How to Use Statistics to Evaluate Potential Donors
Data Mining for Fund Raisers: How to Use Simple Statistics to Find Gold in Your Donor Database (Even if You Hate Statistics)
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Summary of HIV/AIDS Grant Making
Report on HIV/AIDS Grantmaking by U.S. Philanthropysummarizes AIDS-related financing by foundations, charities, and companies in 2001 and 2002. According to the report, in 2001 grant makers in the United States committed more than $500-million. In 2002, they pledged approximately $291-million, but…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Foundations & Public Policymaking: Leveraging Philanthropic Dollars, Knowledge, and Networks, by James M. Ferris, discusses the benefits, costs, and risks to grant makers in trying to influence public policy. Mr. Ferris, director of the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at the University of…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Staying In Touch With Former Clients
Finding Out What Happens to Former Clients, by Ritu Nayyar-Stone and Harry P. Hatry, urges social-service organizations to survey their clients months or even a year after the clients have used the groups’ services. Ms. Nayyar-Stone, a research associate at the Urban Institute, in Washington, and…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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An Overview of Volunteer Activities for Teenagers
Teenagers and Community Service: a Guide to the Issues
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Advice for Raising Money During Hard Times
Fundraising in Times of Crisis
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Philanthropy in Washington, D.C.
A Region of Givers provides an overview of giving by individuals, companies, and foundations in Washington, D.C., and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. In 2002, 52 percent of private foundations reduced the amount they distributed in grants compared with what they gave away in 2001,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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The Best of Board Cafe: Hands-On Solutions for Nonprofit Boards, by Jan Masaoka, presents articles about nonprofit boards that originally appeared in a newsletter published by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a San Francisco consulting and training company for nonprofit organizations. Ms. Masaoka,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Ramban’s Ladder: a Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary to Give
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Tips for Designing Disaster-Recovery Plans
Disaster Recovery Planning for Nonprofits
By Jessica Kronstadt
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