Jennifer Smith, President, FocusDriven
A family tragedy spurred Jennifer Smith to help found a charity dedicated to preventing distracted driving.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Seeking to Keep State Funds, Charities Overcome a Fear of Lobbying
As state aid gets harder to find, charities are learning to build ties to lawmakers and become stronger public advocates.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Dos and Don’ts for Charities That Lobby
Tips from experts on how charities can succeed in advocacy work.
A Retired State Trooper Brings Skills Learned in Childhood and on the Job to Volunteering
A retired police officer finds fulfillment as a volunteer advocate for early-childhood education.
By Bernard L. Chatman
Contributor
American Leprosy Missions (Greenville, S.C.): Announced the resignation of Christopher Doyle, president. Jim Oehrig, chief program officer, will serve as interim president. California Wildlife Center (Calabasas): Appointed Cynthia Reyes, hospital manager and director of marine mammal response, to…
Charities Face Big Challenge in Rebuilding Haiti
The catastrophic earthquake will require many years and much money from America’s nonprofit groups
Charity Workers Suffered Big Losses in Haiti
Many employees of nonprofit groups lost homes and relatives in the Haiti earthquake, and the leader of a major American relief group was killed.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
New on the Job: Dan Glickman, President, Refugees International
Dan Glickman, a movie lobbyist and former Agriculture Secretary, has been appointed chief executive of Refugees International.
More Older Americans Volunteer Casually, Says Survey
The share of older Americans who are volunteering has gone up since 2003, but all volunteers are giving fewer hours per month, and increasingly likely to volunteer on their own rather than solely through a charity, according to a new survey by AARP, the national membership organization for…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Special Olympics Combines Fund-Raising and Marketing Jobs
Special Olympics, one of the nation’s biggest charities, has combined its top fund-raising and marketing jobs.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Staff and Budget Cuts at Nonprofit Organizations: a Sampling
Layoffs and other budget cuts charities have made to cope with the economic crisis.
New Executive Director of the Sierra Club Named; Other Personnel Changes in the Nonprofit World
ALS Association (Calabasas Hills, Calif.): Appointed Gordon S. Lavigne, vice president of business development at the Autism Society of America (Bethesda, Md.), to be chief development and communications officer. American Humane Association (Englewood, Colo.): Announced the resignation of Marie…
Web Site Aims to Evaluate Charities’ Haiti Work
A new Web site aims to use crowdsourcing to gather information on what charities are doing in Haiti.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
How do I begin a career in grant making?
First choose a profession and make yourself an expert in that field.
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor
New on the Job: Janet Harris, Chief Development Officer, California Academy of Sciences
Janet Harris leaves an international refugee-aid group to assume the top fund-raising role at a California museum and research facility dedicated to the natural world
Red Cross Sketches Out Its Plan for Spending Aid for Haiti
The American Red Cross, which has garnered more than one-third of the millions of dollars raised for Haiti so far, spells out its spending plans.
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor