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…
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (Washington): Appointed David M. Levite, campaign director at Development Resources (Arlington, Va.), to be vice chancellor and chief development officer. Association of Black Foundation Executives (New York): Appointed Kenneth W. Austin, interim executive…
A Guide to Retirement-Plan Options for Nonprofit Employers
By Maura Webber Several retirement-plan choices await charities that seek to increase the benefits they offer their employees -- although in recent years, federal legislation has reduced the number of distinctions between the plans. The following is a guide to the current options: 403(b) plans…
Relief Groups Seek Workers With Language Skills, Overseas Experience, and a High Tolerance for Chaos
JOB MARKET By Marilyn Dickey As the war in Iraq began to wind down, the phone lines at the American Red Cross, in Washington, started lighting up. “People were saying, ‘I’m on the next plane over there to help you guys, '" says Amber Campbell, the charity’s spokeswoman. But that’s not how relief…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Fewer Charities Report Slowed Recruiting of Business-School Graduates, According to Survey
JOB MARKET Nonprofit and government employers are more likely than other types of employers to feel that the economy’s weakness has not limited their recruiting efforts, according to a new survey that measures the job market for people who hold master of business administration degrees. The survey…
A New Program Helps Social-Change Activists Focus on Leadership and Inner Strengths
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Heather Joslyn After years as a front-line organizer for social-change groups, Simon Greer found himself ALSO SEE:A New Generation of Programs Seeks to Cultivate Nonprofit Leaders increasingly thrust into management roles as he climbed the career ladder. But as he sought to…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Development Jobs for Nonprofits
Q. It’s hard not to notice that nine out of 10 nonprofit job listings are in fund raising. Are development jobs the standard entry-level positions, and are they often a steppingstone to program-related jobs? A. Because there are many different kinds of fund-raising positions, it’s possible that…
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
If you’re an independent contractor, Social Security taxes don’t have to be withheld.
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Getting Hired from the Volunteer Pool
It will take some effort to turn your labors of love into a paycheck, but others have done it, and you can, too.
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
How For-Profit and Government Jobs Led a Single Mother to Help Others Become More Self-Reliant
ENTRY LEVEL Karen E. Mecham Age: 56 First job: Editor, Meridian Publishing, Ogden, Utah Current job: Founder and executive director, Bringing Hope to Single Moms Foundation, Salt Lake City At age 38, I was a single mom with five children, half a college degree, and no way to make a living. I…
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Disabilities. The American Association of People with Disabilities (Washington) has presented its 2003 Henry B. Betts Award to Dick and Ginny Thornburgh, for their…
Lobbying Audits to End, Charity Leaders Say
Nonprofit leaders who met with an IRS official last month to express concerns about the revenue service’s project to audit groups with high levels of lobbying expenses say the tax agency has decided to bring the audit program to a close. Officials from Alliance for Justice, Charity Lobbying in the…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
IRS Seeks Advice on Antiterror Rules
The Internal Revenue Service has asked nonprofit leaders for assistance in crafting guidelines to help foundations and charities avoid using charitable assets to support groups with ties to terrorists -- while also not discouraging them from donating to legitimate overseas organizations. Following…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Reference Guide for Support Groups
The Self-Help Group Sourcebook: Your Guide to Community and Online Support Groups, Seventh Edition, edited by Barbara J. White and Edward J. Madara, offers advice on finding and beginning self-help groups. Ms. White and Mr. Madara, program director and coordinator, respectively, of the American…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Advice on Crafting Nonprofit Bylaws
The Nonprofit Board’s Guide to Bylaws: Creating a Framework for Effective Governance, by D. Benson Tesdahl, is a primer on writing nonprofit bylaws. Mr. Tesdahl, a lawyer in Washington, highlights the decisions that board and staff members should consider when drafting bylaws. He offers advice on…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Employment and Liability Law for Charities Serving Children
Extra Credit: a Legal Guide for Nonprofits Offering In-School and After-School Programs, edited by Elizabeth M. Guggenheimer and Deborah A. Widiss, provides an overview of New York State employment and liability regulations governing charities that run programs for school-aged children. Ms.…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor