Foundation and Corporate Giving to September 11 Causes
Giving in the Aftermath of 9/11: an Update on the Foundation and Corporate Response is the second in a series of research reports by the Foundation Center that details giving by approximately 1,000 foundations and corporations in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. So far, corporations and…
By Peggy Knudson
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Guide Shows How to Work With Young Volunteers
Engaging Youth in Lifelong Service: Findings and Recommendations for Encouraging a Tradition of Voluntary Action Among America’s Youth combines research by Independent Sector, in Washington, and advice by Silvia Golombek, vice president of programs at Youth Service America, in Washington, about…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Taking Fundraising Seriously: the Spirit of Faith and Philanthropy
By Jessica Kronstadt
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An Overview of Key Challenges Facing the Nonprofit World
The State of Nonprofit America
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Leadership and Management Advice for Grant Makers
From Grantmaker to Leader: Emerging Strategies for 21st Century Foundations
By Jessica Kronstadt
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New Nonprofit Bond Ratings by Moody’s Investor Service
ALSO SEE: Report Predicts Debt Woes for Charities ADVOCACY AND MEMBERSHIP Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.) Aa1 American Association of Retired Persons (Washington) Aa3 American Center for Physics (College Park, Md.) Aa3 American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists (Washington) A1 American…
Report Predicts Debt Woes for Charities
A sharp increase in the number and types of nonprofit groups that are borrowing money, combined with the ALSO SEE:New Nonprofit Bond Ratings by Moody’s Investor Service poor economy and tough fund-raising environment, have increased the possibility that more organizations might soon have trouble…
By Brad Wolverton
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Federal Program to Help Religious Groups Makes Awards
Following are grants and contracts that the federal Compassion Capital Fund has awarded. Grants to ALSO SEE:Making Grants on Faith help religious groups and local charities pay start-up costs, receive management help, or expand their programs: Institute for Youth Development (Washington):…
Congress expected to debate plan to aid religious charitiesAs the new, Republican-led Congress begins next month, one issue expected to be high on the agenda is ALSO SEE:Federal Program to Help Religious Groups Makes Awards President Bush’s plan to make it easier for religious charities to compete…
By Debra E. Blum
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Self-Employed Consultants: What Works and What Doesn’t
After spending 12 years raising money for two New Orleans nonprofit institutions, ALSO SEE:When Fund Raisers Go SoloMoonlighting Can Sharpen Skills and Raise Enthusiasm, Say Fund Raisers Mary Liz Keevers decided she had had enough when her daughter was born and her boss at a local university would…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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