The Life of a Pittsburgh Businessman and Philanthropist
NEW BOOKS Andrew Carnegie
By Anne W. Howard
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Six Nonprofit Groups Honored for Marketing Campaigns
The Direct Marketing Association, in New York, last week announced the winners, including six nonprofit organizations, of its 77th annual International Echo Awards, which honor businesses, charities, and other groups for creative and successful direct-mail and interactive marketing campaigns. Two…
By Anne W. Howard
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Case Studies in Reclaiming Dropouts
NEW BOOKS Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth, by Nancy Martin and Samuel Halperin, describes a selection of efforts across the United States to aid school dropouts. The report focuses on counties and cities in eleven states that seek to encourage young…
By Anne W. Howard
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Essays to Stir Discussion Among Progressive Charities and Foundations
NEW BOOKS State of Philanthropy 2006: Creating Dialogue for Tomorrow’s Movements, explores today’s “realities of the nonprofit and philanthropic sector” from a progressive perspective. In the first of 12 essays, David R. Jones, chief executive officer of the Community Service Society of New York,…
By Anne W. Howard
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NEW BOOKS Preventing Fraud in Nonprofit Organizations, by Edward J. McMillan, suggests how charities can safeguard themselves against embezzlement. Mr. McMillan, an accountant and fraud examiner, identifies some of the most common schemes of embezzlers, including stealing checks through phony…
By Anne W. Howard
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Confronting Change in the Nonprofit World
NEW BOOKS Wise Decision-Making in Uncertain Times: Using Nonprofit Resources Effectively
By Anne W. Howard
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Book Examines Giving to Breast-Cancer Causes
NEW BOOKS Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
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A Biography of an Industrialist and Philanthropist From Pittsburgh
NEW BOOKS Mellon: An American Life
By Anne W. Howard
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Philanthropy Is Good for Business, Say Corporate Executives
NEW BOOKS The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
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Photograph by Omar Banegas
By Anne W. Howard
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