Biography of Detroit Philanthropist and Social-Service Advocate
NEW BOOKS Tracy W. McGregor: Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Detroit Civic Leader
By Anne W. Howard
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Handbook on Using Investment Dollars to Create a Positive Social Effect
NEW BOOKS Philanthropy’s New Passing Gear: Mission-Related Investing: A Policy and Implementation Guide for Foundation Trustees
By Anne W. Howard
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Grant Maker Urges Foundations to Take More Calculated Risks
NEW BOOKS Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker
By Anne W. Howard
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AT&T Gives $100-Million to Curb School Dropout Rates
The AT&T Foundation, in San Antonio, has announced a $100-million grant-making program that seeks to keep students in school and prepare them for college or a career. Over four years, the foundation will make grants to hundreds of schools and nonprofit groups, sponsor research on high-school…
By Anne W. Howard
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Photograph by Dario Mescia
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Corporate Fund to Spend $100-Million to Prevent School Dropouts
Corporate fund commits $100-million to keep kids in school
By Anne W. Howard
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Simple Advice to Jump-Start Fund-Raising Efforts
NEW BOOKS Fundraising Buffet: A Heaping Helping of Practical Ideas to Increase Donations & Deepen Donor Satisfaction, by Sandy Rees, focuses on simple fund-raising tactics. Ms. Rees, who has worked as a fund raiser for more than 10 years, offers 101 tips related to different aspects of fund…
By Anne W. Howard
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Groups Ease the Difficulties of Investing for Social Benefit and Financial Profit
NEW BOOKS Aggregating Impact: A Funder’s Guide to Mission Investment Intermediaries, by Sarah Cooch and Mark Kramer, examines “organizations that collect capital from multiple sources and reinvest it in people and enterprises, whether nonprofit or for-profit, that deliver both social impact and…
By Anne W. Howard
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Resolving Issues Inherent in Philanthropy and Foundation Management
NEW BOOKS Effective Foundation Management: 14 Challenges of Philanthropic Leadership — and How to Outfox Them
By Anne W. Howard
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Cash-Flow Accounting Can Simplify Nonprofit Finances and Create More Working Capital, Book Says
NEW BOOKS Cash Flow Strategies: Innovation in Nonprofit Financial Management
By Anne W. Howard
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