American Liver Foundation (New York): Appointed Sandra Miller, executive director of the American London Symphony Orchestra (New York), to be senior manager of corporate relations. American Russian Young Artists Orchestra (New York): Appointed Christine M. Loomis, senior vice president at the U.S.…
A Sampling of Nonprofit Leadership Programs
Here are some of the most popular and prestigious leadership programs that include participants ALSO SEE:Grooming the Best and BrightestKellogg Builds on Former Fellowship Program With New Leadership SeriesLeadership Training Benefits Executives, but Not Always Their Charities from the nonprofit…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated September 19, 2002 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. September 2002 4.6% August 5.2% July 5.6%…
Just over a year ago, the Children’s Environmental Health Coalition, in Princeton, N.J., a health-education group that warns parents about toxins in homes and neighborhoods, aimed to improve the way it communicated with its constituents. But the group soon saw that its electronic message board and…
By Darlene M. Siska
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Two Theaters Find That Innovative Child-Care Programs Help Attract Busy Patrons
BRAINSTORMS By Kimberlee Roth Ten years ago, administrators at Center Stage in Baltimore were considering ways to increase season subscriptions. “We had been hearing for quite a while that our subscribers were struggling to manage a full season of theater around their busy lives, especially when…
By Kimberlee Roth
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How a Stint in the Peace Corps Planted the Seeds for a Career in Leadership Education
ENTRY LEVEL J.D. Hokoyama Age: 56 First job: Peace Corps Volunteer, Gore, Ethiopia Current job: President and chief executive officer of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Los Angeles I went to school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. I studied English, and my plan was to be an…
IRS Issues Compendium of Studies on Charities
The Internal Revenue Service has released a compilation of previously published research data on tax-exempt organizations. The 850-page volume, which contains three dozen articles and papers, provides information on charities, private foundations, unrelated-business income taxes, and charitable…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Court Drops Case on ‘Parsonage Allowance’
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a case involving a law that allows ministers and other religious leaders to exclude from their gross income the money they receive from their employers to pay for housing. The issue arose in a dispute between the IRS and a California minister over…
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Bills Would Raise Rate for Volunteers’ Car Use
Two bills introduced in Congress would help people who use their automobiles as part of their volunteer work for charities. Under federal law, volunteers who drive their cars for charitable purposes may be reimbursed up to 14 cents a mile without the payment’s being subject to income tax. The rate…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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