Guide to Seeking Grants From the 1,000 Largest Foundations
The Foundation 1000, 2005/2006 Edition, is a grant seeker’s guide to the wealthiest foundations in the United States. Produced by the Foundation Center, it provides information on 1,000 foundations that includes contact information, program interests, application guidelines, names of key staff…
By Caroline Preston
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An Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility
The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility
By Caroline Preston
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Becoming More Like Businesses Isn’t Solution for Nonprofit Groups, Author Argues
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great
By Caroline Preston
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‘Barron’s’: The Pros and Cons of Giving
In a special report on philanthropy, Barron’s (November 28) says that the number of U.S. family foundations has burgeoned by more than 60 percent in the past six years, with approximately 33,000 now in operation, although most are modest in size. While family foundations often require a greater…
By Marty Michaels
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‘Worth’: Preserving Guggenheim’s Legacy
Although his name may not be well-known outside well-heeled circles, Peter Lawson-Johnston has played a quiet but powerful role as heir to the Guggenheim “museum dynasty,” writes Worth magazine (December). In an interview, Mr. Lawson-Johnston, honorary chairman of the Solomon R. Guggenheim…
By Marty Michaels
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‘Mother Jones’: The Gospel of Giving
Terry Parker didn’t invent donor-advised funds, but he was among the first to realize their potential for Christian fund raising when he founded the National Christian Foundation in 1982, writes Michael Reynolds in Mother Jones magazine (December). The fund appeals to Christian donors by promising…
By Marty Michaels
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‘BusinessWeek’: America’s Top Donors
Gordon and Betty Moore have “achieved the unthinkable,” says BusinessWeek: They have supplanted Bill and Melinda Gates in the No. 1 position on the magazine’s annual ranking of the 50 most-generous Americans (November 28). In its fourth special report on philanthropy, BusinessWeek estimates that…
By Marty Michaels
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts and humanities. President Bush has awarded the 2005 National Humanities Medal to 10 Americans and U.S. institutions for their contributions to the humanities. The…
Teenagers Volunteer at Double the Rate of Adults, Government Study Finds
An estimated 15.5 million teenagers, or 55 percent of young Americans, volunteered last year through religious organizations, youth-leadership groups, schools, or other organizations, a new government report says. That is nearly double the share of adults who volunteer. The report, “Youth Helping…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Improved Bond Ratings Indicate Financial Stability in Nonprofit World
Bolstered by an improving economy, the financial outlook for nonprofit organizations has improved, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service. In 2005, Moody’s elevated the bond ratings for three of the 85 nonprofit groups it evaluates, while not downgrading any. That contrasts with its…
By Harvy Lipman
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