Book Details Management Techniques for Charities
Improving Quality and Performance in Your Non-Profit Organization By Gary M. Grobman This book asserts that, even for non-profit leaders wary of such acronyms as T.Q.M. and B.P.R., “total quality management” or “business processing reengineering” are methods that can be used successfully by…
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Handbook Shows Grant Seekers How to Use the Internet
The Foundation Center’s Guide to Grantseeking on the Web This guide is intended to provide an introduction to cyberspace for grant seekers and to erase the notion that the World-Wide Web and philanthropy don’t mix. After a brief introduction to the services offered by a Web “browser,” the book…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Fund Raising
The Complete Guide to Fund-Raising Management By Stanley Weinstein Mr. Weinstein, founder of the consulting company Baxter Farr Thomas & Weinstein, in Albuquerque, N.M., stresses that the best methods for snaring donations are the ones that rely heavily on research, record keeping, and internal…
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Philanthropist Paul Mellon’s Many Bequests to Charities Include Artworks, $280-Million
The philanthropist Paul Mellon, who died this month at age 91, has left more than $280-million in cash to dozens of non-profit institutions nationwide. He also bequeathed numerous works of art by impressionist and modern masters to a select few organizations. Although no official estimates have…
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Politics and Charities: New Publications
Playing by the Rules: Handbook on Voter Participation and Education Work for 501(c)(3) Organizations, by Thomas A. Troyer, Albert G. Lauber, Jr., and Milton Cerny, and Power, Politics, & Nonprofits: A Primer on Tax-Exempt Organizations, Campaign Finance, and the Law, by Bob Boisture and Beth…
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Publication Outlines Trustee Duties
The Effective Nonprofit Board: Responsibilities & Recruitment, by Ann W. Lehman and Robert M. Zimmerman, is intended to educate board members of non-profit organizations about their most important duties. Ms. Lehman and Mr. Zimmerman, partners at a San Francisco consulting firm that bears their…
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Education for Non-Profit Managers Discussed in New Book
Nonprofit Management Education: U.S. and World Perspectives
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Directory Lists Grants for American Indian Causes
National Directory of Foundation Grants for Native Americans
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Animal Fund, U. of North Dakota Each Gets Nine-Figure Gift
Stray animals and a university hockey team are the beneficiaries of two big gifts: ALSO SEE:The Biggest Gifts Announced by Individuals in 1998 * David A. Duffield, chairman of the software company PeopleSoft, in Pleasanton, Cal., and his wife, Cheryl, have given $200-million to their family…
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