Book Examines Giving to Breast-Cancer Causes
NEW BOOKS Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
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A Biography of an Industrialist and Philanthropist From Pittsburgh
NEW BOOKS Mellon: An American Life
By Anne W. Howard
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Philanthropy Is Good for Business, Say Corporate Executives
NEW BOOKS The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
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Illinois Strips Hospital of Property-Tax Exemption
The State of Illinois last week upheld a 2003 decision stripping the Provena Covenant Medical Center, in Urbana, of its exemption from property taxes, a ruling that comes as Congress is examining whether to redefine how hospitals must behave to avoid paying taxes. Brian Hamer, the state’s director…
By Harvy Lipman
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Bits: CitizenSpeak Creator Wins Antonio Pizzigati Prize
By Nicole Wallace All six candidates for governor of Minnesota have agreed to participate in an online debate sponsored by the Blandin Foundation, in Grand Rapids, Minn., and E-Democracy.org, a nonprofit organization in Minneapolis that uses technology to try to increase civic engagement. The…
Greenpeace Among Winners of Internet Competition
By Nicole WallaceThe ePhilanthropy Foundation has presented its awards for excellence in nonprofit use of the Internet for fund raising and advocacy. Greenpeace International’s “No Whaling Virtual March” was honored as the campaign that best integrated online and offline activities. More than…
Site Compares Programs in Public-Interest Law
By Nicole WallaceProspective students can visit a new Web site to learn about — and compare — law schools’ public-interest offerings. The E-Guide to Public Service at America’s Law Schools provides information on 115 law schools. The information was compiled by Equal Justice Works, a Washington…
E-Mail Programs Undercount Who Opens Appeals
By Nicole WallaceMore people might be opening e-mail messages than charities think, a new study suggests. The proliferation of e-mail programs that give recipients the option of blocking images are probably a key reason that nonprofit groups have seen a decline in recent years in the percentage of…
Treasury Department Warns Charities to Avoid Aiding Terrorist Organizations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released revised guidelines to help nonprofit groups prevent their charitable dollars from unwittingly being used to support terrorism and other violence. The federal government first issued the guidelines in 2002 but has revised them several times due to…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Pay Gap Narrows for Male and Female Nonprofit Executives, Study Finds
Female executives of nonprofit organizations earned less than their male counterparts last year, ALSO SEE:Article: Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs a new study has found, but the gap in pay has closed significantly in the past five years. The median compensation of male…
By Harvy Lipman
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