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How Management Reviews Can Improve Nonprofit Operations
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Energy Costs Soar for California Groups
Nonprofit groups in Silicon Valley are struggling to cope with soaring energy costs by conserving electricity and seeking additional funds, according to a new report by the Community Foundation Silicon Valley and United Way Silicon Valley. The Community Foundation Silicon Valley said that it had…
AIDS Charity Sued Over Client Records
A government-supported private charity in Little Rock, Ark., that serves people with AIDS is fighting in court to keep from revealing records concerning its clients. If the charity loses the case, experts say, other nonprofit groups that receive government funds could come under pressure to make…
Catholic Charities Names New CEO
Catholic Charities USA has chosen the head of the Harvard Divinity School as its next leader. The Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, 60, will become chief executive officer of Catholic Charities, in Arlington, Va., in September. Father Hehir (pronounced “hair”) said he will try to provide a voice in Washington…
A Fund-Raising ‘Pyramid’ Goes Electronic
By NICOLE WALLACEFund raisers have long used gift pyramids to plan fund-raising campaigns. Now a Portland, Ore., communications company has introduced an inexpensive software program that allows them to easily generate gift-pyramid graphs to track their campaigns’ progress. John Stuart May, a vice…
Arts Group Trims Services to Focus on Training
By NICOLE WALLACEAs of July 1, Arts Wire -- a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts that helps artists and arts organizations use technology -- will discontinue its Web-hosting and e-mail services to focus on its weekly e-mail newsletter, Arts Wire Current, and on its technology-training…
Online Fund-Raising Help for Christian Groups
By NICOLE WALLACEThe Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is holding a series of free daylong workshops on Internet fund raising for its member organizations. Based in Winchester, Va., the council is an association of 1,000 evangelical Christian charities that the council has evaluated…
Broaching the Topic of Taxation
As the economy slows, more cities may ask charities to pay for services