Health Groups Face ‘Intermediate Sanctions’
The Internal Revenue Service has won its first big test of a 1996 law designed to crack down on people who receive improper financial benefits through their involvement with nonprofit organizations. A Mississippi family and the group of health organizations it oversees are subject to so-called…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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New Leader Sets Sights on Rebuilding Hale House
As Lawrence F. Davenport takes the helm of Hale House this month, the former federal appointee and nonprofit financial manager will look to steer the New York charity out of controversy and back toward its mission: caring for needy infants. Once hailed by its Harlem neighbors and international…
By Michael Anft
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The Rich Register: A Directory of America’s Wealthiest People 2002 is a reference book listing 4,800 Americans worth at least $25-million. The book, which is used by charity officials who are seeking information on potential donors, lists information on wealthy people arranged alphabetically by…
By Katy Marquardt
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A New Angle: Arts Development in the Suburbs, by Carolyn Bye, examines the rise of arts activity and development in recent years in metropolitan suburbs, using Minnesota’s Twin Cities as a case study. The report, commissioned by the McKnight Foundation, in Minneapolis, challenges stereotypes about…
By Katy Marquardt
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A Case for a National Movement to Help Parents
Taking Parenting Public: the Case for a New Social Movement
By Katy Marquardt
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Tips for Starting a Major-Gifts Campaign
Planning and Implementing Your Major Gifts Campaign
By Katy Marquardt
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Creative Ideas for a Limited Budget
Fund Raising & Marketing in the One-Person Shop: Achieving Success With Limited Resources, Fourth Edition
By Katy Marquardt
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Memoir of a Human-Rights Activist
The Courage of Strangers: Coming of Age With the Human Rights Movement
By Katy Marquardt
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Finance Magazines Cover Donor Funds
By Nicole Lewis More wealthy Americans are turning to donor-advised funds to give to charity, say Forbes (June 10) and Money (June). The funds allow people to donate cash, stock, or other assets, claim a tax break, and then recommend how money in the fund should be distributed to charities. After…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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‘Lilith’: Growth of Jewish Women’s Funds
By Nicole Lewis In the last decade, more than a dozen new Jewish women’s foundations have been created to improve the lives of women and girls in the United States and Israel, says Lilith magazine (Spring). Driving their creation is Jewish women’s increasing awareness of their “charity clout” and…
By Grant Williams and Nicole Lewis