Debating the Role of Religion in U.S. Politics
One Electorate Under God? A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics, edited by E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla M. Drogosz, is a collection of essays that explore how religious beliefs relate to the obligations and responsibilities of American policy makers. Anchoring the book is…
Directory of Grant Makers in Minnesota
Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers, 2004/2005 Edition lists more than 1,300 foundations and corporate-giving programs located in Minnesota. The guide also provides detailed profiles of nearly 400 of the largest grant makers, including the types of organization they support, their geographic priorities,…
Book Offers Rethink of Nonprofit Leadership
Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission-Based Organization
How the World’s Wealthiest Spend Their Money
Generation Deluxe: Consumerism and Philanthropy of the New Super-Rich
After a Calamity, a Railroad Museum Is Back on Track
Baltimore Afterward, witnesses who had ventured out in the blizzard that night recalled seeing snowdrifts as deep as six feet ALSO SEE:View Photo Gallery on the roof of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum’s landmark roundhouse, whose domed cupola had soared 122 feet above the intersection of Pratt…
Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS Garnering More Grant Dollars, Report Says
U.S. Philanthropic Commitments for HIV/AIDSsays that support for combating the disease grew by more than 30 percent from 2002 to 2003. While the overall amount contributed by grant makers is on the rise, support is coming from a smaller pool of grant makers, according to the report. It says that…
Does Social-Justice Philanthropy Have a Future?
Social Justice Philanthropy: The Latest Trend or a Lasting Lens for Grantmaking?discusses the challenges facing foundations that have special grant-making programs focusing on social justice. The report, based on a two-year study, says that confusion over the definition of social-justice…
Book Advocates Linking Business Executives With Nonprofit Groups
Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by Engaging Businesses
IRS Files Charges Against Islamic Charity Officials
TAX WATCH By Elizabeth Schwinn Two former leaders of an Islamic charity have been arrested by federal officials and charged with improperly collaborating with alleged terrorist groups and with providing false information on the charity’s informational tax returns. Officials from the IRS and other…