A Chicago settlement house commits to fiscal responsibility -- and wins grantsChicago It’s never easy for a new administrator to take over a financially struggling organization -- and doubly hard if that charity hasn’t kept in touch with its donors. Ivan Medina, executive director of Onward…
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Newly Rich Poetry Group Faces Big Challenges
Chicago Until June the Poetry Foundation’s four employees worked out of such close quarters that they could ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 ResultsSurviving Tough TimesCHARTS: The 400 at a GlanceDoing the Numbers: How the Philanthropy 400 Survey Was CompiledCancer Group Thrives After Near-Death…
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Economic downturn yields better rental opportunities for charities, even as would-be buyers face sticker shockThe bursting of the technology boom has opened up possibilities for charities looking for cheaper office space. Even in regions such as the San Francisco Bay Area -- only a few years ago…
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How charities maintain ties to financially strapped donorsIn January, the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation took an unusual step: It decided to let a major ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times corporate benefactor off the hook for the…
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Small charities find ways to offer retirement plans to employeesAfter 14 years of doing without a pension plan, TreeUtah’s staff members will finally begin saving for their ALSO SEE:A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers retirement later this year with the help of their…
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How Small Charities Provide Retirement Benefits to Their Workers
JOB MARKET By Maura Webber After 14 years of doing without a pension plan, TreeUtah’s staff members will finally begin saving for their retirement later ALSO SEE:A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers this year with the help of their employer. Meryl Redisch, executive director…
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A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers
Several retirement-plan choices await charities that seek to increase the benefits they offer their employees -- although in recent years, federal legislation has reduced the number of distinctions between the plans.
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