An effective corporate-sponsorship package is all about bottom-line results.
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Resources on Legal Issues for Nonprofit Groups
IN THE TRENCHES Nonprofit organizations that use naiveté or a lack of resources as excuses for their ALSO SEE:Five Tips for Keeping a Small Charity Out of Legal Hot Water illegal blunders are no longer met with sympathetic ears. “Increasingly, the contributing public expects nonprofits to be…
By Rebecca Gardyn
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Grassroots Initiatives Shape an International Movement: United Ways Since 1876, by Richard N. Aft and Mary Lu Aft, chronicles the history of the organizations now known as United Ways. The book is broken into chapters covering specific years, with each chapter containing information about relevant…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Overview of Foundation Support for the Humanities
Foundation Funding for the ALSO SEE:Grants for the Humanities Doubled in a Decade Humanities: An Overview of Current and Historical Trends, by Loren Renz and Steven Lawrence, summarizes grant-maker support of archaeology, ethics, history, literature, and other humanities-related programs. Ms. Renz,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Tips to Help Family Foundations Face Change
Facing Forever: Planning for Change in Family Foundations, by Elaine Gast, is designed to help grant makers cope with changes in foundation leadership, fluctuations in assets, family discord, and other challenges. Ms. Gast, who previously worked in the family-foundation unit of the Council on…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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The Role of Religious Groups in Providing Social Services
Saving America? Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Guide to Using Economic Principles in Nonprofit Decision Making
Effective Economic Decision-Making by Nonprofit Organizations
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Founder’s Widow Proves to Be Perfect Match to Lead Organ-Donation Group
When Brian Broznick lost his two-month battle with pancreatic cancer in November, he left behind an $18-million organization and 65 staff members who had a deep connection with the man who had founded and led their charity for 16 years. The Center for Organ Recovery and Education, a Pittsburgh…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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John Kerry Offers Plans on National Service
Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, has proposed spending $10-million a year to encourage the development of new approaches to enlisting Americans to volunteer. In a campaign speech, Mr. Kerry said his Citizen Patriots Fund would “support a new generation of social entrepreneurs…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Generous Gifts May Mean Empty Pews, Study Finds
By Elizabeth Schwinn Do people sometimes treat their gifts to churches and other religious institutions as a substitute for attendance at services? The answer is Yes, according to an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The economist Jonathan Gruber analyzed data from two…