Creating Comfort From Cold Concrete
By Nicole WallaceWhen Community Housing Partners, a charity in Christiansburg, Va., purchased the Woods at Yorktown apartment complex in ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A Sampling of Resources 2001, it recognized that it would take major renovations to make…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Innovative nursing facility uses architecture to give residents privacy, autonomy, and a place to call homeTupelo, Miss. As 10 o’clock approaches, James Johnson is still working on a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A Sampling…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Aquarium Exhibit Lets Visitors Experience Life Under the Ocean
By Nicole WallaceThe fish came before the architects at the new Georgia Aquarium, which opened in Atlanta in November. At most new facilities, architectural companies are selected first, and the scientists and aquarium ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Design That Appeals to Kids of All Ages
By Nicole WallaceMister Rogers sparked some major changes in the neighborhood for the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. In 1998, more people visited the museum’s exhibit on the popular children’s television program during its first ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities find that good design benefits the people they serveWhen R. Leslie Nichols leads training sessions to help officials think about how to design local Boys & Girls ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A Sampling of Resources Clubs, he often asks…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
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By Sun Jung Kim
Contributor
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. May 2006 5.8% April 5.6% March 5.4% February 5.2% January 5.4% December 2005 5.4%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Georgian Court U. (N.J.) April 2006 July 2008 $10,000,000 $7,800,000 For a new building, programs, scholarships, and technology Hofstra U. (N.Y.)…
American Association of Museums (Washington): Announced the retirement of Edward H. Able, president and chief executive officer, effective August 1. American Farmland Trust (Washington): Appointed Victoria Edwards, vice president for finance and administration, to be chief financial officer.…