Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
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 2001 5.8% August 6.0% July 6.2% June 6.0% May 5.8% April 6.0% March 6.2%…
Copyright © 2001 The Chronicle of Philanthropy Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Amherst College (Mass.) Nov. 1996 June 2001 $200,000,000 $269,786,237 For faculty and student…
The following charities recently received large gifts: Bates College (Lewiston, Me.): $1-million from Norman E. Ross, a retired treasurer of the college who died last year, and his late wife, Marjorie Pillsbury Ross, for endowment. East Carolina U. (Greenville, N.C.): $5.5-million bequest from…
By Brian O'Leary
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for achievement in fund raising, management, and philanthropy: Arts. Americans for the Arts (Washington) has given its 2001 Selina Roberts Ottum Award, which recognizes outstanding local arts leadership, to Abel Lopez, associate producing director of GALA…
Putting Technology Geeks to Work for the Common Good
On his first day at Andersen Consulting in 1993, Curt Iiams had to be told where to find the button to turn on his computer. A quick study, though, he became a technology consultant at Andersen (now called Accenture), working with such companies as ALSO SEE:About Curt Iiams Bank One and American…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Tips on Running Capital Campaigns
Preparing Your Capital Campaign, by Marilyn Bancel, seeks to help fund raisers with tasks such as determining timetables for a campaign, creating committees, and establishing goals. An introductory chapter goes over the fundamentals of campaign fund raising and addresses key questions about them.…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
Neighborhood Groups Work for Social Change, Report Says
Community Organizing Toolbox: A Funder’s Guide to Community Organizing, by Sally Covington and Larry Parachini, a report from the Washington-based Neighborhood Funders Group, surveys the work of groups nationwide that organize community members for such purposes as increasing employment…
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
Fund Raisers Dream About Successful Campaigns
Getting Your Ducks in a Row: the Proven Strategies for Exceeding Capital, Endowment, and Operating Campaign Goals
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor
Tracking the Life Cycle of Charities
The Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations: Where You Are, Where You’re Going, and What to Expect When You Get There
By Janine E. Guglielmino
Contributor