Cultivating Loyalty After a Disaster
Some charities that won new donors following the Asian tsunamis have found ways to hold on to them By Caroline PrestonAddie Guttag knew very little about American Jewish World Service when she donated $10,000 to the organization in the wake of the Asian tsunamis. But three years later, Ms. Guttag,…
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Is Graduate School Worthwhile?
Should aspiring nonprofit leaders go to graduate school?
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Why Bother With a Mission Statement?
How to write a mission statement in 15 minutes
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Federal Government Offers New Grants for Overseas Volunteers
Federal government offers new grants for overseas volunteers
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Universities Agree to Guidelines for Nonprofit-Management Programs
Universities agree to guidelines for nonprofit-management programs
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Foundation That Helps Sick Children Turns to Video Game to Raise Money and Attention
The Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, a Los Angeles nonprofit group that helps sick NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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Charity Taps New Support With Virtual Fashion Show
Most shoppers in search of an ivory Valentino jacket or black pinstripe pants from Theory probably wouldn’t think to NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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An Online Treasure Hunt Raises Money for Scholarships
On a family vacation two years ago, Kelsi Okun, then 8, and her 10-year-old sister, Rachel, were stumped. They NEW APPROACHES TO YEAR-END GIVING:
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For Many Americans, Donating Is Not a Yearly Activity, Study Finds
Many Americans who give to charitable causes do so only intermittently, according to a new study. Researchers at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy surveyed the same 8,000 households about their charitable giving in three years: 2000, 2002, and 2004. They found that only 56 percent gave…
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Entrepreneurs Are Among Most-Generous Wealthy, Report Finds
Entrepreneurs are among the most-generous donors, giving 25 percent more on average to charitable causes ALSO SEE: ARTICLE: How -- and Why -- Wealthy Americans Donate to Charity than other wealthy people, a new report has found. Like other rich donors, people who derived at least half of their…
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