Bequest Moves Buffett Fund Into Ranks of 20 Largest
The family foundation created by Warren E. Buffett and his late wife, Susan, will soon become one of the country’s 20 wealthiest philanthropies. Ms. Buffett, who died last month, left the Buffett Foundation the bulk of her stock holdings, currently valued at $2.6-billion. As of 2003, the Buffett…
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Nonprofit groups are measuring how much their ‘brand’ is worthIn two years, Habitat for Humanity International has more than doubled the amount it raises annually from companies that provide sponsorship fees, building supplies, and proceeds from the sale of products, and run marketing promotions…
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Charities find that donors are willing to give more for the opportunity to honor someone elseNot long after the Sciencenter, in Ithaca, N.Y., completed a $5.6-million capital campaign, Carl A. Batt, a food-science professor at Cornell University, stopped by one of the museum’s new permanent…
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Globalization Could Erode Corporate Giving in U.S., Expert Warns
New York As companies expand their operations overseas and make long-term cuts in their work forces over the next decade, corporate philanthropy in the United States is likely to decrease, an expert on business and charity told fund raisers gathered here last month for the 25th annual Fund Raising…
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Raises Given to Fund Raisers Outpaced Inflation, Study Finds
Salaries of U.S. fund raisers rose by 4.2 percent last year, to a median of $62,500, according to a new ALSO SEE:» Related tables: Salary and Benefits Paid to Fund Raisers survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The growth in median pay outpaced inflation, which was 2.3 percent in…
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An Annual Treasure Hunt That Yields Riches for Charity
By HOLLY HALLAmateur sleuths compete against one another in an annual treasure hunt that netted ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyAnimal Sculptures: Milking the Idea of Art for a CauseA Chip off the Old Auction Block: Bidding on Services to Help OthersThe Gift of Your Birthday: Making Charity…
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The Gift of Your Birthday: Making Charity the Beneficiary
By HOLLY HALLSome charities have started getting birthday gifts, not on their own anniversaries, but on the birth dates of their donors and volunteers. College Summit, a Washington charity that helps inner-city kids nationwide prepare ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyAnimal Sculptures:…
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Federal Charity Campaign Raised $218-Million in 1999
The federal government’s employee charity drive raised $217.8-million last year, a 5.5-percent rise over 1998. The money from the annual Combined Federal Campaign went to 1,200 organizations nationwide. Last year’s drive was the fourth campaign in a row in which giving increased. Even though the…
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