Jobs at a charity’s pest-control company give downtrodden men the skills to turn their lives around Few new employees at the Pest At Rest extermination company know much about ridding homes of insects, rodents, ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a…
By Noelle Barton
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A Generous Helping of Safe Sex
AIDS education and family planning are among the courses served at charity-run restaurant in Thailand Near the Thai massage parlors on Sukhumvit Road here, past street vendors hawking T-shirts and ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Charity Sees Customer Feedback as Critical Tool for Its Pump Business
“Know the customer” is a mantra for most successful retail businesses. But the old marketing saw takes on added significance for a charity that hopes the sale of its products — ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionArticle: Product PlacementLIVE…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity’s sale of water pumps and other devices helps impoverished Africans build successful businessesWhen Julius Karanja relied on the rains and a bucket to water his crops, all he could grow were beans, corn, and a few tomatoes. But six years ago, Mr. Karanja bought a manually operated water…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
San Jose charity looks to for-profit ventures to improve job prospects for mentally disabled clients When Phyllis Sotomayor lost her job at a day-care center two years ago, she faced a challenge familiar to ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a…
By Michael Anft
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Social-service charity’s car dealership aims to put its clients on the road to a brighter future As used-car dealerships go, Ideal Auto — located here in this rural town near the western edge of ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Charity hopes new plan will improve its honey business In North Lawndale, one of this city’s poorest and toughest areas, the 17 beehives situated in a small backyard are ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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Many charities are starting business ventures, but their goals are as much social as they are financial In the past decade, the number of charities running businesses has exploded as organizations sought ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript of…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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American Liver Foundation (New York): Appointed John W. Corwin, founder of Corwin Consulting (New York), to be interim chief executive officer. Mr. Corwin succeeds Frederick J. Thompson, who is resigning. ArtsConnection (New York): Appointed Deborah Hays, director of development at the Brooklyn…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
Do I need a master’s degree to work for a foundation?
A master’s is not an absolute essential qualification for a grant-making program officer.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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How do we register our charity as a nonprofit organization without having to pay legal fees?
Sometimes state umbrella associations of nonprofit groups can direct fledging charities to legal resources.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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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 White House and the Conference Board (New York) have presented the 2006 Ron Brown Awards for Corporate Leadership in employee and community…
An International-Aid Leader Takes Over as Head of a Big Foundation
When Kathryn Wolford visits Nicaraguan coffee farmers or tsunami-weary Indonesians, she is rarely the ALSO SEE: Bio: About Kathryn Wolford, President, the McKnight Foundation sort of person those grantees might expect. For one thing, Ms. Wolford, who last week left her job as head of Lutheran World…
By Caroline Preston
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‘Fortune’: Growth of Teach for America
Teach for America has become one of the largest job destinations for graduating college students, hiring more college seniors than Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, or General Electric, says an article in Fortune magazine (November 27). Driven by the dedication of the nonprofit group’s founder, Wendy…
By Harvy Lipman
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