College Returns Cross to Chapel Following Revoked Gift
College returns cross to chapel after donor withdraws gift
Watchdog Group Calls New Orleans Plan Unrealistic
Watchdog group blasts New Orleans rebuilding plan
Start a New Charity? Bono Did It
Tom Belford, a veteran fund raiser, has a tongue-in-cheek take on the growing number of nonprofit organizations that are popping up in the United States. Writing for The Agitator, Mr. Belford gives a Letterman-style Top 10 list of the reasons philanthropic-minded people are starting their own…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Charity leaders looking for an effective way to blog about their organizations might look to Larry James’s Urban Daily for tips. Mr. James, chief executive officer of Central Dallas Ministries, writes daily on issues that face low-income people in urban settings. His blog has helped increase…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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McCormick Tribune Foundation Comes Under Scrutiny
Paul Botts, author of the blog Dot-org, weighs in on an investigation by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan into whether the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation is being properly managed. At issue: whether the foundation’s large concentration of stock in the Tribune Company is appropriate,…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Fund Raising for Scooter Libby
For those who feel that I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was wrongly convicted Tuesday in his much-publicized trial over a CIA leak, the anonymous blog Don’t Tell the Donor points to ways to support his cause. The blog includes a link to the Web site for the Libby Legal Defense Trust. “I can tell you that…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Updating a Program to Help Nonprofit Organizers Save
JOB MARKET Roberto Martinez is still in his 20s, but he has already got $8,000 in his retirement account — even ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Nonprofit Workers Fall Short in Retirement SavingsARTICLE: Tips to Help Nonprofit Employers Get Ready for New IRS Rules on Retirement Savings Plans though he has…
Tips to Help Nonprofit Employers Get Ready for New IRS Rules on Retirement Savings Plans
JOB MARKET Prodding workers into realizing the importance of saving for retirement used to be one of the most frustrating tasks ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Nonprofit Workers Fall Short in Retirement SavingsARTICLE:Updating a Program to Help Nonprofit Organizers Save for Marcia Brown, director of programs at…
By Lynn O'Shaughnessy
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