Luring Fund Raisers Who Lure Big Gifts
As more charities seek ways to attract wealthy donors, the rush is on to hire those who can get the job doneThe save-the-Redwoods League has been helping create majestic redwood parks since 1918. As research ALSO SEE:Charities’ Fast-Track JobsCultivating the Business Side of CharitySending a Clear…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Skilled fund raisers, consultants, and those with business and marketing savvy are most in demand The Harlem Children’s Zone, in New York, provides social services to thousands of youngsters annually, ALSO SEE:Luring Fund Raisers Who Lure Big GiftsCultivating the Business Side of CharitySending a…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Photograph by David GordonStudents at the Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Mass., often can be found smelling fragrant flowers or fingering fuzzy plant leaves in the airy Thomas and Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center. The new $2-million greenhouse has allowed the school to expand the…
Getting the Best Results From Brainstorming
IN THE TRENCHES By Alison Stein Wellner This past holiday season, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, in Yarmouth Port, Mass., began its first-ever fund-raising campaign with a holiday gift guide. Designed for the hard-to-please animal lover, the guide offers donors a number of ways to make…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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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. March 2004 4.0% February 4.2% January 4.2% December 2003 4.2% November 4.0% October…
Amistad Research Center (New Orleans): Appointed Lee Hampton, vice president of institutional advancement at Johnson C. Smith U. (Charlotte, N.C.), to be executive director. The center preserves historical manuscripts that document the history of African-Americans and other ethnic groups. Big…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Giving to Colleges and Private Schools
SOURCES AND PURPOSES OF PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR COLLEGES 1998 2002 2003 1-year* change 5-year* change Sources of support: Alumni $5,500,000,000 $5,900,000,000 $6,600,000,000 +9.4% +6.3% Nonalumni individuals $4,500,000,000 $5,400,000,000 $4,550,000,000 -17.6 -10.4 Corporations $3,250,000,000…