Americans Send $70-Billion to Poor Countries, Far More Than U.S. Government Spends
By Holly HallAmericans send more than $70-billion a year to aid people in developing countries, more than three times as much as the federal government provides in overseas aid, according to a new study by the Hudson Institute. That is far more than the aid distributed by any other country, the…
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Charities That Rely on Mass Solicitations Fared Well in 2005, Study Finds
By Holly HallGiving to charities that rely on direct-mail and other mass solicitations has slowed in recent months, after a spike caused by the 2004 tsunamis and Hurricane Katrina, a new study has found. But even with the slowdown, which came in the final three months of 2005, contributions grew by…
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Charity CEO’s Gain Insight From Life-Cycle Evaluations
Many nonprofit executives find that a “life cycle evaluation” to determine their organization’s developmental stage ALSO SEE:Getting Over Growing PainsGrowing Up: The Stages a Charity Can Expect to Go Through As It Ages also provides insights about their personal leadership abilities. The…
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Life-cycle analyses help charities deal with the challenges of agingBonnie J. Monte, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, in Madison, knew something was wrong at her ALSO SEE: Charity CEO’s Gain Insight From Life-Cycle Evaluations Growing Up: The Stages a Charity Can Expect…
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Fund Raiser to CEO: Making the Jump
One of the trickiest challenges for development directors who become chief executives is negotiating how much fund ALSO SEE:Turning Fund Raisers Into CEO’sAdvice for Fund Raisers Considering CEO PositionsThe Biggest Challenges Fund Raisers Face When They Become CEO’s raising they will continue to…
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The Biggest Challenges Fund Raisers Face When They Become CEO’s
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Advice for Fund Raisers Considering CEO Positions
Fund raisers who have sought to become chief executives say that it can be very difficult to tell in interviews with ALSO SEE:Turning Fund Raisers Into CEO’sThe Biggest Challenges Fund Raisers Face When They Become CEO’sFund Raiser to CEO: Making the Jump search committees or executive recruiters…
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Turning Fund Raisers Into CEO’s
More and more charities seek leaders with money-winning skills Paige Flink, executive director of Family Place, a Dallas shelter for battered women, learned how hard it can be for a ALSO SEE:Advice for Fund Raisers Considering CEO PositionsThe Biggest Challenges Fund Raisers Face When They Become…
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Much-Anticipated Transfer of Wealth Has Yet to Materialize, Nonprofit Experts Say
Boston College went on a fund-raiser hiring spree not long after two prominent scholars at the institution released research ALSO SEE: A $6-Trillion Projection in 1999 showing that at least $41-trillion — including $6-trillion in charitable bequests — will change hands when members of the World War…
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Evaluating How Well a Fund Raiser Does in Luring Big Gifts
To evaluate the performance of fund raisers who seek big gifts, public-television stations have a new tool at their disposal. The premise of the evaluation system is simple: Fund raisers seeking big gifts should have a series of clear-cut annual goals — including a minimum dollar goal, as well as…
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