D.C. United Way Ends Campaign Projections
Beginning with the 2005-6 campaign, the United Way of the National Capital Area will no longer report campaign projections, only audited results, Ric Edelman, the group’s chairman of the board, wrote in a letter to the editor in The Washington Post. The letter was in response to articles about…
Celebrity Couple Donates to Namibian Hospitals
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donated $300,000 to improve the maternity wards in two Namibian hospitals, according to a government statement Monday, reports the Associated Press The donation celebrated the birth of their daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, born Saturday at Welwitschia Clinic, in…
A Handbook for Maximizing the Board’s Potential at Small Charities
Great Boards for Small Groups: A 1-Hour Guide to Governing a Growing Nonprofit, by Andy Robinson, offers insights into what the best-managed boards can bring to the small nonprofit groups they oversee. The book notes that small charities often succeed because of a dedicated, hard-working group of…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Three Ways Grant Makers Can Improve Communications
Foundation Communications: The Grantee Perspective, by Judy Huang, identifies three effective ways foundations can convey their goals and strategies to the nonprofit organizations they support. Analyzing three years of data from nearly 17,000 grantees of 142 foundations, the report suggests that…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Charities Undervalue Social-Marketing Approaches, Book Says
Social Marketing in the 21st Century
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Become a Nonprofit Chief Executive
The Not-for-Profit CEO Workbook: Practical Steps to Attaining & Retaining the Corner Office
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Create Strategic Plans to Prepare for the Future, Book Urges
Nonprofit Strategic Positioning: Decide Where to Be, Plan What to Do
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Common Mistakes That Board Members Make
The 10 Symptoms of Dysfunctional Boards: Your Guide to Great Governance
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Some Credit Counselors Will Lose Tax Exemption
By Elizabeth SchwinnThe IRS has announced that it will revoke the tax exemptions of 41 nonprofit organizations that counsel people who have amassed big credit-card debts. Together the organizations account for some $410-million of the $1-billion in revenue that credit-counseling institutions take…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Lawmakers Contacted Tax Agency About NAACP
By Elizabeth SchwinnSeven Republican lawmakers, including Sens. Susan M. Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, in recent years forwarded complaints to the Internal Revenue Service about the tax-exempt status of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, according…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor