The History of a Science-Research Fund
NEW BOOKS Research Funding in Neuroscience: A Profile of the McKnight Endowment Fund, by Gabrielle Strobel, recounts the history of the McKnight Foundation’s neuroscience program, established in 1976. William L. McKnight, who endowed the foundation, became interested in how the brain works and how…
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NEW BOOKS Listen, Learn, Lead: Grantmaker Practices That Support Nonprofit Results, reports on the Change Agent Project of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. The project is an effort to collect information from nonprofit leaders and grant makers about how foundations can help charities become…
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Smoothing the Way for a New Nonprofit Leader
NEW BOOKS Executive Transitions: Grant Makers and Nonprofit Leadership Change, by Angela Bonavoglia and Anne Mackinnon, outlines how foundations can help nonprofit organizations as they recruit, train, and support a new leader. The publication describes a grant maker’s role in leadership…
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Finding Inspiration in Charity Leaders
NEW BOOKS Passionaries: Turning Compassion Into Action
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A Guide to Running a Social-Change Campaign
NEW BOOKS How to Save the World in Your Spare Time
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$90-Million Promised to Symphony; Other Gifts
Four institutions have received big gifts: The New World Symphony, in Miami Beach, has received a pledge of $90-million from an anonymous donor for its capital campaign to build a new campus. The new facilities will include a 700-seat music hall, practice space, offices, and new equipment. San Jose…
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Helping Young Philanthropists Influence Family Foundations
NEW BOOKS Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: The Next Generation
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Creating an Understandable Budget for a Charity’s Board
NEW BOOKS The Cash Flow Solution: A Nonprofit Board Member’s Guide to Financial Success
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How to Get Large Donations for Public Schools
NEW BOOKS Big Time Fundraising for Today’s Schools
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Looking Back at a Museum Charity’s First 10 Years
NEW BOOKS Sharing Connections: A Decade of the Museum Loan Network, chronicles the history of the organization from its founding, in 1995, through 2005. Created to encourage museums to share artworks, artifacts, and other objects, the network awards grants to make it easier for cultural…
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