A solid partnership between the board and the executive director is essential for good governance, yet too many executives view their boards as nuisances or worse. What does a healthy relationship look like?
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Civil-Rights Museum Cuts Staff
Read about that and other efforts nonprofits are making to cope with the bad economy in the Layoffs and Mergers blog.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Virginia Hospitals Announce Merger
Martha Jefferson Hospital, a 107-year-old hospital in Charlottesville, Va., plans to merge with Sentara Healthcare, in Norfolk, Va., according to The Daily Progress.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Museum Fires 56 Security Personnel
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has fired 33 security officers and 23 gallery attendants and is replacing them with 14 reserve police officers and 100 college students, writes the Indianapolis Star.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
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Meeting on Mobile Devices and Health
The mHealth Summit has landed a big keynote speaker: Bill Gates. The meeting, which will take place from November 8-10 in Washington, focuses on how cellphones and other mobile technology can be used to improve health care, particularly in developing countries. Other speakers will include Ted…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Directory of Evaluation Tools
The Foundation Center and the consulting firm McKinsey & Company have created an online directory of more than 150 tools and methodologies designed to help charities measure whether their work is making a difference. “The thought was to eliminate the need for starting from scratch and allow people…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Accordia Global Health Foundation (Washington): Appointed Dale Mott, vice president for major gifts at the Sister to Sister Foundation (Chevy Chase, Md.), to be vice president for development and communications. Amigos de las Americas (Houston): Appointed Martin Sinnott, a principal search…
Microfinance Site Adds Student Loans
Kiva.org expands services to allow donors to support student loans for college students in developing nations. (Tech)
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Donors’ Demands for Results and Professional Training Programs Fuel Growth of Consulting World
Consulting will continue to boom because most nonprofits cannot afford the in-house expertise they need to attract and retain donations.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor
David M. Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
The chief executive of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation will now start a new group, called the Comeback America Initiative, an effort to influence America’s fiscal policies.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Investment Standards Next on B Lab’s Agenda
A nonprofit that evaluates businesses on their societal impact plans to do the same for social-purpose investment vehicles.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Group Devises Credentials for Socially Conscious Businesses
B Lab, a nonprofit group near Philadelphia, has created a credential to help businesses that want to do good stand out from other corporations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Order the Sushi: New Report Offers Tips on Donors’ Preferences at Special Events
Advice on setting ticket prices, offering auction items, and more, based on a new report about donor attitudes toward special events.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Skilled Older Volunteers Help Charities Stretch Resources, Study Finds
A project aimed at matching skilled, older volunteers with charities shows how those organizations can benefit far beyond the amount of time managers put into supervising and recruiting them.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor
How to Squeeze More Value From Attending a Nonprofit Conference
Veteran nonprofit leaders offer tips on how to learn the most from a professional meeting, especially when time and money are tight.
By MAUREEN WEST
Contributor