Personalizing Community-Redevelopment Efforts
NEW BOOKS The Creative Community Builder’s Handbook: How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture
By Anne W. Howard
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Alumnus Pledges $30-Million to University of Florida; Other Gifts
Six institutions have received big gifts: The University of Florida, in Gainesville, has received a pledge of $30-million from William R. Hough, founder of a municipal-bond firm in St. Petersburg, Fla., to support the graduate programs at the Warrington College of Business Administration. The money…
By Anne W. Howard
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A Look at the Common Ideas Behind Large Employment-Development Programs
NEW BOOKS Locally Grown: Key Strategies for Expanding Workforce Services, by Sheila Maguire, provides case studies of three employment and job-readiness programs that successfully expanded their operations. It examines the Center for Work Education and Employment, in Denver; Goodwill Industries of…
By Anne W. Howard
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Stories of Charity Leaders and Advice for Building a Nonprofit Career
NEW BOOKS Be Bold: Create a Career With Impact, by Cheryl L. Dorsey and Lara Galinsky, encourages its readers to consider a career in public service. Echoing Green, a charity that provides fellowships to promising nonprofit leaders, compiles the stories of 12 of its fellows, including the founders…
By Anne W. Howard
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Religious Groups Make Substantial Contributions to Social-Service Provision, Study Finds
NEW BOOKS The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America
By Anne W. Howard
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Fund Raiser Proposes New Ideas in Thinking About Solicitations
NEW BOOKS The Joy of Fundraising: How to Stop Suffering and Start Enjoying Asking for Money for Your Favorite Cause
By Anne W. Howard
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A Guide to Overhauling a Weak Grant Proposal
NEW BOOKS Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request From No to Yes
By Anne W. Howard
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The Potential for Charity-Business Alliances to Advance Education
NEW BOOKS The Untapped Opportunity: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Advance Education for All, by George Ingram, Annababette Wils, Bidemi Carrol, and Felicity Townsend, looks at the state of education around the world. The publication focuses on four questions surrounding “school gaps,” or…
By Anne W. Howard
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DVD’s Teach Charities How to Raise Money
NEW BOOKS People Give to People: Building a Highly Successful Development Program, is a set of three DVD’s that offer advice on fund raising. Four board leaders from a variety of charity backgrounds, including the arts, social services, and public broadcasting, describe their experiences in…
By Anne W. Howard
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A Study of Grant Making in California
NEW BOOKS California Foundations: An Update on the State’s Grantmaking Community, by Steven Lawrence, approaches its topic from three perspectives. Prepared by the Foundation Center in coordination with the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at the U. of Southern California, the study’s first…
By Anne W. Howard
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