Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-27 Thread Ray Saintonge
On 04/26/11 7:50 PM, Fred Bauder wrote: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Fred Bauder wrote: Foundation is not a legal term Private foundation is one, though, and it is one that is contrasted with public charity. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_0509000-.html

[Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread MZMcBride
From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Some charities, however, have the word Foundation in their official names. Examples of these are the Yele Haiti Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the William J. Clinton

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread David Gerard
On 26 April 2011 20:22, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: It appears that nobody appears to actually follow this rule (including the New York Times), but I find the nuance interesting. I imagine one would perform better than the other during fundraising; perhaps there's hard data on that.

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Fajro
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:22 PM, MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com wrote: From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Is the WMF only a charitable organization? I think WMF is much more than that.

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
MZMcBride, 26/04/2011 21:22: From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Something to consider is that the WMF has a global audience. In Italian, for instance, a translation for charity doesn't even exist: all foundations are

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Fred Bauder
From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Some charities, however, have the word Foundation in their official names. Examples of these are the Yele Haiti Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the William J. Clinton

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Fred Bauder
MZMcBride, 26/04/2011 21:22: From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Something to consider is that the WMF has a global audience. In Italian, for instance, a translation for charity doesn't even exist: all foundations are

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Fred Bauder, 26/04/2011 21:08: MZMcBride, 26/04/2011 21:22: From a New York Times blog post about the use of the word foundation versus the use of the word charity: Something to consider is that the WMF has a global audience. In Italian, for instance, a translation for charity doesn't even

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Anthony
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: Foundation is not a legal term Private foundation is one, though, and it is one that is contrasted with public charity. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_0509000-.html

Re: [Foundation-l] Foundation vs. charity

2011-04-26 Thread Fred Bauder
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: Foundation is not a legal term Private foundation is one, though, and it is one that is contrasted with public charity. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_0509000-.html