A Concise Guide to Getting Grants for Nonprofit Organizations, by Mark Guyer, leads readers through the process of obtaining grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies. Mr. Guyer, fund-raising coordinator at Stark County District Library, in Canton, Ohio, begins by describing…
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Struggles in the Fight for Human Rights
Taking Liberties: Four Decades in the Struggle for Rights, by Aryeh Neier, Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Institute and the Soros Foundations Network, in New York, reflects in this memoir on his 40-year career defending human rights. Mr. Neier says that in those years the work of…
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Grant Making to Improve Organizational Efficiency
Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: a Funder’s Guide to Capacity Building, by Paul Connolly and Carol Lukas, Foundations are increasingly supporting not just the programs of nonprofit organizations, but also projects to improve their organizational efficiency, the authors write. Paul Connolly is…
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Successes and Challenges for After-School Programs
Multiple Choices After School: Findings From the Extended-Service Schools Initiative by Jean Baldwin Grossman, Marilyn L. Price, Veronica Fellerath, LInda Z. Jcovy, Lauren J. Kotloff, Rebecca Raley, Karen E. Walker reports on 60 after-school programs created through grants from the Wallace-Reader’s…
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Asking: a 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift by Jerold Panas presents advice on soliciting charitable donations from individuals. Mr. Panas, chief executive officer of Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners, a fund-raising consulting company in…
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Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes
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Diverse Perspectives Can Benefit Decision Making
The Collaborative Leadership Handbook: a Guide for Citizens and Civic Leaders
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Guide Shows How to Work With Young Volunteers
Engaging Youth in Lifelong Service: Findings and Recommendations for Encouraging a Tradition of Voluntary Action Among America’s Youth combines research by Independent Sector, in Washington, and advice by Silvia Golombek, vice president of programs at Youth Service America, in Washington, about…
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Taking Fundraising Seriously: the Spirit of Faith and Philanthropy
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An Overview of Key Challenges Facing the Nonprofit World
The State of Nonprofit America
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