aCharitable trustees owe their duty to the “charitable purpose”; corporate directors owe their duty to the corporation. Are these statements different? While some observers seek a legal obligation for charity fiduciaries to further social goals even at the expense of a given charity, it should ...
The author highlights the role of trustees to a properly functioning charitable sector, noting issues like the payment of trustees in large charities as well as concerns such as shortage of trustees, recruitment through personal connect...
LionHeart are looking for ambitious, committed people to join its board of trustees and sub-committees. Are you a strategic thinker with the experience and motivation to help lead an organisation in its next exciting steps? Do you want to build your CV and use your skillset to make a differ...
I have always had an interest in sewing and alterations and have been adjusting and reconstructing charity shop clothing since I was very young – and I even used to make fur coats and Spice Girl shoes out of old corks, plaster and dental floss for my Barbie dolls. However, it never occu...
When she was appointed to the board of trustees for Delaware State University, the school reported, “Ms. Stewart is the chair of the board chairperson (sic) for Teach for America Delaware, the vice chair of the East Side Charter School, a trustee for Christiana Care Health Services and ...
To vote by proxy, you must either • fill out the enclosed proxy card, date and sign it, and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, • vote by telephone (instructions are on the proxy card), or • vote by Internet (instructions are on the proxy card). To ensure that ...
Donate in the way that gives the most back. For instance in the UK, theGift Aid schememeans that if you’re a UK taxpayer and you give money to charity, the charity can claim back the tax you’ve paid on this money, boosting the charity amount without costing you anything extra. So...
The installment gift, while it could be stopped or changed at any time by the trustees, had no conditions attached to its acceptance. The court concluded that no other ruling ‘justifies the taxing of this bona fide gift given [the pastor] with love and affection by his old ...
Of course, saving for the future may be even better than an insurance policy, because if you don't need the amount you saved, you are free to spend it on life's little luxuries, leave it to your offspring, or donate it to charity. ...
That means you have a fiduciary responsibility if you volunteered to sit on theinvestment committeeof the board of your local charity or other organization. You have been placed in a position of trust, and there may be consequences for betraying that trust. Also, hiring a financial or investmen...