Travel Scrapbook Is a Memento That Donors Can Share
Donors who travel overseas with one international-relief group receive a lasting keepsake that not only reminds them of the charity’s work in developing countries — it also helps them persuade others to ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to SymphonyARTICLE: Nonprofit Leader Wins…
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University Generates Both Good Will and Gifts
Universities always struggle with how to maintain good relations with residents of the towns where their campuses are based, but Utah State University has found a way to generate good will and attract donations ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Visiting Artists Bring New Benefits to SymphonyARTICLE: Nonprofit…
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Hospital Shares Publicity and Profits With Newspaper’s Special Edition
Harnessing the power of the press for charity, the Star Tribune, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, publishes a special edition that ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Local Groups Reap Benefits From Donated Billboard SpaceARTICLE: Charity’s Clever Promotions Attract Headlines and Contributions raises hundreds of…
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Charity’s Clever Promotions Attract Headlines and Contributions
Keep hunger in the headlines — that’s the goal of the communications staff at America’s Second Harvest. But since press releases ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Local Groups Reap Benefits From Donated Billboard SpaceARTICLE: Hospital Shares Publicity and Profits With Newspaper’s Special Edition often fail to…
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Local Groups Reap Benefits From Donated Billboard Space
Local charity leaders often dream of seeing their organization’s name emblazoned in high-traffic areas, but the cost — which can be tens of thousands ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Charity’s Clever Promotions Attract Headlines and ContributionsARTICLE: Hospital Shares Publicity and Profits With Newspaper’s…
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Video games and virtual communities offer new ways for nonprofit groups to educate people about social needsAs video-game sales reach $7-billion a year — providing growing competition for Hollywood’s $9-billion box-office take last year — ALSO SEE:Slide show: The Games Charities Play (requires…
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Nonprofit executives are forming support groups to improve their career skills and battle isolation on the job A year ago, Ruth Ann Binder was struggling with her board of directors, worried about budget shortfalls, uncertain about her organization’s future, and, for the first time in her life,…
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United Ways Achieved Small Gain Last year
United Ways raised $4.04-billion last year, a 0.4-percent increase over 2004, according to numbers released ALSO SEE: Chart: Largest Percentage Gains Chart: Donations Reported by 426 United Ways for 2005-6 by United Way of America. The gain failed to exceed the 3.4-percent inflation rate for the…
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Giving to Community Funds Rose by 34% Last Year
Community foundations received substantial increases in gifts last year, leading to big gains in ALSO SEE:Chart: Community Foundations’ Assets, Gifts, and Grants in 2005 assets and more money available for grants this year, an annual survey by Ohio’s Columbus Foundation has found. Donations to…
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Finding Shelter for Relief Workers Is Not Easy
Alkie Edwards, a community-development specialist at Oxfam America, has been living in Biloxi, Miss., since April, helping hurricane victims rebuild. He shares with up to three other relief workers a tiny room equipped with twin-size bunk ALSO SEE:Special Report: Rebuilding the World a Storm…
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