Report Recommends New Ways Charities and Others Can Build Social Ties
By DEBRA E. BLUMThe United States needs a civic renaissance, says a new report by a Harvard University group examining the social ties that link people together. To improve citizen engagement, public spiritedness, trust, compassion, even personal health, the report says, Americans need to become…
By Debra E. Blum
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Most Foundations Do Not Have Any Paid Employees, Study Finds
By DEBRA E. BLULMFew U.S. foundations are run by paid staff members, according to a ALSO SEE: Staffing at U.S. Foundations new report by the Foundation Center, in New York. Many of the funds, particularly those with small endowments and family foundations run by family members themselves, are…
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‘Circuit Riders’ Travel to Spread the Gospel of Technology and Training
By STEPHEN G. GREENERosa María Ruiz spends much of her time in remote reaches of Bolivia’s ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideNew Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of TechnologyTechnology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big ResultsProgram Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Technology System Allows Arthritis Charity to Be Efficient and Flexible
By GRANT WILLIAMSThree years ago, the Arthritis Foundation realized it had a big decision ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideNew Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of TechnologyTechnology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big ResultsProgram Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting…
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California Charities Share Their Technology Tips and Frustrations
Wired for Good, a project of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideNew Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of TechnologyTechnology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big ResultsProgram Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting ‘Wired’New…
Program Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting ‘Wired’
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe Jack Douglas Center, a program in San Jose, Calif., that provides ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideNew Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of TechnologyTechnology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big ResultsCalifornia Charities Share Their Technology Tips and…
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Technology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big Results
By STEPHEN G. GREENELast September, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideNew Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of TechnologyProgram Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting ‘Wired’California Charities Share Their Technology Tips and…
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New Fund Exposes Charities to the Outer Limits of Technology
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNMcLean, Va. In a Washington suburb, high-technology entrepreneurs Arthur ALSO SEE:Astride the Digital DivideTechnology Helps Small Environmental Group Get Big ResultsProgram Helps Charities Develop Savvy Plans for Getting ‘Wired’California Charities Share Their Technology Tips…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Many charities struggle to make effective use of new technologyAt the start of the 21st century, the nonprofit world is far from ready to take full advantage of the flowering of the Information Age. A few groups have found that by exploiting the Internet and ALSO SEE: New Fund Exposes Charities to…
By Stephen G. Greene
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The following awards have been presented for work in nonprofit management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Community service. Do Something (New York) has named the 2000 recipients of its Brick Awards for Community Leadership, which are given to individual Americans under the age of 30 who are…
Simplify, Simplify, IRS Advises Tech Groups
By GRANT WILLIAMSSome I.R.S. agents are running into problems evaluating applications for charity status from groups that rely heavily on the Internet to carry out their missions. “We’re finding a lot of techies out there who come in and want to run an educational Web site, and they’ve loaded up…
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IRS Plans Announcement on Fund-Raising Expenses
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe Internal Revenue Service is concerned that many charities fail to report their fund-raising costs on the federal informational tax returns they file, even though they are required to do so. As a result, the tax agency plans to issue an announcement to explain what it expects…
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‘Fortune’: Careers and Charities
Two business executives who made charity work a priority are profiled in Fortune magazine (December 18). Lyle Hanna, a human-resources consultant at William M. Mercer’s Louisville offices, “found that his volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity boosted his career ambitions,” says the magazine. Mr.…
‘Vanity Fair’: Irene Diamond’s Gifts
Irene Diamond spent a decade giving away all the money in the foundation she and her late husband, Aaron, created. But just because the foundation shut down in 1996 doesn’t mean that Ms. Diamond has stopped being one of New York City’s most powerful philanthropic forces, says Vanity Fair…
The magazine Fast Company (December) poses the question, “What’s the best way to do good,” to 16 leaders in business and social activism. Among the answers: Marguerite W. Sallee, chief executive of the Frontline Group, a Nashville corporate-training company, says that “to create real change in this…
‘The Nation’: ‘Deal With the Devil’
By DEBRA E. BLUMFoundations that are formed when nonprofit hospitals and other health-care providers convert to for-profit status are “the products of a deal with the devil,” according to The Nation magazine (December 18). While many foundations have spent millions of dollars to improve health…
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