The NonProfit Times - July 1, 2008 - (Page 4)

Who When Where How WHAT? Tony Soprano Clothing Auction • Fire Prevention Goats • X-Rated Charity • New Foundation Center President Tony Soprano Doesn’t Forget About ‘em In New Jersey, feeling like you’re a part of The Sopranos is as easy as grabbing a slice from Pizzaland or checking out the …entertainment …at Bada Bing’s (which is really named Satin Dolls). But now others can have mobster style. Outfits worn by actor James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and others in the fictional mafia family from the Emmy-award winning HBO show were slated to be auctioned off -with proceeds benefiting Wounded Warriors Project (WWP), a Floridabased nonprofit that serves injured soldiers. “Wounded Warrior Project is thankful for James Gandolfini’s commitment to our organization,” stated John Melia, the nonprofit’s executive director and founder. “Our motto is ‘The Greatest Casualty is Being Forgotten’ and with Mr. Gandolfini’s support, we will ensure that doesn’t happen.” The 24 Tony Soprano outfits, with an authenticity certificate from Gandolfini, are estimated to raise $500 to $3,000 each – including the blood-stained garb Tony wore when he was shot in the sixth season. More than 30 outfits from the show’s other characters, like A.J. Soprano, Bobby Bacala and Burt Gervasi, will be auctioned as well. WWP works to empower severely wounded soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with support programs and services for them and their families. — MICHELE DONOHUE The Bleating Truth About Fire Prevention The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles is employing goats to clear brush amid its 750 acres before it becomes fodder for potential fires.They don’t get W-2 forms or anything, but it’s Nanny and Billy’s Vegetative Management Company of Lakeview, Ore., that’s hired and travels the countryside in Southern California with its herd. The goats usually come to the Getty Museum for four weeks around May before traipsing off to other towns and public gardens. “They come in the spring after the grass is done growing, but before the hillside really starts to dry out that it becomes not so tasty for them,” said Michael DeHart, grounds supervisor.“It reduces the fuel load for brush fires. They take out the lower canopy, which is where grass fires would spread through the hillside.” The goats eat as much as they can, or as much as the grounds crew allows them to without causing erosion problems. The 50 to 60 goats can clear upward of an acre a day, with overnight protection from coyotes provided by company owners Hugh and Sarah Bunten, who camp out with three dogs on patrol. Though it costs “tens of thousands” of dollars to bring the goats each year, DeHart said they off-set any workers’ compensation claims that might occur. The goats eat poison oak while working the steepest slopes where workers could fall. “The savings is built up there that you don’t see. Those problems could end up costing thousands,” DeHart said. The Getty Trust still uses seasonal workers, but deploys the goats to the more treacherous areas. — MARK HRYWNA Bradford K. Smith Selected President Of The Foundation Center The Foundation Center in New York City has reached halfway around the world for its new president. Bradford K. Smith will succeed Sara L. Engelhardt, who is retiring after 17 years as president. Smith is currently president of the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, a family foundation with programs and grant activities in 41 countries in North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. His start date is October 1. “Brad is a respected leader with an outstanding record of achievement in connecting people and organizations to critical resources that strengthen their capacity to serve the public good,” said M. Christine DeVita, chairman of the Foundation Center’s board of trustees and president of the Wallace Foundation. “His deep knowledge of both philanthropy and the nonprofit sector and of the complex issues that drive the field today are powerful assets that will serve the Center well as the central knowledge hub for the field.” Prior to joining the Oak Foundation, Smith developed and led the Ford Foundation’s Peace and Social Justice Program, the foundation’s largest program area, providing hundreds of millions of dollars during his 10-year tenure as vice president to organizations working on issues of human rights, international cooperation, governance, and civil society in the U.S. and around the world. “With unprecedented levels of private wealth being devoted to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector,” Smith said,“the public increasingly wants to know how these resources are being applied to the diverse challenges facing society … Building a better world is imperative, and I am honored to take the reins of an organization that is contributing the ideas, information, and services needed by grantmakers and nonprofits striving to do just that.” Love To Love You -- Charity An adult toy manufacturer teaming up with a nonprofit is sure to generate quite a buzz. California Exotic Novelties (CEN), a femaleowned company based in Chino, Calif., will sell The Papillion personal massager and donate a portion of the sales to Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women affected by breast cancer and improving their quality of life. “For every woman, quality of life is different. But from the moment you are diagnosed with breast cancer, we want to help women live as well as possible,” said Jean Sachs, executive director of the Haverford, Pa. nonprofit. Sachs said breast cancer treatment might affect all aspects of a woman’s life -- weight, energy, nutrition -- and regaining sexual intimacy is just one aspect of overall quality of life.“To me, this is very much a part of our mission,” said Sachs. CEN’s owner, Susan Colvin, said she wants to partner with a nonprofit and that LBBC’s mission just fit.“They work with women to improve their lives -- and that’s what we believe in,” said Colvin, who said storeowners seemed enthusiastic about displaying a product tied to the mission. “We’ve all lost people to cancer, and specifically breast cancer. We were impressed that people felt as passionately as we do about this cause.” The two-speed, waterproof massager uses the LBBC logo and signature colors. The Papillion’s first shipment reached 1,200 adult stores during May and Colvin said that she expects the number to increase. — MICHELE DONOHUE 4 JULY 1, 2008 THE NONPROFIT TIMES www.nptimes.com http://www.nptimes.com

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