Many people land jobs without having absolutely every credential their employers requested.
By Alison Stein Wellner
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The Professional Organizations That Sponsor the CFRE Test
TOOLS AND TRAINING ALSO SEE:A Sampling of Questions From the Certified Fund-Raising Executive TestWhat the Certified Fund-Raising Executive Credential Means -- and What It Doesn’t
JOB MARKET By Heather Joslyn Gina L. Brooks is proud of the work done by Second Helpings, the Indianapolis anti-hunger charity she heads. But her employees, she says, may be even prouder. Take, for example, her ALSO SEE:Employers, Grant Makers, and Policy Makers Need to Face Shrinking Nonprofit…
By Heather Joslyn
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JOB MARKET Nonprofit organizations -- and the grant makers that support them -- need to become more aware of a coming decrease in the available labor pool, and start providing ALSO SEE:Nonprofit Employees Are More Satisfied Than Other Workers With Their Jobs, Says New Brookings Survey -- but…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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How a Former Government Social Worker Found a Better Way to Help Troubled Youth as a Charity Leader
ENTRY LEVEL Miller R. Anderson Age: 50 First job: Case manager, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Chicago Current job: President, Chicago Youth Centers I grew up on Chicago’s Near West Side, in a neighborhood that had a reputation as a haven for street-gang and drug activity. My…
What Drives Nonprofit Employees
Reasons for Taking Their Jobs Note: Respondents were asked to choose which of two motivations was more important. Nonprofit organizations For-profit organizations Federal government Job security 34% 71% 65% Helping the public 60% 20% 32% Don’t know/refused to answer 6% 9% 3% Salary and benefits 34%…
By Heather Joslyn
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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…
The Admiral (Chicago): Appointed Glenn Brichacek, director at Mather Place (Evanston, Ill.), ALSO SEE:One-Time Educator Now Teaches About Hospice Care to be president and chief executive officer of this nonprofit retirement community. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Frederick, Md.):…
Employees Who Earned More Than Their Organization’s Chief Executive
Employee 2001 compensation Stanford University Edward Manche, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology $2,879,693 Catholic Healthcare West Larry Wilson, Executive Vice President * $2,576,232 New York University James Grifo, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology $2,053,000 Baylor College of Medicine…
TOOLS AND TRAINING By Heather Joslyn Lynn C. Fritz made his fortune helping goods move from point A to point B. Now, he says, he wants to help people who work for disaster-relief organizations move ahead in their careers. The nonprofit organization he leads, the Fritz Institute, in San Francisco,…
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Request for Nonprofit Information Denied
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a request by a publisher of tax documents and other information for copies of IRS rulings that deny or revoke a charity’s tax-exempt status. Tax Analysts asked the IRS last year for copies of the rulings, which it said are of interest…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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IRS to Focus on Audits, Electronic Filing
The Internal Revenue Service next year aims to complete plans for online filing of informational tax returns, conduct more audits of charities, and improve the way it shares information with states, according to guidelines adopted by the tax agency’s charity regulators. Charities will be able to…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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One-Time Educator Now Teaches About Hospice Care
After Donald Schumacher graduated from college, he took a job teaching at a high school in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. His father, who worked at Prudential Insurance for 40 years, expressed disappointment that his son had not gone into real estate or another field where he could show off what his…
By DAVID WHELAN
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Using Radar Technology to Track Migratory Birds
The same doppler-radar technology that meteorologists use to forecast the weather is helping the Nature Conservancy, in Arlington, Va., identify where songbirds rest during their migratory flights, thus indicating where the group should focus its conservation efforts to preserve the birds’ habitat.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Links Donors and Teachers
A New York charity is using the Internet to carry out its motto: “Every teacher a grant writer, every citizen a philanthropist.” DonorsChoose’s Web site matches donors with public-school teachers who have innovative ideas for student projects that aren’t covered by school funds. Charles Best, a…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Manual for Program Design, Marketing, and Evaluation
Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing, and Evaluation, by Carter McNamara, describes these intertwined elements of a nonprofit organization’s work that must be developed together, according to Mr. McNamara, a Minneapolis-based consultant and author of this “how to”…
By Katy Marquardt
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