Charities will probably soon receive a temporary discount on mail pieces known as “flats,” which are larger than letters, under a recommendation made by a key Postal Service body. The Postal Regulatory Commission’s recommended discounts — 2 cents off the new postage rates for each flat — could be…
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Does Continuing Education Matter? What Headhunters Think
Executive recruiters who help charities hire chief executives, fund raisers, ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Advancing Nonprofit CareersARTICLE: A Religious Calling and other key employees have differing views about the certificate and graduate-degree programs for nonprofit leaders being offered by a growing…
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When Elizabeth W. Gerner began running the Simmons Family Foundation, ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Does Continuing Education Matter? What Headhunters ThinkARTICLE: A Religious Calling a $20-million fund created by her grandparents, she felt at a disadvantage. She was just 23 and knew nothing about grant…
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Private Sources in the United States Provided $95-Billion in Overseas Aid
Foundations, individuals, and other private sources in the United States provided more than $95-billion in aid to developing countries in 2005, more than triple the amount given by the federal government, according to a new study by the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank. The bulk of the…
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Postal Service May Soon Approve a Key Mailing Break for Charities
Charities may soon get a break on postal rates
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Charities Seeking Bequests Should Court Younger Donors, Study Finds
Many charities could increase the amount of money they get from bequests by expanding their appeals to people in their 40s and 50s, rather than relying on solicitations to people 65 or older, a new study has found. The analysis found that individuals aged 40 to 60 were more likely than older…
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Katrina Donations Raise Concern About IRA Gifts
A law that prompted an estimated $11-billion in charitable giving ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Mission to RebuildARTICLE: Grass-Roots Groups Vow Equitable Rebuilding of Ravaged New Orleans in the months following Hurricane Katrina cost the U.S. Treasury more than $3-billion in tax revenue — far more than…
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More Than $1-Million Raised for Charities Created After Virginia Tech’s Tragedy
More than $1-million has been raised by charities seeking to help Virginia Tech recover from the murderous rampage that left 33 people dead last month. The charitable efforts are designed to help people who were injured in the shootings and their families, as well as the friends and relatives of…
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As pressure mounts for nonprofit groups to hold billion-dollar campaigns, so do fund-raising challenges By Holly HallTwenty years after fund raisers at Stanford University announced the first fund-raising campaign to raise $1.1-billion in 1987, colleges and universities still dominate the…
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Postal Rates for Charities Likely to Rise Soon; Nonprofit Groups Lobby for a Delay
By Holly HallPostage rates for charities are likely to increase as early as May, following a ruling announced last week by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The commission’s ruling — issued in response to the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to increase rates for all mailers — endorses the service’s…
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