Charity’s Ice-Cream Franchise Hits a Rocky Road During Its First Year
Nonprofit leaders say many factors can help make a poor urban neighborhood stronger. For Lisa E. Johanon, ALSO SEE:Building the Charity FranchiseFranchises Can Offer Benefits, But Charity-Enterprise Experts Advise Caution a key ingredient is ice cream. As head of the Central Detroit Christian…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Building the Charity Franchise
Groups run businesses to expand their revenue and their missionsThe Dunkin’ Donuts in the Neighborhood Shopping Center in downtown Newark offers its patrons ALSO SEE: Charity’s Ice-Cream Franchise Hits a Rocky Road During its First Year Franchises Can Offer Benefits, But Charity-Enterprise Experts…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Photograph by Michael VenturaEvery winter for the past 20 years a swarm of volunteers has descended on several islands in the West Indies and worked to build houses, tutor children, and spruce up nursing homes. The volunteers are part of the Good News Project, a charity that seeks to improve the…
Albright College (Reading, Pa.): Appointed Susan K. Nenstiel, senior vice president of development at Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania (Allentown), to be director of major gifts. American Lung Association (New York): Appointed Karen Wertheimer, director of development at the American Liver…
A group of organizations opposing permanent repeal of the estate tax has released a report that says such a repeal would cause states to lose an average of $187-million annually in donations. The report, “The Estate Tax and Charitable Giving: State-by-State Analysis,” is available online at…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
A leader of a mental-health group serves diverse constituenciesBaltimore It’s 6:15 on a warm Wednesday evening, and Kathryn S. Farinholt is chatting animatedly with visitors, volunteers, and board members as they file into the offices of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill’s Baltimore…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
A Guide to Resources for Seeking Jobs in Foreign Countries
JOB MARKET By Jeffrey Klineman In addition to Philanthropy Careers’ job listings, many other resources are available ALSO SEE:Tips for Building an International Career in Charities for the international nonprofit-job hunter. Job Listings Dev-Zone. This site, focused on international development and…
By Jeffrey Klineman
Contributor
Nonprofit Salary Gap Indicates Outdated Ideas, Says Reader
INBOX To the Editor: I always find The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s coverage of salary gaps for female executives of charities interesting in light of the fact that many charities have missions related to the full inclusion of all people into society and into decision-making positions, and these…
Tips for Building an International Career in Charities
JOB MARKET By Jeffrey Klineman It’s an unsolvable puzzle: For job seekers to get hired by a nonprofit organization abroad, ALSO SEE:A Guide to Resources for Seeking Jobs in Foreign Countries they’ve got to have overseas experience. But where do they get that experience? By working overseas. It can…
By Jeffrey Klineman
Contributor