New Report Details Milwaukee Giving
Philanthropy is thriving in the Milwaukee area, according to a new report from the Milwaukee Foundation. The foundation has issued what it calls its first “report card” on giving in four local counties. The report is based on financial information from 63 area charities. No churches or religious…
Baruch College Gets 2 Big Donations; Other Recent Gifts
The City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College has received two big gifts. Lawrence Zicklin, a managing principal of the investment firm Neuberger & Berman and a 1957 alumnus, and his wife, Carol, have pledged $18-million to expand the M.B.A. program at the School of Business. That gift…
For centuries, the Yup’ik Eskimos prayed for food, driftwood, and other resources they needed to survive on the cold, harsh tundra in southwestern Alaska. They made ornate masks decorated with feather tufts and wooden appendages and held dance ceremonies as part of their religious tradition. But…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the National Charities Information Bureau. That private organization reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The organization does not approve or disapprove of charities, and…
Accion International (Somerville, Mass.): Appointed Roy A. Jacobowitz, senior director of resource development, to be vice-president for resource development. African Wildlife Foundation (Washington): Appointed Nina Tanner Robbins, director of development at the World Resources Institute…
Corporate and Foundation Fund Raising: A Complete Guide from the Inside By Eugene A. Scanlan A scattershot approach to seeking grants can often yield disappointing results, writes the author of this book. He provides this guide in order to help grant seekers narrow their options and develop a…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Local United Ways Experiment With New Approaches to Distributing Money
For the past several years, United Ways around the country have been undergoing mission makeovers, looking for ways that they can play a more active role in solving local problems instead of just raising money for health and social-service groups. And, as the 1997-98 fund-raising campaign totals…
By Marilyn Dickey and Jennifer Moore
United Way Sees End to Dry Spell
Giving rises 4% to 5% nationwide as new strategies begin to pay off United Ways around the country are celebrating a campaign season that they say marks a clear end to a long stretch of weak returns. Based on preliminary results released by United Way of America, gifts to the roughly 1,400 local,…
By Marilyn Dickey and Jennifer Moore
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Associations. The American Society of Association Executives (Washington) has given its 1998 Key Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in association management, to…