private Meetings
Nonprofit executives spend a lot of time and money on books, seminars, and consultants to figure out how ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to SymphonyARTICLE: Homemade Cookies Help an Advocacy Charity Cement Relations With Its Top 100 ContributorsARTICLE: Travel Scrapbook Is a…
By Sue Hoye
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Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to Symphony
When James Raisbeck, a local businessman, joined the Seattle Symphony’s board last year, he used a little artistry ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Nonprofit Leader Wins Over New Trustees With Private MeetingsARTICLE: Homemade Cookies Help an Advocacy Charity Cement Relations With Its Top 100 ContributorsARTICLE:…
By Sue Hoye
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New Professorship Created to Bolster Fund-Raising Research
When the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy asked Bob Hartsook for a big gift to endow the first fund-raising professorship at the university, he was intrigued. Mr. Hartsook, a Witchita, Kan., consultant with more than 30 years of fund-raising experience, says he has long been frustrated…
By Holly Hall
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Some participants in multimillion-dollar federal charity campaign worry new approach will hurt donations Some nonprofit coalitions that raise money in the federal government’s annual charity drive are urging Congress to force a federal agency to back away from two controversial actions. The…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Grant Seekers Complain About Donor’s Actions
A grant-making organization established by Pierre Omidyar came under fire this month when several nonprofit leaders complained that the group had treated them unprofessionally. The public spat over the Omidyar Network is unusual in the often congenial world of philanthropy, where most charities…
By Ian Wilhelm
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$264-Million Bequest Sparks Court Fight
A legal fight has erupted over a bequest of $264-million from a couple who kept quiet about their wealth throughout their lives. Doris and Hector Guy Di Stefano left their money to eight charities, and said they should divide the money evenly. The Di Stefanos said the charities could use the money…
By Noelle Barton
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New Brain Study Hints at Why People Are Altruistic
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center, in North Carolina, have found a link between altruistic behavior and activity in an area of the brain associated with the perception of meaning, a discovery they say may influence the way charities solicit donations. Unlike past studies, which examined…
By Anne W. Howard
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