Keep Numbers Straight About Gay People
To the Editor: Jim Luce’s letter to the editor (“Talk of ‘Inclusion’ Must Include Gay People,” September 18) restates the canard that gay people comprise “one-tenth of the nation’s population.” No facts support this figure, which apparently originated with Dr. Alfred Kinsey. More-recent studies…
Ways to Lure Youths Into Non-Profit Fold
To the Editor: As a 26-year-old executive director of a mid-size Chicago family foundation, I feel qualified to comment on Pablo Eisenberg’s piece on the lack of enticements and opportunities for young people in non-profit careers (“Non-Profit World Must Reach Out to Its Future,” September 18). Not…
Turner Supplies Needed Boost to Overseas Giving
After a brief flurry of interest, Ted Turner’s $1-billion gift to the United Nations has dropped off the front pages. Churlish articles have impugned his motives, questioned his mental state, and speculated whether the pledge will ever be paid. Mr. Turner is regarded by Atlanta business leaders as…
By HENRY GOLDSTEIN
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Negative Stereotypes of Girls Do More Harm Than Good
To the Editor: Although it was a true change to see an article exclusively devoted to the topic of girls, I was appalled at Susan Gray’s article (“Keeping Girls Out of Trouble,” September 18). The headline, photos, and general tone of the article -- as well as the accompanying article on the Girl…
Charity, Know Thy Corporate Partner — and Thyself
The recent union -- and now ugly legal divorce proceedings -- between the American Medical Association and the Sunbeam Corporation should serve as a cautionary tale for charities looking to forge income-producing ties to the business world. Joint marketing ventures can be extremely lucrative, but…
By Stan L. Friedman
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New Rules Could Undermine Integrity of Arts Endowment, Critics Say
The National Endowment for the Arts apparently has survived another brush with extinction -- but leaders of arts groups and many grant makers are troubled by the new terms under which it may have to exist. After a largely symbolic vote by the House of Representatives to scrap the arts fund, the…
By Vince Stehle
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A Campaign to Sweep Away Danger
Hundreds of charities share glory as international effort to ban use of land mines captures Nobel prize When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this month, hundreds of non-profit organizations in dozens of countries considered themselves to be co-winners, claiming a share of the credit -- if not the…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Baltimore Jewish Federation Leader’s Strategy: Getting to Know You
Darrell Friedman, president of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, is the unofficial philanthropic guru to this city’s top Jewish families. He spends hour upon hour each week advising many of Baltimore’s biggest donors how best to devote their money to charitable purposes in…
By Vince Stehle
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Opera’s Fund Raiser Brings in Donations by Using Perfect Pitch
William Godward was able to make a compelling case as he raised funds for the renovation of the 1932 War Memorial Opera House here. If an earlier generation could build the grand Beaux Arts auditorium in the depths of the Depression, the president of the San Francisco Opera Association reasoned,…
By Vince Stehle
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One-Time Farm Girl Now Cultivates Donors for U. of Washington
If Marilyn Dunn had been told as a girl in Billings, Mont., that she would grow up to be a fund raiser, she might have pictured herself passing around a collection plate in church or going door to door to raise money for a local farmer who had hit hard times. ''Professional fund raiser’’ was not a…
By Susan Gray
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