Hate Crime Is a Life-Changing Event for Young Charity Director
Gregory Lewis never met Matthew Shepard. But when Mr. Shepard was murdered in October 1998 in an anti-gay hate crime, his death profoundly changed the course of Mr. Lewis’s life. At the time, Mr. Lewis was 23 and looking for direction. As a teenager, he graduated from a high school on Long Island,…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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New Prize Honors Software for Social-Change Groups
By Nicole WallaceA new prize will honor public-interest software development. The Florence and Frances Family Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Tides Foundation, in San Francisco, is sponsoring what will be an annual competition to honor software programmers who develop open-source software that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
African Health Charity Wages Online Battle
By Nicole WallaceThe African Medical and Research Foundation is waging war on malaria and turning to the Internet for new recruits. Visitors to the Nairobi health organization’s new SWAT Malaria Web site can learn about the disease’s human toll in sub-Saharan Africa, the obstacles it poses to…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Online Forum Explores Fees in E-Mail’s Future
By Nicole WallaceLater this month, the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network will broadcast a panel discussion online entitled “Is Paying for E-Mail Delivery Inevitable?” Nonprofit leaders and business executives will discuss America Online’s recently announced plans to allow marketers who send…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
N.Y. United Way Reaches Deal With Former Leader
By Elizabeth SchwinnThe United Way of New York City has reached an agreement with its former leader, Ralph Dickerson Jr., to repay $227,000 that the charity said Mr. Dickerson spent on personal expenses in 2002 and 2003. The United Way said Mr. Dickerson benefited from a program by which donors…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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A Humanitarian’s Fight to Educate Girls in Central Asia
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Accountability Tips for Nonprofit Boards
Reinventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance, Revised Edition
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Collection of Stories From Red Cross Aid Workers
Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
91 Grant Makers Win Honors for Public-Information Materials
The Council on Foundations next week will honor 91 grant makers for outstanding materials designed to inform the public about their work. The 22nd annual Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications, named after the organization’s first executive director, will go to foundations that…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Money for Capital Needs Is Often Scarce, Study Finds
By Harvy LipmanNonprofit groups are having a difficult time coming up with the investment capital they need, according to a new study by the Johns Hopkins University. Charities face trouble not only raising funds for traditional capital expenses, like buildings and computer equipment, but also for…
By Harvy Lipman
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