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Most States Have Yet to Claim Emergency TANF Funds

Michael Laracy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Spotlight on Poverty, Poverty CLASP, Tanf, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Hhs, Arra, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Recession, Foundation, Stimulus, States, Economic, Low-Income, Non-Profit, Emergency Funds, State Government, Economic Recovery, Tef, Politics News
Michael Laracy

The TANF Emergency Fund is potentially an important resource for states, which get four federal dollars from the fund for each dollar they put up.

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Giving Back Without Waiting for the Ask

Johanna Garton | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Community Service, Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Americorps, Non-Profit, Volunteer, Kennedy Serve America Act, Volunteerism, Denver News
Johanna Garton

As I tried to get deeper into what I saw as an unacceptable response, it soon became clear that my husband's main objection was important: pleas for help are just too generic.

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The Evolution of Boards

Michael Kaiser | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, Kennedy Center, Board Development, Non-Profit, Entertainment News
Michael Kaiser

Most board members I meet are scared and frustrated and most staff members believe their board members are not being as generous or as helpful as they should be during this crisis.

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Sweet Scam Group Hits Back At New York Health Initiatives (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc Health Department, New York, Lobbying, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Non-Profit, Fat, Obesity, When Did Big Apple Become Big Brother, Junk Food, Sugar, Center for Consumer Freedom, Video, Advertising, Health, Sweet Scam, New York News

In light of all of Mayor Bloomberg's recent health initiatives, the non-profit Center for Consumer Freedom is asking, "When did the Big Apple become B...

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Bay Area News Project: Room for All

Geri Spieler | Posted 09.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Propublica, San Francisco Chronicle, Non-Profit, Bay Area News Project, New York Times, San Francisco, Kqed, F. Warren Hellman, Journalism, Future of Newspapers, Non-Profit Journalism, Media News
Geri Spieler

Is it possible that the future of real journalism is in the form of a non-profit entity?

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Interview: Entrepreneur Manuela Testolini, Founder of Altru & In A Perfect World

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Altru Candles, Women Entrepreneurs, Fragrances, Non-Profit, Style News
Felicia C. Sullivan

Testolini's organization works with community-based organizations to inspire and empower children to become compassionate, socially conscious and responsible leaders.

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World

Read More: Espys, Belfast, Full Court Peace, Funding Non-Profits, Children, Optimism, Espn, Non-Profit, Non-Profits, Violence, Struggle, Basketball, Peace, Teenagers, Catholics, Northern Ireland Violence, Northern Ireland, Harmony, Dave Cullen, Teenager, Conflict, Protestants, Irish, World News
Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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Is Learning from Failure a Myth?

Bob Giloth | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Success, Failure, Mistakes, Social Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit, New York Times, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business, Bob Giloth, Business News
Bob Giloth

Is learning from failure a myth? Gompers and company argue from a study of several thousand venture-back companies that this myth may be due to "attribution bias."

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This Week in Magazines: Marty Peretz Defends Jim Cramer, While Chris Hitchens Revives Karl Marx

James Warren | Posted 04.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Manny Ramirez, Christopher Hitchens, Non-Profit, 100 Days, Obama 100 Days, Obama, Jim Cramer, Magazines, Media News
James Warren

The once and future owner of the New Republic, contravenes the conventional wisdom on CNBC host Jim Cramer amid his faceoff with Jon Stewart.

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Optics: The Great Party Pooper

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Menu, Charity, Corporations, Economy, Party, Non-Profit, Food, Events, Schmoozing, Entertaining, Cuisine, 2009, Recession, Fundraising, Style News
Liz Neumark

Corporations are lying low; but the smart ones recognize the value of bringing people together in effective schmoozing.

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Photos and Notes from The Declare Yourself Inaugural Ball -- The Youth Movement Is Growing

Jason Pollock | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Matt Bologna, Declare Yourself, Non-Profit, Lindsay Lohan, Born Again American, The Youngest Candidate, Jessica Alba, Obama Inauguration, Jason Pollock, Jamie Foxx, Samantha Ronson, Inaugural Balls, Norman Lear, Politics News
Jason Pollock

I am so inspired by what the youth movement did in 2008 and seeing the Declare Yourself Inaugural party was a huge sign of the power that the youth movement has created.

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Higher Education Will Struggle Through the Recession

Brian Farkas | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Professor Layoffs, America's Colleges, Budget Reductions, Non-Profit, Financial Aid, College Tuition, Williams, Harvard Endowment Losses, Harvard, Creative Writing, Wesleyan, Recession, Vassar, College, William and Mary College, Tufts University, Professors, Higher Education Economy, Adjunct Faculty, Education Institutions, College Administrators, Administrators, Financial Crisis, Arizona State, English Department, College Presidents, College Communities, Bowdoin, Politics News
Brian Farkas

Writing separate but nearly identical letters to their respective communities, countless college presidents across the county have recently admitted: "We're out of money."

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Change the Way We Create Change

Dan Pallotta | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nonprofit, Poverty, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit, Donation, Charity Costs, Fundraising, Politics News
Dan Pallotta

We let people make a fortune doing any number of things that will harm the poor, but want to crucify anyone who wants to make money helping them.

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Maria Shriver's Gift to Women

Paige Donner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Long Beach Convention Center, Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women, Wisdom, Special Olympics, We Invest, We Empower, Strength, Save the Children, Non-Profit, Bono, Madeline Albright, Maria Shriver, California Volunteers, The Women's Conference, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Women, Peace Corps., Non-Partisan, Safeway Inc., Cnn, Courage, Minerva Awards, Larry King, Condoleezza Rice, Jennifer Lopez, Lean Cuisine, We Care, Night at the Village, Warren Buffett, Sgt. Shriver, Living News
Paige Donner

"Be Who You Are" was the theme Maria Shriver designated for this year's California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women.

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Get The Point: Nonprofit Helps Youth Find Own Solutions To Violence

DivineCaroline.com | Kathleen J. King | Posted 10.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Youth Violence, Get the Point, Non Profit, The Giving Life, Living News

Around the world, youth face violence daily: abuse at home or in school, peer pressure into acts of violence, neglect by parents, gangs, drugs, bad ro...

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alldaybuffet: Social Activism For The Cool Kids

Diana Odasso | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Alldaybuffet, Social Activism, Non-Profit, The Giving Life, Living News
Diana Odasso

Call it enduring a decade with a crazy Texan in the oval office, the never ending wars, global warming, the world food crisis, or the spiking price of...

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