The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Community service. The Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.) has presented its 2007 Beryl H. Buck Awards for Achievement to Ana Maria Ramirez, who will receive…
How to Strengthen the Relationship Between Educators and Foundations
NEW BOOKS Reconnecting Education & Foundations: Turning Good Intentions Into Educational Capital
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Charities Can Benefit From Upgrading Technology, Book Says
NEW BOOKS Nonprofits & Technology: Emerging Research for Usable Knowledge
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Book Offers Tips on Learning to Serve Others
NEW BOOKS Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World
By Anne W. Howard
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‘Portfolio’: Cultural Patronage
As competition to attract donors intensifies, many arts groups are increasingly offering patrons an opportunity to support particular artists, says Portfolio magazine (May). “For some wealthy donors, it is no longer enough to see one’s name in the program or even etched into the wall of a symphony…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
‘Weekly Standard’: Growth of Charities
While both liberal and conservative idealogues have declared the surge in the size and wealth of the nonprofit world in the last 30 years a threat to aspects of American society, such fears are overblown, says Gerard Alexander in The Weekly Standard (April 23). In his article for the conservative…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Bits: Fenton Communications Purchases Donordigital
Fenton Communications, a consulting company in New York that advises nonprofit organizations, foundations, and other advocacy groups, has purchased Donordigital, a consulting company in San Francisco that helps nonprofit organizations with their online fund raising and advocacy. The merger goes…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nominations Sought for Technology Awards
The ePhilanthropy Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards, which honor innovative uses of the Internet for fund raising, membership, and activism. A new award will honor the best Web site or online campaign designed for older adults. Winners will receive…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Verizon Gives $31-Million for Education Web Site
Over the next three years, the Verizon Foundation, in Washington, will put $31-million toward its Thinkfinity.org educational and literacy program. The site provides more than 50,000 free lesson plans for elementary- and secondary-school students developed by leading educational institutions,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Google Shares Map Software With Holocaust Museum
Believing that information and understanding are the first steps toward action, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google are using the Internet company’s mapping technology to educate the public about the crisis in Darfur. The museum has assembled photographs, data, and eyewitness…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor