Resources for Youth Organizers
Future 500, edited by Jee Kim, Mathilda de Dios, Pablo Caraballo, Manuela Arciniegas, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, and Kofi Taha, provides descriptions of youth groups engaged in organizing and activism. The profiles were compiled by the Active Element Foundation, a New York nonprofit organization that…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Keeping a Foundation True to its Mission
Donor Intent: Preserving the Mission of Charitable Foundations, by Lloyd H. Mayer, offers advice on how a donor can ensure that his or her foundation will never deviate from its mission. Mr. Mayer, a lawyer in the Washington office of Caplin & Drysdale, gives an overview of state laws that regulate…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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‘Analytical’ Director of the Blues Foundation Plays It by Ear
Like a Beale Street tourist who has had one slug of Tennessee whiskey too many, the Blues Foundation has been stumbling in recent years. The Memphis organization, whose mission is to preserve and promote blues music, had run up a $90,000 deficit, and was stunned when its executive director resigned…
By Jeffrey Klineman
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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 Points of Light Foundation (Washington) has presented its 2002 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Community Service to these companies for their…
Auction Site Expands Charity Fund Raising
EBay, the popular online marketplace, where people can buy or sell anything from a George Foreman grill to the new Hummer H2, will soon provide buyers and sellers with a new way to donate to charitable causes. The San Jose, Calif., company has signed an agreement with MissionFish, an online charity…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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New Service to Screen Charities for Grant Makers
GuideStar, the online database of charity financial information, is collaborating with two organizations to develop a new subscription service designed to help foundations and corporate grant makers avoid supporting charities that are charged with illegal activity or linked to known terrorists or…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Survey Examines Views of Tech Officials, CEO’s
Senior managers at nonprofit organizations are increasingly disconnected from information-technology executives and fund raisers when it comes to understanding their groups’ technology needs, according to a new study of 400 nonprofit officials by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and…
By Brad Wolverton
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Maryland’s Charity Standards at a Glance
1. Mission and Program Nonprofits are founded for the public good and operate to accomplish a stated purpose through specific program ALSO SEE:Sealed for Good activities. A nonprofit should have a well-defined mission, and its programs should effectively and efficiently work toward achieving that…
Maryland charities benefit from ‘Standards for Excellence’The Prince George’s Child Resource Center is finding that it literally pays to be good. Since the Largo, Md., ALSO SEE:Maryland’s Charity Standards at a Glance charity received a “Seal of Excellence” a year ago from the Maryland Association…
By Darlene M. Siska
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American Association of University Women (Washington): Appointed Lisa Maatz, vice president for government relations at the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (Washington), to be director of public policy and government relations. Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier: Appointed Sherre…
Finding Work in Prospect Research
You have to be curious, and have to have an ability to understand that when you find one piece of information, it will lead you to a number of other places.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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Q: I’m a college professor who is about to retire. I spent 10 years as an administrator and am familiar with budgets, grant requests, personnel matters, etc. I’d love to find a part-time volunteer position with a charity. Are there any “help wanted” ads for such spots? A: First of all, you should…
By Sandy Asirvatham
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Don’t send something just to prove your cleverness or literary skill.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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If your idea of “personalizing” simply means sending a cookie-cutter letter with the name and address changed, they say, your résumé probably won’t survive the first cut.
By Sandy Asirvatham
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A Guide to Finding Bilingual Jobs at Charities
Audrey Treasure is one frustrated job seeker. She’ll graduate this spring from Indiana University at Bloomington with a degree in Spanish and a certificate from the American Humanics program, which concentrates on nonprofit management skills -- an educational combination that should give her a…
By Alicia Abell
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Smaller Charities Need Creativity and Care When Recognizing Donors
Phil Schumacher still recalls his first day on the job at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, in La Crosse, Wis. During a meeting with his board’s chairman that day in 1987, an elderly woman came into the group’s lobby and handed the receptionist a $2 donation. When the chairman -- a…
By Kimberlee Roth
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