Publication Assesses Child-Protection Partnerships
We Are In This Together: Community Child Protection in America chronicles the effectiveness of “community child-protection partnerships” that have cropped up in the United States to bolster overall child welfare. These partnerships -- which unite parents, local and religious groups, businesses,…
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Guide Looks at Anti-Drug Strategies
Lessons from the Field: Profiling State Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Problems is a guide developed by the non-profit group Drug Strategies and financed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help states evaluate trends in illicit-drug and alcohol use. The “field” of the title refers to eight…
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Author Offers Advice on Running Special Events
Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising
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Authors Advise Business Owners on Giving
Preserving the Legacy of a Family-Owned Business: A Psychology of Business Succession and Estate Planning
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Directory Profiles Corporate Givers
Corporate Giving Directory 2000: Comprehensive Profiles of America’s Major Corporate Foundations & Corporate Charitable Giving Programs, 21st Edition
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An Urgent Treatise on the Role of Civil Society
Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy
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Aviation Mogul Gives $60-Million to Expand Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum
Steven Ferencz Udvar-Hazy, a Hungarian émigré who built a fortune leasing commercial jet aircraft, has given $60-million to the National Air and Space Museum for its planned Dulles Center in the Washington suburbs. The gift comes less than a month after the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced a…
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Effort to Improve Libraries in Public Schools Leaves Its Mark
Findings from the Evaluation of the National Library Power Program: Executive Summary evaluates four years of a $40-million project started in 1988 by the DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund to improve libraries in public schools. The study, undertaken by the U. of Wisconsin at Madison, contains…
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Report: Access to Health Care Is in Critical Condition
Can’t Afford to Get Sick: A Reality for Millions of Americans, by John Budetti, Lisa Duchon, Cathy Schoen, and Janet Shikles, previews key findings from The Commonwealth Fund 1999 National Survey of Workers’ Health Insurance, due in December. This preliminary report is based on a survey of 5,002…
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Corporations Must Help Stem Society’s Ills, Authors Say
Promoting Corporate Citizenship: Opportunities for Business and Civil Society Engagement
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