Gates Foundation Becomes World’s Wealthiest
Bill and Melinda Gates have put $5-billion more into their foundation, 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 more than London’s Wellcome Trust. The Wellcome Trust is worth £13-billion, or…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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Founder of Dell Computer Gives $114-Million to Start 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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Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 1999
Amount Purpose Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and his wife, Melinda Three gifts totaling $16-billion To endow the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation James H. Clark, founder of Netscape $150-million To construct a biomedical-engineering center at Stanford University Philip Forbes Holton, former…
Top Officials to Discuss IRS Reorganization
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Treasury Secretary, and other federal officials will discuss the recent revamping of the I.R.S. at a conference in Washington this week. To learn more about the January 13-14 event, “The New I.R.S. Stands Up: What the Modernized Agency Means for You,” call…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Charities Urged to Consider Lobbying Choice
The Alliance for Justice, a national association of advocacy groups, and 15 grant makers are asking foundations to encourage their grant recipients to consider a little-used way to have their lobbying work measured by the government. Federal law has long allowed charities to lobby -- provided that…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Associations. The Technology Section of the American Society of Association Executives (Washington) has given its 1999 Award of Excellence: Technology Innovation Award to…
Paper Urges Oversight of Data Bases on Charities
State Nonprofit Databases: Current Conditions and Future Directions, by Russy D. Sumariwalla, assesses the progress of efforts to build computer data bases of non-profit organizations, and calls for establishing a committee to steer the development of such compilations state-by-state. This paper,…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Booklet Offers Tips for Annual-Fund Success
Profitable Annual Gift Strategies is a guide to running a yearly fund-raising campaign, published by the editors of Successful Fund Raising and The Volunteer Management Report. Sections cover persuading employees to give, expanding an organization’s pool of donors, using direct mail, coordinating…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Guide Explains Tax Regulations for Churches, Secular Organizations
The Zondervan Church and Nonprofit Organization Tax & Financial Guide: 2000 Edition
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Author Touts the Use of Retirees as Volunteers
Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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