A Guide for Nonprofit Groups That Start Mission-Related Businesses
NEW BOOKS Mission, Inc.: The Practitioner’s Guide to Social Enterprise
By Caroline Bermudez
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Challenges Facing Nonprofit Groups in the Decade Ahead
NEW BOOKS The Organization of the Future 2: Visions, Strategies, and Insights on Managing in a New Era
By Caroline Bermudez
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Christopher F. Randolph, financier and nonprofit executive
Age at death: 64 Major philanthropy job: President of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation from 2004 to 2008. How he made his mark: Margaret B. Davis, chief executive of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, recalls that “the Marine Corps values of honor, courage, and commitment played out…
By Caroline Bermudez
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How Donors Can Make Smart Giving Choices
NEW BOOKS The Guide to Intelligent Giving
By Caroline Bermudez
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The Failure of Global Efforts to Fight Poverty
NEW BOOKS Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty
By Caroline Bermudez
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Rodger McFarlane, Gay-Rights Leader and AIDS Activist
Age at death: 54 Major philanthropy jobs: Mr. McFarlane was the first paid executive director of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, in New York. He also led Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a group that provides grants and raises money for AIDS services, and was a founder of Bailey House, which offers…
By Caroline Bermudez
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How Foundations Can Help Charities Weather Hard Times
NEW BOOKS Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times: Insights for Foundation Leaders, is a background paper issued by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations on how best to help charities weather the recession. Based on conversations with hundreds of philanthropies, the report recommends…
By Caroline Bermudez
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Tips for Charities Undergoing Change
NEW BOOKS Seven Turning Points: Leading Through Pivotal Transitions in Organizational Life, by Susan Gross, is intended for nonprofit groups undergoing significant management change. Ms. Gross, an organizational-development consultant, devotes each chapter to a turning point most charities face and…
By Caroline Bermudez
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A Former Insider Expresses Concerns About the ACLU
NEW BOOKS Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU
By Caroline Bermudez
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