Profiles of Communities That Have Confronted Tricky Social Problems
Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Making a Smooth Transition From One Executive Director to the Next
Losing Your Executive Director Without Losing Your Way: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Executive Turnover
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Essays on Philanthropic Ethics and Management
The Future of Philanthropy: Economics, Ethics, and Management
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Decline in Reading Literature Spells Trouble for Charities
People who read literature in their leisure time are much more likely to perform volunteer and charity work, to visit art museums, and to attend performing-arts events, according to a report issued this month by the National Endowment for the Arts. The report holds bad news for charities, however:…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Maryland Group Spreads Standards Effort Nationwide
A Senate inquiry into legal abuses in the nonprofit field prompted a group that accredits charities in six states to announce last month that it will spread its accreditation program across the country -- hoping to help organizations improve their operations and escape expanded government scrutiny.…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Cancer Survivor’s Wish Creates Video Game
Players who enter the world of Ben’s Game must destroy cancer cells and collect the seven shields that offer protection from the common side effects of chemotherapy. Winning is far from easy, as fearsome creatures like the Qball Monster and the Robarf Monster guard the charms that protect against…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Software Company Makes Stock Offering
Blackbaud, a Charleston, S.C., company that produces fund-raising, accounting, and school-administration software, plans to sell 9.1 million shares of common stock in its initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1. The company…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
N.Y. Orders Officers to Repay Loans From Their Charities
New York officials in the past five months ordered officers and directors of numerous charities to repay more than $500,000 in loans they received from the organizations, the state’s top charity regulator told a Senate hearing last month. William Josephson, assistant attorney general-in-charge in…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Nonprofit Hospitals Under Examination in Congress and in Court
Nonprofit hospitals are coming under increasing scrutiny in Congress and in the courts over their performance. Underlying the questioning is whether the hospitals provide sufficient services to warrant their exemption from taxes, and some experts say that additional attention may soon be given to…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
A New York man has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of acting as a professional fund raiser without registering with state authorities as required by New York law. Dominic J. D’Alfonso, of North Syracuse, acknowledged that his company, Upstate Telemarketing, had solicited donations for at least…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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