Report Assesses Achievements and Failures of Grant-Making World
State of Philanthropy 2004 is a collection of essays evaluating the success of philanthropy in helping the nation’s neediest people. Written by leading figures in the nonprofit, advocacy, academic, and foundation worlds, the report describes how grant makers might support nonprofit groups in…
By Caroline Preston
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Overview of Charitable Support in the Aftermath of September 11
September 11: The Philanthropic Response is the final component of the Foundation Center’s three-year effort to assess the philanthropic world’s response to the September, 11, 2001, attacks. The volume presents an overview of the $1.1-billion in grant money provided by 1,339 foundations and…
By Caroline Preston
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Fighting HIV/AIDS Through Development and Humanitarian Efforts
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Development and Humanitarian Programmes, by Sue Holden, explains how international organizations can respond to the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS without setting up special treatment or care programs. Ms. Holden, an honorary research associate at Lancaster University, in…
By Caroline Preston
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How to Get Hired (and Not Get Fired) as a Nonprofit Leader
The Not-for-Profit CEO: How to Attain & Retain the Corner Office
By Caroline Preston
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Study Offers Advice on Improving Scholarship Competitions
The Lucky Few and the Worthy Many
By Caroline Preston
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How to Make Culture Meaningful for Ordinary People
Cultural Democracy: The Arts, Community and the Public Purpose
By Caroline Preston
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New Head of Child-Advocacy Group Brings a Mother’s Perspective
Stephen Spencer has been shunned and misunderstood. He has been expelled from schools, excluded from social groups, and separated from his family. Stephen, 14, is bipolar and, as a result of his condition, he has been routinely dismissed by teachers, other children, and parents as an out-of-control…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Government Requires Electronic Filing
The Internal Revenue Service announced last week that some large nonprofit organizations will be required to file their federal informational tax returns over the Internet starting next year. In new regulations, the IRS said that for returns that cover the 2005 tax year and are due to be filed in…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Educator’s Skills Aid Effort to Expose ‘Hidden’ Crime
I grew up in a large family in Cumberland, Md., and went to Catholic schools. My teachers were the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and it was the holiness and goodness of these women that led me to become a
‘Fast Company’: Social Entrepreneurs
Ashoka, the nonprofit organization that helps so-called social entrepreneurs, is “this century’s (much better) version of the United Way,” says Fast Company magazine (January). In a profile of the organization and its founder, Bill Drayton, the magazine notes that Ashoka has been expanding rapidly.…
By Brennen Jensen
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