Trouble in Foundationland: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, by Peter Frumkin, describes foundations’ longtime efforts to demonstrate effectiveness and accountability. Mr. Frumkin, an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, in Cambridge, Mass.,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Tips for Managing Nonprofit Assets
All the Way to the Bank: Smart Nonprofit Money Management, Second Edition, by Susan Kenny Stevens, seeks to help organizations oversee their financial resources. Ms. Stevens, executive principal at the LarsonAllen Public Service Group, an organization in Minneapolis that provides training and…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Nonprofit Groups’ Role in Revitalizing Poor Neighborhoods
Third-Sector Development: Making Up for the Market
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Advice for Grant Makers on Helping Strengthen Nonprofit Groups
Funding Effectiveness: Lessons in Building Nonprofit Capacity
By Jessica Kronstadt
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Environment. The Goldman Environmental Foundation (San Francisco) has presented its 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize to grass-roots environmental activists from six…
Changes to Nonprofit Advocacy Rules Not Expected Before Election Day
Washington After two days of hearings this month, the Federal Election Commission appears unlikely to take any action before Election Day on a proposal that would restrict nonprofit groups’ ability to comment on public-policy issues during an election campaign. The proposal under consideration…
By Harvy Lipman
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Bits: Web Marketing Association Accepting Entries for Nonprofit WebAwards
The Community Technology Centers’ Network plans to hold its annual conference in Seattle June 11-13. For more information: Go to http://www.ctcnet.org. The Nonprofit Risk Management Center has scheduled an online seminar on how to prevent fraud in nonprofit organizations for June 9 and an online…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gay and Lesbian Groups Get Technology Help
A Los Angeles foundation is working to improve access to technology among gays and lesbians. The David Bohnett Foundation has announced that it plans to spend more than $350,000 this year to provide new technology equipment to gay and lesbian community centers the foundation has previously…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gates Foundation Warns of Bogus E-Mails
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, is warning nonprofit groups about e-mail scams that use the foundation’s name -- and the lure of big grants -- to try to swindle charities. The e-mail that prompted the foundation to issue the alert asked the charity that received it to put up money…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundations Honored for Advocacy Projects and Other Publicity Efforts
The Council on Foundations this week will present 81 awards to honor grant makers for their annual and biennial reports, ALSO SEE:Winners of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards magazines and periodicals, public-information campaigns, and Web sites. The 20th annual Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for…
By Cassie J. Moore
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