The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Education. The Broad Foundation (Los Angeles) has presented the 2005 Broad Prize for Urban Education to the Norfolk Public Schools (Va.). The annual prize honors an…
Foundations Give 11 Percent of Grant Money to Social-Justice Causes, Report Says
Social Justice Grantmaking: A Report on Foundation Trends, analyzes foundation grants made in 1998 to 2002 to projects designed to enhance opportunities for people who are disadvantaged economically, politically, and socially. The report says that of the more than 1,000 foundations studied, 749…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
A Slideshow on Strategic Planning
Presenting: Strategic Planning, Choosing the Right Method for Your Nonprofit Organization, by Michela M. Perrone and Janis Johnston, consists of a PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM and a user’s guide written for nonprofit board and staff members who are considering whether to develop a strategic…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
How Churches Can Win Grant Money
Aligning Your Church To Receive Abundance: Faith-Based Grants, by Beverly A. Browning, a consultant and author, maps out the steps churches should take in seeking grant money from foundations and government agencies. Ms. Browning explains the 2002 executive order that extended federal grant making…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Why Going It Alone Is Rarely the Best Strategy for Charities
Forming Alliances: Working Together to Achieve Mutual Goals
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Trustees and the Arts: a Guidebook
The Art of Governance: Boards in the Performing Arts
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Committee Offers Ideas on Charity Oversight
The latest report by a national committee of nonprofit leaders concludes that some changes to state and federal laws are needed to stamp out abuses at charities and foundations, and that nonprofit organizations need to police themselves more rigorously. In most cases, however, enacting new federal…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Charitable-Giving Bills Proposed in Congress
Members of Congress have introduced legislation that would offer new tax breaks to spur charitable giving. One key provision of the House and Senate bills would allow people who do not itemize deductions on their federal income-tax returns to write off some of their charitable gifts. Another…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Bits: U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Receives $500,000 Grant
Randal D. Pinkett, president of Building Community Technology Partners, in Newark, N.J., and a frequent speaker at nonprofit technology conferences, is a contestant on the NBC reality television show, The Apprentice. For more information: Go to http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice_4. The U.S. Hispanic…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Four Organizations Win Internet Awards
The ePhilanthropy Foundation has presented its awards for excellence in nonprofit use of the Internet. The March of Dimes, in White Plains, N.Y., won the award for best “community building, volunteerism, or activism campaign” for its Share Your Story Web site, which allows families of premature…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor