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…
The IRS Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt and Government Entities has scheduled a public meeting May 21 in Washington to discuss audit issues, abusive tax shelters, and other topics. To attend: call Demetrice Tuppince at (202) 283-9954. Tax Analysts, a nonprofit publisher of tax information, told…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Rosemont, Ill.): Appointed Karen L. Hackett, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the American College of Healthcare Executives (Chicago), to be chief executive officer and executive vice president. American-Italian Cancer Foundation (New…
Winners of Yale Business-Plan Contest for Charities
Following are winners and finalists in the business-plan competition organized by the Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: TOP WINNERS: $100,000 EACH CompuMentor (San Francisco) El Puente Community Development Corporation (El Paso, Tex.) Guthrie…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Asian Art Museum (Calif.) Jan. 2001 2003 $160,500,000 $160,000,000 To renovate the museum’s future home, a landmark building in downtown San…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated May 15, 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. May 2003 3.8% April 2003 3.6% March 3.8% February…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose California Lutheran U. March 2003 Dec. 2004 $80,000,000 $62,400,000 For the annual fund, capital improvements, and endowment Florida State U. Oct.…
When Charities Use Personality Assessments at Hiring Time, Job Seekers Find No Easy Answers
JOB MARKET By Alicia Abell When Kris Huston applied for her job as director of human resources at the Blood Center of Iowa, in Des Moines, she was asked to take a personality-assessment test. She was skeptical. In her 15-year career in administration, she had never used the tests before. “As an HR…
By Alicia Abell
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