California Grant Makers Share Information Online
By NICOLE WALLACEHealth foundations in California are using an extranet to share information about their grant making with one another. An extranet is a private Web site that staff members from more than one organization use to share information, whereas an intranet is a Web site restricted to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ways That Groups and Individuals Can Foster Civic and Personal Ties
By JENNIFER MOOREDozens of community foundations are adding a new phrase to describe the work that they do: building social capital. The term, which refers to trying to create a new sense of civic spirit and involvement ALSO SEE:Restoring Americans’ Civic SpiritAmericans’ Social Ties: Trends…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Fund Puts Theories of ‘Bowling Alone’ Author to Work
By JENNIFER MOOREThe Winston-Salem Foundation has taken the lead among grant makers in trying to weave Harvard professor Robert Putnam’s theories into its work. Mr. Putnam, who in June published Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, ALSO SEE:Restoring Americans’ Civic…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Americans’ Social Ties: Trends Affecting Nonprofit Organizations
Growth of Nonprofit Organizations Rise and Fall of American Generosity Volunteering Membership SOURCE: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert Putnam, published by Simon & SchusterChronicle charts by Jasmine Stewart Growth of Nonprofit Organizations
An Annual Treasure Hunt That Yields Riches for Charity
By HOLLY HALLAmateur sleuths compete against one another in an annual treasure hunt that netted ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyAnimal Sculptures: Milking the Idea of Art for a CauseA Chip off the Old Auction Block: Bidding on Services to Help OthersThe Gift of Your Birthday: Making Charity…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
The Gift of Your Birthday: Making Charity the Beneficiary
By HOLLY HALLSome charities have started getting birthday gifts, not on their own anniversaries, but on the birth dates of their donors and volunteers. College Summit, a Washington charity that helps inner-city kids nationwide prepare ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyAnimal Sculptures:…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
A Chip off the Old Auction Block: Bidding on Services to Help Others
By NICOLE LEWISThe AIDS Foundation Houston doubled the amount it raised through its annual auction ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyAnimal Sculptures: Milking the Idea of Art for a CauseThe Gift of Your Birthday: Making Charity the BeneficiaryAn Annual Treasure Hunt That Yields Riches for…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Animal Sculptures: Milking the Idea of Art for a Cause
By NICOLE LEWISThe United States is turning into an animal farm, all for good causes. Festive cow sculptures have been put to pasture on the streets of Chicago and New York City ALSO SEE:Attracting Donations CreativelyA Chip off the Old Auction Block: Bidding on Services to Help OthersThe Gift of…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Attracting Donations Creatively
As the number of charities raising money continues to grow, and competition for funds intensifies, charities around the country are looking for creative ways to bring attention to their causes -- and attract donations. Some organizations are putting new spins on long-standing approaches like the…
Internet economy pushes up salaries and rents, causing problems for Silicon Valley charitiesSan Jose, Calif. Fund raisers might expect that working for a charity here in Silicon Valley would be an easy and enviable job. But just as the Internet economy has created a flood of young millionaires to…
By Vikki Kratz
Contributor