Government cuts, financial woes could cause many groups to foldInterCommunity Caregivers, in Denver, started in 1997 with a promising future, a $25,000 grant ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyA Dwindling AmeriCorpsGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times from the Robert Wood…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Photograph by Cathy and Mark LyonsMillions of people around the world are afflicted with impaired vision that could be corrected with prescription eyeglasses -- if only the glasses were affordable. In some countries eyeglasses cost more than many people make in a month. The Gift of Sight program…
Brookings Institution (Washington): Appointed Isabel Sawhill, a senior fellow in economic studies, to be vice president and director of the economic-studies program. Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston: Joseph Doolin, president since 1989, will retire later this year. Cerebral Palsy Research…
Group Releases Figures on Charity Deductions
Using statistics from the Internal Revenue Service, RIA -- a tax-information publisher -- has calculated the average deductions for charitable contributions taken in 2001 by taxpayers in six tax brackets: Average deductions ranged from $1,329 for taxpayers who earned less than $15,000 to $17,842…
By Debra E. Blum and Elizabeth Schwinn
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated June 26, 2003 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. June 2003 3.6% May 3.8% April 3.6% March 3.8%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Archdiocese of Boston June 2001 June 2003 $300,000,000 $203,229,539 For capital improvements, education, health-care programs, ministry support,…
Q. When a prospective employer requests salary requirements in a cover letter, how should they be listed? A. That’s one of the stickiest questions that you’ll face when you’re searching for a job. On the one hand, you don’t want to price yourself out of a job you want; on the other, you don’t want…
By Sandy Asirvatham
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The Benefits and Challenges of Working for a Charity Based in a Religion Different From One’s Own
IN THE TRENCHES By Rebecca Gardyn When visitors walk through the doors of the Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, in Los Gatos, Calif., Danelle Rhiner is waiting to greet them with a big, welcoming smile and a warm, hearty “Shalom!” If asked, Ms. Rhiner, who juggles duties as…
By Rebecca Gardyn
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A List of Resources to Help Nonprofit Groups Assess Their Programs
IN THE TRENCHES The following resources can offer assistance for charities that seek to evaluate their work. Evaluation: An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Guiding, and Improving Policies and Programs, ALSO SEE:How Charities Learn from Evaluating Themselves, and Tips for Measuring Results…