Study of Organizational Growth Within Groups That Help Young People
Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations examines the trends affecting charities that work with young people as those groups increase their assets and expand their staff. The report, based on a yearlong study commissioned by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, says that as a consequence of growth,…
By Caroline Preston
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Report Evaluates Those Who Evaluate “Social Entrepreneurship”
Measuring Innovation: Evaluation in the Field of Social Entrepreneurship, by Mark R. Kramer, examines the ways in which grant makers who support efforts that encourage “social entrepreneurship” assess the success of their grantees. The report, based on research and interviews with people involved…
By Caroline Preston
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A Trustee’s Manual for Setting Executive Compensation
Dollars and Sense: The Nonprofit Board’s Guide to Determining Chief Executive Compensation, by Brian H. Vogel and Charles W. Quatt, says that nonprofit trustees must execute a “careful balancing act” in deciding how to compensate their chief executives. While a good salary and benefits are…
By Caroline Preston
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As baby boomers head into retirement, few charities are ready to take advantage of what they have to offer As the nation gets ready for the retirement of the baby boomers -- the eldest members of the generation turn 60 next year -- much of the focus has been on providing them with health care and…
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
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From theater tickets to lemonade parties, nonprofit managers offer innovative incentives to lift moraleIt has been said that an army runs on its stomach. If that’s the case, then the scientists who battle pathologies at the Rothberg Institute for Childhood Diseases, a nonprofit medical-research…
By Jeffrey Klineman
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Senate Panel Set to Release Proposal on Land Donations
The Senate Finance Committee, which is examining how best to improve governance and accountability in the nonprofit world, is expected to announce at a hearing this week proposals to tighten the laws governing at least one aspect of charitable giving: land donations. Nonprofit officials say that…
By Debra E. Blum
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Blending Tax Law and a Passion for the Arts
For a tax lawyer and someone who has spent much of his time the past few years reading, analyzing, and ALSO SEE:Fighting Nonprofit AbusesInvestigating Charities: Key Actions By Senate Finance Committee discussing complex legal issues while overseeing the Senate Finance Committee’s examination of…
By Brad Wolverton
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A top Senate aide pursues tough questions about charitiesWashington Leaning forward, head down, Dean A. Zerbe moves briskly through the Senate Dirksen Office Building, through a room ALSO SEE:Blending Tax Law and a Passion for the ArtsInvestigating Charities: Key Actions By Senate Finance Committee…
By Brad Wolverton
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Afterschool Alliance (Washington): Appointed Jodi Grant, director of work and family programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families (Washington), to be executive director. American Rivers (Washington): Appointed Mark S. Epstein, a communications consultant in Washington, to be vice…
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…
BRAINSTORMS By Sharnell Bryan The Door was creaky. Five years ago, the New York youth-services organization, was suffering from a budget deficit of more than $700,000 and was operating in neglected building marred by peeling paint and torn carpeting. The organization, which was created in 1972had…
By Sharnell Bryan
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Guide to Bridging the Corporate-Nonprofit Divide
Working With the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good With Private Partners explores the potential for collaboration between the business and the philanthropic worlds. The guidebook gives advice on how private foundations can collaborate with corporations to finance projects of mutual interest,…
By Caroline Preston
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Debating the Role of Religion in U.S. Politics
One Electorate Under God? A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics, edited by E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla M. Drogosz, is a collection of essays that explore how religious beliefs relate to the obligations and responsibilities of American policy makers. Anchoring the book is…
By Caroline Preston
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Directory of Grant Makers in Minnesota
Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers, 2004/2005 Edition lists more than 1,300 foundations and corporate-giving programs located in Minnesota. The guide also provides detailed profiles of nearly 400 of the largest grant makers, including the types of organization they support, their geographic priorities,…
By Caroline Preston
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After a Calamity, a Railroad Museum Is Back on Track
Baltimore Afterward, witnesses who had ventured out in the blizzard that night recalled seeing snowdrifts as deep as six feet ALSO SEE:View Photo Gallery on the roof of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum’s landmark roundhouse, whose domed cupola had soared 122 feet above the intersection of Pratt…
By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER
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Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS Garnering More Grant Dollars, Report Says
U.S. Philanthropic Commitments for HIV/AIDSsays that support for combating the disease grew by more than 30 percent from 2002 to 2003. While the overall amount contributed by grant makers is on the rise, support is coming from a smaller pool of grant makers, according to the report. It says that…
By Caroline Preston
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