Help for Nonprofit Financial Officers
Not-for-Profit GAAP 2001: Interpretation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Not-for-Profit Organizations
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Writing Fund-Raising Letters: Science or Art?
How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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Book Examines Influence of Foundations on Public Welfare
American Foundations: An Investigative History
By Janine E. Guglielmino
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The following awards have been presented for work in management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Advocacy. The Gleitsman Foundation (Malibu, Calif.) has selected Bernard Krisher and Martin Macwan to share the 2001 International Activist Award and its $100,000 prize for their work to empower poor…
Gender Gap in Management Found at Chicago Charities
By NICOLE LEWISMale C.E.O.'s of human-service charities in Chicago are more likely to run large organizations than are female chief executives, a new study has found. As a result, they are also more likely to earn more than $100,000 a year, the study found. While women work as top executives at…
By nicole lewis
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‘Money for Women’: Tips for Raising Money
More and more, women are being asked to raise money for good causes, says the magazine Money for Women (May-June). The magazine asked two women who are full-time fund-raising professionals to offer advice to volunteers who are working on small projects. Toni Goodale, a fund-raising consultant in…
‘Forbes’: a Charity Pitch for Divorced Donors
A few charities have started to offer a new twist on charitable remainder trusts: They are suggesting to donors that the trusts can provide a way to obtain significant tax benefits, support good causes, and pay alimony at the same time, says Forbes magazine (April 30). “Often a husband can’t make…
Charities Fear Limitations in Campaign-Finance Bills
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNSome charities fear campaign-finance legislation being considered by Congress would go too far in limiting their ability to advocate for their causes. The groups are fighting to change provisions in two campaign-finance bills pending in the House of Representatives that would…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Bits: A Technology-Assistance Group Expands Support; Grants for Internet Access
By NICOLE WALLACE CompuMentor, in San Francisco, has received more than $350,000 in new grants for its TechSoup Web site from the AOL Time Warner Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Microsoft Corporation, the Morino Institute, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. TechSoup…
Nonprofit Online Activities Surveyed in 2 Reports
By NICOLE WALLACETwo new reports published by foundations survey the nonprofit information-technology landscape. Published by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., “e-Philanthropy v.2.001: From Entrepreneurial Adventure to an Online Community” provides a snapshot of online…