Charity Leader’s American Dream Is Aiding Kids Worldwide
Ahuma Adodoadji first discovered his calling nearly 30 years ago in the tiny Somali village of Las Durah. Then a novice ALSO SEE: TEXT: About Ahuma Adodoadji aid worker, Mr. Adodoadji dug wells, set up tents, and helped to run a therapeutic feeding program that saved the lives of hundreds of…
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Charities Urged to Do More to Attract Young Workers
Charities will lose young people to other professions unless they start doing a better job of preparing early- and midcareer employees for leadership positions, said participants at “Nonprofit 2020: Issues and Answers From the Next Generation.” The conference, held at Grand Valley State University…
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Nonprofit Officials Offer Warnings, Share Advice About Next Generation of Leaders
Officials offer warnings, share advice about future nonprofit leaders
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What Motivates People to Give Money? Research Shows Tactics That Elicit Support
Some conventional fund-raising wisdom has been turned upside down by a growing number of psychologists and economists who study altruism, while other approaches now have an increasing amount of research to back them up. Scholars have found that fund-raising appeals do best when they are crafted…
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New Research Sheds Light on What Works in Charitable Appeals
New research sheds light on what works in charitable appeals
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United Way Leader Picked to Run Child-Advocacy Group
A 10-hour drive last year from an airport in India to the country’s tsunami-ravaged coast exposed Christine James-Brown ALSO SEE: TEXTBOX: About Christine James-Brown, Chief Executive of the Child Welfare League of America to images of poverty that still sear. She remembers seeing hundreds of…
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Foundation Support Stagnates for Asian-American Causes
Foundation giving to Asian-American causes has not kept pace with the rapid growth in the number of Asian-Americans in the United States, says a new report. Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders now number 12 million, or 4.5 percent of the nation’s population — a 70-percent increase over the past…
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Brain Research Suggests ‘Neural Reward’ for Charitable Donors
Should fund raisers tout the psychological benefits of charitable giving? A team of researchers from the University of Oregon suggests there may be a scientific basis for that argument. Using brain-imaging technology, the researchers found that giving to charity triggers the same “warm glow” that…
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A Social-Service Leader Uses Her Expertise to Tackle Global Problems
One April morning in 1993, Nan Dale was getting ready for work when she paused to watch the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on television. Under a gloomy sky, Elie Wiesel, the author and Holocaust survivor, took the podium and delivered a disturbing message. He warned that…
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Burnout, Low Pay May Drive Young Charity Workers Away, Survey Finds
A new survey of young nonprofit workers shows that long hours and low pay are a key reason that few of them expect to stay in the charity world throughout their professional careers — and even fewer desire to become top leaders of nonprofit organizations. More than 70 percent of young nonprofit…
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