Using Radar Technology to Track Migratory Birds
The same doppler-radar technology that meteorologists use to forecast the weather is helping the Nature Conservancy, in Arlington, Va., identify where songbirds rest during their migratory flights, thus indicating where the group should focus its conservation efforts to preserve the birds’ habitat.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Links Donors and Teachers
A New York charity is using the Internet to carry out its motto: “Every teacher a grant writer, every citizen a philanthropist.” DonorsChoose’s Web site matches donors with public-school teachers who have innovative ideas for student projects that aren’t covered by school funds. Charles Best, a…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Manual for Program Design, Marketing, and Evaluation
Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing, and Evaluation, by Carter McNamara, describes these intertwined elements of a nonprofit organization’s work that must be developed together, according to Mr. McNamara, a Minneapolis-based consultant and author of this “how to”…
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Index of Volunteer Opportunities Throughout the World
Invest Yourself: the Catalogue of Volunteer Opportunities, edited by Susan G. Angus, lists more than 200 organizations offering full-time and part-time volunteer opportunities throughout the world. Listings, most of which are for volunteer positions within the United States, are arranged…
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Community Health Leaders Share Success Stories
To Give Their Gifts: Health, Community, and Democracy
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Streamlining and Improving Partnerships
The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Helping Donors Become More Focused and Strategic
Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
The following awards have been presented for work in fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Civil rights. The National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis) has given its annual Freedom Award to Julian Bond, the long-time civil-rights activist and chair of the Board of Directors…
Pay for Education Leaders Up by Median of 22%, Report Says
Chief executives at large groups that provide or promote educational activities received a median pay increase of 22 percent this year, while leaders of large health and social-welfare organizations saw their median earnings increase 2.9 percent, according to a study by PRM Consulting, a Washington…
By Elizabeth Greene
Contributor
How The Chronicle’s 2002 Survey of Nonprofit Compensation Was Compiled
The Chronicle‘s 11th annual salary survey examines what the nation’s largest nonprofit ALSO SEE:2002 Compensation SurveyBig Rise in Pay for CEO’sChief Executives Who Received $100,000 or More in Fringe BenefitsEmployees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief Executive organizations pay…
By Martha Voelz
Contributor