Health-Care Groups Fear Privacy Proposals Could Curtail Their Fund-Raising Efforts
Health-care organizations are worried that their fund-raising efforts could be sharply curtailed by new federal proposals that are designed to protect patients’ privacy. The proposed regulations, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, are aimed at restricting the release of medical…
By Holly Hall
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Fund Raisers: in Demand, in the Money
Those with more experience get big pay raises, new survey finds As the demand for experienced fund raisers grows, ALSO SEE:Fund Raisers: A Statistical Profile many charities are offering big pay increases to their development officials, a new survey has found. One in five fund raisers reported that…
By Holly Hall
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U. of Tampa Receives $28-Million; Other Gifts
Five universities, a college, and a museum have received big gifts. * John H. Sykes, chairman of Sykes Enterprises, and his wife, Susan, have given $28-million to the University of Tampa. The couple designated the gift for the construction of a student center scheduled to open in 2001. The size of…
‘Mitzvah-thon’ Creator Among ‘Points of Light’
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…
Founder of Dell Computer Creates Foundation
Michael Dell, founder of the Dell Computer Corporation, and his wife, Susan, have contributed $114-million worth of stock to establish a charitable foundation. The existence of the new philanthropy, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, came to light when the foundation sold 2.7 million shares of…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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Gates Fund’s Newest Title: World’s Richest
Bill and Melinda Gates have put another $5-billion into their foundation, ALSO SEE: America’s Wealthiest Foundations making it the wealthiest philanthropy in the world. With an endowment of $21.8-billion, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, is now worth slightly more than London’s…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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Largest Foundations Gave a Record $9.7-Billion in 1998, New Report Says
The booming stock market helped America’s wealthiest foundations give $9.7-billion in 1998 ALSO SEE:Foundation Giving Trends, 1998Where Private Donations Go -- more than was awarded in any previous year, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. Giving rose by 22 percent -- or…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem
Charities offer creative ways to help families of the elderly cope Since 1986, the Hebrew Home for the Aged, in Riverdale, N.Y., has operated a day-care program for elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease and other ailments, providing them with physical therapy, discussion groups, meals, and…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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Photograph by Jim West/Impact Visuals After several school-aged girls were raped in Detroit last fall, a local group called Alternatives for Girls joined forces with a Catholic parish to sponsor a self-defense class for young women. One recent Saturday morning, 103 girls participated in a…
Legal Tactic Chills Debate, Activists Say
Threat of costly court battles gives many charities goose bumps Terri Swearingen says that when she learned she had been sued for more than $1-million by the corporation ALSO SEE:Dozens of Organizations Fight State Laws That Allow Suits Against Food Activists that was operating a toxic-waste…
By Stephen G. Greene
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