Foundation officials gain a better view of how charities work by following executives on the jobThe day Irene Cooper-Basch went back to high school, inspiration struck. Ms. Cooper-Basch, then a program ALSO SEE:Sabbatical Among Ex-Prisoners Is Transforming for a Foundation Vice President officer at…
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Maryland charities benefit from ‘Standards for Excellence’The Prince George’s Child Resource Center is finding that it literally pays to be good. Since the Largo, Md., ALSO SEE:Maryland’s Charity Standards at a Glance charity received a “Seal of Excellence” a year ago from the Maryland Association…
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A New Professional Network Gives Young Foundation Employees a Voice
BRAINSTORMS By Darlene M. Siska Two years ago, Alejandro S. Amezcua, then 23, was a program assistant at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in Flint, Mich. He came to the position with a strong background, having been a Jane Addams-Andrew Carnegie Fellow in Philanthropy at Indiana University, in…
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Just over a year ago, the Children’s Environmental Health Coalition, in Princeton, N.J., a health-education group that warns parents about toxins in homes and neighborhoods, aimed to improve the way it communicated with its constituents. But the group soon saw that its electronic message board and…
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Foundation Programs Aim to Increase Diversity Among Grant-Making Staffs
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Darlene M. Siska Three years ago, armed with a master’s degree from Stanford University and a work history that ALSO SEE:Foundation Staffs Do Not Reflect Diversity of U.S. Population, Report Says included stints at charities that primarily serve minorities, Adele James entered…
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