Photograph by Marty SohlPeople who normally rely on canes and wheelchairs take center stage in the work of the Axis Dance Company, but in every other way, the charity’s goals are the same as most troupes': to produce great performances. “Always, the first goal is to create good art,” says Judith…
American Education Services (Harrisburg, Pa.): Appointed Richard E. Willey, chief operating officer, ALSO SEE:A Museum Adminstrator Learns What It’s Like to Be CEO to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Michael H. Herschock, who is retiring. Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin,…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated January 9, 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. January 2003 4.2% December 2002 4.0% November…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose New Mexico Tech April 2001 April 2003 $5,000,000 $4,250,000 For academic programs, capital improvements, faculty, endowment, fellowships,…
Like For-Profit Managers, Charity Leaders Turn to Career Coaches for Fresh Perspective and Support
JOB MARKET By Marilyn Dickey At age 30, Leigh Marecek became executive director of Physicians for a Violence-Free Society, in San Francisco, a nonprofit organization with a staff of five. Her 10 years of experience working at crisis centers as an advocate, fund raiser, public speaker, and manager…
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Shy Student Finds Her Niche as Seamstress for the Homeless
A teacher inspired Shifra Mincer, 16, to start volunteering in a New York soup kitchen, ALSO SEE:Charity’s Youth MovementThe Young and the Generous: Related articles but it was Shifra who carved her own niche there. The granddaughter of a seamstress, Shifra went to the soup kitchen to help set the…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 2002
1. Walter Annenberg, publishing executive and philanthropist who died in October $375-million bequest* » To augment the endowment of the Annenberg Foundation, in St. Davids, Pa. 2. Eli Broad, chairman of SunAmerica, a financial-services company in Los Angeles, and his wife, Edythe $300-million » To…
A Nonprofit Group Helps Tiny New York Charities Drum Up Big Fund-Raising Galas
BRAINSTORMS By Alison Stein Wellner At Webster Hall, a trendy nightclub in New York’s Greenwich Village, the dress code for people who come to dance every weekend is a notch above casual: no athletic wear, no sneakers, no hats. But on a weeknight in late October, the more than 500 people who packed…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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