The State of African-American Museums
African American History & Culture in Museums: Strategic Crossroads and New Opportunities, is the product of a conference of museum professionals on the state of museums that focus on black history, arts, and culture. Produced by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, the…
By Caroline Preston
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Highlighting Leadership at Nonprofit Groups
Leadership is commanding attention in the nation’s weekly news magazines, and several nonprofit chief executives were cited for their management abilities. U.S. News & World Report included several charity executives in its list of America’s 25 best leaders (October 31). Among the winners: Paul…
‘New York’: Legal Battle Between Board, Founder
A fight between the founder of a prominent nonprofit psychotherapy institute and its board has moved to the courts, reports New York magazine (November 7). Trustees of the institute in September removed Albert Ellis, 92, from his job leading the institute that bears his name, asked him to repay…
A Teacher Learns to Sell the Public on Protecting Families From Violence
I grew up in Sherman, Tex., and when I was young, my father worked as a feed salesman for the Quaker Oats Company. Then my dad opened his own business selling beauty supplies to barber shops and beauty salons, while my mother handled the bookkeeping and accounting. Of course, when your parents own…
House Passes Rule to Curtail Advocacy by Nonprofit Groups
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would disqualify charities from receiving federal money from a new housing fund if they have lobbied or carried out any other advocacy activities — such as voter registration — within 12 months of applying for a grant. The legislation was…
By Debra E. Blum
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Report Says Charities Don’t Understand Donors Well
Charity leaders are out of touch with the typical American donor’s perception of the nonprofit world, according to a new report. Nonprofit officials overestimate donors’ interest in public-policy debates — such as the extent to which government ought to regulate charities — and underestimate…
By Debra E. Blum
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How the Chronicle’s Pay Analysis Was Done
The Chronicle’s analysis of compensation paid to chief executives and all other workers is based on data ALSO SEE:A Growing DisparityFew Organizations Have Policies to Guide Decisions on Compensation that nonprofit organizations provided on the informational returns they file with the Internal…
By Harvy Lipman
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Few Organizations Have Policies to Guide Decisions on Compensation
At MAP International, a Christian international-aid group in Brunswick, Ga., salary decisions are guided by ALSO SEE:A Growing DisparityHow The Chronicle’s Pay Analysis Was Done a written policy that says the organization aims to “limit the differential between the top and bottom of our pay scales…
By Harvy Lipman
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Gap between pay for CEO’s and workers is getting biggerThe pay of chief executives at nonprofit organizations is growing twice as fast as the wages of other workers at such groups, according to a new Chronicle analysis of ALSO SEE: Pay for Charity Workers and CEO’s: How It Varies by Type of Group…
By Harvy Lipman
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Returning to the job market after a long sabbatical
Q. I am a female, 50-year-old, executive-level fund raiser who took time off to raise my two children. I have been back in the job market for nine months, have found a career coach, and am willing to relocate, but have a recurring problem: I get the interview, but not the job. This was not the…
By Rebecca Gardyn
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Accepting noncash gifts toward a challenge grant
Organizations that decide to count in-kind gifts despite the fact that they do not meet the campaign’s specific objectives, often find themselves short of the cash or pledges needed to fund a project.
By Rebecca Gardyn
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New Leader Aims to Move Famed Charity Forward
The Rev. Steven E. Boes knew he wasn’t taking over just any national organization when he was appointed the new executive director of Girls and Boys Town. He was assuming the leadership of an institution that is as much an icon as any in the nonprofit world. Girls and Boys Town is big enough to…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. AIDS. The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (New York) has announced the recipients of its 2005 GBC Awards for Business Excellence, which recognize companies that…
Report Examines Giving by Wal-Mart and the Waltons
The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy, argues that the Walton family and its company make donations more to advance personal and political objectives than to benefit needy people. The report, produced by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, says that the Walton…
By Caroline Preston
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Report Assesses Program to Help Inner-City Job Seekers Work in the Suburbs
Seeking a Sustainable Journey to Work: Findings from the National Bridges to Work Demonstration, by Anne Roder and Scott Scrivner, evaluates the impact of a program that provided transportation, job placement, and other services to help inner-city residents obtain employment in suburban…
By Caroline Preston
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Arts Education Receives 12 Percent of Total Foundation Support for the Arts, Report Says
Foundation Funding for Arts Education: An Overview of Recent Trends, by Loren Renz and Josefina Atienza, reports that grant making in the area of arts education grew more quickly from 1998 to 2003 than did overall support for the arts. The study, based on information from more than 1,000…
By Caroline Preston
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