Philanthropy Archives

Mss 50
2.4 c.f (6 document boxes) 		[Printer-friendly version]

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Last updated by bburk on 01/10/2013

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Last updated by bburk on 07/31/2012

Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers with a mission of “changing the world one child and one community at a time.” The organization originated in Detroit, Michigan in 1914 with Allen S. Browne and Joseph G. Prance with the idea to create a fraternal organization with a health benefit feature. Enough members were recruited for them to apply in the state for not for profit status that was approved on January 21, 1915 and The Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order Brothers was formed. The name changed to Kiwanis a year later. Its first motto was “We build,” a translation of its name based on an Otchipew American Indian expression. The original purpose was to exchange business between members and to serve the poor. The debate as to whether to focus on networking or service was resolved in 1919, when Kiwanis adopted a service-focused mission. Today with nearly 250,000 members and clubs in over 80 nations, the organization continues to focus on its mission with its programs and projects.
Last updated by bburk on 04/12/2012
Mss 029
8.6 c.f. (8 cartons and 3 document boxes) 		[Printer-friendly version]

 

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Last updated by bburk on 04/11/2012

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Last updated by bburk on 02/21/2012

Last updated by bburk on 09/30/2011

This collection is currently being processed.  Please consult with Brenda Burk about research within this collection.

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Last updated by bburk on 05/10/2013
Preliminary Inventory
A2009/10-029
Last updated by bburk on 05/23/2011
Mss 041
1.2 c.f. (1 carton and 1 document box) and 14 rolls of microfilm 		[Printer-friendly version]

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The National Society of Fund Raisers was organized in New York City in 1960 to serve as the professional association for fund raisers in America.  The organization changed its name to the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE) in the mid-1970s, and at about the same time hired its first executive director.  In 1993 NSFRE had 15,903 individual members in 131 chapters, and maintained a national office in Alexandria, Virginia.  Its name was again changed January 1, 2001, to the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Last updated by bburk on 08/19/2010