‘Good’: a Magazine to Encourage Altruism
PRESS CLIPPINGS A new magazine called Good plans to examine the people, ideas, and institutions that are seeking to improve society. In its premiere issue, which was released this month, the magazine includes features on many local and nonprofit efforts. Among them: 826 Valencia, a tutoring center…
By Sam Kean
Contributor
PRESS CLIPPINGS Nonprofit groups around the country study the Robin Hood Foundation and borrow its ideas, says Fortune magazine (September 18). But “perhaps most important, Robin Hood has brought the idea of philanthropy to a younger generation of superwealthy Americans who might not otherwise have…
By Sam Kean
Contributor
PRESS CLIPPINGS Bill Clinton’s foundation is the center of attention in two of the nation’s major magazines: Fortune and The New Yorker both made his philanthropic work the centerpiece of their September 18 issues. Both of the articles emphasize that the foundation accomplishes more than its…
By Sam Kean
Contributor
Using Conflict to Generate Positive Change
NEW BOOKS Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences Into Opportunities
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
How Business Tactics Can Improve Nonprofit Management
NEW BOOKS Don’t Forget the Pizza and Other Rules for Managing a Nonprofit: Using Business Management Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Agencies
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Book Describes Contributions of Volunteers Throughout U.S. History
NEW BOOKS By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteers, New Century Edition
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
Nepal Charity Wins Computer-Access Award
A nonprofit organization in Nepal has received the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2006 Access to Learning Award for its creative approach to providing free access to computers and the Internet and promoting literacy. The award includes a $1-million prize. Since 1991, Rural Education and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Gives Donors Data on Charities
Donors in Kansas City, Mo., can go to a new Web site to learn more about local charities — and to make online donations. DonorEdge provides profiles of more than 600 nonprofit organizations, detailing the groups’ missions, programs, management, and financial data. The Greater Kansas City Community…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Former Reporter Spans the Globe to Aid Small-Business Owners
ENTRY LEVEL When I was 13 years old, my mother recognized I didn’t have any athletic ability, and, because my two older brothers were jocks, she said, “You should go get on the school newspaper. I think you’ll enjoy that.” So that started me on a path to journalism. I worked as a reporter for The…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
‘Seasoned Warriors’ Urged to Use Their Skills to Benefit Society
CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK The Purpose Prize Innovation Summit that took place here this month had a lofty goal — to start a new movement of older people to tear down stereotypes about aging and redefine retirement as a time to work for the public good. “You can leave [here] to be at the forefront of…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor