‘Governing’: Improving Life for City Dwellers
Fred Kent is not trained as an architect, but his ideas have helped shape some of the most attractive urban places in the country, says Governing magazine (April). As president of a New York nonprofit group, Project for Public Spaces, Mr. Kent is finding that more and more government agencies are…
By Caroline Preston
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Using Direct Mail to Solicit Big Gifts
The Mercifully Brief, Real World Guide to Raising $1,000 Gifts by Mail, by Mal Warwick, says nonprofit organizations can attract gifts from major donors through mailings, not just through personal visits. Mr. Warwick describes how his company, which provides fund-raising and marketing advice to…
By Caroline Preston
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Engaging Foundations in Public-Policy Advocacy
Investing in Change: A Funder’s Guide to Supporting Advocacy argues that grant makers have a crucial role to play in shaping public policy. It describes the legal restrictions on foundations that engage in advocacy themselves or that support advocacy through their grant making, and gives tips on…
By Caroline Preston
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Making Communities Safer Through Citizen-Police Cooperation
Community Policing: The Past, Present, and Future, edited by Lorie Fridell and Mary Ann Wycoff, examines how citizens and police officers can work together to reduce crime and make their neighborhoods more livable. The book, supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explores ways that…
By Caroline Preston
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Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness
By Caroline Preston
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Guidebook Promises Practical Advice For Raising Money
Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work
By Caroline Preston
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Guidance for Job-Seeking Environmentalists
The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference
By Caroline Preston
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In an era when America is fiercely divided politically and journalists are scrutinizing nonprofit groups and donors, philanthropists should take care in giving to controversial causes. Otherwise they might become fodder for opinion writers or those looking to grind a partisan axe, writes Worth…
By Caroline Preston
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‘Congressional Quarterly’: Charity Lobbying
Charities and foundations are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby Congress as lawmakers step up their scrutiny of nonprofit groups, reports Congressional Quarterly (April 18). For instance, Independent Sector, which represents 500 charities and foundations, paid $200,000 last year to…
By Caroline Preston
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Grants to Gay Issues Focus on Civil Rights and Youths
Efforts to promote gay marriage and civil-rights issues received the largest share of the nearly $30-million given to gay causes in 2002 by foundations included in a new survey. Sixty-five percent of the 214 grant makers surveyed, or 139 foundations, awarded a total of 1,570 grants to help gay…
By Caroline Preston
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