Charities in New Orleans See Increase in Giving by Returning Residents
Donations by individuals and grant makers in the New Orleans metropolitan area are rising, some major New Orleans ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Struggling Toward RecoveryARTICLE: Blueprint for RebuildingARTICLE: Legal WranglingARTICLE: Young People Capture Horrors--and Hope--After KatrinaARTICLE: ‘More Needs…
By Carrie Levine
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Young People Capture Horrors–and Hope–After Katrina
During the past two years, young people in New Orleans have been documenting life in their storm-ravaged city — and ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Struggling Toward RecoveryARTICLE: Blueprint for RebuildingARTICLE: Legal WranglingARTICLE: Charities in New Orleans See Increase in Giving by Returning…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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Nonprofit law center is helping displaced Gulf Coast residents navigate the recovery mazeWhen Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Stanley R. Smith considered himself among the lucky ones. ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Struggling Toward RecoveryARTICLE: Blueprint for RebuildingARTICLE: Young People…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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New Orleans looks to the future with help from RockefellerOther foundations have donated more to Gulf Coast recovery efforts than the $12.5-million the Rockefeller ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Struggling Toward RecoveryARTICLE: Legal WranglingARTICLE: Young People Capture Horrors--and Hope--After…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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Even the $3.7-billion charities raised after Katrina may not be enoughIn response to Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it caused in the Gulf Coast and surrounding ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Blueprint for RebuildingARTICLE: Legal WranglingARTICLE: Young People Capture Horrors--and Hope--After…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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How do I begin a nonprofit career?
Spend some time volunteering and talking with people who work in various positions within the sector so you can better focus your interests.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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A Recruiter Gives Guidance to Those Seeking Switch to a Nonprofit Career
Laura Gassner Otting, founder of the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, a search firm that works exclusively with charitable organizations and nonprofit job seekers, offers advice to help job seekers make the leap.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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Tips for finding volunteers at universities
Spend some time getting to know who is at the university, looking at newsletters and publications that talk about the kind of research you seek.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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Lawmakers Should Ask Tough Questions About Charity
The first major Congressional hearing on nonprofit organizations held by the House of Representatives since the Democrats took control was supposed to be about asking nonprofit organizations to justify the reasons for their tax-exempt status, especially in terms of what they do to “help the poor…
By Rick Cohen
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas: Corporate giving. The Points of Light Foundation (Washington) has presented its annual Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs, which honor companies that…
Bank Provides a Lesson on Taking Out Loans
NEW BOOKS Make Every Dollar Count: Basic Borrowing for Nonprofit Organizations, by Clare Golla, provides information on lending for charities. Using several case studies and examples, the publication discusses “why your organization might consider seeking a loan, how to approach lenders to secure…
By Anne W. Howard
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A Study of Charitable Giving by Banks
NEW BOOKS Banking on Philanthropy: The Impact of Bank Mergers on Charitable Giving, by Becky Sherblom, reports on studies of seven national banks and their corporate philanthropy. The report, from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, finds that despite predictions to the contrary,…
By Anne W. Howard
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Bits: Public Interest Registry Names Alexa A.S. Raad CEO
The Public Interest Registry, the Reston, Va., group that manages the dot-org Internet domain used by nonprofit organizations, has appointed Alexa A.S. Raad as its new chief executive officer. Ms. Raad previously served as chief marketing officer at DotMobi, an Irish technology company.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundation Seeks Proposals for News-Media Grants
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is accepting applications for the second year of its Knight News Challenge, which will award $5-million to individuals, organizations, and businesses that propose innovative ways to use technology to transform local news. Among the projects that won grants…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Election-Related Web Sites Hope to Inform Debate
To capitalize on early interest in the 2008 presidential campaign, two nonprofit groups have introduced election-related Web sites that expand on their everyday work. The Kaiser Family Foundation, in Menlo Park, Calif., started Health08.org to present an array of health-care material, including…
By Sam Kean
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Federal Authorities Raid Two Mich. Muslim Charities
Federal authorities raided a Muslim charity in Dearborn, Mich., last month and froze its assets, accusing it of having ties to Hezbollah, a Lebanese group that the United States government has designated a terrorist organization. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that the charity,…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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