Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis Sept. 2001 June 2004 $700,000,000 $1,039,042,828 For academic programs, facilities, faculty and student…
How Grant Makers Can Support New Nonprofit Groups
Working With Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations, by Ellen Arrick and Anne Mackinnon, describes the responsibilities of a foundation when helping to form a new organization. Ms. Arrick and Ms. Mackinnon both work for GrantCraft, a project of the Ford Foundation, in New York, that produces…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Grant Makers Give Advice on Programs in Africa
Making a Difference in Africa: Advice From Experienced Grantmakers, by Rob Buchanan and Jayne Booker, offers suggestions to help foundations provide optimal financial support for projects in Africa. Mr. Buchanan, director of international programs at the Council on Foundations, in Washington, and…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Tips for Finding and Applying for Grants
The Art and Science of Grantsmanship: Grants for Non-Profits, by John V. Tesoriero, is a guide to finding sources of nonprofit financing and writing successful grant proposals. Mr. Tesoriero, associate director for administration and outreach at the Center for Advanced Information Processing at…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Overview of Federal and State Laws Regulating Charities
Governing Nonprofit Organizations: Federal and State Law and Regulation
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Essays on Developing Nonprofit Commercial Ventures
Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Ethical Questions Facing Board Members of Nonprofit Hospitals
The Ethics of Hospital Trustees
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Fund-Raising Prowess Helps Land 27-Year-Old in CEO Seat
The odds were against Starsky Wilson ever making it this far. As the third of five children growing up in a single-parent household in inner-city Dallas, Mr. Wilson lost an older brother to murder, watched two of his sisters become teenage mothers, and saw many of his childhood friends get wrapped…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Hiring Stalls at Nonprofit Groups, Study Finds
The number of employees at nonprofit groups has barely grown in the past year, rising 0.5 percent since July 2003, ALSO SEE:Hiring Patterns at Charities and wages for charity employees have declined to their lowest level in six years, according to a report by OMB Watch, a Washington group that…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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