Firm : A Milestone
On April 1, 1991…
- Dwight Goodin signs a $5.15 million three-year contract with the Mets
- U.S. minimum wage goes to $4.25 per hour from $3.80
- Holman Consulting is founded from the collective successes of Holman Philanthropic Management to enable nonprofits to achieve successes they often never dreamed possible.
Then & Now
We hope you will enjoy a glimpse of Then & Now. Though we think we’ve done our homework, we can’t take responsibility for the accuracy of these interesting little snippets. Enjoy!
| 1991 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (World) | 5.359 billion | 7 billion |
| Population (U.S.) | 252 million | 310 million |
| Federal spending | $1323.63 billion | $1128 trillion (requested) |
| Federal debt | $35,998.5 billion | $14,237,070.1 trillion |
| Median Household Income | $30,126 | $49,777 (trending lower; peak was $52,587 in 1999) |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 9.5% |
| Cost of first-class stamp | 25¢ | 43¢ |
| Haiti | U.S. suspends assistance to Haiti after troops seize president. | President Obama pledges $100 million in US aid for Haiti. |
| Libya | U.S. indicts two Libyans in 1988 bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland | U.S. joins UN Security Council on no-fly zone over Libya |
| Super Bowl winner | New York Giants | Green Bay Packers |
| Oscar (Best Picture) | Dances with Wolves | The King’s Speech |
| Record of the Year | Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins) | Need You Now (Lady Antebellum) |
| Tony Award | Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon | Red, by John Logan (predicted) |
| Most popular computer interface/browser | Gopher | Firefox (Chrome closing in fast) |
| Dow Jones | Closes above 3,000 for the first time ever at 3004.46 | Struggles to stay above 12,000 |
| The Association of Fundraising Professionals membership | 13,813 (then NSFRE) | 22,000 and growing |
| Middle East / North Africa | Terry Anderson is released after 7 years of captivity in Beirut | Political turmoil at historic high as tensions increase |
| Television | “Cheers” is among the Top 10 TV series | Super Bowl XLV tops 111 million viewers |
| I (Margaret Holman) … | was 20 years younger | am 20 years wiser |
| U.S. Open Tennis Tournament | Stefan Edberg and Monica Seles win | Potential Prize Money payout expected to top $20 M |
| Charitable Giving | reached a record $148 B (versus $303 B in 2009) | Two thirds of charities predict giving increases in 2011 after last year’s recession |
| Celebrity deaths | Danny Thomas, Martha Graham, Michael Landon, and Gene Roddenberry | Femmes fatales Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Russell, and Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo, Len Lesser. |
| Philanthropy | The Philanthropy Protection Act is four years away from passage | Philanthropic organizations lobby Congress to permanently extend charitable measures |
| Technology | IBM exits the typewriter business | Apple sells 3 million iPads in just 80 days |
| Average price of a loaf of white bread |
75¢ | $2.28 |
| Coffee consumption (U.S.) | 51% over age 10 imbibe | 57% over age 18 imbibe; 19% make it gourmet |
| Price of gold (ounce) | About $350 | About $1500 |
| April 1 (no April Fool’s!) | Holman Consulting is incorporated as Holman Philanthropic Management. | Holman Consulting celebrates 20 years with new logo and new Web site. |
