Textile Heiress Seeks to Reward Service to Others Through Scholarships
Mignon C. Smith, a member of a wealthy textile-manufacturing family from Alabama, says she wants to bring ALSO SEE: DATABASE: America’s Most-Generous Donors The Giving Spree Couple’s Giving Is Rooted in Their Passion for the Great Outdoors How The Chronicle Ranked Biggest Donors of 2004 Belief in…
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Foundation Reports on How It Tackles Health Issues
To Improve Health and Health Care: Volume VIII, edited by Stephen L. Isaacs and James R. Knickman, analyzes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s efforts to improve the nation’s well-being. Written by journalists, foundation officials, and historians, the volume examines some of the grant maker’s…
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How Philanthropy Can Help Improve Public Education
Making School Reform Work: New Partnerships for Real Change, edited by Paul T. Hill and James Harvey, is a discussion of how foundations and community groups can help improve public schools. Written by six scholars who study public education, the book proposes the creation of new institutions to…
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Book Seeks to Inspire Charity Among Youngsters
The Giving Book: Open the Door to a Lifetime of Giving, by Ellen Sabin, teaches children about charity and shows them how they can make a difference in the lives of others. Designed to appeal to readers ages 6 to 11, the book provides children with ways to help their families and the world around…
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Book Explores World Bank’s Relationship With Nonprofit Groups
The World’s Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
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Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Ethnic and Racial Diversity
Identifying Talent, Institutionalizing Diversity: Race and Philanthropy in Post-Civil Rights America
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Guide to Measuring Program Success
Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation, Second Edition
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Making Marketing Work for Nonprofit Groups
Marketing Management for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition, by Adrian Sargeant, is an overview of how nonprofit organizations can use marketing to improve the quality of services they provide, attract donations and other resources, and help define what the organization can offer. Mr.…
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Guide to Finance for the Nonprofit Trustee
Finance for Nonprofit Board Members: Linking Mission to Money, by Allen J. Proctor, provides trustees with advice for participating in the financial management of a nonprofit organization without becoming overwhelmed by financial statements and other minutiae. “Finances should be viewed as merely…
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Improving Nonprofit Effectiveness Through ‘Benchmarking’
Benchmarking for Nonprofits: How to Measure, Manage, and Improve Performance, by Jason Saul, helps nonprofit groups apply lessons from the corporate world to evaluate and improve the work they are doing. Mr. Saul, a lawyer who co-founded the consultancy firm B2PCommerce, in Chicago, guides…
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