Large Collection of Essays Explores the Nonprofit World
NEW BOOKS The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, Second Edition
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$75-Million Donated to College; Other Gifts
Nine institutions have received big gifts: Westmont College, in Santa Barbara, Calif., has received an anonymous gift of $75-million to complete construction projects on its campus. The college plans to add four major buildings: an arts center, a chapel, a residence hall, and a science building.…
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Calif. Fund Gets a $200-Million Surprise
Mary Joan Palevsky, a Los Angeles philanthropist and former wife of a computer-technology tycoon, left $200-million from her estate to the California Community Foundation, a Los Angeles fund that supports the arts and human development, community revitalization, education, and health care. Her…
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Two evenings a week in downtown Baltimore, as many as 30 aspiring bicycle enthusiasts busily tighten screws and inflate tires on their newly refurbished rides. They are college students, neighborhood teenagers, middle-age commuters tired of taking the bus, and other people the Velocipede Bike…
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What to Do With Problem Board Members
NEW BOOKS Taming the Troublesome Board Member, by Katha Kissman, uses case studies to examine how nonprofit leaders can deal effectively with problematic trustees. Five chapters discuss common issues, such as disrupted meetings and cliques within the board, the behaviors that cause the problems,…
By Anne W. Howard
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Lessons from a Foundation’s Efforts to Help Orchestras
NEW BOOKS The Search for Shining Eyes: Audiences, Leadership and Change in the Symphony Orchestra World, by Thomas Wolf, is a history of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s $13-million Magic of Music program. In 1994, as symphonies nationwide faced serious financial crises and declining…
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Legal Guide Shows Nonprofit Groups How to Participate in the Election Process
NEW BOOKS Nonprofits, Voting & Elections: A Guide for 501(c)(3) Organizations on Non-Partisan Voter Participation and Education, outlines how charities can get involved in the electoral process without breaking the law. The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network publication lists the activities…
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A Collection of Andrew Carnegie’s Writings
NEW BOOKS The “Gospel of Wealth” Essays and Other Writings, edited by David Nasaw, is a collection of Carnegie’s writings, selected by his biographer, David Nasaw, on capitalism, philanthropy, and money. In “The Gospel of Wealth II,” Carnegie explains his conviction that the rich man has a…
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An Examination of Giving by Female Donors
NEW BOOKS The Transformative Power of Women’s Philanthropy
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New Technology Provides New Opportunities for Charities
NEW BOOKS Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age
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