Book Offers Plain-English Explanations of Laws and Policies That Apply to Nonprofit Groups
NEW BOOKS Association Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Associations, Societies, and Charities, Fourth Edition
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(Photograph by Jeb Kirschbaum/The Baltimore Sun) Kindergartners at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, in Baltimore, study the work of Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet for art class. Fourth graders learn about both Meso-American shamans and Doctors without Borders for a unit on how medicine has evolved.…
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73% of Older Americans Volunteer, Survey Finds
Seventy-three percent of adults age 44 to 79 volunteered for an organization in the past year, but significant barriers remain to tapping the full potential of those “experienced Americans,” according to a report commissioned by the AARP. Civic Entreprises, a public-policy consulting firm in…
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Memoir Tells How Drug Dealer Became a Humanitarian Worker
NEW BOOKS Rebel Without Borders: Frontline Missions in Africa and the Gulf
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Strategy for an Effective Phone Fund-Raising Campaign
NEW BOOKS The Phonathon Manager’s Planning Handbook: Dialing in the Details for Success
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A Guide to Accounting for Board Members and Directors
NEW BOOKS Nonprofit Financial Planning Made Easy
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Businesses Urged to Do More to Get Employees to Volunteer
The Corporation for National and Community Service wants to redefine pro-bono work with a new campaign calling on businesses to encourage employees to volunteer using their professional skills. The A Billion + Change campaign announced last week has so far raised the equivalent of $406-million…
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Ruby White, like a lot of other elderly homeowners in the Atlanta area, was house-rich but cash-poor, living on $1,143 a month from Social Security and other benefits. She refinanced her home in the fall of 2006 for some extra cash to make repairs. But the terms of her refinance required her to pay…
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Companies Pledge $400-Million Worth of Donated Time
Companies pledge $400-million in high-skill volunteer time
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Older Americans Seek New Volunteer Incentives, Report Finds
Older Americans seek new volunteer incentives, report finds
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