Paging Volunteers From All Corners of the Charitable World
For 22 years, Katherine Pener has counseled patients recovering from breast cancer. The 84-year-old resident of Miami Beach credits volunteering with lifting her into a ninth decade of life. “The great feeling I have when I help cancer patients keeps me physically and mentally well,” says Ms.…
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Vanderbilt U. to Get $300-Million in Stocks
Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, has announced that it will receive an estimated $300-million in computer-company stock, the largest gift in the university’s history. Martha R. Ingram, chairman of the consumer-products company Ingram Industries, in Nashville, and a director of the technology…
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Arts Funding: An Update on Foundation Trends, Third Edition
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High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact
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403(b) Answer Book, Fourth Edition Edited by Donald R. Levy, Barbara N. Seymon-Hirsch, and Janet M. Anderson This book provides detailed information about accounts that are widely used by non-profit groups to help their employees save for retirement. The plans, known as 403(b) under the Internal…
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1997 Investment Performance and Practices of Community Foundations
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Education Funding in Europe, Volume Two: A Pilot Study on Innovating Education and Learning -- The Role of Foundations and Corporate Funders
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Consulting with Nonprofits:A Practitioner’s Guide By Carol A. Lukas The field of consulting for non-profit organizations has “exploded” over the past 25 years, writes Ms. Lukas. She offers this book to orient people who are considering a career change to consulting, and to augment the knowledge of…
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National Guides to Funding Edited by Elizabeth H. Rich These guides from the Foundation Center profile foundations, corporate-giving programs, and charitable organizations that have demonstrated support for specific causes. The center recently published updated editions focusing on six areas:…
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