Report on International Collaboration in the Arts
Finding Common Ground in International Artistic Collaboration presents the methods, processes, and theories explored by members of the Working Group on International Collaboration in the Arts during their November 1999 conference. The first section introduces three case studies representative of…
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Religion the Root of Well-Known Charity’s Success, Longevity
Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Fund-Raising Handbook for Health Care Professionals
Fundraising Skills for Health Care Executives
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Governance Advice to Members of Nonprofit Boards
The Art of Trusteeship: The Nonprofit Board Member’s Guide to Effective Governance
By Gwen A. Williamson
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By NICOLE WALLACE The Benton Foundation has published a packet of resources, Public Media in the Digital Age, that discusses how communities are using public broadcasting, cable-access channels, and online community networks to strengthen education, social services, health care, and civic…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Financial Turbulence Hits Charity Sites
By NICOLE WALLACEInternet start-ups focusing on the nonprofit world have not been immune to the financial turbulence that has hit the high-tech industry. Two online giving portals have ceased operations. The founders of Shine, whose preview site went online in April, decided not to move forward…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Aid Requests Rose Sharply at Catholic Charities in ’99
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNThe number of people asking for food, clothing, and temporary shelter rose sharply in 1999 despite the booming economy, according to a survey by Catholic Charities USA of its more than 1,400 member organizations. The survey, which was released December 19, found that nearly six…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Report Recommends New Ways Charities and Others Can Build Social Ties
By DEBRA E. BLUMThe United States needs a civic renaissance, says a new report by a Harvard University group examining the social ties that link people together. To improve citizen engagement, public spiritedness, trust, compassion, even personal health, the report says, Americans need to become…
By Debra E. Blum
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Most Foundations Do Not Have Any Paid Employees, Study Finds
By DEBRA E. BLULMFew U.S. foundations are run by paid staff members, according to a ALSO SEE: Staffing at U.S. Foundations new report by the Foundation Center, in New York. Many of the funds, particularly those with small endowments and family foundations run by family members themselves, are…
By Debra E. Blum
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New Federal Privacy Rules Allow Fund Raisers to Use Patient Data to Seek Charitable Gifts
By NICOLE LEWISNew federal regulations aimed at protecting the privacy of medical patients give nonprofit health-care organizations the right to continue using some personal information about patients to raise money. Nonprofit groups had fought to maintain access to the information after a proposed…
By nicole lewis
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