Departing Charity Founders Face Tough Transitions
Sister Mary Paul Janchill, 85, retired two years ago from the top job at the Center for Family Life, a Brooklyn ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity Leadership and Turnover social-services charity that she helped found in 1978. But the organization is still part of her daily life. The…
By Holly Hall
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Planning Successful Successions
Preparing for a leader’s departure can prevent problemsMark Aubel has spent the past quarter century running Once Upon a Time, a dance school and arts ALSO SEE:Special Report: Generation NextCharity Leadership and Turnover program for young people in Queens, N.Y., that was founded by his wife, a…
By Holly Hall
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Al Sigl Center Partners’ Foundation (Rochester, N.Y.): Appointed Karen M. Gaffney, senior associate director of development at the U. of Rochester Medical Center, to be vice president. The foundation raises money for the Al Sigl Center, which serves children with disabilities. American Cancer…
U.S. Representative Adam B. Schiff, a California Democrat, and two other members of Congress have requested a federal investigation into news reports that the IRS conducts reviews of churches and other places of worship based on the content of sermons or other discourse delivered as part of…
By Grant Williams and Elizabeth Schwinn
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Berry College (Ga.) Oct. 2002 July 2006 $100,000,000 $100,800,000 For academic programs, facilities, and scholarships Children’s Hospital, Denver…
Young Multimillionaires Are Stingier Than Older Ones, Study Finds
Older wealthy people give a far bigger share of their assets to charity than their younger counterparts, according to a study by NewTithing Group, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that ALSO SEE: Giving As A Percentage of Income: How Older and Younger People Differ Twenty-Nine Percent of…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy