Changing Market Realities Prompt New Strategies
Chart: Where Harvey Mudd College’s Endowment Is InvestedChart: How Harvey Mudd’s Endowment Has Fared: Year-to-Year Returns Related articles: View all of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments
By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK
Contributor
A Full-Time Leader Brings Steady Growth
Chart: Where Denver Foundation’s Endowment Is InvestedTable: Denver Foundation’s Endowment at a Glance Related articles: View all of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments
By Julie Nicklin Rubley
Contributor
Prudent Management or Outright Greed? Critics Ask How Big Endowments Should Be
Related articles: View all of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Big Gifts and Rising Stocks Fuel Growth
Database: View how endowment investments fared at 160 nonprofit organizationsDatabase: 717 college and university endowments Related articles: View all of the advice and commentary from this special supplement on endowments
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Health. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.) has announced the recipients of awards through its 2004 Community Health Leadership Program. Following are…
Guidelines on the Informational Tax Forms for Private Foundations
What You Should Know Before Signing Your Organization’s 990-PF: A Guide for Foundation Officers, by John Edie, offers advice designed to help foundation employees review their institution’s tax returns. The report suggests it is particularly important to scrutinize tax forms because of increased…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Pitfalls for Corporate Foundations to Avoid
Top 10 Ways Corporate Foundations Get Into Trouble, by Ellen Bryson and Andrew Schulz, describes some common missteps that corporate foundations make and gives advice for avoiding them. Ms. Bryson, director of governing-board programs, and Mr. Schulz, deputy general counsel, both at the Council on…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Ensuring Smooth Transitions in Organizational Leadership
Capturing the Power of Leadership Change: Using Executive Transition Management to Strengthen Organizational Capacity, by Tom Adams, discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with the departure of a current and the hiring of a new executive director. Mr. Adams, president and senior…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Essays on Giving in Four Countries
Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society: Experiences From Germany, Great Britain, and North America
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Advice to Help Board Members Raise Money
Boards That Love Fundraising: A How-To Guide for Your Board
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor