Muslim Charity Accuses Federal Government of Fabricating Evidence
Charity accuses federal government of fabricating evidence
Stanford President’s Corporate Connections Raise Money, Concerns
Corporate ties of Stanford University’s president under scrutiny
Charity Finds Box of Fake Money in Its Basement
Mass. charity finds fake money at its headquarters
How Philanthropy Can Use ‘Social Media’ Tools
Readers of Tactical Philanthropy have been discussing how donors and foundations could use “social media” tools—online technology such as blogs, data bases, and
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Texas Governor Getting Heat for Donations
The blog Don’t Tell the Donor routinely offers interesting tidbits about strange doings involving fund raising in the nonprofit world. But the blog, which does not reveal the author’s identity, has spent quite a bit of time recently talking about the fund-raising activities of Texas Gov. Rick…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Jeff Brooks, a creative director at the fund-raising consulting firm Merkle Domain, is one of the more prolific bloggers in the nonprofit arena, offering regular takes on how charities should be more attentive to their donors. His Donor Power Blog often prompts charity leaders to take advantage of…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Marketing Deals for Small Charities
Small charities often have a difficult time getting the attention of big companies like the Gap and CVS that run marketing campaigns to benefit charity. Joe Waters, who oversees cause marketing at Boston Medical Center and writes Selfish Giving, offers ideas to help charities overcome that problem…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Is Yale Playing Tricks With Its Public Disclosure Form?
Dan Prives, an expert on charity finances, found some interesting omissions when he took a look at Yale University’s informational tax returns. It seems Yale doesn’t properly list its revenue on the form, according to Mr. Prives’ Where Most Needed blog. Mr. Prives also found that Yale doesn’t list…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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JetBlue Debacle Offers Lessons for Charities
Charities can learn quite a bit about how to respond to a public-relations crisis from the recent debacle involving JetBlue Airlines, says Nancy E. Schwartz, a nonprofit marketing consultant, in her Getting Attention blog. During a Valentine’s Day snowstorm, JetBlue kept fliers in some of its…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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The growing number of Web logs that focus on the nonprofit world often makes it difficult to keep up with the items of greatest interest. The Chronicle of Philanthropy‘s Give and Take column seeks to highlight the most notable and provocative online postings — and keep you up to date on the most…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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