Donors Need More Advice, Report Says
By DEBRA E. BLUMPrivate foundations have an important role to play in drawing wealthy people to philanthropy, says a new report. Among other strategies, the report says, foundations should support programs run by community funds, United Ways, or other charities to teach donors about giving. The…
By Debra E. Blum
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Educational Programs Honored With Points of Light Awards
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton´s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
Couple Create $100-Million Foundation; Other Gifts
An Austin, Tex., couple have pledged $100-million to help people in Africa, the United Kingdom, and Texas. Phillip R. Berber, founder of the online brokerage CyBerCorp.com, and his wife, Donna, have established A Glimmer of Hope, a foundation in Austin that initially will focus on improving the…
Curbing Consumption: a Sampling of Charities Striving to Change Americans’ Behavior
Compiled by STEPHEN G. GREENE and MEG SOMMERFELDCenter for a New American Dream: Membership organization that helps people ALSO SEE:Learning to Make Do With Less and institutions reduce or alter their consumption habits in an effort to improve the quality of their lives and protect the environment.…
Photograph by Paul MarkertWhen schools opened in North Bennington, Vt., last week, Terry Ehrich, a magazine publisher, could be found driving an antique fire engine in a parade down Main Street to the local elementary school. Mr. Ehrich has long been a believer that the first day of school should…
Charities cite consumerism as the cause of many modern woesA growing number of non-profit organizations have taken on the daunting task of challenging ALSO SEE:Curbing Consumption: a Sampling of Charities Striving to Change Americans’ Behavior a juggernaut that sometimes appears unstoppable: the…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Text of Internet-Registration Guidelines Proposed by State Attorneys General
Whereas: Most charitable organizations provide valuable services to society--services that are not provided by government or the private for-profit sector. ALSO SEE:Internet Appeals and the Law At the same time, deceptive charitable solicitations, including fraud and misuse of charitable…
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston: Appointed Erica Soper, a development officer at the R.O.S.E. Fund (Boston), to be manager of annual giving and special events. Bobby Dodd Industries (Atlanta): Appointed Wayne McMillan, associate executive director at Families First (Atlanta), to be chief…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated September 7, 2000 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 2000 7.6% August 7.6% July 8.0%…