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Non Profits

The Not For Profit Outlook: Pinching, Stretching, Tightening Belts

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Homeless, Homeless and Economy, Non-Profits, Wingspan, Arizona GLBT Community, GLBT Community, Economy, Haspa, Business News
Marlene H. Phillips

From pet shelters to arts institutions, from medicine to politics, non-profits provide much needed services across every sector in every state.

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Philanthrocapitalism

Paul Brest | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Non-Profits, Non-Profit Foundations, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Business, Grants, Donations, Charity, Politics News, Funding Non-Profits, Matthew Bishop, Business News, Michael Green, Strategic Philanthropy, Giving, Economy, Bill Gates, Philanthrocapitalism, Business News
Paul Brest

Matthew Bishop and Michael Green describe how super-rich "philanthrocapitalists" like Bill Gates are shaking up the world of giving with their businesslike methods.

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How to Profit from a Career Switch to the Non-Profit Sector

Mark Miller | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Non-Profits, Career Advice, Careers, Layoffs, Business World, Economy, Working at a Non-Profit, Recession, Career Change, Switching to Non-Profit, Business News
Mark Miller

The business world is crumbling all around us, but non-profits have been growing faster than either the business or government sector--and they're facing a shortage of talent.

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Does Your Donation Actually Make a Difference?

Paul Brest | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donations, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Non-Profits, Business News, Strategic Philanthropy, Non-Profit Foundations, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Business, Giving, Grants, Economy, Politics News
Paul Brest

A diverse group of nonprofit leaders have joined a Working Group for Effective Social Investing to develop a rating tool that allows donors to compare the effectiveness of various charities.

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The Greatest Christmas Gift

John W. Whitehead | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Charity, Recession, Compassion, Christmas, Food Drives, Soup Kitchen, Volunteer Work, Non-Profits, Homeless Shelters, Christmas Commentary, Living News
John W. Whitehead

If there is any lesson for this time of the year, it is sharing with those in need and showing compassion to our fellow human beings.

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Washington Network Watch: Learning from Bill

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Clinton Global Initiative, State Department, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Ngo, Cgi, Funding Non-Profits, United Nations, Non-Profits, Obama Administration, Obama State Department, Bill Gates UN Keynote Speech, Sustainability, Politics News
Bradley W. Bloch

Obama's State Department needs to have a core of career diplomats, yes, but it should also draw heavily from the new generation of bottom-line entrepreneurial leaders.

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Changing the Present

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Wal-Mart, Shopping, Art Buchwald, Charles Fillmore, Changing the Present, Giving, Things, Personal Finance, Barack Obama, Happiness, Wal-Mart Death, Funding Non-Profits, Non-Profits, Christmas Commentary, Recession, Non-Profit Donation, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Walmart Death, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Is anyone else having trouble shopping for the holidays this year? I sure am. I'm finding that I cannot buy things. I'm definitely in the spirit of the season, but things just aren't cutting it.

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Strategic Philanthropy in Tough Times

Paul Brest | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Donations, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Non-Profits, Business News, Strategic Philanthropy, Non-Profit Foundations, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Business, Giving, Grants, Economy, Business News
Paul Brest

Dollars spent today to address issues like global warming can do more good than those spent in ten years, when the cost of mitigating climate change will certainly be much higher.

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Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Paul Brest | Posted 12.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy, Bill Somerville, Bill Schambra, Funding Non-Profits, Non-Profits, Business News, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Living News
Paul Brest

Philanthropy is inevitably top-down in the sense that a philanthropist must choose his or her goals. No philanthropist would fund both a group advocating for gay marriage and a group seeking to ban it.

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Strategic Philanthropy

Paul Brest | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Bill Schambra, Non-Profits, Philanthropy, Strategic Philanthropy, Funding Non-Profits, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy, Business News
Paul Brest

Whether an organization is housing the poor or improving educational outcomes a philanthropist has every reason to ask whether it has a sound strategy, good track record, and good leadership.

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Battling Our Greatest Fear

Danny Elfman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Non-Profits, 2008 Election, Grassroots, Palin Vice President, Our Greatest Fear, Sarah Palin, Political Activism, Danny Elfman, Politics News
Danny Elfman

Many McCain supporters and undecided voters feel the same discomfort level that I do with Sarah Palin. They are the ones who I wanted to connect with.

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The Next Time Someone Dismisses You as an Arugula-Eating Elitist...

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Organic Farming, Organic Food, Prison, Chicago, Incarceration Rates, Non-Profits, Jail, Green Business, Green Living, Organic Eating, Growing Home, Food Security, Living News
Frances Moore Lappe

Suddenly, organic food looks less like a yuppie luxury and more like it could and should be a staple for our sanity and security.

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Politics, Personalities and the Business of Doing Good

Jake Brewer | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Neil Bush, Public Good, Social Responsibility, Volunteers, Collaboration, Non-Profits, Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility, Points of Light, Social Sector, Business News
Jake Brewer

Trying to make the world a better place is messy and almost always full of the same back-room shenanigans chronicled throughout the political sectors, but with one difference: those involved act like it's not, and no one talks about it.

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