Book Distills the Best of Nonprofit-Management Practices
Managing at the Leading Edge: New Challenges in Managing Nonprofit Organizations
By Caroline Preston
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Principles To Help Nonprofit Groups Improve Their Communications
Communications Toolkit: A Guide to Navigating Communications for the Nonprofit World
By Caroline Preston
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Faith and a Focus on the Elderly Poor Motivates a Foundation Leader
Shale D. Stiller probably understands better than anyone what Harry and Jeanette Weinberg wanted their philanthropy to accomplish. Mr. Stiller, a lawyer, helped write the charter for their foundation before Mr. Weinberg, a real-estate magnate, died in 1990. He also has spent the past 10 years as a…
By Michael Anft
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Tax Agency Web Site Adds Information
The portion of the IRS Web site designed for charities and other tax-exempt organizations now includes a page of recent testimony at Congressional hearings by key officials of the revenue service. The testimony focuses on such topics as government enforcement of tax laws and its oversight of…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Charitable Deductions Fell in 2003, IRS Says
New statistics released by the Internal Revenue Service show that deductions claimed for charitable contributions declined in 2003, falling from $140.6-billion in 2002 to $139.7-billion in 2003, a drop of less than 1 percent. The IRS will revise the statistics in coming months before making them…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Logistical Problems Marred Tsunami Relief Efforts
Humanitarian organizations’ efforts to deliver aid to South Asia in response to the devastating tsunamis that struck just over six months ago were marred by a lack of logistics experts, inadequate methods for tracking the flow of relief supplies, and insufficient planning and assessments, a new…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Bits: Council on Foundations Launches ‘Emerging Issues’ Blog
The Council on Foundations, in Washington, has started a Web log, “Emerging Issues,” to highlight new trends in philanthropy. Among the topics discussed so far: a book about the repeal of the estate tax and recent foundation projects. To get there: Go http://blogs.cof.org/emergingissues.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nominations Sought for New Internet Awards
A new awards program plans to honor innovative uses of the Internet by charities. The International ePhilanthropy Awards will recognize nonprofit excellence in four categories: fund-raising campaigns; event registration or membership campaigns; community building, volunteerism, or advocacy…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
E-Mail Advocacy Efforts Face Hurdles, Report Says
Electronic messages generated by online advocacy campaigns are overwhelming Congressional offices, and may, in some cases, be falling on deaf ears, according to a new report by a Washington nonprofit group. Staff members on Capitol Hill have mixed feelings about the increase of correspondence that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Advocacy Groups Start Raising Money for Battle Over Supreme Court Nominee
Even before Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the bench, the conservative group Progress for America, in Washington, was broadcasting radio and television ads warning that “Democrats will attack anyone the president nominates” to fill a Supreme Court vacancy.…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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