Nonprofit Leaders’ Perspectives on September 11
September 11: Perspectives From the Field of Philanthropy
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
Advocacy for Social Justice: a Global Action and Reflection Guide
By Katy Marquardt
Contributor
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, a national organization for individuals, charities, and businesses that provide technology assistance to nonprofit groups, will hold two regional conferences this fall. The group will meet October 31-November 1 in Chicago, and November 19-20 in Boston.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Patent Example of Competition
Kintera, a company in San Diego that leases software that helps nonprofit organizations raise money online, has submitted 13 patent applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The company says it is only trying to protect its intellectual property. But some in the nonprofit world…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Community Funds See Drop in Value of Assets, Study Finds
For the first time since 1994, community foundations lost money on their investments last year, largely because of declines in stock prices, according to a study by the Council on Foundations. The median return on investment for 2001 was minus 3.9 percent, meaning that half of the foundations…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
White House Plans Seminars to Help Religious Groups Win Federal Aid
With a proposal to benefit religious charities stalled in Congress, the White House plans to hold five free information seminars to help sectarian groups win federal contracts for social services. The one-day conferences, the first of which will be held October 10 in Atlanta, are designed to teach…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Leadership Training Benefits Executives, but Not Always Their Charities
Chet P. Hewitt recalls that he was “ecstatic” about being nominated and picked as an Annie E. ALSO SEE:Grooming the Best and BrightestKellogg Builds on Former Fellowship Program With New Leadership SeriesA Sampling of Nonprofit Leadership Programs Casey Foundation Children and Family Fellow in…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Kellogg Builds on Former Fellowship Program With New Leadership Series
For decades, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation worked to cultivate leadership through its fellowship program ALSO SEE:Grooming the Best and BrightestA Sampling of Nonprofit Leadership ProgramsLeadership Training Benefits Executives, but Not Always Their Charities aimed at nurturing talented people in the…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Grooming the Best and Brightest
A new generation of programs seeks to cultivate charity leadersFour years ago, Donele J. Wilkins was leading a brand-new nonprofit organization, Detroiters Working for ALSO SEE:Kellogg Builds on Former Fellowship Program With New Leadership SeriesLeadership Training Benefits Executives, but Not…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Donations Reported by 327 United Ways for 2001-2
United Ways across the country raised $3.95-billion in their 2001-2 campaigns, an ALSO SEE: United Ways Pare Fund-Raising Expectations for 2002-3 Campaigns increase of 0.9 percent over the previous year, but a decline of 1.8 percent when the 2.8-percent increase in inflation is taken into account.…