College Investments Topped 9% in 2005, Studies Find
Investments by the endowments at American colleges and universities earned substantially more than the stock market last year, according to two new reports. Surveys by the Commonfund Institute, in Windsor, Conn., and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, in…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Guide to Working More Efficiently
Working Easier: A Toolkit for Staff and Board Members of Nonprofit Arts Organizations, by Debra H. Snider, offers advice to managers of arts groups on increasing their organizations’ productivity and efficiency. Produced by the Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation with support from the Chicago…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
A Report on Giving by 189 of the Largest U.S. Corporations
The 2005 Corporate Contributions Report, by Sophia A. Muirhead, summarizes the results of the Conference Board’s survey on giving at 189 of the largest companies and corporate foundations in the United States in 2004. Contributions from corporations totaled $7.87-billion, and among the 133…
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Guide for Universities Engaged in Community Partnerships
University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Humanitarian Writes on 45 Years of International-Aid Experience
To Bear Witness: A Journey of Healing and Solidarity
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Book Seeks to Clarify and Improve the Work of Nonprofit Audit Committees
Not-For-Profit Audit Committee: Best Practices
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
New Leadership Approach Emphasizes Experience Over Charisma
Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Search for ‘Meaningful Work’ Fires Up a Civil-Rights Advocate
I grew up in central New Jersey, the great-grandson and grandson of immigrants who came from Ireland and Poland. My father worked rotating shifts on the assembly line for a pharmaceutical manufacturer. It was very much a world where he did not have much control over his job, and I knew that…
‘Time Bank’ Concept of Swapping Services Gains Ground Internationally
The time-banking phenomenon, in which neighborly deeds can be used to earn “time dollars” that are traded for ALSO SEE:Trading Favors for CharityCharities Team Up to Bring Time-Bank Project to Ravaged Gulf Coast similar favors, has not been limited to the United States. More than 300 time banks…
By Sara Anne Donnelly
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Charities Team Up to Bring Time-Bank Project to Ravaged Gulf Coast
The hurricanes that ripped through the Gulf Coast region in August and September brought catastrophe to that region — but ALSO SEE:Trading Favors for Charity‘Time Bank’ Concept of Swapping Services Gains Ground Internationally they have also created an opportunity to see whether the idea of…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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