‘Harvard Business Review’: Disaster Relief
Corporations donated unprecedented amounts of cash, goods, and services to relief organizations responding to the Southeast Asian tsunamis in 2004, but shortcomings in the humanitarian effort highlighted the need for greater collaboration among charities and businesses before disaster strikes, says…
By Brennen Jensen
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‘National Journal’: Electioneering Battles
Left-leaning Christian groups are increasingly challenging their conservative Christian counterparts over the meaning of the expression “values voter,” which emerged as an integral part of President Bush’s re-election in 2004, says the National Journal (October 28). The clash comes amid increased…
By Brennen Jensen
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Katrina forces charity officials around the country to rethink what it means to be truly prepared Charities operating in the Gulf Coast region are not strangers to the threat of hurricanes. Many have long had disaster plans in place to help them protect their operations and continue their missions…
By Brennen Jensen
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‘Worth’: Hip-Hop and Philanthropy
PRESS CLIPPINGSSuccessful hip-hop performers and producers are increasingly using their “affluence and cultural influence to achieve philanthropic goals,” says Worth magazine (April). The article reports that, “as hip-hop enters its third decade, nearly every award-winning rap star boasts a…
By Brennen Jensen
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Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizationsLeaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
Pay Raises for Charity Leaders Keep Pace With Inflation
Government’s scrutiny of nonprofit compensation is cited as key reason for stagnant wages, in the Chronicle’s survey of big organizations Leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit groups received pay increases that kept up with inflation last year -- but ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Executive Compensation…
‘Fast Company’: Social Entrepreneurs
Ashoka, the nonprofit organization that helps so-called social entrepreneurs, is “this century’s (much better) version of the United Way,” says Fast Company magazine (January). In a profile of the organization and its founder, Bill Drayton, the magazine notes that Ashoka has been expanding rapidly.…
By Brennen Jensen
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‘The Nation’: Charity-Run Businesses
Nonprofit groups, especially those promoting “progressive” causes, need to be more aggressive in looking for ways to earn revenue to help finance their own operations, say Michael H. Shuman and Merrian Fuller in an article in The Nation (January 24). In the current political climate, say the…
By Brennen Jensen
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‘Fortune’: Fighting Cancer in New Ways
Michael Milken, the former junk-bond trader, has made a new name for himself in the world of cancer research, reports Fortune magazine (November 29). As founder and head of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Mr. Milken has “turned the cancer establishment upside down,” the publication says, and has…
By Brennen Jensen
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‘Worth’: Private Banks and Philanthropy
A growing number of private banks are now offering advice to the wealthy on how to give their money away, notes Worth magazine (December). In the past six years, the magazine says, the banks have stepped up their efforts to compete with financial planners, lawyers, accountants, and professional…
By Brennen Jensen
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