Volunteers and Charity Leaders Offer Advice on Public Service
NEW BOOKS Be the Change: Change the World, Change Yourself, edited by Michelle Nunn, encourages readers to serve their communities — to beautify a neighborhood, tutor children, support their fellow citizens — and also help themselves. Ms. Nunn, a co-founder and chief executive officer of the Hands…
By Anne W. Howard
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Looking at the Grant-Making Process From a Foundation’s Point of View
NEW BOOKS “Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal": A Foundation Director Reveals What Happens Next
By Anne W. Howard
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Why and How Foundations Should Take Creative Risks
NEW BOOKS Creative Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
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Arts Group Fights to Keep Tax-Exempt Status
TAX WATCHBy Elizabeth SchwinnFacing the loss of its exemption from state taxes, a New Hampshire artists’ colony has gone to court to argue that it qualifies as a charity and should not be required to pay more than $150,000 in annual property taxes to the town where it is located. Representatives of…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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IRS Reminds Charities of New Online-Filing Rule
TAX WATCHBy Elizabeth SchwinnBeginning with the 2006 tax year, charities with $10-million or more in assets must file their Form 990 federal informational tax returns via the Internet, the Internal Revenue Service says. The electronic filing requirement was first applied last year to charities with…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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A Former Mayor Takes an Unexpected Path to a Gay-Rights Charity
I didn’t follow a blueprint, but instead my career path built on itself. It wasn’t that I was forward-thinking, saying, “I want to do this.” I was enabled to do more because of the experiences that I had. I got my bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota. I took a lot of…
Here’s a sampling of places that offer silent retreats: Bethany Retreat House, East Chicago, Ind., (219) 398-5047 Private and directed silent retreats are available at this suburban home owned by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, a religious order of Catholic women. Retreats start at $45 per…
Silent retreats are generating buzz among stressed-out charity workers and a few foundations Four years ago Steve Jenkins felt overwhelmed by his job helping immigrant garment workers in New York. The solution, he decided, was to find some serious peace and quiet. Taking the advice of a friend,…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
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Calls for Openness Prompt Nonprofit Groups to Revise Policies
More than half of nonprofit organizations have made changes to their governance policies in the ALSO SEE: Table: Key Duty of Nonprofit Boards: How Budget Size Affects the Top Priority Table: Percentage of Nonprofit Grous That Made Governance Chnages in the Past Three years past three years,…
By Harvy Lipman
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