Facts and Predictions: How Will Giving Perform This Year?
Facts and predictions: How will giving perform this year?
By Caroline Preston
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52% of Charities Saw Drop in Spring Donations, Survey Finds
52% of charities saw drop in spring donations, survey finds
By Caroline Preston
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San Francisco Studies Nonprofit Efficiency
With San Francisco facing a budget gap of roughly $438-million this year, it seemed inevitable that nonprofit groups were likely to feel the pain of the government budget ax. But at the request of Mayor Gavin Newsom, the city attorney and the San Francisco Foundation brought together a group of…
By Caroline Preston
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New York City Mayor Is a Force for Philanthropy in Tough Times
New program designed to spur volunteerism and efforts to help charities weather the recession could be a model for other cities, nonprofit observers sayWhat industry employs more people in New York City than finance, contributes $20-billion a year to the city’s economy, and numbers more than 40,000…
By Caroline Preston
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Starting a Fund-Raising Roundtable: Tips From Charity Veterans
Fund raising has long been known as a stressful profession, and the recession is making life even more difficult for people charged with bringing in donations. But some development officials say they have fought burnout by getting together for regular “round table” meetings with peers. A group of…
By Caroline Preston
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Fund Raisers Find Mix of Personal and Professional Support at Local Round Tables
It’s a few minutes before noon on an overcast Wednesday, and the chairs in the spare basement conference room of a housing charity here are beginning to fill. Sheets of paper taped to the walls remind people of the meeting’s theme: evaluating fund-raising performance. But the conversation before…
By Caroline Preston
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Grant Makers Seek New Ways to Influence Obama’s Foreign Policy
Eric Schwartz and Nancy Soderberg first met decades ago when they both worked on Capitol Hill, he for Rep. Stephen J. Solarz and she for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Their careers have taken similar paths since. The two did stints at the United Nations and served on the National Security Council under…
By Caroline Preston
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Why Changing the Immigration System Should Matter to All Nonprofit Groups
Why all charities have a stake in the immigration debate
By Caroline Preston
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Christian Donors in Britain Keep Giving, Despite Recession
Christian donors in Britain keep giving, despite recession
By Caroline Preston
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In American Cities, Ranks of Wealthy Donors to Solicit Thin
In big cities, ranks of wealthy donors to solicit thin
By Caroline Preston
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