Vocational-education organizations spring up to pass along skills to a new generation of workersDonald C. Ladick says he founded the Aviation Professional Education Center as a way to deal with a paucity of trained technicians while playing into his longtime love of airplanes. The nonprofit…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Black-History Museums: A Sampling
CaliforniaThe Museum of the African Diaspora, in San Francisco, plans to open this year. The museum covers 20,000 ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity BoomBlack-History Museums: Breaking Barriers square feet and cost $11-million. District of Columbia The National Museum of African American…
Black-History Museums: Breaking Barriers
Nearly $1-billion in new projects is putting the spotlight on the role of African-Americans in the United StatesThe Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture resides in Baltimore’s bustling Inner ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity BoomBlack-History Museums: A…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Families of autistic children, frustrated by a lack of services for their kids, create charities to help othersSharon and Ron Oberleitner didn’t set out to start a new autism charity. But when the Oberleitners -- whose 12-year-old ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity Boom son has the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Religious Radio: Spreading the Word
Religious media efforts grew faster than other types of charitable causes, a ‘Chronicle’ analysis findsAirwaves for Jesus began broadcasting from Fort Myers, Fla., last March on two 3,000-watt FM stations, accomplishing ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity Boom a goal held for the past 10…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Putting Down Stakes Near the Strip
Diverse mix of new charities hope Las Vegas will prove to be a hospitable climateLas Vegas
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Religion and Education Groups Grew the Most
About 40 percent of the nation’s charities -- or more than 300,000 organizations -- gained tax-exempt status in just the past decade, a growth record that is unprecedented in recent American history. In comparison, during the previous 10 years fewer than 170,000 organizations were granted charity…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Are 800,000 charities too many to serve society, or not enough? Nearly 800,000 charities are now listed on the Internal Revenue Service’s official roster -- about twice as many as in 1990.The booming economy of the mid-1990s was a big reason for the growth, as were changes in government programs --…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Abraham Fund Initiatives (New York): Appointed Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu, director of marketing communications and senior assistant to the president at the Jerusalem Foundation, to be director of Israel operations. The organization encourages coexistence and equality between Jewish and Arab Israelis.…
Photo Essay: Innovation –Â and a Personal Touch –Â Get Priority at New Charities
ELIZABETH GRIVAS Benjamin Levy, who founded the Levy Dance Company in 2003, was named by Dance magazine to its “25 to watch” list. Critics have described his works as athletic and lyrical, brainy and sexy. Here, Cambria Garell, a dancer in Mr. Levy’s San Francisco troupe, strikes a pose.
Transitioning Away from a Nonprofit Career
Q. I’m a native New Yorker with a background in finance who’s been working for a nonprofit organization in the Middle East for the past three years. I’m working in program development and training now, but would eventually like to return to New York and work for a multinational for-profit company.…
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
Many organizations would love to have a more diverse staff, and there are very few minorities in the fund-raising profession right now.
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
It’s critical that people in the area begin to know you in person if you’re to connect with the right next job.
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
Promoting Civic Engagement in Higher Education
New Directions in Civic Engagement: University Avenue Meets Main Street is a collection of essays by 20 experts in the fields of higher education and community development who describe how universities can play a greater role in civic affairs. The authors write that the civic role of universities…
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Guidebook to Embracing and Promoting Diversity
Leading Diverse Communities: A How-to Guide for Moving From Healing Into Action, by Cherie R. Brown and George J. Mazza, is a guide to abandoning stereotypes, resolving conflicts, and developing skills that foster interaction among different groups of people. The book proposes 32 recommendations…
By Caroline Preston
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