Directory Details Opportunities for Operating Support
Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations 2004 is a directory of foundations and other sources of grants that cover the day-to-day costs of running a nonprofit organization. It lists approximately 1,300 grant programs that offer operating support, organized by state, along with information about…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Advice for Board Members Seeking to Influence Public Policy
The Nonprofit Board Member’s Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy, by Marcia Avner, provides recommendations for board members seeking to increase their nonprofit organizations’ impact on policy decisions. Ms. Avner, public-policy director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, in St. Paul, advises…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Lessons on Corporate Social Responsibility
What Matters Most: How a Small Group of Pioneers Is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business, and Why Big Business Is Listening
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Nonprofit Legal Problems, and How to Solve Them
Planning Guide for the Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations: Strategies and Commentaries
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Advice for Cultivating Donor Commitment
Building Donor Loyalty: The Fundraiser’s Guide to Increasing Lifetime Value
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Bits: Webby Awards Includes Best Charitable-Organization Web Site Category
The 2005 Webby Awards competition will include a new category for best charitable-organization Web site. The fee to submit an entry for consideration is $95, and the deadline is December 17. For more information: Go to http://www.webbyawards.com. On October 26, the Philanthropic Initiative, a…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Ranks Cities by Charity Efficiency
Charity Navigator, a watchdog group in Mahwah, N.J., has added an interactive, online chart to its Web site that allows users to see how 25 major cities stack up in 16 measures of nonprofit performance. Charity Navigator looked at financial data from 1,500 nonprofit groups, as reported on their…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Database Assists Myeloma Research
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium is using a powerful shared database to link four leading medical-research centers to try to accelerate the development of drugs to treat the disease. A cancer of the plasma cell, multiple myeloma has no known cure. In 1998, after she was diagnosed with the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Spam Filters Snag Charity Messages, Study Finds
A new study of 40 nonprofit organizations found that at least one in five e-mail messages sent over seven months was misclassified as spam. Mindshare Interactive Campaigns, a company in Washington, used five accounts to subscribe to e-mail lists maintained by 40 nonprofit organizations. The company…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The California Law: Key Requirements
Following are major elements of a California law that will change the way many nonprofit organizations manage ALSO SEE:Calif. Passes New Law on Charity Accountability their finances and seek contributions within the state. The law takes effect on January 1, 2005, and applies to nonprofit…