Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community (New York): Appointed Audra P. Berg, director of individual giving at the 92nd Street Y (New York), to be program director. AFS International (New York): Appointed Leslie E. Bains, senior vice president at HSBC North America (New York), to be…
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that charitable bequests will fall 22 percent through 2010 as a result of the estate-tax repeal. The tax is being gradually phased out until 2010, when it will be fully repealed for one year. After 2010, without new legislation, the tax would be restored.…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Arkansas Children’s Hospital March 2003 June 2004 $30,000,000 $30,900,000 For endowed positions and programs, a new pediatric intensive-care unit,…
Helping Nonprofit Employees Choose Among ‘Consumer-Driven’ Health-Care Plans
JOB MARKET By Alison Stein Wellner Stacy Brackeen is extremely organized. Ms. Brackeen, a mother of three who is also director of finance at the Breakthrough Collaborative, a charity in San Francisco that provides educational enrichment programs, is as meticulous about logging her household’s…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Raising money through planned gifts depends as much on your ability to persuade and communicate with people as it does on your technical skills.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts. The American Symphony Orchestra League (New York) and the MetLife Foundation (New York) have presented the 2004 Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement to…
A History of Family Homelessness in New York
A Shelter Is Not a Home...Or Is It? Lessons From Family Homelessness in New York City, by Ralph da Costa Nunez, recounts the history of homelessness affecting families in New York, as well as efforts to remedy the problem. Mr. Nunez, president of Homes for the Homeless, in New York, describes…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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How Grant Makers Can Promote Healthy Behaviors
Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at Its Roots examines how grant makers can support efforts to promote healthy behavior. This report by Grantmakers In Health, in Washington, begins with background information on chronic disease in the United States and the connections between illnesses…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Guidelines for Running Nonprofit Meetings
Roberta’s Rules of Order: A Guide for Nonprofits and Other Teams
By Jessica Kronstadt
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