Grants Roundup: $6.5 Million to Columbia University School of Nursing
Other new awards include $8.7 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust for type 1 diabetes research.
Case Study: Nonprofit Tries Rating the Value of Its Donors to Raise More Money
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind comes up with a score based on giving habits, involvement with the charity, how often donors communicate with the staff, and overall wealth.
Nonprofits Lose an Average of $15,000 a Year Due to Spam Filters, Study Says
Organizations could boost email fundraising revenue by 14 percent with some small changes.
Grants Roundup: Wallace Foundation Gives $52 Million to Expand Arts Audiences
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is among the recipients; other new awards include $30 million and $42 million grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Michelle Nunn Tapped to Lead CARE USA
The former Points of Light executive took a leave of absence to run for Senate last year.
Minneapolis, Denver, and Billings, Mont., Rank High for AmeriCorps Membership, Study Says
The nonprofit’s analysis rates states and cities for their per capita participation.
Grants: CVS Foundation Gives $2.1 Million for Health Clinics
Other awards include $14.8-million from Atlantic Philanthropies for a nonprofit consumer-advocacy organization.
Foundation Support for Black Men and Boys Grows Sharply, Study Says
Giving more than doubled from 2010 to 2012, with most grants going to education, social services, and public-affairs causes.
Volunteer Week Includes Award for 14-Year-Old Vision-Impaired Nonprofit Founder
Recognition events and service opportunities will shine a spotlight on stories from the front lines of volunteerism.
American Cancer Society Names Johnson & Johnson’s Gary Reedy as CEO
The announcement is the culmination of a search lasting more than a year.