Measuring Endowments: How the Survey Was Conducted
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By Harvy Lipman
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American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Lynn B. Nicholas, president and chief executive officer of the Louisiana Hospital Association (Baton Rouge), to be chief executive officer, effective July 1. She will succeed Caroline A. Stevens, who has served as interim chief executive…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Winners of Yale Business-Plan Contest for Charities
Following are winners and finalists in the business-plan competition organized by the Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: TOP WINNERS: $100,000 EACH Coastal Enterprises Inc. (Portland, Me.) Dakota Area Resources and Transportation for Seniors (West…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) May 1999 May 2004 $64,000,000 $79,000,000 For athletics, capital improvements, endowment, faculty support,…
Tips for Job Seeking When a Pregnancy, a Handicap, or Other Personal Needs Are Part of the Package
JOB MARKET By Alicia Abell As he interviewed candidates recently for a communications job at Mercy Housing, Rich Sider, the group’s vice president of human resources, saw a top choice quickly emerge. There was only one sticking point: She was six months pregnant. Because the candidate specifically…
By Alicia Abell
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A List of Grant Seekers’ Favorite Resources
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Cassie Moore Consult the following resources to help improve grant-proposal writing skills: Web sitesCharityChannel.com: The “Grants and Foundations Review” ALSO SEE:How to Find the Best Instruction in Writing Grant Proposals section of this Web site contains dozens of…
By Cassie J. Moore
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How Foundations Can Use Proxy Voting to Promote Philanthropic Goals
Unlocking the Power of the Proxy: How Active Foundation Proxy Voting Can Protect Endowments and Boost Philanthropic Missions encourages grant makers to use their status as shareholders of publicly traded companies to further their philanthropic goals. This report says that foundations should vote…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Advice for Writing Case Statements
Making the Case: The No-Nonsense Guide to Writing the Perfect Case Statement, by Jerold Panas, seeks to help nonprofit groups draft a document to explain why they deserve support. Mr. Panas, founder and chairman of the Institute for Charitable Giving, in Chicago, says that an effective statement…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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